November 8, 2021

 

We made thick winter blankets out of some thin ones we had. Maybe that's why Qorban is so happy...

Or maybe it's because we hosted our first ever All Saints' Day party on the 1st. Here, the boys prepare decorations.

October 28, 2021

 The Lightner Boys' favorite Fall reads...

   

     The Money We'll Save by Brock Cole

    Strega Nona Retold and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola

    The Owl and the Pussycat (with illustrations by Jan Brett)

    The Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything by Elizabeth L. Dulin

    The Spider and the Fly (with illustrations by Tony DiTerlizzi)

    A Pizza for the Queen by Nancy Castaldo 

    Bread and Jam for Frances by Russel Hoban

    Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems

 

October 16, 2021

 LEGO creations and colorful monsters by our resident artists/architects...

September 27, 2021

Fun with the cousins in Maryland... 

 Since we only live about an hour away, hopefully this is the first of many visits back and forth.

September 8, 2021

 From Missouri to Pennsylvania...

August 13, 2021

 Qorban had a birthday, too. Somehow in all the extraneous excitement, I forgot to share that he is now four.

 

But for some reason, he seems to think he's six.

Oh, well. These numbers...

August 1, 2021

It's time for an important announcement!

 

Let's see what's inside this bag...

 

 

Pink? Does this mean what we think it means?

I suppose so...