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On the Brink of the School-aged Years

August 5, 2016 – 1:24 pm

Two things happened yesterday that helped clarify an uneasiness I’ve felt all summer. • I took the kids to the zoo with only a small backpack filled with three water bottles and a few essentials. We’ve been handling zoo trips this way for quite some time. But this visit, zipping around strollers filled with children […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged growing up, James, older, Owen, school | Comments (2)

I Know That You Know (And When You Know That I Know, Still There Will Be Magic)

December 9, 2015 – 5:59 pm

I love this season of innocence. Even when it’s not so jolly. This weekend we cut down our Christmas tree and I was reminded of the look on Owen’s face in a picture I took last December, a picture I now love. I was reminded of how hard things were mid-December, last year. How un-jolly […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged believe, christmas, happiness, James, magic, Owen, parenting, reality, santa | Comments (0)

A Hike in November

November 3, 2015 – 8:44 pm

Although Kentucky’s election results aren’t proving promising, we were gifted today with the most lovely November weather—75° and sunny. And so, after voting, we did what we love to do but don’t do nearly enough—we hiked. (This time, the Fort Thomas Landmark Tree Trail.) We slid on leaves, observed moss and mushrooms, and stood still […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged autumn, elections, Fort Thomas Landmark Tree Trail, hike, James, Owen, quotes, vote | Comments (0)

Things That Have Recently Upset My Children

March 3, 2015 – 4:06 pm

• He discovered he had hair on his arms (Owen). • The framed picture on his bedside table shows him wearing long sleeves and long pants, but he wants to be wearing short sleeves and shorts—in the picture (James). • Snow got into his mitten (Owen). • Only half the puppy tattoo stuck to her hand […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged anger, James, Owen, parenting, upset | Comments (3)

Sophie’s Purple Party

December 12, 2014 – 7:33 pm

Late 2013, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Sophie decided to have a Purple Party. This meant she spent an afternoon taking every single thing out of her room that wasn’t purple, filling the upstairs hallway. You had to wear purple to attend … and you were only allowed to eat purple treats. We played purple games, […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged dress-up, family, games, mess, party, purple, room | Comments (1)

Colleen + Sophie

December 12, 2014 – 7:16 pm

November 2013 “In my cousin, I find a second self.” —Isabel Norton

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Neltner’s Farm 2013

December 3, 2014 – 8:52 pm

(Catching up before the New Year. They’ve grown so much.) “For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.” ±Edwin Way Teale

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged 2013, James, Kentucky, Neltner's, october, Owen, pumpkin farm | Comments (1)

Paper Dolls

December 3, 2014 – 8:30 pm

As I imagine most children do, Sophie goes through phases favoring toys. She fell in love with paper dolls awhile ago, and lately, she’s back in love. Perhaps now it’s a deeper love given that she’s able to more easily cut out hats, dresses, cloaks and accessories. Initially, though, the cutting part was hard. And […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged Betsy McCall, gift, Linda, paper dolls, play, vintage | Comments (0)

Firsts

October 16, 2014 – 11:13 pm

We know so little when we’re young. I don’t remember the family’s name. I don’t even remember the boy’s name. But I remember babysitting, as a young teenager, in the summer. The boy had been practicing riding his bike without training wheels with his dad. And he was excited. So very excited. He asked if […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged andy, babysitting, bicycle, first, regret, scoot bike | Comments (0)

Late Summer 2013

October 12, 2014 – 3:24 pm

A catch-up. The boys developed a love of washing windows, which I hope remains with them always. A pool party, with dear friends. To celebrate the end of summer we took the kids to Coney Island. It was terribly hot … and so much fun. Sophie and Andy rode the ferris wheel … while the […]

By kara | Posted in All | Also tagged big top, colleen, coney island, family, friends, Grandma, Grandpa, James, Nini, Owen, pool party, pop, porch, Pork Festival, summer, tea party, woodfill elementary | Comments (1)
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