_A dialogue with a five-year-old._
“Daddy, why are you drinking my root beer?” Continue reading “Why are you drinking my root beer?”
Why are you drinking my root beer?
Flashback: two years ago this summer
Some things fall between the cracks here at our house — like this post, which has been lost for two years. Continue reading “Flashback: two years ago this summer”
Wedding photography
p{color:gray}. 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”:/news/2010/our-joyful-storehouse-of-memories/ from “a special day”:/news/2010/a-day-of-whys/ last fall.
Splashtime at bathtime
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? Continue reading “Splashtime at bathtime”
Bunk beds for everyone!
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. Continue reading “Bunk beds for everyone!”
When a preschooler gives you a black eye
Rosie and I had a head-on collision the other day. Literally. And don’t I have the shiner to prove it! Continue reading “When a preschooler gives you a black eye”
First things first
When Lucy set out to “furnish” the interior of a newly constructed Lego log cabin, the very first thing she set up was “the computer” (followed closely by a treasure chest of jewels).
How to choose an eye patch for a preschooler
Lucy has a special tool that’s been helping her eye get stronger. And (I know you’re going to be shocked) it has sparkles on it. Continue reading “How to choose an eye patch for a preschooler”
Two sisters, one chair
Rosie and Lucy two years ago today, on June 22, 2009.
Fordie and Gordie
Batman has the Joker. Superman has Lex Luthor. Jerry Seinfeld has Newman. The Boyds? We have Fordie and Gordie. Continue reading “Fordie and Gordie”