We’re having snacks on the screened-in porch. What are you up to on this fine day?
Entries Tagged as ‘quinn.’
July 17, 2009
the kind of stuff you find in your bathroom when you’re a parent.
Quinn’s completely matter-of-fact explanation:
“American Bear doesn’t know how to use the potty yet.”
July 9, 2009
now with moving pictures.
I’m testing the video upload function and YouTube integration of this here blog thingie, so here’s a short vignette from this morning’s play-related activities in my office.
(For those not interested in watching two kids playing on a bed, this will not be an item of great and compelling importance.)
Forgive the [...]
June 24, 2009
observation and emulation.
Meet American Bear:
American Bear is Quinn’s favorite stuffed companion. She got her name from the knitted sweater she wears, which has an American flag on it. (Quinn picked AB’s gender once he was old enough to understand the difference between boy and girl.)
A month or so ago, Quinn started to emulate Daddy’s kid maintenance [...]
June 17, 2009
toy gun control.
I know there are parents out there who refuse to buy toy guns for their kids.
As a responsible gun owner, I’m of two minds on the issue. On one hand, I don’t want to encourage or even tolerate picking up the habit of unsafe gun handling. On the other hand, I don’t believe [...]
May 26, 2009
parenting tip #2773.
The problem:
Kids get shampoo in their eyes at bath time. Shampoo makes their eyes burn. Drama ensues.
Dull textbook solution:
Buy “no tears” shampoo. (Tip: it doesn’t work as advertised.)
Creative Happy Fun Time solution:
Shampoo goggles!
May 1, 2009
and somewhere, a PETA member cries.
Can you identify the tasty treat these kids are consuming eagerly?
That’s right–it’s crispy, yummy bacon, the highest and most noble of the breakfast foods, and the reason for the evolution of the pig.
If I ever get around to designing one of those pretentious medieval-style family crests, ours will have bacon featured prominently in [...]
April 30, 2009
the little things are really the big things.
It’s a lovely spring day here in the Upper Valley.
This morning, I took the kids out to the farm after breakfast to get milk and eggs. We got our dairy for the week, petted doggies, looked at roosters, and had lollipops and cherry sodas. Then we went for a little drive along Mascoma Lake, went [...]
April 8, 2009
goggle boy.
He just needs a cape, a buzzcut, and a hot air balloon, and he’ll be a four-year-old Cory Doctorow.
March 18, 2009
off to the tooth doctor.
We’re off to town this morning, for Quinn’s First Dentist Visit Ever. He’s actually excited. (We’ll see how he feels about his second dentist visit.)
I’ll post something more substantial later. In the meantime, here’s a picture of a little girl in a ball cap. (She claimed my Red Sox lid and has been wearing it [...]
