Every year, Simon and I look forward to the Arts Festival. It’s not that the art is really all that great, but the weather is usually fantastic, and the food is always a highlight. Nine years ago, we were seniors in high school (1999!) and had just started hanging out together. I don’t know how […]

Boo Hoo Originally uploaded by maliburachel Well, so, in regards to my post below about our trip to Disneyland, err, excuse me, Southern California, I just got onto the Disneyland website, and i am EXTREMELY dismayed to discover that “It’s a Small World” is in fact closed for refurbishment. Until November. So no Small World […]

It’s A Small World Record Mary Blair Art Originally uploaded by Neato Coolville We’ve been working on our summer vacation plans the past few weeks and we are really excited about taking Jude somewhere together, as a family. He really takes everything in these days – such a little sponge! Southern California is our destination […]

Because Jude came early, we unfortunately had to cancel the baby shower thrown for him by some of the ladies at our church. We were finally able to reschedule for last night, and it was amazing! The theme was books, so instead of traditional baby gifts, everybody brought baby books to stock Jude’s library. We […]