Celebrations
Dec 31, 2012
Christmas at the beach! (She found a crab shell!) At some point in November, Charlotte came home from preschool with a laundry list of questions about Pere Noel (Father Christmas). I answered them as patiently and honestly as possible, which is →MORE...


Oct 22, 2012
Last week my daughter’s preschool hosted a costume parade and party. So, after several months of listening to her tell me that she would really like a “Chinese rainbow dragon” costume please, I finally cranked one out. As you can see, →MORE...


Sep 25, 2012
Dear Charlotte, You hit thirty-eight months last week and the biggest news I have to offer you with regards to milestones is that THIS is the month you started preschool. This month, you started attending a local French immersion preschool two →MORE...


Jul 20, 2012
“How do you want to celebrate your birthday tomorrow?” I asked her. “Maybe swinging,” she said. Donald built and hung a tree swing in our backyard a few months ago. Nearly everything about toddlers is perfectly lovely – the phrases they →MORE...


Feb 28, 2012
Happy birthday, hon. You’re a good man - steady, compassionate, thoughtful, supportive, hilarious, patient - and a better father. Thank you for waiting in that airport for me. I love you like crazy.

