Smiling Happy People

I inadvertently showed up at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday, which was in the throes of the Glenn Beck rally preparations. Thought it was an...

Abby and I had this gem of an interaction this morning: "Yesterday, while we were waiting for dismissal, Joshua, in another third grade...

Maddy spent the better part of yesterday after school constructing herself an elaborately rendered cat costume. She made ears (conveniently...

Overheard, at lunch... Maya: What company is that apple juice from? Abby: From concentrate.

I just got a phone call from the Pennsylvania Ballet with regard to our subscription. I guess Brian didn't renew our subscription yet, ...

Henry has been toying with the idea of crawling for a few weeks now. Up on all fours, rocking for all it's worth. Then the knees began...

"Wondering isn't my kind of thing. I just want to know ."

"Mommy, why don't we have a dog?" "Because we're saving up for the pool ."

Abby and Maddy have just spent the better part of the last hour standing out on our shore house deck, staring longingly at the next door nei...

Hilary, to Maddy: "Are these peas or edamame?" Maddy: "They're probably not peas because my Mommy gave them to us. Mommi...

The girls and I took a trip around Harriton High School today for the first annual "Run For Our Schools." Abby had the courage to...

I came in to kiss the girls goodnight carrying a warm, just-bathed Henry. I sighed, and remarked, "mmmm, Henry smells like a baby...all...

Maddy proudly announced in the car on the the way to school, "I can count up to one hundred twenty-ten!"

Abby is making noise upstairs and generally resisting going to bed; I'm on my way up the stairs to police the situation. Maddy (to Abby,...

I put Henry down for his nap (on the other side of the crib), and then, after his nap, heard his mobile turning on and off over the monitor....

Went from a few pedal strokes in a straight line, to this in less than a week!

New skills acquired in the past few weeks: 1) Sitting up unassisted 2) Adorable babbling 3) Faucet-like drooling

In recent months, all I seem to do is nag Abby to brush her hair. She walks around half the time with snarled, out-of-control locks, and by...

Found this post-it stuck to my computer this morning; no doubt a particular prior experience made a deeper impression than we thought:

I mean, other than my adorable son? Any guesses? How about--this isn't where we put him down. Henry is officially a crawler! Well, a s...