Entries from February 2009

February 28, 2009

Shirley temple and the real thing

photo posted from my iPhone

February 28, 2009

Indoor water park

photo posted from my iPhone

February 28, 2009

today we strolled

it was 60 degrees!!!

February 23, 2009

my son is like a pinball

i had big plans for a quality post to appear on this blog. alas, screecher had a fever and has had a cough for a few days and when i got home from my morning nanny drop-offs at 9 he was looking pretty ill. 2.5 hours later we have one “restless” pneumonia boy – drugged [...]

February 21, 2009

our first two months on film

so i make these cheese-o-rama music videos for close friends and family for birthdays and such … and i’m so happy to make this one for sassy’s 3rd birthday.

February 16, 2009

sassy’s 3rd birthday – the photo essay

6:30 am. we open family presents and unveil the kitchen. was a huge success and within minutes we were refereeing. “mama!!! it’s MY kitchen!!! mama! screecher is in MY kitchen!!!!”

our son has some sensory issues (for reals) and just LOVEs to be contained!

sassy calling her “godlana” (godmother, alana) to thank her for the apron and [...]

February 13, 2009

Don’t know who is more excited for tomorrow

Them or us!

photo posted from my iPhone

February 12, 2009

zoe’s birthday party

February 11, 2009

sunny days …

we’ve had a couple of warm (in the high 40s) days and so we were able to actually take a walk around the pond. here’s sass, grumpy due to my refusal to carry her around the pond. (much regression going on with sass these last few days).
and then we have screecher – he didn’t stop [...]

February 8, 2009

in honor of our daughter who starts her new school tomorrow

Transracially Adopted Children’s Bill of Rights
Adapted by Liza Steinberg Triggs from “A Bill of Rights for Mixed Folks,” by Marilyn Dramé.
Reprinted from Pact Press with permission.
Every child is entitled to love and full membership in his or her family.
Every child is entitled to have his or her heritage and culture embraced and valued.
Every child is [...]