merry christmas!

gus had a blast opening his gifts this morning! here’s a peek at a few of the treasures. hope everyone is having a very merry holiday!
christmas photos

winter wonderland

An unusual snow storm descended on Portland the last week, covering the city in a thick white blanket and fulfilling our dreams of a white Christmas. We thoroughly bundled up ourselves and Gus and let him run (well, stumble really) around in the snow. A thick crust of ice had settled on top, which gave [...]

Happy, Healthy Kid

Gus is back to his usual happy, healthy self– after two long weeks.  He basically woke up yesterday morning and the cough and snot were gone.  I am so happy to be able to get out and about again.  Gus is happy to see his friends.
We’ve been so wrapped up in Gus’s birthday that we [...]

Gus is 2! (and sick)

Today is Gus’s birthday! But he’s sick and we had to postpone his party.
He brought home a nasty viral infection as a souvenir from Boston. His cousins were sick with a terrible cough several days before the end of our trip and Heidi and I foolishly thought Gus squeaked by with just a little runny [...]

early bird

We had a fantastic nine day trip to Boston last week. It was great to see Amy, Moshe, Mali, and Zoe. We were able to fit in visits with some of our closest friends and hit up our favorite old haunts (man, I miss the sandwiches!). Gus did well with the time change, with the [...]