Connor and Helen Grow Up

We've been playing tourist in our home town a bit this summer, and for the last two weeks, we went to visit Iwo Jima for the Marine Drum...

Ed has a fascination with Jiffy Pop. He'll pick some up for camping trips (it always burns) and when we went to Williamsburg for the 4th...

A few weeks ago, I decided to take the banilla Stonyfield yogurt that Ed purchased accidentally (banana and vanilla mixed together - not jus...

Helen has become hyper-aware of race. It's a little surprising given that she doesn't watch television or read the newspaper, so she...

Connor started playing piano at the end of second grade. I'm not sure what about it captured his eye, but he seems to enjoy making music...

For Father's Day, I decided to unleash the power of cupcakes and frosting when Helen and Connor had friends over, and much to my surpris...

Ed is the grill master around here, and as it turns out, that's probably a good thing. Those things are hot, dirty, and forgetting stuff...

I think we convinced Helen to wear a pair of Connor's old baseball pants to exactly one game this season. They simply are not stylish en...

I'm not sure what the final total rainfall this past week was, but it was a lot. The toddler sandbox that still gets play as Helen's...

Every time my parents visit and attend Connor's baseball game - he does something completely out of character and amazing. One year, he ...