Visit to Monterey Bay Aquarium

Have you ever bought an annual pass somewhere because the cost of the number of individual tickets for one visit is nearly that of the yearly pass? We do that quite frequently, it seems, especially now that both kids are above the general “two year old and under...

Max.Cosby & Gwen: Laughter

Cosby, the almost-four-year old (left) is a ham, and exactly what I imagine his father was at C’s age. Max, the oldest at five, reminds me or Archie in Eight Cousins, or maybe Mac, very serious and full of (deep) questions. Baby G, 14 mo., is wholly adorable and...

Napa Wine Grapes

Our family just had a lovely (but too brief) trip up to Napa. We drove up Friday evening, stayed with our friends who recently moved there, and then Joel came back Sunday (Amtrak) and I drove home with the kids Monday afternoon. I am hoping to get some business there,...