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more presents

October 16, 2010

photo of the week // one year

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more birthday presents

snort

October 15, 2010

we don’t know what in tarrrnation she’s doing, but sparklet has taken to squinching up her nose randomly throughout the day. i can’t wait for her to be old enough to explain this all to me.

sigh

October 14, 2010

a special anniversary for the lady sparkler and i tonight, celebrating three hundred and sixty-five consecutive days without accidentally killing our daughter — go team!

birthday presents

October 13, 2010

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first birthday presents

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first birthday presents (unabridged)

“i’m ready, y’all — when does everyone else get here?”

October 12, 2010

i might be going out on a limb by saying this, but i think sparklet’s ready for tomorrow, and — more importantly — for Saturday.

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“i’m ready, y’all — when does everyone else get here?”

gender violation

October 11, 2010

three different people referred to sparklet as a boy a total of eight times today — i wonder if the blue star wars “AT-AT” t-shirt i bought for her had anything to do with it.

video: oh no, we’ve lost one back there

October 11, 2010

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU-md8GSpDY

and not two minutes earlier i was thinking to myself — “wow, i think she’s finally getting the hang of this hiking thing.”

hike: snead farm, shenandoah national park, virginia

October 11, 2010

trail information:
Trailhead: (Google Maps); Length: 3.2 total miles; Elevation Gain: 500 feet; Trail Type: Loop; Skill Level: Easy.

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hike: snead farm, shenandoah national park, virginia

i walked into Front Royal’s KFC today, expecting their new double down to be something so disgusting that it would put even paula deen’s wretched monstrosities to shame.instead, i got awesomeness. pure. unadulterated. awesomeness.

don’t get me wrong — one was enough, quite possibly enough for the rest of my existence.

but, wow.

pumpkin patch at butler’s orchard

October 10, 2010

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pumpkin patch at butler’s orchard, germantown, maryland