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Happy Spring! We had a spectacular crab apple bloom this year but no energy or time to do our 'annual' party to celebrate it. The best news of the spring is that it's official: Jeremy is sleeping...
View ArticleHappy bloging for LGBT families day!
Yup, I know you can't believe it's here again so soon- the day dedicated to us family bloggers- specifically to honor those of us with "non traditional" families. If you are new to our site, please...
View ArticleHappy Summer
Just a sampling of our enjoyment of the season. We're hiking, biking (you should see Jeremy balancing on his 2-wheeled Scuut!), swimming, playing ball... it's getting more difficult to go to school in...
View ArticleHappy Birthday America, Happy Birthday Jeremy
Just a quick entry to report that Jeremy's "water and music" themed birthday party was a smashing success (never mind that I forgot to put out the juice boxes). The kids splashed in the inflatable...
View ArticlePhoto montage of Cincinnati Trip
Click HERE or HERE for a montage of photos (with music) we took during the visit to Bubbe's house in Cincinnati, including our 'portrait' shots. the last part is our karaoke jam session with Jeremy on...
View ArticleOur trip up to Pikes Peak
Click below for a little montage of our trip up Pikes Peak with friends Rita, Lyn and their son Kasen.
View ArticleThe Kids are Alright
For all those so called "non-traditional" families out there, there is a little contest to promote the movie The Kids are Alright that features Annette Bening & Julianne Moore on a website called...
View ArticleHot Rod Racing
Fran's client, Copart, sponsors racing, which means that we got to hang in the hospitality tent for the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver last weekend. Jeremy not...
View ArticleBusy Fall- Shana Tova
Jeremy has started his new school, Lincoln, in the Montessori program and seems to be doing well, although he's decided that he doesn't want to discuss school with his Mama. Most days, he goes to...
View ArticleJeremy celebrates his Grandpas
Here are two videos that are tributes to Jeremy's love for his grandfathers. The first is one I put together to celebrate Grandpa Simon's 70th birthday- a video montage set to 'you've got a friend'...
View ArticleJeremy begins violin, plays his first "concert"
Jeremy has begun music lessons with Katie Glassman. It so happens that she was doing a performance with all of her students (that's her on the guitar) at the Cherry Creek Farmers Market last Saturday....
View ArticleHalloween and Fiddling
Happy (very) belated Halloween! Perhaps because Jeremy is Spiderman or Superman nearly every day, he made the radical decision to be a "scary ghost" this year. Mama loved the opportunity to make a...
View ArticleHappy Holidays!
We have just returned from a wonderful 5 day vacation in the gorgeous Rocky Mountains. The slopes are pretty empty just before and during Christmas, so we may have found ourselves a new tradition....
View ArticleChicago and the Stock Show
Although I have no illusions anymore that I will capture every (important) event or trip on the blog (simply too much going on), I am going to try to be a little better about getting the special stuff...
View ArticleFlorida Fantasy and Our 15 min of Fame
Hang on to your hats- this is the longest post yet, with two videos (one embedded at the end of this post), lots of photos and plenty of drama.First, okay, I admit it; Facebook has ruined my blog. It...
View ArticlePhoto Book
Below is a very tiny slideshow of a book we just created for our 2010 photos. Below the big box is a link to the Shutterfly site; at that site, there is a link in the upper right corner to view "full...
View ArticleLola and Bella
So much has happened since my last post, including a trip to NJ to visit family and friends and for Fran's speech at the dedication of her HS softball field in memory of her former coach. Other tragic...
View ArticleBella and human friends
For those who are not subscribed to Facebook, here is a very short video of Jeremy playing catch with Bella: http://www.archive.org/details/ASimonJeremyandBella/ - clearly our first assessment of her...
View ArticleIn honor of LGBT bloggers Day: Our 2 mom family
Just a quick post welcoming any new folks to our site. This is a photo taken of our family on a hike last Sunday. I never thought I'd have the happiness that is my everyday life now- so many...
View ArticleJeremy is 4
How can it be possible? Our "baby boy" is now fully potty-trained and weaned, and there isn't a trace of infant left in him. There seem to be even flickers of a little man inside, the way he said,...
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