

May 18 to 26
Henry Cradow Smith arrived on May 19, a week after my due date. We went into the hospital at 6:30 AM so I could be induced, and he was...


May 1 to 17
The final days before Hank's arrival! Officially a day overdue At our beloved babysitter Courtlyn's graduation party


April 16 to 30
We are hunkered down here in Alabama, waiting for Pete's brother to arrive... All the other kids posed like a flying superhero (arms...


April 1 to 15
After Lulu left Pete started swim lessons! He loves the water. We watch him through this window, and he often turns around and waves at...


March 18 to April 1
We celebrated Pete's 3rd birthday by going to Disney! It was fun--more fun in the morning, before the crowds descended. Pete liked It's a...


March 1 to 17
I went to a work conference (AWP) and left Mat and Pete alone (they sent plenty of pictures!) and then Nana and Papa came the following...


February 8 to 28
Story in captions! Zocalo, who is more outgoing now that Fipi has died. Pete has entered a picky phase--he says "yucky" to most things...


January 19 to February 7
We are finally into the routine of the Spring Semester. Since our teaching schedules change every Spring and Fall, so does our routine....


December 31 to Jan 18
We've had an eventful two weeks! We got back from Sedona on Saturday, celebrated the New Year with party at Sunny and Paul and Arthur's...


Sedona! December 26-30
The day after Christmas we went to Sedona and had our auras read (we actually did not do that but we could have--there were a lot of...