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sarah’s visit
it’s become an annual tradition — sarah comes to visit Frederick the week after jackson’s birthday. and this year was no different. we started out the week with a bang at the urbana carnival on monday night. crispy french fries, chicken and lemonade were followed by creamy soft serve ice cream and some games. on…
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jackson’s 2nd birthday
we spent an extra-long weekend celebrating jackson’s 2nd birthday, and had lots of fun doing it! the celebration began late wednesday night, when we traveled up to aunt amy’s townhome between state college and bellefonte. arts fest had begun, and we spent the day thursday wandering around campus, checking out amy’s lovely office at the…
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he’s a big boy now
he may look tiny, but really, jackson’s a big boy now. that’s right … on sunday the family took a trip to one of our favorite stores, ikea, and bought a brand-new toddler bed for our little man, jackson! the transition from baby in a crib to big boy in a bed happened really fast.…
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a boulder approach
a few months ago I learned that several frederick county commissioners were planning a trip to boulder, colorado, on a fact-finding mission to learn more about that city and county’s “zero-waste” approach to trash management. cool, I thought. boulder would be a neat place to visit. so I asked my boss what he thought. sure,…
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summer fun in sunny frederick
it’s been quite a while since we’ve blogged, and we’re sorry for our online absence! we’ve just been having too much fun since it’s turned to summertime! jackson, dave and brooks have been very busy out in the backyard, digging like crazy to make us a new patio. since late may, they’ve been out there…