Old Patent Office, New Kogod Courtyard
One of Washington DC’s coolest attractions for kids – locals and visitors alike – is the two-for-one Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery housed at the old patent office (Thanks to the...
View ArticleGarbage Footprint is the New Carbon Footprint
When our first child was born, one of the things that amazed us was how much stuff came into our house with the new baby. Stuff we bought, stuff people gave us, stuff to feed, clothe, diaper, clean,...
View ArticleHomemade Yogurt: Healthy, Yummy, Fun, and Easy
Everyone in our family likes yogurt. We like it on waffles on the weekends, we like it under granola on the weekdays. Frozen yogurt is a treat, and yogurt cheese is a great snack. We like to mix maple...
View ArticleYogurt Cheese- Tasty Alternative to Cream Cheese
As promised in the previous post about our family’s yogurt fixation, today’s post expands the topic. Both kids like helping with this one (as well as eating most the result). It’s so easy that it can...
View ArticleGetting Rid of Bad Smells
Our home has just recovered from several days of the stomach flu. All four of us had it to varying degrees of severity, but our one-year-old had the worst of it. Sadness all around. On Thursday, I...
View ArticleVanicream Sunscreen
In response to my earlier post about finding a safe, effective sunscreen for my kids, my friend Jenny followed up with this recommendation. Zinc oxide is apparently one of the best protectors from the...
View ArticleCarrying Toddlers
One of our very first posts on Butterpies was about carrying babies. Both our kids are now big enough that carrying them around the house is less frequent than it once was- for the most part, they want...
View ArticleHandmade Christmas: Apple Butter
Like other folks around the country, we decided to make all our Christmas gifts by hand this year. Now that Christmas is over, we can spill the beans about all our making, starting with one of the...
View ArticleDoll House From Scraps
We’ve done a lot of work around the house: new floors, new doors, new trim, new paint… lots of new, and lots of work. The kids have been champs through it all, and today we took a day to work …...
View ArticlePokeweed Dye
Since we moved to the farm, one of our favorite pastimes has been seeing the things happen without any help from us. Sure, a garden is fun, but what’s even more fun is a Christmas tree that just grew...
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