The Playdate Pups, Emma and Henry’s playgroup, had their annual Halloween party once again this year. This year both children and parents dressed for the occasion, with costumes ranging from elegant geisha to the, uh, less-than-elegant clown. Continue reading
A fall trip to Tanaka Farms (see Spring trip here) had the playgroup children chowing down on some delicious fruit. Henry and Emma, normally reluctant eaters, attacked the fresh-picked melons with gusto. Continue reading
Henry stuffs his face with banana and you’ll find some pictures that could very well be Cute Overload material… if only my children were, you know, animals. Later in the day she and Henry took turns making sweet music (sort of) with my guitar. Continue reading
It’s a dangerous thing, giving an 18-month old a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. After a few meals like the one pictured above we learned to strip Henry down to just his diaper before serving him. It’s better for everyone that way. Continue reading
I finally finished working up Marla’s pictures from July (only three months late!) You’ll find shots from the end of our trip in Seattle, a good number of swimming/water pictures and general child-like craziness in this set.
The final stop on my short European jaunt was to Salzburg, Austria. I was unsure what to expect, with my only real exposure to Austria being from The Sound of Music. After spending a couple of days there it now rates among the places I definitely want to visit again. Continue reading
One of my favorite buildings in Berlin was the Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral). It was right across the river from our ultra-modern hotel and I like the juxtaposition of the old and the new. Surprisingly the cathedral is only 100 years old, finished right at the turn of the century. Continue reading
The last time I was in Germany was the summer before The Wall came down. The city was divided with the few border crossings guarded by scary-looking guys in heavy wool trench coats, carrying machine guns and flanked by German Shepherds. This year I visited under more friendly circumstances. Continue reading
We were taking a relaxing walk in the canyon across the street (O’Neill Regional Park) Saturday night when we spotted a snake slithering through the bushes.
Being the fine father that I am I wanted to responsibly show my children the beauty of nature. I remember thinking about It being important to teach them to appreciate wildlife…
Normally when one sibling dumps a bucket of water on the other’s head there’s going to be trouble. This time around, though, both parents and children were in a good mood and the water on the head only served to further lighten the mood during our visit with the Rogans Continue reading