Category: Family

Creeps So, neither Andrew nor I made any sort of effort on our costumes this year. I threw together what I could find in our kids’ dress-up box and came up with the customary witch costume… one I assume every mother will embody at some point in her Halloweening life. … But Andrew. Oh, Andrew. … Continue reading “Creeps”

This video clearly needs very little explanation… but I do feel the need to assure you that Oliver is not crippled in some form or another. This is, actually, just the way he “dances.” Apparently, Andrew and I produce some sort of very strong “falling down” gene. Please enjoy the insanity. Again.

Ah, the blue skies, the smell of fires in neighborhood fireplaces (and ours), the sound of crisp fallen leaves crackling under stroller wheels, the obligatory trip to the pumpkin patch for the annual family pumpkins… the screams of children as they refuse to nap after awakening at 3:45am (!!!!!!!) and NOT going back to sleep…. … Continue reading “The Pumpkin Patch”

Some days are just downright good for the soul. Some days you dream about for a whole two weeks and hope that they turn out well. That the weather holds out, that friends are able to keep plans, that little boys and girls stay well, that the orchard you choose is not too busy, not … Continue reading “Soul Apples”

No one wants the biter. Hush, hush, hush. You’ve heard them. Or maybe you’ve been them. You know, the hushed voices of the other moms at school as they whisper about that biter. “You know he bit my Conner totally unprovoked. I mean, OBVIOUSLY no one is disciplining him at home. MY Conner would NEVER … Continue reading “The Bite”