All Boyds, all the time.
The spring sun comes around and lights up the Compass just as I’m getting off work at North Park University these days, so when the girls come to pick me up, everything looks especially beautiful. Lucy on March 10, 2010. more »
This news is a bit dated, but it was such a milestone for us that I didn’t want to miss the chance to write it up. Plus, I think I’m finally over most of the mommy guilt, so I’m able to talk about it without kicking myself too hard. more »
There’s nothing like a good book. (Speaking of which, we highly recommend the rendition of Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jim Aylesworth and Barbara McClintock that’s shown in this picture.) Rosie, Ann, and Lucy on March 5, 2010. more »
Sometimes a girl just wants to lie down on the pavement and roll around. And laugh and laugh. Rosie on March 6, 2010. more »
It’s a time-honored tradition, much-loved by children — and our house is no exception. Here’s Lucy participating in the process of frosting her sister’s birthday cake on March 14, 2010. more »
It’s become traditional to hold a video interview over the breakfast table with the birthday girl. Today, Rosie is two, and here’s what she had to say about it.
If you ask Rosie how old she is today, she’ll probably say, “Two, yah.” (She’s taken to adding an affirmative “yah” at the end of many observations and answers.) Happy birthday, little girl! We love you dearly. more »
We’ve got a new camera, and although we’re thankful for the old one that has carried us through Lucy’s whole life and virtually every photo and video ever to appear here at Boyds’ Nest News, we’re delighted with the power of the new Canon EOS T2i. Rosie (here on March 6, 2010) is pleased about something, too. more »
The evening isn’t always a quiet time, but in between making funny faces and hopping on one foot and demanding one more story, we do start to calm down. Lucy with Mama on March 8, 2010. more »
I’m not entirely sure how legal this is in the city of Chicago, but I have to confess: we have a piglet in our house. more »