Theo and Beau

A Beautiful Announcement: Theo and Beau Video

This is an excerpt of the speech I gave at the Mom 2.0 Summit on May 2nd, 2014. Three months after moving to New York City, my two year old landed us in the emergency room with a severe allergic reaction to pistachios. Without any...

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A Day in the Life

Routines are pretty a pretty crucial part in my parenting methods. I try to create a schedule that is most conducive to everyone in our family as I find that the more predictable the day, the happier the child. The newest member of our family...

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Fridays with Theo and Beau

It occurred to me that putting a weekly roundup of my photos of Theo and Beau would serve more than one purpose, rather than having them exclusively on my Instagram feed (I've been blogging for almost five years and this only just occurred to me)....

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The Evolution of Theo and Beau

When Theo came home with us, he wasn't afraid. I was so worried that he would feel completely displaced from his siblings and everything familiar to him, but I quickly realized that the journey he had already been through during his short 7 weeks of...

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Into the Belly of 2014

The response we received from our announcement that we are expecting a new baby later this summer was completely heartwarming. I am consistently touched and surprised by the love that we are receiving on a daily basis from so many people from all over. It...

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Big City of Dreams

From where I sit at my desk in the corner of our master bedroom typing this, there are three diplomas on the wall. All three belong to my husband, and he worked incredibly hard for those achievements. Rather than being a brag-wall for himself, those...

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Introducing: Team Cuddle

One of the most fascinating and wonderful things to come out of the worldwide attention brought by my photos of Theo and Beau has been the interaction with fans. On Instagram and occasionally Twitter where our hashtag is easily tracked, #TheoandBeau brings up thousands of various...

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Spreading Love, the Theo and Beau Way

Justin and I knew once we decided to bring a dog into our family that it would drastically change our lives, the lives of our children and our family dynamics. Having both grown up with dogs ourselves and knowing the tremendous value animals bring to...

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A Peek Inside Their Closets

I've always been a fan of fashion. At one point in my life very early in my twenties, I even thought that a career in the fashion industry was my calling, and my mother invested in an education in Fashion Merchandising for me. I was...

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Theo and Beau: The Next Chapter

It's nearly impossible to remember what life was like before Theo came into the picture. I can't fathom walking into our home and not having the sweetest little fur baby wagging his tail like crazy when he sees us. I don't want to think about his...

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This Sweet Life: Traditions with Theo

I truly loved living in New York City. It was, of all the places that I've lived, the one that made me feel the most alive. No matter what kind of day I was having, how I was feeling or the troubles I was facing,...

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Hello, World

I have been completely astounded by the kindness and love that my family and I have been shown in the past week. The emails, notes, messages of all kinds that I've received in response to the photos of Theo and Beau have literally at times...

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