Sittin’ on the Porch
The first days of our trip to Seattle last year were memorable: Cora first started crawling just after we arrived. Â It was magic, after having watched her content to lie on her belly for many months. The weather, too, was…
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Why Won’t You Do What I Want?
Man, those puzzle pieces can be SO FRUSTRATING! Â I mean, I’m just sitting there minding my own business, trying to pick it up and it just won’t cooperate. I try every which way and it just won’t come off the…
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Swimmer, Swimmer, Chicken Dinner
As we gear up for Swim Team 2010 I thought we’d share more photos from Emma’s swim career last year.
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Catalina Island Adventure
Nothing beats an excursion to Catalina Island except an excursion with good friends. We took a day-trip to the island with our friends the Engles and had a blast.
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It’s A Fancy Easter
Happy Easter! The Northcutts celebrated another Easter in style this year, dressing to the 9’s and turning heads from RSM to posh Newport Beach.
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Adorable You
Sometimes I just look at my family and they make me want to melt.
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Macrotastic Cobbler
My second installment in an occasional series of macro photography of food in the making. The first, Macrotastic Lemon Bars, featured my wife making delicious lemon bars with fresh-picked Meyer lemons.
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Willy Wonka Preview
Emma is performing in her very first school play, a performance of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She will be playing a Wonka Bar and has been practicing relentlessly for weeks.
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Twin Peaks 50/50 Ultramarathon
Last weekend I volunteered at the Twin Peaks Ultramarathon. The race is practically in my backyard, taking place in the Cleveland National Forest around Saddleback Mountain. The course is scenic but brutal.
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Born to Swim
Emma joined the Rancho Santa Margarita Dolphins swim team this year and took to the water like, well, a dolphin. She practiced multiple times per week focusing on the 25 m freestyle and 25 m backstroke.