Fiona and Colin ring in the new year by checking out the new equipment on their favorite playground. Continue reading Fiona and Colin check out the new Heckscher Playground in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Colin was born with a mop of hair, and by the time he was over 8½ months old it was time to give it a trim. Continue reading Colin’s first haircut
Who knew making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich could be so laborious? But for an almost-four-year-old, it’s a pretty big accomplishment.
Continue reading Fiona makes a PB&J sandwich
On a train trip, Fiona discovers the curious sport of tetherball. Continue reading Fiona discovers tetherball
Colin sits in his Bumbo chair and plays with Beatrice the Butterfly Rattle. Continue reading Colin plays with Beatrice the Butterfly
Fiona tries gum for the first time—and we end up with a record of everyday life and conversation in our family. Continue reading Fiona has chewing gum for the first time
Susan and Dustin decided it was time to say goodbye to the last few customized M&M’s from our wedding—six and a half years ago. And, like any good parents, we decided the best way to get rid of them would be to let our four-year-old eat them. So here Fiona is, eating M&M’s that are older than she is. Continue reading Fiona finishes off our wedding M&M’s
It’s a watershed moment in this baby’s life! Watch Colin eat solid food—in this case, homemade green bean baby food—and laugh along with his facial expressions. Continue reading Colin eats solid food for the first time
One day, Susan caught Fiona pushing our clothes basket across the apartment, removing articles of clothing as she went. Continue reading Fiona undoes the laundry
Fiona was explaining to her Mama and Daddy how a cannon works. Continue reading In which Fiona says, “KABOOM!”
New York City’s first controlled implosion since 2001 took place this morning. And Dustin was there to view—and film—it all from the deck of the Staten Island Ferry. Continue reading Building implosion on Governors Island
Download a free Adobe Illustrator template for the new YouTube One Channel design. And enjoy an upgraded experience at DialannTV. Continue reading Free template for YouTube’s new One Channel design
To lift your spirits on this sad day, here’s Fiona playing her guitar and singing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and the Alphabet Song this afternoon. Continue reading Fiona playing her guitar
Nearly 13 years after we graduated, a gift of sorts to fellow members of the South Mecklenburg High School Class of 2000: a digitized version of the video of our commencement. Now the complete, unedited video is available for all of us to share—and the entire world to see. Continue reading South Mecklenburg High School Class of 2000 Commencement
We had a cultural night at church on Saturday, 2 February 2013, and the missionaries asked me to prepare this slide-show presentation to accompany the song they used to open the activity. Continue reading From All the World
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