Skirting the Line: Evan’s Heart
Evan had his latest heart checkup last week. Not much has changed since his last one – at least, not physically. He still has three cardiac defects – a right aortic arch, double-chambered right...
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The Rolling Tide of LGBTQ Rights: Parenting with Uncertainty
Aside from getting married, becoming a parent was both the most amazing, and terrifying moment of my life. Suddenly my wife, Kendra, and I were responsible for a tiny little baby. I kept expecting...
Adventures in Snowshoeing on Weir Hill
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Weir Hill, North Andover, MA Date: January 8, 2017 Distance: .87 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 92 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hours, 7 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: Yellow Circles (Edgewood Farm Trail) Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] It’s hard to believe...
Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017!
2016 was a rather quiet year for us… though busier in some ways, with lots of milestones for the little ones. Addison turned six, started first grade, lost her first tooth, and had surgery to remove...
Finding the Mice on Main in Greenville, SC!
There is a neat little scavenger hunt in Greenville, South Carolina that we have wanted to do with the kids for years – finding the Mice on Main – nine small bronze sculptures hidden along...
Hiking and Birdwatching at Lake Conestee Nature Park
Location: Lake Conestee Nature Park, Greenville, SCDate: December 28, 2016Distance: 1.55 miles roundtripElevation Gain: 275 feetOur Hiking Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes roundtripTrail Blaze: Black Diamonds & Black CirclesDifficulty: EasyTrail Map We are down south for the holidays, and with the great...
The Enduring Love of a Grandmother
It’s hard to believe it’s already been two weeks since my grandmother, Dorothy C. Campbell, passed. She was an amazing woman – mother to eight children, grandmother to 20, and great-grandmother to another 20. Somehow,...
Finding Love in the Green Mountains
We took the kids hiking yesterday, hitting up one of our favorite trails from last summer – the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail in Ripton, Vermont. The trail is unique in that Robert Frost’s poetry is...
10 Tips for Stay at Home Parents
Ha ha ha haaaa! Yeah, I’ve got nothing. Spending 15 hours a day with your kids, every day, is flipping hard. Sorry if you clicked on this post with the hope that I actually have...
The Donor Talk: When Kids Have a Sperm Donor
All three of our kids were conceived using sperm from the same anonymous open donor. We had a lot of reasons for choosing our donor, ranging from the frivolous (like me, his favorite sports...