Connor and Helen Grow Up

There's a longstanding debate about the relative importance of "nature" - an individual's innate qualities - and "nur...

Connor learned the joy of the squirt bottle today. After a while, I told him he could practice his new skill with Dad when he took a bath to...

A local rec center has a fabulous swimming pool. It has a gentle slope in, much like a beach, which means that Connor can approach the water...

Yesterday, I forgot to bring my lunch with me to work, so I went across the street to get some Chinese food for lunch. The fortune in my coo...

For Christmas this year, I made a video compilation of photos from Connor's first 16 months. It's a project I hope to repeat each ye...

There are few things Ed loves more than snow. So when we went all of December without even a hint of the fluffy stuff, Ed was starting to ge...

There’s a poem by Sandra Boynton where the mama bear is trying to get the young bear to go to sleep. Eventually, after hiding in many places...

I’ve been looking for Connor everywhere. Has anybody seen him? Oh right…I left him with the freshly popped popcorn. That plus some french fr...

Last year, my friend Kellee was posted in China. Upon Connor’s birth, she sent us some bright red pants, that presumably children in China w...

Please send more cookies. I only have FOUR left from Christmas. Love, Connor