Category Archives: faith

Cousins Mary & Miles

Posted on 2015/10/03 by circuskitchen

Friday, October 2nd 2015 Just these two shots alone are so cute I can hardly stand it. After a visit to their house on Friday afternoon, lo & behold, Paul comes home with our kids PLUS one. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, Friendship, health, love, parenthood | Tagged Aunt Amanda, baby has a Sharpie, Bakugan, bedside service, boob hat, bunnies, Cambridge Cousins, castle, cat cat, coffee in the morning, cousins, Halloween, hand-me-downs, Jane Ann, M&M, Mary, meatball and carrot stick, Miles, naked roller skating, nursing in public, peas and carrots, pile o' cousins, sleepover, tiger hat, Trio, Uncle Paul | 3 Comments

Missed the Bus

Posted on 2015/09/21 by circuskitchen

Monday, September 21st 2015 How to awake this piece of confection from her angelic slumber in my bed? I mean seriously: Then while dressing, we hit a fashion snafu: Somehow we all spill out to the bus stop, … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, faith, family, forgiveness, health, love, mental health, parenthood, patience | Tagged #lastnightsmakeup, angelic slumber, angels in my bed, ASL, basketball, bus, bus stop, confection, confection in my bed, fashion snafu, i love you, last night's makeup, missing the bus, one footed, post apocalyptic, Purple Dragon, sacred in the mundane, sign language, sock, tiger car | 1 Comment

Tunbridge Fair 2015

Posted on 2015/09/20 by circuskitchen

Friday-Sunday, September 18th-20st 2015 In honor of Miles’ & Bubble Wow’s birthdays, the family trekked up to one of our old favorite haunts in Vermont: The Tunbridge WORLD’S Fair. I stayed back to grind away at work but came along … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, education, faith, family, food, forgiveness, Friendship, health, love, mental health, nature, parenthood, patience | Tagged $1 bills, baby lop, Baby Mary, bathing beauties, Bubble Wow, burlap sac, carney bosoms, carnival games, carnival rides, cavalcade of animals, cheetahs chasing impalas, cute fuzzy baby animals, Dell, holding Daddy's hand, King Arthur Flour, Midway, Miles, Montshire Museum, musical fence, musical rock boxes, Norwich VT, pile of baby lops, state fair, sugar babes, Tunbridge Fair | 2 Comments

The Purple Dragon Strikes Again

Posted on 2015/09/17 by circuskitchen

Thursday, September 17th 2015 After a year of taking the car to & from school (on account of ClaraJane being too young for the bus), now that she is FOUR the kids are stoked for the SCHOOL BUS. At least … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, faith, love, parenthood | Tagged bus, bus ride, first time, first time bus ride, four years old, Purple Dragon, school bus | 5 Comments

Guess Who’s NOT at School?

Posted on 2015/09/08 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, September 8th 2015 2015-09-08 CJ PIX [29 seconds]: Mommy’s “lipgloss” she also “borrowed.” *Four* years old, full of beans & entering Junior Kindergarden as a “Second Year Student.”

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, faith, family, food, forgiveness, love, mental health, parenthood, patience, work | Tagged back to school, Camera Phone, children, CJ, Daddy's phone, digital devices, home from school, kind of, kinda sorta, sort of | 1 Comment

Camping! – Otter River State Forest Movie

Posted on 2015/09/07 by circuskitchen

Labor Day Weekend 2015 (Fri. 9/4 – Mon. 9/7) Summer culminated in our much anticipated camping trip for the whole long weekend. (#nogigs!) We didn’t care much where we ended up; there are so many wonderful state forest … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, education, faith, family, food, forgiveness, Friendship, health, love, marriage, mental health, nature, parenthood, patience, work | Tagged back to school, campfire, camping, end of summer, fairy house, fishing, frogging, Labor Day Weekend, Otter River State Forest, two tents | 1 Comment

7 Year-Old Transformation

Posted on 2015/09/07 by circuskitchen

Labor Day Weekend Camping 2015 By Friday of Labor Day, we are camping. During an art project I brought, Gavin dips his hair in blue. Next night, starting in on an ear of corn, the boy’s tooth … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, faith, family, food, health, love, nature, parenthood | Tagged 7 year old, blue hair, BOY, camp, camping, corn, hair cut, long hair, loose tooth, lost tooth, Otter River State Forest, s'mores, two teeth | 1 Comment

Flying Boys

Posted on 2015/08/31 by circuskitchen

Monday, August 31 2015 On this day, Gavin and Miles had a brief but vigorous playdate. 2015-08-31 FLYING BOYS [40seconds]:

Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, Friendship, health, love, mental health | Tagged Arrested Development, Arrested Development song, Balls in the Air, couch jumping, double entendre, flying boys, Gavin, juggling anthem, Miles, pun | 1 Comment

FIT GIRL

Posted on 2015/08/27 by circuskitchen

Thursday, August 27th 2015 Sometimes my husband and daughter work out: EXTREME FIT GIRL [14seconds]: While checking out of Trader Joe’s and feeling tense on account of the above depicted *FIT* -which Paul had mercifully taken out into the … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, education, faith, family, forgiveness, health, love, marriage, mental health, parenthood, patience, work | Tagged 14 y/o, 14 years old, adorable, apocalyptic fit, DLove, Fit Girl, Huzzah, Jesus, parenting, Parenting Life, parenting trenches, post apocalyptic fit, screaming tantrum, SO ADORABLE, Trader Joe's, what would Jesus do, working out | Leave a comment

Pritchard Plymouth Invasion 2015

Posted on 2015/08/22 by circuskitchen

August 15th-22nd 2015 Pritchard Plymouth Invasion 2015 [3mins,5secs]:

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, faith, family, food, forgiveness, Friendship, health, love, mental health, nature, parenthood, patience, work | Tagged 49 Provincetwonview Rd., Auntie Lolo, beach, beach fire, Boharts, Chico, family vacation, fire, fire pit, fishing, Grandpa Pops, Greg, Gregory, Lauren Ruth Ward, Laurie, Liz, lobster, Lucy, Oberhausers, Olivia, Plymouth, Pops, Pritchard, Provincetown, That's Life, Uncle Chris, Zachary | 2 Comments

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