Sat, Jan 14, 2012

The epic snow of 2011

Posted in Babies at 8:57 am by Ann

The snowy Rose

Dear Lucy and Rosie,

With this week’s first real Chicago snow of 2012, I cant help thinking back to last year’s Groundhog Day Blizzard. Here are some of our memories (and favorite photos) from that historic storm that I hope you girls will remember happily. more »

Thu, Jan 5, 2012

The Boyds’ 2011 year in review

Posted in Babies at 9:00 am by Ann

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Two-thousand-eleven was a big year, wasn’t it? (Arab Spring, anyone?) Although we can’t necessarily lay claim to events of historic import, the Boyds’ house has seen a fair amount of action itself, though we haven’t always covered it at the time. Here’s our Year-in-Review Edition. more »

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

Our 2011 Mad Lib and photo highlights

Posted in Album, Babies at 10:30 pm by Jon

Christmas Card 2011

Once again this year, we sent out a blank Mad Lib for the mischievous among you to create your own version of our holiday letter. But if you’d like the official version, here you go — with a bonus slideshow of favorite moments from the year. more »

Sun, Nov 27, 2011

When empathy goes too far

Posted in Babies at 3:32 pm by Ann

Sisterly comfort

This is perhaps one of the only instances I have experienced where earnest, soft-hearted empathy went a bit too far. The good news is that Lucy really is getting the hang of it. more »

Sat, Nov 19, 2011

Nuts

Posted in The Daily Boydling at 9:26 pm by Ann

Rosie and Lucy on April 13, 2011.

Rosie and Lucy on April 13, 2011.

Rosie and Lucy on April 13, 2011.

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Mon, Nov 14, 2011

A serious leaf pile

Posted in The Daily Boydling at 12:20 pm by Jon

A serious leaf pile

Lucy on November 12, 2011, at Circle M Farm, Blanchardville, Wisconsin.

A serious leaf pile

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First day of homeschooling

Posted in Babies at 11:20 am by Ann

First day of homeschool

This fall has been unlike any other: we started homeschooling! Here’s the chronicle of our first official day of Lucy’s homeschool kindergarten. more »

Mon, Sep 26, 2011

Sweet apple

Posted in The Daily Boydling at 7:35 pm by Jon

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Rosie on September 24, 2011, at the Homestead Orchard, Woodstock, Illinois.

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Sat, Aug 20, 2011

A successful work trip with kids along

Posted in Babies at 11:30 am by Ann

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Earlier this summer, I took my first work trip with the girls along, and I have lived to tell the marvelous tale! more »

Sun, Aug 14, 2011

Why are you drinking my root beer?

Posted in Babies at 9:52 am by Jon

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A dialogue with a five-year-old.

“Daddy, why are you drinking my root beer?” more »

Sat, Jul 30, 2011

Flashback: two years ago this summer

Posted in Babies at 8:57 am by Ann

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Some things fall between the cracks here at our house — like this post, which has been lost for two years. more »

Sun, Jul 24, 2011

Wedding photography

Posted in The Daily Boydling at 5:12 pm by Jon

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Photo: Rosie, Lucy, and Ann at the wedding of Lydia Sidrak and Josh Hare at Grace Episcopal Church, Madison, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2011.

A new specialty of ours is wedding photography. No, not photographing your wedding, but photographing ourselves at your wedding. Here’s our latest foray, reminding us a little of another Wisconsin wedding photo from a special day last fall.

Mon, Jul 18, 2011

Splashtime at bathtime

Posted in Babies at 9:16 pm by Ann

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As the chief child-bather around here, I have some rules about splashing — or more specifically, not splashing me. But recently I’ve been wondering: what’s most important here? more »

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

Bunk beds for everyone!

Posted in Babies at 9:17 pm by Ann

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This news is about a month old, but it still feels pretty current to most of us: the girls are officially sleeping in bunk beds. more »

Wed, Jun 29, 2011

When a preschooler gives you a black eye

Posted in Babies at 10:16 pm by Ann

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Rosie and I had a head-on collision the other day. Literally. And don’t I have the shiner to prove it! more »

 
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