traveling with toddlers
The photo op vs. the reality. Continue reading
Category Archives: Toddler
where in the world
For Christmas, Flynn’s got a pretty perfect present for a Foreign Service kid. Continue reading
letters to santa
In Mexico, kids don’t send their letters to Santa through the mail. Instead, they roll them up, tie them onto the strings of red and green colored helium balloons, and then release them into the air. Off to the North … Continue reading
something wrong, something right
I screwed up. I was going to take Flynn to a movie. We picked the only movie for kids that was in English, because I’d shown Flynn some trailers in Spanish and he’d seemed a little overwhelmed. But we got to … Continue reading
to the zoo
We’re so excited to be in the sort of city that has a real zoo! Continue reading
traditional day
What’s more traditional in our native culture than takeout pizza and a good movie? Continue reading
Posted in food, Holiday, Mexico, Toddler
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toddler transitions
Flynn’s been at his new Mexican preschool for about a month now, and according to him, he still has no friends. Continue reading
Posted in FS Life, Mexico, Personal, Toddler
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on day trips with little ones
Obviously, our kids are awesome. But traveling with little kids just isn’t awesome. Continue reading
the restaurant of the future
Real restaurants with play areas and childcare — expect these to be everywhere in the United States in the coming years. Continue reading
our year stateside
Our stay in the D.C. area is almost up. Just like we did when we left Benin, we’ve decided to put down for posterity some things we’d like Flynn and Jonah to know about this phase of their lives.
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Posted in Baby, FS Life, House, Life in DC, Personal, Toddler
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