Category: Motherhood

“A portrait of my children once a week, every week, in 2013” Milo: Enjoying his summer so thoroughly… especially anything having to do with water Oliver: Taking a break from some heavy duty playing in the sprayground at the City Garden to warm up in the sun Emil: Fascinated by insects recently: he followed a … Continue reading “23/52”

Oliver’s hair has been a source of contention. Some people love it long, others hound him to cut it. He was holding pretty steady in the leave-my-hair-alone camp, so we did. But as the weather grew warmer, he would often seem just miserable. Sweaty, dirty strands of hair stuck to his forehead and the sides … Continue reading “Oliver’s Haircut”

Kristin took two pictures of us when we were on our way to Nana’s funeral: the first, a family photo of our immediate family; the second, of what our family would be if we “inherited” Ryan and Kristin’s kids. Wow. You know something? I kind of get why people have huge families. For one, once … Continue reading “Family Portrait (+ 4)”

These cousins! On the last day of the three-day adventure with family, we hosted a get-together in our overgrown backyard complete with Andrew’s amazing barbecue ribs, tons of food, and… a little-person circus! The best part? We didn’t plan it. The kids asked for us to bring the mini trampoline up from our basement (which, … Continue reading “Jumpin’ Through Hoops”

A few interesting facts about last weekend: The young blond babe with the green-frosted cupcake pictured above (Gabe) is a mere two years old yet has the voice of a man, and demands answers when asking questions such as “Where’s my Mom,” and “Get milk.” And this fact leads adults to treat him much older than he … Continue reading “Cousins’ Weekend: Part II”