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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

And the name of this hydrangea is . . .

Annabelle.

Monday, April 04, 2011

April 3d, 72 degrees in the backyard

Celebrating the first birthday of Jay, a.k.a. the Small Mouth Bass.

This is what Jay looks like on a full suspension mountain bike. We should have gotten one size smaller.

Farmboy

S'mores. Yes, that is melted marshmallow holding her hair back.

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Afternoon Caucus

 

 

 

 
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Monday, February 21, 2011

These Are Action Shots: You can't expect me to get their whole heads in the frame

Sunday afternoon at the playground:


Saturday, January 29, 2011

How we've looked in January

We've been a busy bunch this month - mom and dad have been working more than they really want to, dad finished the cyclocross season, mom has started training for her race season, B had his first science fair project (Honorable Mention! More pics coming later), we all went to the beach with great friends and temporarily escaped what has been a cold cold winter, Jay seemingly is constantly assailed by fevers, drooling and fussiness and A has generally just been a hot mess since turning 4. Hopefully things will chill out some in February, but we have our doubts.

 

 

 


 
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Monday, January 10, 2011

The Big 4.0

Annabelle is probably not the first 4 year old to get a time out in the middle of opening presents. She's probably not even our first 4 year old to get a time out in the middle of opening presents. Nonetheless, she was all ears and all smiles once the amazing hexacolored cake hit the table.

Happy birthday kid!

Now get to bed.

 

 

 

 
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Thursday, January 06, 2011

 

 

 

 
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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Its funny the first time.

 

 

 
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Sunday, December 19, 2010

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)
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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).



Sunday, October 31, 2010

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.

Monday, October 18, 2010

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.
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Saturday, October 02, 2010

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!

Friday, September 10, 2010


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