Blue Stripe Belt

Linus earned his purple with blue stripe belt last night! It’s wonderful to see him advancing but all the more special because of how close he came to dropping out…

Passport Renewal

It’s time to renew Linus’s passport, so Yen snapped some pics. This is a little easier than when he was a baby! But you still have to get it right.…

Bookworms

After resisting for so long (and causing me so much anxiety), Linus has finally started to enjoy reading. They have been making Yen take them to the library every day…

Summer Fun

I didn’t forget about Linus’s birthday! It was actually a big production: cake and presents on the actual day and a visit to Kimball Farm with his friends on Saturday.…

Ecuador: Otavalo

The last stop on our trip was Otavalo, a market town about an hour and forty-five minutes outside of Quito. We wanted a location that would be relaxing after the…

Galapagos: Isabela

After our intense day touring the islands around Santa Cruz, we had to get up early to catch a boat to our next destination, Isabela. People kept referring to it…

Purple Belt

Mina tested – and achieved – her purple belt!

Locked Up

We visited Salem with Yen’s family, and I got Linus to go into the stocks. I had no idea someone so punished could look so adorable.

Ecuador: Quito

Ecuador has been on our list for a couple of years after a coworker of mine sang its praises. Last year we tried to plan a visit, became overwhelmed by…

Mina Photos

I know I shouldn’t be jealous, but Yen is just completely smitten with Mina. In any batch of photos, there is always a 50:1 ratio of Mina photos to anyone…

June 2023

Can you believe the end of school is almost here? The kids are so ready. There is much pomp and circumstance associated with the end of the year, not the…

New Jersey (Yen’s Photos)

Oh right, I never posted these! As usual, there were a few on the camera already before the trip. Mostly Mina being excited about her food. Here’s Linus in my…

Kidding Around

A local farm brought little goats to school, and the first graders got to play around with them. Mina said, “It felt like a table was balancing on my back!”

A Few Vacation Pics

Yen will send me his photos at some point, but I thought I’d go ahead and share what’s on my phone. This wasn’t an exotic vacation. No, we wanted a…