I grew up playing soccer.
Big-time, weekend-consuming competitive soccer until I entered high school. At that time I had to choose between swimming and soccer because they were the same season. Swimming won out.
I have great memories of playing soccer as ...
Sometimes it can be painfully obvious to myself that I might be a little too serious.
Last night Anna I and climbed onto her bed to read some of her new library books.
The first one she picked out is called ...
Simon asked to go spend some time with my parents at the coast so Anna and I had a whole weekend by ourselves.
I'm actually pretty sure this was our first weekend all on our own. It was pretty great. Great ...
Dear Anna,
This past week you turned three years old.
That smile in the photo above says it all.
Here's a bit about you right now:
You love tomatoes.
You love barbies - specifically Disney princess Barbies.
You love dressing up like the princesses.
You love pink ...
it's really fun to draw all over yourself.
This was the scene not once but twice on Sunday.
It first happened while I was on a run and Chris was hanging out. She asked ...
Last weekend Chris took some photos of the kids while they were playing in the tent we'd put up in the yard. Simon had actually requested he come out and take some photos of his shadow.
While he was out there ...
Anna had her first swimming lesson yesterday.
The plan was that Katie would take her (Katie's our nanny).
Because, you know, I work.
And then I was sitting here working and I looked ...
SHE wakes up happy just about everyday and almost always asks where Simon is first thing.
SHE has started to have opinions about her clothes. We are now hanging ...
Just a few shots from last week's celebrations.
She is such a happy, happy kid. Even happier with all her people around.
We had a couple different gatherings last week including an evening with my parents as they came through town....
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