This week, I had the great fortune of spending a few days with my sister-in-law Laura and my new twin nieces Hazel and Eliza. They are quite possibly the sweetest babies ever—small but strong at around seven pounds each. Laura, despite sleeping in spurts of 90 minutes at most for the last three weeks, has [...]
Archive for January, 2010
14 Jan
Cardinal 2
Rebecca asked me to put the correct cardinal picture in the post below. She was out of town helping take care of two children with my sister and brother-in-law. Meanwhile I was at home taking care of two children by myself. And I’m in the wrong here….. Bryan Click for bigger picture
11 Jan
Two babies!
There’s very good news (and beautiful pictures) over at The House on Hudson. As Ava said when she found out Laura and Josh were expecting twins: “Two, two, two babies! Two babies on the SAME DAY!” We all share that level of excitement. Congratulations, Josh and Laura, and welcome, Hazel and Eliza.
10 Jan
Overheard: Basement organization edition
Bryan: Now where am I supposed to put this? Bec: IN THE GARBAGE. Bry: But it’s perfectly good fake puke!
8 Jan
Rambling Man
Katie’s boyfriend Tom traveled to Nebraska and Kansas via train to spend part of the holidays with our family. He joined us for New Year’s Eve, then spent about a week at our house. He’s on my list of favorite people because he entertains my children, compliments my cooking and shovels snowy sidewalks. He’s one [...]
7 Jan
Snow business
Five or six extra inches of snow last night, coupled with dangerously low wind chill temperatures, kept us at home today. This is the first time in four winters I’ve ever seen this much snow here. In fact, this may be more than we’ve had the last few years combined. I love it, and the [...]
