Kyle’s 30th Birthday (2013)

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Kyle’s 30th Birthday (2013)

December 12, 2014 – 7:25 pm

“Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.” —Larry Lorenzoni

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Dear Sophie, This year your birthday started with a visit from Grandma and Grandpa in Baltimore. And, on the way to the airport, Owen threw up all over himself and the van. As I was trying to get him cleaned up with the few wipes and plastic bags I had, changing him into one of […]

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Becoming a 6-Year-Old

March 30, 2014 – 9:18 pm

March 30, 2008 March 30, 2009 March 30, 2010 March 30, 2011 March 30, 2012 March 30, 2013 March 30, 2014 “I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

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A New Demographic

February 19, 2014 – 12:31 am

It’s 11:25pm the night before I turn 35 and I feel like I want to physically reach out and press against time. Slow it down. Stop it, for a moment, for many. I have been so lucky in my life and I have such high hopes for the future. I should also note that not […]

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James, On the Gift of Birthdays

February 18, 2014 – 9:44 pm

“Mommy, when we came out of your tummy you gave us a birthday!” —James, thinking deep thoughts, almost two hours past his bedtime “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” —Mark Twain

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Becoming a 5-Year-Old

April 4, 2013 – 10:44 pm

March 30, 2008 March 30, 2009 March 30, 2010 March 30, 2011 March 30, 2012 March 30, 2013 “Everyone is the age of their heart.” —Guatemalan Proverb

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Your Fifth Birthday

April 1, 2013 – 10:44 pm

Dear Sophie, This year, your birthday celebration started with your preschool celebration. First, you sat on Mrs. Richter’s lap and shared a book you made about your life. Then you walked around the sun, carrying a small world, five times—representing your five times around the sun. As you walked, the children sang: The earth goes […]

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Two Too

March 26, 2013 – 11:45 pm

Sophie’s birthday is Saturday. As such, conversations with the kids this week have largely centered around age. A couple days ago, in the car, Owen asked me how old he was. “You’re 2,” I said. Then, James asked me how old he was. “You’re 2, too,” I said. Yesterday we were talking about ages (again). […]

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Troy’s Cafe

February 26, 2013 – 8:40 pm

In January we celebrated my grandma’s birthday … with dinner at Troy’s Cafe. Part of me hesitates writing this, because it’s such a great suburbia secret. Situated at the end of a strip mall in West Chester, an area awash in chain restaurants, this little gem of a restaurant has delicious, reasonably priced food, good […]

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When You Turn 33 …

July 31, 2012 – 2:00 am

and you’re the father of a 4-year-old and two 2-year-olds and you’re married to me you get: (1) a Graeter’s ice cream cake as requested but with 33 candles on it that melt everything in the name of tradition. (2) take-out Indian food because, let’s be honest, you’re the better cook. (3) two children helping […]