Anniversary Photos
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Oops. Seems I missed posting some of these cute pictures from our anniversary dinner in December. Consider that omission resolved. Continue reading
Emma’s First Book
There’s a long tradition of book-writing in the Northcutt household. I started it in first grade with The Adventures of Spiderman and Bubblegum Man, a lengthy tome of 5 or 6 pages. Continue reading
Surf City Race Report
Last Sunday the NY Giants pulled off an upset victory over the New England Patriots. That was exciting and all, but I’m here to talk about something far more exciting. Last Sunday I ran my first half-marathon. Continue reading
The Tooth Is Loose
After a few weeks of wiggling, Emma has lost her first tooth. She went to bed on Friday and we were certain it would be coming out the next day. As it turned out she lay in bed and played with the tooth just after we turned the lights out until it finally came free. Continue reading
Dear Mitt Romney, Eat It.
Tomorrow is “Super Tuesday” and millions of Americans will be going to the polls. I should be excited about it. But I’m not. In fact, I’m ready for it to be over. Why? Continue reading
Birthday Boy Rides Again
Henry turned three in December and put a check mark next to one of the required rites of passage for children: getting a first bicycle. We gave it to him on his actual birthday and let him tool around for a bit ahead of his party on the weekend. Continue reading
Christmas Time
We tried hard this year to have a very small-scale Christmas. Henry and Emma, who have no shortage of “stuff” already, don’t necessarily need a whole bunch more so we limited our gift giving and tried to focus a bit more on the “spirit” than the “stuff.” Continue reading
Concerts and Candy
Emma and Marla went to see The Nutcracker at the lovely Orange County Performing Arts Center in December. It was the first time Emma had been to see ballet and she was absolutely ecstatic. The show didn’t disappoint her one bit and, in fact, she’s now enrolled in ballet and tap dance lessons. The arts certainly can inspire!
Christmas Festival
These photos are from the “Christmas Festival” the city held this year. The kids were able to entertain themselves with some cookie decorating, a few craft projects, face painting and other standard festival fare. Continue reading
Top Albums of 2007
I’m a little behind in getting my Top Albums of 2007 list together… but late is better than never, right? You can see that a lot of what I listened to this year wasn’t actually from 2007. “That’s OK. That’s alright,” to quote one of my top artists from last year (Albert Hammond, Jr.) Here the are: