Katherine and Angela

Katherine seems to be adjusting pretty well so far to having Angela in the house. [...]

Ralphie Meets Indiana Jones

Katherine lost her sippy-cup just prior to going down a slide. Her reaction was something between Indiana Jones and Ralphie from ‘A Christmas Story’. [...]

Did I Imagine Brontosaurus?

Katherine is now enthralled with all thing dinosaur.  As we have gone through the various books and toy sets, I am reminded of most of my favorite dinosaurs from my childhood.

They are all there: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and Brontosaurus. Actually, no, there is no mention of Brontosaurus in any of the books.  Did [...]

Barney :Butter Doctor

Barney the dinosaur encourages children about being in various professions. In one page, he has what looks like a stick of butter while in the doctor’s office. [...]

Katherine Reads to Winnie the Pooh

Katherine reads to her Winnie the Pooh doll. [...]

Reciprocity Has Its Benefits

Recently, Rebecca and I purchased a membership to COSI.  The most immediate benefits for us are the following:

Rebecca and Katherine have another option to get out and explore. Unlike the zoo, this will be good during winter months as well. I think this is as beneficial for Rebecca as it is Katherine. The toddler [...]

The Greater Threat?

Perspective of a fish about to become lunch

I took this picture from the bottom portion of the Polar Bear exhibit at the Columbus Zoo looking at the fish. In the background you can see one of the Polar Bears looking at the fish as well. Or, is he looking at me?

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Fourth of July at the Zoo

Rebecca, her parents, Katherine and I enjoyed the 4th of July at the Columbus Zoo this year. [...]

Our Trip To Chuck E. Cheese

Say Cheese! Katherine, Rebecca and I

Rebecca, Katherine and I visited Chuck E. Cheese last weekend for a birthday party. Katherine is at the age where she knows that there are a lot of fun things there for her to get into, but was still too young to play with a lot of [...]

Christmas Highlights

Now that the Christmas season for 2010 has officially wound down, I wanted to share a few highlights:

When we landed in LAX to visit the Swanson side of the family, the attendants said, ‘Welcome to Seattle’. It was a joke due to all of the rain that was falling there — which was actually [...]