Monthly Archives: June 2012

Katherine and Nathaniel have been trying to get out of sleeping recently, but they go about it in very different ways.  Nathaniel turns on the charm, snuggling into his father’s lap, then back to his mother’s, and back to Sydney … Continue reading →

I get used to seeing odd things around Oxford: hordes of women in pink tutus and pink shoelaces, running to raise money for breast cancer; university students going to exams in tuxedos with carnations in their pockets (white for the … Continue reading →

Recently I decided it was time to reclaim my early-morning hours (now that Nathaniel is sleeping through the night) and sneak out for early-morning walks in the park by myself.  The kids are getting heavier in the stroller (the children … Continue reading →

Although we’ve tried to make Oxford our home and really enjoy this new place, the demands of small children and work haven’t left us much time or energy to make a lot of friends in Oxford–particularly those who might be … Continue reading →

When Sydney returned from Ithaca, Nathaniel shared his cold with him as a welcome-home present.  That cold, combined with the fatigue of travel, has kept Sydney napping each day.  But he finally recovered enough to let us take him to … Continue reading →

Our lovable, congenial, amenable little boy has recently turned into this:

Sydney arrived at home this morning, exhausted from a busy month leading up to the conference, a whirlwind trip in Ithaca, and a rough flight home.  We are glad to have him back, though I don’t think he felt terribly … Continue reading →

I know that lots of kids make and decorate crowns as an arts-and-crafts project when they’re little, but, I have to say, it feels a bit different when your kid–the daughter of an American and a Canadian Mennonite–does this while … Continue reading →

The morning Sydney left, both kids were up by 7am.  Until recently, these kids hadn’t been getting up before 9, so this is a pretty major shift.  We’re out the door and back from the park well before I would … Continue reading →

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