This was the year. The year we would get Stella on the chair lift and the year we would get Porter on skis. And what do you know, but we did it! Or, they did it. Er, um, we facilitated it? Whatever. Stella slayed the chair-lift (with the one minor hiccup of nearly taking out [...]
Hey Sis, Well, here we are. Year 7. A year of growth, and change and life altering moments. If I’d ever had a 7 year old before, I might be able to have a little perspective. However, being that I have no recollection of being 7 myself, I instead find myself proud, conflicted, confused, excited, [...]
Last night as we were picking apples and such, I let Stella use my camera. My real camera. I know, right? What was I thinking? This is a girl who drops, spills or misplaces things other people are holding. And although I followed her around in a constant pose of omygodpleasedon’tdropit, she ended up taking [...]
Upon arriving home, we stumbled back into a life fully underway – soccer season was no exception. Having already missed a handful of practices and the 1st game, we showed up at practice not exactly sure what to expect. This season, as it turns out, the coach is an old college-mate of Steve’s and he [...]
We are now the proud owner of a 2nd grader. Our model happens to come complete with the Virtual Teenager Upgrade, as witnessed by the conversation held after her first day: Me: “Soooooo, how was your first day?” Her: “OMYGOD, Ruby had this TOTALLY cute shirt on.” Me: “Wow. So how did you like your [...]