It can be difficult to find new books for Thumper to read sometimes.  But sometimes I get really lucky.  While shopping with Thumper at the Amazon bookstore, we found two brand-new releases that we just had to have. First, a Little Golden Star Trek book???  NO WAY.  MUST BUY. It’s a kids’ adaptation of the […]

The home improvement/remodeling saga continues. Grandma and Gichan came over on the Fourth to work with me, while the Webmaster and Ane were volunteering at the city parade (and the boys were distracted by the Xbox and iPads).  The goal: remove the carpet from the old master bedroom, and assess the condition of the hardwood […]

This is still one of the best Independence Day pictures I ever took. This was from 2011, and they’re all so little… and Thumper wasn’t even born yet! So here he is from his first Independence Day in 2013. He was SO CUTE.

The flag shirts are on!  Let’s grill some food and then blow something up! Grandma and Gichan came over for the food (and to help with another project – more on that later), but left before we blew anything up.  Ane’s friend Katie came over to help with the fireworks – yet another American first […]