WW: What I Wore: Patriotic Edition

Yazan: CanCan | 05 July 2011 | 6 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Children's fashion, Pictures

I actually went to a bonafide social event on the 4th of July with real peers and friends my own age, so I wore clean clothes and fancy shoes.
AND I totally contributed these strawberry cake rolls with Red Vines stuck in them, an original idea I conceived and pitched as “firecrackers”.

I made my friend Jessica [...]

Plum Organics #Cleverphotos

Yazan: CanCan | 30 June 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Pictures, Travel with children

“Thanks to Plum Organics for sponsoring my post about fun kid photos and the stories behind them. Enter Plum’s “Babies for Yum Caption Contest” on Facebook and you could win a $100 gift card or Plum goodies.”

My youngest son, 3-year-old Deeds, was in my school class this year. Deeds had to share me with 16 [...]

Stylin’ At BlogHer ‘11

Yazan: CanCan | 30 June 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: CanCan, Pictures

When I went to BlogHer Chicago in 2009, I totally got freaky excited and hooked myself up with new clothes and shoes for the conference.
Does everyone need to go out and buy new clothes and shoes to attend a blogging conference?
No, but at the time I was nursing a baby and livin’ it up with [...]

CanCan’s Personal Style

Yazan: CanCan | 29 May 2011 | 5 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Health, Links, Mom stuff, Pictures

I am going to BlogHer ‘11 this August in San Diego and I couldn’t be more excited. Yesterday I was doing my weekend prowl around the blogosphere and stumbled upon a contest for a chance to win a STYLE SESSION at BlogHer ‘11 with some of my favorite fashion-savvy blogging mamas.
The idea of a Style [...]

Wat Phousi Temple, Luang Prabang Laos With Kids

Yazan: CanCan | 02 May 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: CanCan, Deaky Deke, Jojo, Laos, Luang Prabang, Pictures, Teaching kids different cultures, Travel with children

I first went to Luang Prabang, Laos in 2004. I think I went twice, once in December 2004 and again in April 2005. Both times, Jojo was a teeny tiny baby.
Last weekend I went back, now as a mother of two rowdy boys, and I think I can chalk it up as one of the [...]

Nickelodeon Stars: ALL ACCESS Norwegian Cruise

Yazan: CanCan | 23 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Pictures, Travel with children

On the Nickelodeon ALL ACCESS cruise, everybody gets the chance to meet Nick stars!
On this sailing, Jojo got to meet Ciara Bravo from the show Big Time Rush.

Jenette McCurdy, "Sam" from iCarly.

We overslept through the character breakfast, but we got there in time to meet BOOTS! Dora the Explorer’s bestie!.

The characters can sign autographs after [...]

First Day of School

Yazan: CanCan | 12 August 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: Deaky Deke, Jojo, Pictures

This has been one of those weeks that Busyness hid around the corner, jumped out, and put me in a headlock for three days.
The first day of school for the boys was also my first day of teaching for the school year…in fact, Deeds is in my class!
Jojo loves being a Kindergartener and is trying [...]

Haircuts

Yazan: CanCan | 05 July 2010 | 4 Comments
Categories: Deaky Deke, Jojo, Pictures

My boys had long and lovely locks.

Jojo asked for a haircut to get his bangs out of his eyes and Deeds was starting to have trouble eating and stuff because when he leaned his head forward, hair would fall in his face.
So. I gave in.

Both of them put on a brave face but [...]

Ho Chi Minh City Water Puppets

Yazan: CanCan | 23 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Pictures, Vietnam

We watched the Water Puppets in Hanoi.
The kids liked it so much that when we went to Ho Chi Minh City, we had to check out the show there as well (Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre 55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Labour Cultural House, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam).

We got two dragon puppets [...]

Pics and Winners

Yazan: CanCan | 16 June 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: Links, Pictures, Winner's List

Happy WW! It is time for some winner announcements, but I can also show off my offspring enjoying some review items from the past.
This LEGO Atlantis Gateway of the Squid was at Nana’s house, and Jojo used his Lego senses to locate and assemble it within minutes of arriving.
Deeds loves things that [...]