Category Archives: Baby & kid blogging

Opening the purple butterfly boots sent by a set of grandparents. Her majesty is pleased!

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This photo Kim Sara took of Maddox is so cute it makes my eyeballs want to explode with glee.

Halloween… a time for costumes and candy. Also a time for going outside in freezing wind and tramping from door to door like oddly-dressed beggars. Every time a car passed us Sydney pretended to be scared, screaming “monster!” and clutching … Continue reading →

Sydney politely shakes hands / tentacles with the dark lord. But then they get less formal. Awwww. Just hangin’ out and looking cool. I love this black turtleneck, it makes her look like a beatnik. Sydney tries on Bean’s bicycle … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Maddox’s first birthday. And also Kim’s (aka Mommy’s) birthday (but not her first). (Today, incidentally, is my nephew Silas’ birthday). Anyhow, it was party time! Lots more pics below the fold.

Sydney’s a jock, that’s all there is to it. She loves running, she loves climbing, she loves lifting big things, she loves swings. Here, she hangs out under my bunk bed. I love her expression in this photo.

Meet Pirate Janey. Janey is manufactured by Fisher-Price, and she comes in a little set with a turtle, a raft, and a treasure chest. Fisher-Price didn’t name her Janey; I suggested to Sydney that she could be named Pirate Jenny … Continue reading →

You’ve seen Maddox before… you’ve seen Maddox get poked and prodded.

One thing I really enjoy about Sydney getting older is her growing ability to play “let’s pretend.” So the other week Sydney was browsing through the DVD rack while I was watching her and her uber-geek Dad was concentrating intently … Continue reading →