Raspberry World

Three today!

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Happy birthday, Alex!

We celebrated all day long, from a birthday breakfast at home, to a birthday party with friends at Stay & Play, and finally a Superbowl dinner with our neighbors. Alex had a great day. Pictures are in the February set on Flickr. Also, check the January set for [...]

I love that tree

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Today it’s a year since we bought our house. I can hardly believe how the time has flown.

Big Brother, Little Brother

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Alex and Charlie wore matching pajamas on Charlie’s first night at home. Alex and I bought them last summer, shortly before we found out that the baby was a boy. Alex picked out these bright, sunny Tigger pajamas and we agreed that they would be fine for either [...]

Family of Four

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Charles Nicholas was born on January 12, 2009. He weighed 8 lbs, 15 oz, and was 19 inches long. He is doing great!

We will call him Charlie.

Alex is so happy to be a big brother. We are enjoying this time at home with each other and Nana and [...]

What 40 looks like

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I am 40 years old today. I expected it to feel like a bigger deal than it does, but I think the impending arrival of baby brother is taking my mind off of it.

Still, 40 is surely the biggest milestone since 21, at least in my mind. [...]