Month: November 2013

out: radius

November 30, 2013

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out: radius
out: lyttonsville park

November 30, 2013

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out: lyttonsville park
grandkids

November 29, 2013
out: american history museum

November 29, 2013

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out: american history museum
thanksgiving 2013

November 28, 2013
handwringing

November 28, 2013

the mighty quinn has fallen in love with handwashing — and tries to do it a dozen times a day. of course, as this is bundled with a new found desire to use the toilet like a big boy, i’ll find a way to live with it.
christmas tree 2013

November 27, 2013
decorating the tree

November 27, 2013

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decorating the tree
video: happy holiday chaos

November 27, 2013
cousins

November 27, 2013

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cousins
out: tea @ american girls

November 26, 2013

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out: tea @ american girls
out: international spy museum

November 26, 2013

while the girls were off at the american girls store having tea, in a fit of stereotyping the boys went to the international spy museum. turns out they don’t allow strollers in the museum, though they’ll helpfully give you backpack in case you want to transfer your 40 lbs. baby and carry him around while he’s taking his afternoon nap. helpful.

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out: international spy museum
josephina

November 23, 2013

sparklet’s cousin is coming into town for the holidays, and the family — at least the female side — are all going out to tea at fancy-pants doll store. so, sparklet got a fancy-pants doll.

oh, well. she was a good girl at school this semester, and it’s never to early to start bribing kids for good grades. actually, scratch that. she’s in pre-school so it’s waaaay too early.

you guys sure this parenthood thing doesn’t come with a manual?

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josephina
firsts: family wii time

November 23, 2013
found: once upon a monster

November 20, 2013
found: boys

November 20, 2013
corning, new york

November 19, 2013

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corning, new york
found: early signs of christmas

November 19, 2013
corning museum of glass

November 19, 2013

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corning museum of glass
travel: rockwell museum, corning, new york

November 18, 2013

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travel: rockwell museum, corning, new york
Trip #28: Corning, New York

November 18, 2013
under

November 17, 2013

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under
world land-speed record

November 17, 2013

we set a new land-speed record for the segment of earth between Williamsburg, Virginia and northwest Washington, D.C. today — with a traveling time of just two hours and seventeen minutes.

if i recall, last time the trip took just under 6 hours. and, the last time I had a sub 2:30 time was (quite literally) in 1997.

which is great, considering i leave first thing tomorrow for a 4:54 hour drive to Corning, New York.

yippee.
williamsburg, pt. 2

November 17, 2013

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williamsburg, pt. 2
found: rawls byrd

November 17, 2013

school pride for my alma mater. i don’t remember much about my childhood, but i’m pretty sure it was all downhill after rawls byrd.
driving

November 16, 2013

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driving
found: car wash

November 16, 2013
travel: williamsburg, va

November 16, 2013

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travel: williamsburg
out: national zoo

November 15, 2013

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out: national zoo
found: javier cabada

November 13, 2013
#20,000

November 11, 2013

Apologies for two consecutive navel-gazing posts, but there are a couple of auspicious milestones that demand attention. I’ve just ticked over 20,000 photos since I relaunched my photography habit back in 2004, and it looks like I’m up to my 2,500th blog post.

To make things more dramatic/traumatic, I just realized next spring will make it 10 full years of blogging. (I started blogging the same month that I started dating my beloved wife, so a decade of blogging will clearly be the second most important anniversary celebrated that month.)

It’s stunningly hard to explain the number of things that have changed over the last ten years… and it’s hard to believe that I’m even the same person.

Speaking of, my kids are yelling at me, so I have to go.
web: welcome to 2014

November 11, 2013

After three years, it was about time for a new look and feel for the family blog.

I launched the last look shortly before sparklet’s first birthday, which means it’s been up and running just over three years. now, one all-nighter later, we’ve got a design that looks like it’s been designed in this decade, which should be quite the upgrade.

Talk to y’all again in 2017.
out: b&o railway museum

November 10, 2013

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b&o railway museum, ellicott city, maryland
hike: patapsco state park

November 10, 2013

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hike: tall poplar trail, mckeldin recreation area, patapsco state park, marriotsville, maryland
leaves

November 9, 2013

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leaves
foliage

November 7, 2013

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foliage
found: awwww

November 5, 2013
siblings

November 4, 2013
hike: rock creek park

November 3, 2013

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hike: rock creek park
changing leaves

November 3, 2013
thank you, fedex

November 2, 2013

there was an open place to pull off not 15 yards ahead. not to mention, you could — well — not park in the exact middle of the road.
ice cream

November 2, 2013

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ice cream
found: the camera thief

November 2, 2013
out: national zoo

November 2, 2013

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out: national zoo
found: fleeing from gymnastics

November 2, 2013
found: xenohabilzoophobia

November 1, 2013

fear of people in mascot or animal costumes. it’s a real thing. i’m guessing, inherited from the paternal side of the family.
trip #27: newark, new jersey

November 1, 2013