Meet the Blussians

Day Out with Thomas!!

[gallery ids="5788,5789" type="rectangular"] Over the weekend, we surprised Bear with an early birthday gift by treating him to see his favorite homie, Thomas, and his second-favorite, Percy. (He loves Gordon, too, but he wasn't there.) First things first, I have to show off the custom-made Thomas shirt I ordered from Etsy: Cool, huh? To purchase your own, click here. Here are other pictures from the weekend, taking by my bae: [gallery ids="5782,5779,5781" type="rectangular"] And of
Meet the Blussians, Yoda

Why Does This Boy Need So Many Clothes Now?

I'm forever buying Bear clothing. It seems just when I think I'm good for a while (read: a couple of months), it's like, 'Nah, bihhh....you take your ass to Target.' Except it wasn't Target calling me but rather, a different store. As we explored the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza over the weekend, I noticed a great deal at Children's Place. Now, it's not a store I frequent very often. Let me
Meet the Blussians

Happy Birthday, Bear!

This past Saturday marked Bear's 2nd birthday. We decided to do something small because he's just turning 2. Nothing against those who do big parties for their toddlers, but we'll probably start doing those once he's in preschool/child care so he has more friends of his age to play with. In surprising news, my racist-in-denial in-laws decided they actually want to be grandparents for a change. Yeah, you read that
Yoda

Can It Be All So Simple? (To learn another language?)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m148vZDwJA&w=420&h=315] Raising a bilingual child is well...a lot harder than it should be. From the get-go, M. and I have always determined that our children will be bilingual in Russian and English. He would speak primarily Russian and I would speak primarily English (though I am actively learning Russian and try to speak a little of it every day). With Yoda not quite talking yet (though I'm told it's nothing