New York City with kids!
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by Julie
3w ago
Before we had kids, Mr. A and I talked about celebrating our ten-year anniversary by returning to our wedding site with them (the Shakespeare Garden in Central Park). August 2020 was our ten-year anniversary, so we had planned to finally make the trip and bring the boys to the Big Apple! Whoops, a pandemic. We ..read more
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Nine Years Old!
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by Julie
1y ago
E and M got to do part-time hybrid school for the spring of their 2nd grade year. Third grade was fully back to in-person. Over the summer, they got VACCINES!!! The libraries finally opened back up again! They took tennis lessons and a soccer skills class. I got them roller skates, we went back to ..read more
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Eight Years Old!
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by Julie
1y ago
These boys had quite a weird year between 7 and 8! They stayed home for more than half of it after the pandemic hit, when they were in 2nd grade. They spent a lot of time on ipads doing “school.” Lots of reading, they did lots of skateboarding, and I took them on lots of ..read more
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Seven Years Old!
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by Julie
1y ago
The boys turned SEVEN years old recently! Seven really seems like the official end of little kid and beginning of just kid years. Six was a good year. They finished kindergarten and did great. Their academic skills improved a lot, they made a lot of friends, they had a lot of fun. They were definitely ..read more
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Summer 2019 Adventures: Trillium Lake!
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by Julie
1y ago
On the Fourth of July, we decided to go somewhere new: Trillium Lake. My jaw dropped as soon as the lake came into view. WOW. It was a beautiful day, and I couldn’t stop taking pictures because this view was just so freaking perfect. That blue blue sky, the deep green trees, the mountain, and ..read more
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Easy high-energy games at home!
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by Julie
2y ago
Hyped-up kids on a rainy day or dark evening? Here’s a few super-easy activities to get out lots of energy and have fun–which require NO EQUIPMENT. I started offering “physical challenges” for my boys when this happens. Sometimes I offer the choice of outdoor play or physical challenges. One boy actually really likes the physical ..read more
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Family Movie Night
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by Julie
2y ago
Nerd Alert! A giant list of family/kid movies, sorted by date released. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR0ZqqG-sUXp8LFq_KarsRIIUeFj7odV7BIe9VSycdCG8vrn99aO9FoEG1RfUnuEijyehf7WgyDmOVS/pubhtml Our family started movie nights a couple years ago, but it was sporadic. Last year, we started doing it every Saturday night pretty regularly. Mr. A also makes homemade pizza and popcorn. Like all media decisions, we had a hard time thinking ..read more
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Our Spring and Summer in the time of Coronavirus
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by Julie
2y ago
We have been so lucky. So, so lucky. My side gig as a substitute teacher obviously stopped abruptly, and my photography work did too, until mid-summer. However–Mr A still has his job because his company has always been remote. And with no child care costs, we are doing just fine financially. The boys are at home ‘doing’ ‘remote learning.’ So all I do is hang out with/near them the whole day. It’s pretty quiet. Like everyone else, we created a ‘home schooling’ schedule together. It was pretty idealistic, of course. We didn’t go crazy with the color-coding or anything, but I hoped to schedule ti ..read more
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Six Years Old!!
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by Julie
4y ago
These boys are now SIX! Here’s what they’ve been up to as five year olds. Lots of big milestones this year.   First huge milestone–they both learned to read! M began first, in the spring–just all of a sudden; and E was a little bit later. Obviously the next biggest thing is that E and M started kindergarten! The transition seemed to be pretty seamless. They are learning, playing, maturing. We walked them to and from school, which was really sweet. And only minimal whining–mostly on the walks home. Love that reason to get fresh air first thing in the morning. They got REALLY into roller s ..read more
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