In early September, Devin and I drove across the state to visit some good friends (and their adorable dogs). During our visit, we traveled to the Toledo Zoo for some animal antics. Before we left, I was packing up my camera and Dev asked if he could bring his along. […]
At this point, a “month in review” is in order
Because I’ve gone all month without a single update! I’ve been really bad with updating and with taking photos this month. So even though we did a lot more than you can see here, I have no record of it. Let’s just assume we had fun! September started off with […]
Pirates and quesadillas
How’s that for a blog post title? I used to do this thing with Devin’s blog where I’d go a couple of weeks between posts and then just plaster it with photos. (If you click on that link, be warned that I don’t update the site anymore. It’s in limbo […]
Fast food can look pretty too
I usually take pictures of more upscale dining fare, but I had a date with a certain 6-year-old at McDonald’s today and we were sitting by a window…so, you know. Really, the Southwestern Chicken Salad is quite good. The tortilla strips make it all crunchy, and the chicken is tender. […]
King of the mountain
We took Juliette for a walk this afternoon. Thankfully the majority of our neighbors had shoveled or snowblowed their walks. And thankfully there were many snowbanks for Devin to frolic in. But you should have seen how big his eyes got when he spied the enormous snowbank in the church […]
The theme for today’s snow day? Star Wars
Blizzards aren’t typical events. The last snow dump of this magnitude we had was when Scott and I were living in Chicago in January 1999. We didn’t have a kid back then. (Instead, I played the child-like part, ooohing and aaahing as the snow poured down outside our window.) Kids […]
What do little boys do at a Snowball Dance?
They run around pretending they’re gladiators. Or they chase girls who are wearing boas. They don’t actually dance unless you bribe them. And then they’re likely to just stand still while you try very hard to get them to groove to the beat.
I’d gobble him up if I could
All mommas love their kids. That’s not a revelation. But it really is amazing when you become a momma, when you have a kid of your own, and when you experience that love for yourself. It’s not just love…L-O-V-E. It’s LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEE. Only longer, but since I don’t have oodles of […]
The things we do for dad
On Father’s Day, we packed up the gang (father, mother, kid and canine) and headed to the beach. The one that allows dogs. Because I hate to leave her behind. There was much discussion beforehand as to whether it was a good idea to go on a weekend and on […]
Communing with nature
He found a lightning bug tonight. As we were playing cars on the front porch. He in his PJs. Me barefoot and snapping pics, of course. Summer. It’s when you can get away with such things. We’d come across one the night before too. A tiny little mite that seemed […]