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 alumni...
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. a...
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, he...
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 almost...
cool, damp breezes and rain didn’t stop us from celebrating molly’s birthday on friday. after a lazy morning at home, we all hopped in the car after lunch and headed down to washington, d.c. last year, we spent the day at the national zoo, and though we couldn’t make it a repeat this year, we...
grandma and grandpa arrived on their way back from florida last week and brought with them lots of warm sunshine! we were glad to have it. it felt like summer all week. we celebrated grandpa’s and molly’s birthdays with a trip to la paz and ben & jerry’s in downtown frederick. it was jackson’s dream...
