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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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Things My Kids Say
“In my prayers every night I ask God if we can keep her forever.” —Augusten😭

Jess
Apr 22, 20211 min read


A Spring Break Trip To Coney Island!
I asked Augusten to pick any adventure he wanted to take during spring break, and his answer was “Coney Island!” Granted, it’s the...

Jess
Mar 31, 20211 min read


Favorite Memories From Winter 2021!
We started off 2021 with a BANG...after renting a house in Upstate New York for Christmas week (I mean, how much more isolated/socially...

Jess
Mar 19, 20212 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


Things My Kids Say
Augusten: Hey Babo, I had a good day today. Babo: That’s great. Augusten: Yeah I have science class and I really enjoy it. Babo: Oh...

Jess
Mar 1, 20211 min read


A Visit To The Tippy Top Of NYC!
If there’s one thing that’s been missing this past (almost!) year, it’s been a regular rotation of NYC adventures—those special moments...

Jess
Feb 15, 20211 min read


Words To Hold In Your Heart
”Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied? And what is the use of being unhappy if it cannot be remedied?” —Dalai Lama, ‘The...

Jess
Feb 11, 20211 min read


The Snowy Day!
We had the loveliest snow day today, with more snow than we’ve had since the first winter you were born, sweet Augusten! (Specifically:...

Jess
Feb 1, 20211 min read


Things My Kids Say
We were listening to Beyoncé today and Augusten asks, “Mama, what does slay mean?” I explained how it means to work really, really hard....

Jess
Jan 24, 20211 min read


Things My Kids Say
Augusten: My pit of the trip was throwing up and my peak was spending time with my family. Me too, little man, me too.

Jess
Jan 2, 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


Things My Kids Say
Dr. Bush: Augusten, who is your best friend? Augusten: My sisters. Dr. Bush: Judebug? Augusten: Both of them. (I hope you will always be...

Jess
Dec 10, 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


A Very Merry Thanksgiving In Richmond, VA!
“I don’t want to carry gratitude in seasons. I want to carry it in my bones, I want it to rest on my tongue like it is a language I never...

Jess
Nov 26, 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 Brisk Day At The Winter Village!
Augusten and I had a special afternoon date at the Bryant Park Winter Village today. It was so nice to do one of our favorite traditions...

Jess
Nov 19, 20201 min read


Simple Basic Things
I caught this sweet letter in the newspaper this week, which was placed in honor of Veteran’s Day. Although it was written quite long ago...

Jess
Nov 13, 20201 min read


Marching To The Beat
My soccer player! ...who loves the yellow cones best of all. And digs for dinosaur fossils and picks his mama wildflowers mid-practice. I...

Jess
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Things My Kids Say
“The red is when I’m mad and the yellow is when I’m happy, but sometimes I feel them both at once.” —Augusten

Jess
Oct 26, 20201 min read


An Autumn Day At A Magic Castle!
A magic castle and a secret garden all on the island of Manhattan? Yes, please! We rounded up the gang and piled in an Uber to head to...

Jess
Oct 25, 20201 min read
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