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A Summer Day With Family At My Parents’ House
Earlier this summer my cousins Emilie and Wendy, and Wendy’s children Makenna and Mavvie, visited Ohio from their hometown in Kansas. We see them so rarely—their visit was a treat. And we spent a wonderful summer afternoon at my parents’ house. Sophie,...
Posted: 8/10/2012 11:21 PM
Welcome, Emma Louise Den Herder!
Our friends Christine and Mark welcomed beautiful baby Emma into the world May 23. Christine is a wonderful mom. I know these first few months probably weren’t always easy but every time I’ve seen her she’s seemed so relaxed, laid-back and super-active...
Posted: 8/8/2012 11:40 PM
Welcome, Alice Lillian Turner!
Our friends Alan and Melissa welcomed their beautiful baby Alice into this world March 15 at 2:55 pm. She weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and was 20.5 inches long. At John and Corie’s wedding, we finally got to meet Alice—and spent much of the next day visiting her....
Posted: 8/8/2012 11:11 PM
John & Corie’s Wedding
Earlier this summer we celebrated John and Corie’s wedding with many longtime friends. It was a wonderful evening. Congratulations! “There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.” —Martin Luth...
Posted: 8/8/2012 11:01 PM
A Picture of Sophie
So the reason for the last post is this picture. Andy has a computer hooked up to our TV and I don’t really understand it except that I know it requires a web of wires behind our TV stand that are completely disorganized and that I hate, and that normally...
Posted: 7/31/2012 11:37 PM
The Faces of Siblings
We use Flickr to organize our pictures. But sometimes, Andy uses Picasa as a filter. It has a cool face recognition tool—and lately, it has been mistaking Sophie for James and vice versa again and again. As shown here. “A man finds room in the few square...
Posted: 7/31/2012 11:12 PM
When You Turn 33 …
and you’re the father of a 4-year-old and two 2-year-olds and you’re married to me you get: (1) a Graeter’s ice cream cake as requested but with 33 candles on it that melt everything in the name of tradition. (2) take-out Indian food because, let’s be...
Posted: 7/31/2012 2:00 AM
FL Trip: Best Airport Idea Ever
Seriously. “It’s no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase ‘As pretty as an airport’ appear.” —Douglas Adams
Posted: 7/23/2012 12:05 AM
FL Trip: Disney World
We didn’t tell the kids about our day trip to Disney World until the night before we went. Sophie was excited in a I’m-not-quite-sure-what-you’re-talking-about-but-I-like-Disney-movies-castles-princesses-and-Kings-Island-so-it-sounds-fun way. We rode...
Posted: 7/23/2012 12:01 AM
FL Trip: Date Night
We had dinner at Don CeSar and then took a long walk on the beach. The rain gave way to a beautiful sunset, a beautiful night. The next night we went out after the kids went to bed, to Mahuffer, the most fantastic dive bar I’ve ever seen. There, we met...
Posted: 7/22/2012 11:36 PM
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Our family of five lives in a 100-year-old foursquare in Fort Thomas, Ky., along with Tucker (our lab) and Mia (our cat). Thanks for visiting!
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Our family of five lives in a 100-year-old foursquare in Fort Thomas, Ky., along with Tucker (our lab) and Mia (our cat). Thanks for visiting!
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