Blast Off

Family, by lauren, April 25, 2011, 4 Replies

It has been raining. A lot. And so, with a little imagination, a lot of silver duct tape, and a string of Christmas lights smuggled out of the newly cleaned and organized basement (thank you Andrew), we created The Rocket Ship. It is large enough for both pilot and co-pilot and started as a peaceful … Continue reading “Blast Off”

“Earth” Day

Green Living, by lauren, April 22, 2011, 2 Replies

Today we celebrated Earth Day by being true to the meaning of the word earth. As in, a certain two of us covered ourselves in earth from head to tippy toe. “Earth” Day. I found it fitting that Milo’s shirt actually has the word “clean” on it. Really, this clearly was not planned. I had … Continue reading ““Earth” Day”

The Carnival

Family, by lauren, April 19, 2011, 5 Replies

Last Sunday brought beautiful 72-degree weather, of which we took full advantage by making our appearance at Washington University’s annual carnival. The fact that this production is put on by the students did not deter us from riding all the rides and eating all of the greasy carnival food. It was both boys’ first time … Continue reading “The Carnival”