Archive for 2012

sack race

We’ve read Best Friends for Frances several times in the past few weeks. We’ve chatted about including everyone, being friends [...]

Monday, February 20th, 2012
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bikes in February

I like it when the boys take charge of the day and let us know what they want to do. [...]

Sunday, February 19th, 2012
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somebody that I used to know

I don’t know about you, but we tend to get pretty excited about five people playing one guitar at the [...]

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Posted in musicalness, video | 3 Comments »

Valentine’s Day

In all honesty, I don’t get super excited about Valentine’s Day. It’s not a day I anticipate with much excitement, [...]

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
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“doctor seuss?”

Oliver only wishes we were going to see Dr. Seuss. Unfortunately, it’s just his normal pediatrician that got to see [...]

Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Posted in Brooklyn, Oliver, motherhood, the day-to-day | 1 Comment »

in which Micah discovers his inner Mr. Milne and records our life, in verse

This poem needs very little introduction or explanation, just that it was written by Micah after a morning reading A. [...]

Sunday, February 5th, 2012
Posted in Oliver, Simon, artistic endeavors, the day-to-day, writing | 2 Comments »

on this day

Let it be known that on February 1, 2012 between the hours of 4:00 and 5:00 pm Simon learned to [...]

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Posted in Brooklyn, Simon, celebration | 2 Comments »

in which I laugh so hard at myself for crying

Do you want to know what is like a Pixar movie in book form, only way way way better? Winnie-the-Pooh. [...]

Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Posted in Oliver, Simon, books, motherhood, the day-to-day | 2 Comments »

through and through

Simon once again demonstrates the depth of his Blackhurst-ness through a new-found love of Ritz crackers (actually “Golden Rounds” from [...]

Saturday, January 28th, 2012
Posted in Simon, deliciousness | 2 Comments »

from the wedding

Just some photos from my sister’s wedding. There’s my dance partner, Ben, and his dad (my brother Will), niece Lydia [...]

Friday, January 27th, 2012
Posted in celebration, people we know, vacation | 1 Comment »