Stella watches YouTube, thanks to the YouTube app on our iPad. The other day she came across this Marshmallow Murder video - a somewhat annoying video that humanizes marshmallows and their last few minutes of life before becoming s'mores. Fortunately, Stella did not focus on the fear and fiery death of the marshmallows. Instead, she …
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A Very Happy (and Successful) Easter 2012
Easter for Stella started on Thursday. We went to our local community center for an Easter party. It was a bit of a struggle getting Stella out of the house, but once she got out of the car and saw the egg hunt, she was excited. Stella loves hunting eggs (throughout the year, she will …
The Sweet Tooth Gene, A Not So Bad Way To Go Through Life
Stella didn't always have a sweet tooth. In fact, as a toddler, she didn't show much interest in sweets at all. She enjoyed the healthier side of life: fruits, grains and peas (sorry, peas, that love affair is over). So, you can imagine my initial surprise and pleasure to think my daughter would go through …
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Can You Feed Yourself with Your Foot?
While inching along in rush hour traffic last night, Stella decided to entertain herself (and me) by feeding herself with her foot! I look back to see her putting fruit snacks in between her big and second toe and then putting her foot to her mouth to eat. She then asks me if I …
After School Snacks – Munching Our Way
Every day before we leave for work and school (daycare), I pack an assortment of snacks in Stella's backpack for our journey home. The snacks are usually a combination of healthy snacks, such as dried fruit, to the not as healthy, such as chips or a sweet. I began this tradition when Stella first started …
Surviving Stella and Alyssa 