Nov 6 – Nov 23, 2016

Linus has been reading Make Way for Ducklings, so of course we went to the Public Garden. When he saw the statues, he made a beeline. I had forgotten how big…

Oct 10 – Nov 5, 2016

Mina is an incredibly feisty lady. She just doesn’t hold back! Her hair really had begun to get out of control in October. Of course we usually tame it with…

Vacation in Acadia

Mina is very excited about standing up these days. She’s officially “cruising” – meaning she creeps around the house either by pushing things so she can walk behind them, or…

Sept 6 – Sept 25, 2016

What’s that you say? You want more adorable photos of Linus and Mina? Well, OK! One thing we’ve discovered about Mina is that she’s an absolute champ at making faces.…

Sleepy

Yesterday we went apple picking – photos are coming. But I couldn’t resist a quick photo with my phone of little Mina completely tuckered out afterward. Extra adorable was that…

Videos for Aug 23 – Sept 5, 2016

I nearly forgot about these! But maybe it’s nice to keep them separate. First up, we finally caught Linus at his laundry routine. Make sure you have the volume on…

August 23 – September 5, 2016

The loneliness of the early park visitor! Linus and Yen have been heading to the park right after breakfast so they can play before it gets too hot. I’m surprised…

Monday Morning Field Trip

Yen and Linus take field trips nearly every day, but today Mina came along. They went to story hour at the library! I’ve been after Yen to try it. Partly…

Rody

Mina loves Linus’s Rody. Turns out they can both fit on it!

Potty

Guess who pooped on the potty this morning! She’ll be trained in no time…

August 4 – August 22, 2016

It’s still hot! But Mina’s staying cool. That little toy you can see on her left is one of her favorites. She especially likes to use it to practice switching hands.…

July 11 – August 3, 2016

This has been a tough summer. Not because of Linus and Mina, but because we’re experiencing very unusual weather. It’s been above 90 at least one day every week, which…

Dinner

I keep trying to capture Linus speaking his unique made-up language, but he always clams up when he sees me recording. Here I tried to hide what I was doing…

June 25 – July 10, 2016

There’s a little spur path in the park we usually go to. A woman told me months ago that it leads past the yard of a retired dentist who is…

Swimming

There will be a much longer post on this activity, but just wanted to share a photo of Mina getting ready for a swim. She hasn’t got a swimsuit (and…