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This is just a sample of this mornings' banter. It could be any morning really. Jacqueline: I want to color. Me: Okay, you want to color, over here? Jacqueline: Ummm, no. I want to play cards for a while. Meanwhile, Theodore hearing that she wanted to color had grabbed a coloring book for her. As he sets the coloring book on their play table... Jacqueline: Oh, thanks buddy. Theodore: You're Continue Reading...
Our six kids, all together for a few minutes. Steve was home from Dartmouth (he’s a junior there) for a night out with Dad and brother Ryan. Steve was headed back to school this morning as he has a major project due. Ryan is leaving for his sophomore year at Central Connecticut State University on a baseball scholarship next week. Erin will be a junior at Goffstown High School. Sebastian will be a Continue Reading...
Here are a couple of pictures that were taken while we were at the Lazy Moose Cabin in Mount Chase, Maine earlier this summer. Continue Reading...
These pictures are from our family hike on Ocean Path at Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Amaris, Erin, Sebastian, Theodore, Jacqueline and myself hiked a little more than 3 miles. We left from Sand Beach and headed south, past Thunder Hole, and on towards Otter Point, and then back. These pictures were taken from the trail or on the rocks along the trail. I think the views are Continue Reading...
Yesterday the twins and I made a stop at the airport as we often do. This time we went to a different location alongside a long runway that runs East-West. This place has a larger area for the twins to play, without leaving the comfort of soft, green grass. We were up on a little hill that looks down over the airport, and since the airport property was to our south and west, there was a large open Continue Reading...
I know I was supposed to be preparing supper. Or at least thinking about it. Instead I had to get a moment with my little girl. I took her out on the front porch, for a cuddle kind of a timeout. She had been very upset and I needed to separate her from her twin brother. I am sure that her being upset was not at all connected to her lack of a good nap this afternoon. Anyways, we went to the front Continue Reading...
Elm Brook Park, Memorial Day, 2012 Thank you to the special group of individuals that make up our armed forces for the freedoms we enjoy so that we can take in moments such as these. Thank you. Continue Reading...
Yesterday I let the twins pick out their own socks. After several socks were put on, swapped, doubled up, and traded, this is what they ended up with. They thought that pants were not necessary so they just played like this all morning. The picture here is a result of my requesting Theodore to hug his sister so I could take a picture. Not bad. They even looked at the camera. Continue Reading...
This morning our two-year old twins were playing nicely and interacting peacefully with one another when the following dialogue occurred. First, just to quickly set the stage, Jacqueline was sitting on the couch playing with a couple of cars that she had recently picked up after Theodore set them down for a moment or two. She strategically distanced herself by climbing on the couch to play with Continue Reading...