Monthly Archives: December 2009
Posted at 6:50 am on December 16, 2009 by Catherine
Our first snowfall of the season arrived last week, and before the cold spell there were two nice December days in which to enjoy the snow. We built A and B‘s first snow man and had a great time.
But…
Posted at 1:22 am on December 15, 2009 by Farrah
I admit to being one of those bad, bad girls who occasionally text or read an e-mail while driving. **GASP!!** It is so tempting to take that quick look at Facebook or my e-mail or send a quick message to…
Posted at 12:56 am on December 14, 2009 by Farrah
With winter in full force, I am already missing green grass and flip-flops. And it is just the beginning of snow and frigid temps and brutal wind- a.k.a. all the things that come with the territory of winter in Chicagoland. …
Posted at 12:49 pm on December 11, 2009 by Farrah
In honor of our recent wintry storm, this week’s WPF is one of my favorite snow memories with my 3yr. old son. This is a video of my son from last winter (he was 2). He started singing his version…
Posted at 11:44 pm on December 10, 2009 by Catherine
This may be the most wonderful time of the year, but its also one of the busiest. If you happen to have some time and are looking for a few Memory Making Moments, here are some things we’ve found.
Ice…
Posted at 10:17 pm on December 9, 2009 by Heather
This wonderful open play area has multiple pretend play stations. Think mini-children’s museum for kids age 6 and under. Only no science stuff, just the role playing activities.
Posted at 6:00 am on December 8, 2009 by Farrah
I think we all are on a fairly tight budget this year. I know my family is trying to make every dollar stretch a little further, especially this time of year. But that doesn’t mean I can’t have a…
Posted at 6:17 am on December 7, 2009 by Catherine
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas ladies, and Dupage Mamas is no exception! We’re excited about the holiday season and we’d like to get you all involved. Here’s what we have in mind:
Send us a favorite Christmas…
Posted at 9:29 am on December 4, 2009 by Catherine
You may not believe it, but Weird Picture Friday actually started years (and years) ago when Farrah and I lived together in college. And we had a second tradition as well – on the first snowfall of every year our…
Posted at 7:23 pm on December 2, 2009 by April
We are jumping on the bandwagon of the blog progressive dinner this week! And keeping with the theme of DuPage Mamas-a site to help out mothers, families and kids in DuPage County, I decided to contribute a recipe for…