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We had such a great time in Whitefield visiting with everyone, especially Kai! Our annual pilgrimage to Polly’s isn’t complete without a ride on Trot Trot. Riding the reindeer at Santa’s Village. More Santa’s Village. Lots of cousins playing an … Continue reading →

Our amazing boy is six years old. Here is his birth story and some pictures. When he was four months old, I typed up his birth story and pasted it on the back of the framed icon I used during … Continue reading →

The four of us headed up to Niagara Falls, Canada recently for a wonderful unschooling conference. We had a terrific time, between the conference, the scenery, and the zillions of things to do within walking distance of our hotel. Declan … Continue reading →

We drove down to Georgia over Memorial Day weekend to help celebrate nephew Kyle’s high school graduation. We drove down for two days, stayed for two days, then two days to return home. The last time we were down there, … Continue reading →

We attended a local cupcake festival recently. Here are our own two little cupcakes! Here are Quinn and buddy N at the festival, dancing to the tunes of Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s. I love his music! Afterwards, we … Continue reading →

We have hot chicks in the shower, baby! Let me explain. We picked up our mix of 8 baby chicks at the feed store, and we set up their nice warm home in our downstairs shower. The kids love taking … Continue reading →

We spent a relaxed Easter at home this year. The kids ran downstairs after they woke up to see if the Easter Bunny had arrived, raided their baskets, hunted for candy- and coin-filled eggs, then dyed some real ones. Mike … Continue reading →

We had a surprise, bittersweet, final visit to the Salerno’s Cape May cottage last week. We drove down to offer some support after Sal suddenly took ill doing some work on the house. Thankfully, he has made a full recovery … Continue reading →

Declan calls sap, “zap,” so now we all do. Mike boiled around 40 gallons of zap over two weekends and yielded about 3/4 gallon of syrup. D and Liv drinking sap straight from the tree! Maple sap looks and tastes … Continue reading →

Quinn turned 3 on Friday, March 6! We honored the day with lots of her favorite things – family, playmates, pizza, cupcakes, and ice cream. The festivities continued into the next day with an ice skating outing, one of her … Continue reading →