Its funny the first time.

 

 

 

Our December So Far

A few good shots showing what we've been up to so far in the last month of the year. The middle two shots are from today's Christmas pageant at St. Pauls, where B played Joseph. As one friend put it when he passed us in the hall, "I guess if both of your parents went to seminary, you are bound to get pretty good roles in the Christmas pageant".

 

 

 

 

(so they aren't all smiling - but they are all in the same picture - a rarity)

Autumn Leaves

Walking home from church on Sunday it dawned on me that this is the first place we have lived in a while where those paper bags for collecting leaves aren't mandated. A policy that will no doubt work to the delight of our kids for a few years to come. And to the chagrin of the unfortunate mother who must add "leaves" to the list of things to be brushed out of A's hair (that list already typically includes tangles, yogurt and toothpaste).

All Hallows Eve . . . our 300th Post!!!!!

The freaks don't always come out at night. These freaks come out at about 5:30.

Little Otis

Yesterday we had a quick Autumn trip to Mt Airy and Levering Orchard in Ararat, VA. But A's lunchtime behavior landed her temporarily in the clinker.

Barritt Things Considered

It's that time of year again - time for the big Fall fundraiser at most public radio stations. Our local station, WFDD, has pared the Fall ask down to one day (One Day Wednesday, which is 10/20/2010). In advance of this, the family attended a party this evening hosted by the station for its volunteers and supporters. Barritt, a life-long listener of public radio, was needless to say, enthused.

What began as a tour of the station soon led to Barritt being interviewed by our friend Molly Davis. In what can only be called a tour de force of interviewing, of the likes unseen since Terri Gross' 2002 Fresh Air interview with Gene Simmons, Molly asked piercing questions of Barritt, such as the following:

Molly: Barritt, can you think of any way that WFDD could better serve you as a listener?

Barritt: (silent contemplation, due to his general satisfaction with WFDD)



Molly: Barritt, what I guess I am trying to get at is, well, is there anything that we could do now to maybe reach out to the 5 and a half year old demographic that we understand will be intellectually, politically and financially influential in roughly 29 and a half years?

Barritt: Well Molly, when you ask it that way, I would like to have a little more coverage on Legos, both on the domestic and international front. Especially from Denmark, where they make Legos.

     At any rate, it was thrilling to be there. Barritt is excited to have had his views conveyed. And if you are a listener to WFDD, don't forget to pledge this Wednesday. Or you can do it now here.

JT Farnhams, Essex, MA

We waited 5 years for this.

Textbook Autumn Day in New England

Jay, getting his first taste of New England. Later on, via mom, he'll be having fried clams. After that, his dad will go on and on about the epic cross race where he fought it out for - wait for it - 65th place!

More Firsts

Annabelle's first day of preschool was Wednesday. Just as emotional for Mom as Barritt's first day of kindergarten, but the actual emotion was a different one. Catch my drift?

Camp Create

Not technically a "First Day of School" photo, it needs to be included.

Making Mom Weepy

The Littlest Panther

and his mom.

What are you looking at?

You wanna get to the beach, you gotta go through the Mad Dog.

Ice Cream Stop #2

Ice Cream Stop #1

98.6 and risin' here at Kiawah.

Family Dinner: the Medium for Life Lessons

Barritt, like his father, when confronted with the truth of his origins, snickers.

Annabelle responds with stunned silence,

and then loses her appetite.

Jay is not interested in this lesson at this juncture.

The Happy Fatman

June, Part II

June recap