Just look at the skill, the concentration, the determination in this child’s actions, and with no help from Mama (in fact he screamed when Mama tried to help)! What amazed all of us was how he jumped right in and seemed to know exactly what to do, as though he were a professional sports fisherman … Continue reading →

What is better than getting to pick a duck from a large plastic brood floating in water, each with a mystery prize number on their undersides?? This has got to rank in Lavina’s top 10 most fun childhood things to do, thanks to many Italian feasts with Uncle Dan, Aunt Vickie, cousin Michelle, and sister … Continue reading →

Roan LOVES trucks. He happens to be very manly, without any influence on our part.

Roan rode his very first roller coaster – the Caterpillar – at the 2007 Maryland State Fair! Lavina tried to put Roan on her lap, as she saw another mom do with her toddler, but Roan insisted on sitting in his own place like a big boy. Lavina LOVES roller coasters, so it was an … Continue reading →

Roan loves to “help” in the kitchen. Until we bought this Learning Tower (which you see him standing in), he would scream, whine, and throw himself against our legs until we picked him up to see what we were doing at the kitchen counter level. He insists on smelling and grinding coffee beans, unloading the … Continue reading →

As is common among babies, Roan’s nose use to be a no man’s land – whenever we tried to clear his nasal passaes, he’d scream and fuss as though we were killing him. Colds were difficult mostly because of the dreaded booger removal process (his irate and uncooperative behavior later transferred to the diaper changing … Continue reading →

See the video!Our friends Jen and Ian kindly allowed Nala to have a slumber party at our house. This was a good reality check for us, as we were entertaining the idea of getting a dog. While it was great to see them playing like siblings, we’re just not ready for that much poop in … Continue reading →

Here he is at our favorite Linkwood Park on Cold Spring Lane.

Do we need to say anything more?! We don’t know what’s cuter – him or the waffles.

It was “Pirate Week” at the Children of the World International Playgroup.