The Great Goldfish Hunt
Jen thinks Tom has been drinking during the day. Tom insists he has seen a large goldfish in the Koi pond. The problem is, no koi have ever been put into the pond. But for two days in a row, while visiting with Tristan’s froggies, Tom insisted he had...
Baby in a Box
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Norm and Mary Ann…circa 1960
Jen and Tom were pulling together some photos for Jen’s dad’s apartment and came across a couple of classics. Here is Norm and Mary Ann (Jen’s mom) sometime in the 1960’s: Here is Grandpa Norm somewhere in Africa with the Army some time in 1963-65:...
Tristan’s Frogs
Tristan loves his froggies. Hardly a day goes by where Tristan doesn’t insist on visiting his slimy green friends. Sure he wants to poke and prod them. Sure he wants them to jump into the water…or jump out. Sure he throws wood chips at them. But there is no...
Development Alert: Manipulation
For several weeks now, Tristan has been using mommy against daddy…and vis-versa. “Daddy said it was OK” “Mommy said it was OK to stay up”. This morning, a new form of manipulation emerged…bribery. While trying to convince daddy to get out of bed and go downstairs to play (and...
Balloonfest or Bust
Someone had the brilliant idea that we should all go to the Quick Check Balloonfest in Readington, NJ this weekend. It sounded like a great idea at the time. Tom, Jen and the boys joined Grandma, Pop-pop, Aunt Tara, Professor Stewart and Aunt Debbie on the runway at Solberg...
Development Alert: Volcabulary
William’s vocabulary started out with “daddy” and “thank you” and has expanded to include “mommy” and “hi”. (Tristan has added “ka-chow”…thanks to Lightning McQueen and Cars)...
Happy Birthday, William!
On July 3rd, William celebrated his first birthday! The day started like any other…with a HUGE William smile: Then the crouds of people started to arrive… Here you can see Uncle Skull, Anita and Anthony chatting. In the background is Jen, Tara and Godfather Bobby. Many family members came...