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Category Archives: Baby & kid blogging
Getting Caught Up In My Own Lies
When I play “Connect 4” with the girls, I generally let them win every other game, since I don’t want them to feel that playing with me is hopeless, but I also don’t want them to expect to win all … Continue reading
Help save Sydney and Maddox's school!
My housemate Kim used to occasionally post on Alas as Kim (Basement Variety). Her kids, also my housemates, Sydney and Maddox, used to appear regularly on “Alas,” first in “Baby Blogging” and then in “Kid Blogging” posts. They now attend … Continue reading
Kid Blogging: see saw with Maddox, movie star aspirations with Sydney
I’m guessing these photos are by Charles. Unrelated dialog with Sydney: SYDNEY: I want to be a movie star. BARRY: Really? Why do you want to do that? SYDNEY: Because movie stars have fancy dogs with ribbons. BARRY: Oh. I … Continue reading
Kid Blogging: Drawing by Sydney
When I posted a photo of Sydney at work on a drawing, a couple of people requested that I actually post one of her drawings. So here, with Sydney’s rather eager permission, is her drawing of Bride of Frankenstein (also … Continue reading
Kid Blogging: Flower Girls at Bean's Wedding
Longtime “Alas” readers will recall a long-ago co-blogger, my friend and housemate Bean, who still posts a very occasional comment here, plus I often use Bean’s photos for kid blogging. Sydney and Maddox were recently flower girls at the wedding … Continue reading
Kid Blogging: New Housemate
Here’s Maddox holding the new arrival, Pumpkin Sweetiebell. (The name was a collaborative effort of Sydney and Maddox.) Pumpkin is very patient with this sort of treatment. Fortunately. A closer photo of Pumpkin below the fold.
Kid Blogging: Sydney Plays With Zombies
A real geek in the making! Sydney found Zombies! lying around and became interested in playing it. She lines up the Zombies into groups, usually dividing them by sex. They she’ll play with them; sometimes speaking their dialog, sometimes singing … Continue reading
Kid Blogging: Graduation from Nursery School
I didn’t realize that they had graduations. Or gowns. Shows what I know. Anyhow, Sydney graduated from nursery school this past Friday. Next up: Kindergarten! Another photo (also featuring our very messy upstairs hallway!) under the fold.
Kid Blogging: Trying on flowergirl dresses
Unrelated quote: “Killing animals for meat is kind of goth…goth for kids.” –Sydney Quinn, age 5 Both Sydney and Maddox love dresses and sparkly things and all things princess-y. Photos by Bean. And Sydney is below the cut…. Click on … Continue reading