Coming Up For Air…
Kendra and I gambled a bit and bought a new house, knowing that we would be closing at the end of July. Even though the twins aren’t due until August 28th, most twins are...
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Hiking Mt. Kearsarge, Warner, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Mt. Kearsarge, Warner, NH Date: July 24, 2013 Distance: 1.37 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 400 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours, 35 minutes round trip Trail Blaze: White Triangle (Lincoln Trail) & White Rectangle (Rollins Trail) Difficulty: Moderate/Easy...
Hiking at Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Bradley Palmer State Park, Topsfield, MA Date: July 16, 2013 Distance: 1.16 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 98 feet Our Hiking Time: 1 hour round trip Trail Blaze: Blue Triangles & Difficulty: Easy Trail Map[/box] Sometimes you just gotta...
Hiking at Peggy Keck Reservation, Andover, MA
This little gem of a reservation is literally in the shadow of the more popular Harold Parker State Forest. In an effort to hike through all the conservation lands listed in the Andover Trails...
Hiking Mt. Major, Alton Bay, NH
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”] Location: Mt. Major, Alton Bay, NH Date: June 2, 2013 Distance: 4.14 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 1,168 feet Our Hiking Time: 4 hours, 15 minutes roundtrip Trail Blaze: Blue Rectangle (Mt. Major & Major-Straightback Link...
2013 Blogging for LGBT Families Day: Getting Creative
For Addison’s second birthday, my Auntie Debbie gave her a set of Fisher Price Little People. It was a bride and groom with a fancy carriage and wedding cake… and a second bride and...
Trying to Conceive, Round Two: Part I
When Addie turned one, Kendra and I started talking about trying for a second kid. We had four vials of sperm left from the same donor we had used with Addie. We were lucky to...
Hiking at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Ipswich, MA
Spring is finally here! This weekend we celebrated the warm weather with a trip to Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Ipswich, MA. Our friends Janet and Greg, and their two little ones...
Hiking Osgood Hill & Stevens Estate, North Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Osgood Hill, North Andover, MA Date: April 27, 2013 Distance: 2.3 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 72 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours roundtrip Trail Blaze: Blue Circle (Stevens Trail) & Green Circle (Osgood Hill Trail) Difficulty: Easy Trail...
It’s Time for America to Rebuild its Villages
For all of us Bostonians, last week brought a range of emotions – terror, anger, fear, relief, pride, and determination. During last Friday’s manhunt for Suspect #2 in the Boston Marathon bombing, my body...