The Kiddie Pool
When it starts to get hot, the kiddie pool comes out of the red shed and then Dad has to spend a lot of energy scrubbing it clean before finally…
A 10th Birthday!
This year Alyssa finally attained double digits! She was extremely delighted to get a bicycle for her birthday, as she had been riding anything else she could get her hands…
Cooling It
Right before School let out for the year, Laurent invited all the kids over to her apartment for a swim party. There was much splashing and laughter and lots of…
An Eight Year Old and A New Photog in the Fam
The anticipation was keen throughout last week, growing stronger as Sunday approached. Ellie's actual birthday was on Wednesday, but we had to wait till the weekend to celebrate properly at…
February Fun
Fist of all, for the February Photo Fun! This month I have been working on learning shutter priority, which of course is going to take a long time to perfect.…
Another Halloween in the Memory Bank
Yesterday was a giddy mess, but that's what Halloween is supposed to be, and so much better than last year! Our day began with hustling everyone into church clothes and…
Saguaro Ranch Rose Garden
On the day after the day after Christmas we betook ourselves to the Saguaro Ranch Park, where I was given ample time to browse the just-past-peak rose garden and use…
Candy, a New Christmas Lens, and a Trip to the Park
Christmas this year was a little understated, but we still managed to go big with the candy! The kids had a great time mixing up all the different kinds together…
Baking Bread
It's been an embarrassingly long time since I made bread, and I decided one of the first things we would do on Christmas break was to break out the Hobart…
Mid-December
Catching up here on some of the activities in December - what a crazy end to a crazy year. So much was happening in the world, while at home we…