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BUSHEL AND A PEK
...our family blog.
Hello, we're the Peks! Based in NYC, we created this space to preserve the family moments, memories, and magic of our pack (Babo, Mama, Augusten, Jude, and our foster love, Little M). To living and loving, a bushel and a 'pek', every single day.
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Judebug (Judeduck!) Turns 2!
My sweet Jude! This was the year you started saying: “no bug, ducky!” when we would call you Judebug. You made the executive decision...
Jess
Jun 22, 20221 min read
Augusten Turns 6!
ARE YOU 6 A Poem By Nana For Your 6th Birthday💛 ”Hello December! Special month of the year Best days of the season, Funniest time, for...
Jess
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Family Photos, 2021!
“We should all talk like we’re giving an acceptance speech: full of gratitude and realizing we don’t have much time.” —from the book...
Jess
Nov 22, 20211 min read
Jude Takes Her Steps!
Go Jude, go! You have a whole team of cheerleaders, cheering you on every step of the way!;-)
Jess
Sep 6, 20211 min read
Happy 2nd Birthday, Little M!
‘When I have said my evening prayer, And my clothes are folded on the chair, And Mama Jess switches off the light, I’ll still be 1 year...
Jess
Aug 30, 20211 min read
Happy 1st Birthday, Jude Ziya!
ONE! You came into the world on a hot summer day to the tune of “I’m Walking On Sunshine”, and we couldn’t imagine a better theme song to...
Jess
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Augusten Finishes Kinder, Year 1!
Oh, Augusten! We started out this year homeschooling (what a joy!) In January, you started back school in person and got to experience...
Jess
Jun 12, 20211 min read
A Most Magical Mother’s Day
For Mother’s Day weekend this year, we drove across state lines to visit Little M’s mama. We’ve really formed a very special relationship...
Jess
May 11, 20211 min read
Our Foster Anniversary!
Last March 10th we said yes! Yes to faith in the unknowns, yes to jumping from 1 kid to 3 (😅😅😅), yes to a whole lotta love, and yes to...
Jess
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Favorite Memories From Fall 2020!
Our 2020 autumn was a special one, indeed. Augusten was homeschooled and Covid-19 still in full effect which allowed for TONS of family...
Jess
Dec 16, 20201 min read
Augusten Turns 5!
And just like that, my little man is FIVE! You love digging for dinosaur bones in Central Park, asking “why” but then reminding me to...
Jess
Dec 1, 20201 min read
Family Photos, 2020!
ahh, twenty-twenty. filled with all the feels. but most of all, gratitude.
Jess
Nov 25, 20201 min read
A 38th Birthday Tea Party!
This year, more than ever, I’ve embraced the absolute necessity of observing the pleasures of the little things—small moments—throughout...
Jess
Oct 14, 20201 min read
Favorite Memories From Summer 2020!
While there were no day trips to Coney Island, family vacations to the Catskills or the beaches of Croatia, or visits to the Central Park...
Jess
Sep 7, 20202 min read
Welcome To The World, Jude Ziya!
June 22nd, 2020. A gorgeously hot Monday, now officially in the summer season. I masked up (because Covid-19) and waddled to my 8:15am 38...
Jess
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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