The Devious Snail celebrated a birthday on Thanksgiving Day. We started the day out with nine siblings and cousins in the bathtub for a breakfast of bagels with cream cheese. It was standing room only! Because it was so crowded in the bathtub, most people headed downstairs to the dining…

Last night The Banana, Mr. TOF and I bundled up and headed downtown to see the Devious Snail march in the Christmas City of the North Parade. It was cold and windy, but we put on a lot of layers and it was just fine. We left Peanut Maximus with…

I’m a little late with an update about Peanut Maximus. He’s growing, growing, growing! The past few weeks he’s gotten less scrunchy, which makes him seem so very long. He’s been long from the start, even in the very first ultrasound measurements. He’s also gotten so much more coordinated, and…

The Banana is finishing her swim season this week with an important two day sectional meet in the Cities. Since it is far away, we won’t get to be spectators, but actually I got to see her swim at more swim meets this season than ever before because of my…

He’s just a little guy, hanging out like a football because that seems extra comfortable for a fussy tummy. Dr. Peds knows the best baby holds.

I’ve been just as enamored of delicate branches with a few leaves hanging on as I have been with full trees in their splendor this autumn season. Here are some scenes from neighborhood stroller rides with Peanut Maximus the past two Fridays. We’ve had such warm and pleasant weather, which…

I think it might have been the warmest Halloween I’ve ever lived through. Peanut Maximus dressed as an adorable avocado! Not really visible in these images was his cute floppy leaf on the hood of his fuzzy costume. Mr. TOF threw together a costume that was some sort of a…