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Monthly Archives: April 2009

A little of Liam

Hey, Liam! Congrats on losing that second tooth. You’re a big boy now.

And big boys clean their rooms and make room for new toys.

Sure, it looks like a tough job, and for you parting with even the most dilapidated piece of cra–mmmm, childhood memento is akin to pulling out your fingernails, but we’ll [...]

Outdoor Hour Challenge #1

I was thrilled this past weekend to stumble across the Handbook of Nature Study blog’s Outdoor Hour Challenge. Nature Study is something I’ve really wanted to incorporate into our homeschool, but I’ve been a little lost as far as how to get started. I grew up out in the country, but I was [...]

firsts

First smile, first steps, first words… There’s a long list of “firsts” that parents mark. Do I remember the dates of these monumental events in my kids lives? Ummmm…. no. But I remember the DAY. How great it was to be the recipient of that very first smile, witnessing the very [...]

We're back home.

After a couple weeks in northern New York, we’re back home this weekend. The plane, train, and automobile trip was tolerable, but long. Too long for a 1.5 year old boy. At this point, we’re never flying again. I’ll refer back to this post when we think we might want to [...]

cameraless

Our trusty camera bit the dust. If you want to see kind of purple-hazed, seemingly drug-induced smeared versions of the real thing, I can help you out. Otherwise, some commentary and a few recycled shots of the kids will have to suffice. The good news: it looks like Canon will repair the [...]