gus takes his very first photos

from heidi
I had our big camera out to snap a shot of some food I made (as I often like to do) when Gus asked to take a picture. I wasn’t about to let a two year old hold the expensive item himself, so we compromised that I would hold it and he could [...]

gardening

from heidi
I got my hands dirty this weekend– very dirty– as we dug up dried out roots and turned over the soil in our garden beds. We found a bunch of carrots that we had failed to harvest before winter came– oddly, they are actually still tasty and crisp. Joe and Michael attacked [...]

puzzler

from joe
This morning, I was lost in iTunes listening to music (I have felt so out of touch recently) and Gus was keeping himself occupied on the floor near me. Suddenly, he exclaimed “Ta Da!”. I looked down and he had finished a nine-piece puzzle all by himself. This wasn’t one of those puzzles where [...]

honey, no

from joe
Gus has been into the concept of names and nicknames. He likes to shorten names, “Grams. Who’s name is that?  Grandma!”. The other day, he announced to Heidi and me; “Papa’s name is ‘Honey, no’. Apparently he is used to hearing Heidi say that…

when i close my eyes…

from joe
When I was putting Gus to sleep tonight, he fussed a bit. I stroked his forehead and whispered to him, suggesting that close his eyes and think of Thomas. Gus then whispered back, “See the smoke detector”. I said that it was interesting to see a smoke detector when you close your eyes.  He [...]

travel

from heidi
We came back from our trip to Texas happy, but very tired. It was worth it.  We had a GREAT time in Texas.
We started the trip in Austin where we met up with our friends Aimee and Marc, who have an adorable 8-month old named Harrison. Aimee and Marc welcomed us and then immediately [...]