
pool bum babycakes (Taken with Instagram at Lee Graham Swim Club)

pool bum babycakes (Taken with Instagram at Lee Graham Swim Club)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
There are dozens of Tom Petty songs I love way more than “American Girl,” but I’m posting it because it’s appropriate for this weekend. I mean, yeah, America, whatever—oh, and sure, every suburban girl has at some point fancied herself the subject of this song—but it’s also the soundtrack to every summertime bad decision I’ve made since I was 16.

Why I still read the newspaper:

Both a literal and figurative sausage party… (Taken with Instagram at Casa De Kiki)

first smiles for aunt branie (Taken with instagram)
we can’t help but want to get burned sometimes
brilliant advice
Me: We’re going to talk about tampons until you leave
a mass kid exodus ensues; Brandt hangs back
Drew: Ew, Brandt likes PAMTONS!

Lunch with Kiki, Lauren, Ambs and assorted littles (Taken with Instagram at Bayou Bakery)

Dinner a la David complete with baby Simba and Whole Foods finest (cheapest) Merlot (Taken with instagram)

“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten and the future worth living for.” Welcome to the world Isla Rose! We already love you, Petite Ya-Ya! (Taken with Instagram at Inova Fairfax Hospital Women’s Center)