Great Winter Mistake
We haven’t had the easiest time getting the kids out in the snow. Jackson got snow in his mitten, or down his snow suit, or down his tighty-whiteies when he was tiny, so it was touch and go trying to get the kids to leave the house in the winter, to revel in the arctic variety …
Abby discovers the power (and limitation) of literacy
Abby’s homework early in the year was dominated by mathematics, but lately Bell Elementary has been focusing increasingly on reading and writing. This offers us an opportunity to observe a concrete, practical application of the liberal arts side of public education, as Abby harnesses painstakingly-crafted, threatening notes taped to toys in a well-calculated attempt to exert her …
Lucky Seven and Fortuitous Four
Still combining birthday parties while we can get away with it, this year’s birthday extravaganza featured a Rainforest Reptile show at Chez Moore and breakfast at The Driftwood… oh… and lots of Star Wars and Dinosaurs… and a hand-knitted hat from Great Aunt Kris! Most importantly, we’ve finally turned the corner into toys that the …
Massachusetts Youngster Learns Cruel Life Lesson
When Jackson visited the vintage arcade and skeeball courts of semi-seedy Salem Willows in late summer 2015, he fully expected his hard-whined-for ice cream to require focused defense against parent bites, ants, wharf rats, semi-domesticated sea gulls, and even his sister’s offers to help him finish. Unfortunately, he never suspected his trusted dinosaur shirt as …
Museum of Science Visit
Abby, Max, and Jackson visited the Museum of Science in Boston today. Real dinosaurs! 4d movie! Chicks hatching out of eggs! Free tickets from our neighbor! There was truly something for everyone.
Outside… Finally
We cracked 34 degrees, which means it’s now time to torture little brothers outside, rather than inside.
Chatham 2014 – Year of the FishBuckets!
We all had a great time, but no one ever had a greater time than Jackson at the fish pier. Follow up FISHBUCKETS from Gloucester:
Carnivale d’Offderippe!
This picture illustrates much of what we learned at this year’s beach carnival visit. So what’s going on here? In no particular order: Abby meets her first Boston driver. Abby discovers that “scary” rides are actually how she rolls. Too much success on this swing ride resulted in quick escalation to all multiple-gravity rides short …
Leaf Pile
Mostly fun. Only a few tears! Here’s the frame where the leaf violence begins and a video follows.
Dairy Predation
Much is happening in this series of nature photographs taken with the Nikon 3700 Ultra Z camera, a device more commonly used to capture the movement of hummingbird wings. Please note the Jackson’s unique style of consuming a cone from not one, not two, but apparently from three different sides. There’s little question now that …
