liam // Dad and I often catch you eavesdropping on our conversations and lovingly call you Radar, letting you know we see you. I sometimes catch...

I met my mom for lunch and ice cream yesterday and then left all of my children with her for Nina Camp, a week of...

  liam // you climbed our steep roof to watch your dad work. It seems you are transitioning out of boyhood  more and more each...

  liam // I always find you reading, even when you should be folding laundry. burke // a sweet smile from the guy who had blotches...

Mark and I dry-fit our kitchen cabinets today, and I’ll admit it was wonderful seeing some more of our vision for this space come together....

When we first bought the house, the kitchen was dark and ugly. The faucet leaked incessantly so that the sealant around the sink wouldn’t hold....

 liam  // you wanted to build something this week–possibly inspired by all of the handmade work your father’s been doing–so you built a lemonade stand...

The last few months have consisited of moving, living with one bathroom, unpacking, living without a stove, homeschooling, fixing the fridge, unpacking some more, fixing...

“a weekly portrait of each of my children in 2014” liam // you built a flying ship (complete with propelled wings) for a local Lego exhibition and called it the Flying...

I remember the night you called me, your voice awkward and intentional, “I need to see you. We need to talk.” I assumed it was...