Mother’s Day is a right of passage. I didn’t understand this until I found myself actually looking forward to the holiday. It was as though I had finally been granted access to an exclusive club I didn’t even realize I wanted access to. The Mother’s Day Club. It’s a club most well-known for its breakfasts… Read More mother’s day and tzatziki
It’s been a week of milestones in the Frels household. Within a single week, we celebrated 10 years as a couple and 6 months as parents. And with only a little bit of effort, each milestone was recognized with its due significance. On April 20th, we enlisted our friend Mary Anne to spend the evening… Read More milestones and okonomiyaki
It’s been two months since our lives were changed forever. Lilia Rebekah Frels arrived on October 24th at 7:15pm, after 48 hours of emotional and exhausting labor. She was 8 lbs, 12 oz of “juicy and cheeky” goodness upon her debut and was a sure favorite of the hospital staff for her angelic face and… Read More lilia and lentils
Farewell, August. Hello, September! And just like that, we are a mere 8 weeks away from meeting our Little Tomato. September is gearing up to be a month of pre-baby “lasts”, from baby-moons in Greece to symphony date nights. But for all of the anticipations of September, August will forever be remembered as our month… Read More preparations and peach preserves
We’ve been thinking a lot about parents these days. It could be caused by the immense anticipation surrounding Jason’s extended family reunion in the mountains this upcoming weekend. It could also be due to the fact that we logged 20+ hours on the road with my mom last weekend, driving through the windmilled plains of… Read More parents and peanut sauce
It seems an apology is in order. It’s been three months since our last post, and many have asked what has caused our random bout of radio silence. There really is no excuse, except that we have simply been busy living life. We’ve mostly been gardening, both literally and figuratively. We have planted seeds of… Read More gardens and grilled pizza
fun with the frels 