Who can save the day when the Crime Monster takes all of Santa’s presents? Superhero, of course, with her trusty animal sidekicks and her hair-tangling sword. Art and story by Zoey. Once upon a time, Santa was talking, saying, "Hey, you bad guys… Stop taking my presents!" "I will not, since I’m a crime monster!" [...]
Howling is heard in the living room. Mommy: "Is that a coyote I hear?" Zoey: "No mommy. That was a Pink Poodle Princess Scratcher."
"So, how was preschool today?" "It was great. Everyone adored me!"
Each year Shoreline Cooperative Preschool has one big fundraiser. This combines our Halloween Carnival, a silent auction (run by Rona and me and a small crew), and a raffle. You are, of course, invited to come to the big carnival at our preschool, to play some games, eat fun food, and bid on (truly) fabulous [...]
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We all went to the Puyallup Fair yesterday with the Hesses. It was a grand time! I haven’t been there in years! Keegan was amazed and didn’t take a nap for the longest time, until he just plain conked out around 2pm (he had been up at 8). Zoey went on rides for the very [...]
"Someday you’re going to discover you’re not invincible, and it’s going to come as a shock." "Daddy, what does ‘shock’ mean?"
We just had a very busy couple of weeks, Brassapalooza Trumpet Camp, Evan went to GenCon in Indianapolis, and Evan’s parents were here for a week to help us out. During this time, Evelyn, Earl, and I took the kids to the portrait studio to get some pictures done. I haven’t done pictures at the [...]
In case you were wondering about the bluesy strains coming over the baby monitor a while ago, no, Keegan’s nap didn’t "take," and yes, apparently Zoey left a harmonica in his crib.
"Thanks for getting more gorilla bars!" "You’re welcome, Zoey." "I’m so proud of you, Mommy."
Yesterday we moved Keegan’s crib into Zoey’s room—now Zoey & Keegan’s room—and he spent his first night in there with her. He had trouble falling asleep in the new space, and then woke up at Time I Can’t Remember From Lack Of Sleep in the night, but Zoey slept fine, which was my main concern. [...]
