Category Archives: Family

Ida had her first day of pre-school today and Charlotte napped from 9a until 11:55a.  So, Mae and I got into a project.  Mae picked out these fabrics.  I sewed them into a dress-like garment for her. When she put … Continue reading →

Mae and Ida have been collecting things and putting them into things for a while now.  Cut up pieces of paper in a ziplock bag (which end up all over the floor), acorns in a bucket (which end up in … Continue reading →

Today was rough.  And by that I mean I had a crappy attitude from the moment I woke up, so of course my kids got on my nerves.  It took a lot of my strength to get out of my … Continue reading →

After 2, 10 day vacations in Cape Cod this summer, Ida uses ‘hermit crab’ as the punchline to every joke, and the answer to almost every question we ask her.  For example:  Out for dinner at Prime Meats: me: “Do … Continue reading →

When we FINALLY get out of the house, we’ll go for a walk.  Donned with baby dolls, bottles, bandanas, we go to the garden, to the local Italian shop to get some mozzarella, to visit our friends at Frankies. I … Continue reading →

I dug this hole.  I was looking for a clam, but couldn’t find it.  So, Mae decorated it with rocks and filled it with fresh sea water. It was a place for her to soak her feet. It was a … Continue reading →

Seaweed flecks on her face, a pile of mint in her hand…she growls at me like a sweet monster.  Ida, man, just before I took this picture she tripped  and fell.  I try my best not to give my kids … Continue reading →

Mae did this.  Wrote ‘Elep’ on a scrap of paper, taped it to a chopstick, and stuck it in a loaf pan.  That’s my crappy description of this very sweet scene. Mae’s description goes like this: ‘This baby was just … Continue reading →

Self portrait of Mae swimming in the ocean. This is exactly what she looks like in the ocean: huge smile, lots of splashes, and her name neatly written in the sky.

We’ve been going to our garden a lot this summer.  Our garden shares its gated space with the MTA, and is composed of rows of stone and wooden planters.  We have a little planter that is filled with herbs, sea … Continue reading →

One of Charlotte’s favorite ways to travel.  Sometimes she’s too squirmy for the wrap or too tiny for the stroller.  It seems she’s just perfect perched on Papa’s shoulder.  At 10 1/2 months she smiles with a knowing sweetness, a … Continue reading →