RIP Project Playset

I didn't take a ton of pictures, but about 11.5 years after the play structure we gave Zara for their 5th birthday was assembled, Z helped Wes and I take it back down. We've frankly been done with it for about 2 years now (since Amity was about 10), but nostalgia and inertia and maybe even some laziness seems to have delayed it's final swan song. It was a good play structure, it served us well, and we've got a TON of happy memories of days swung by.

What should we put in its place once Amity gives us some yard back from her soccer take over?

This is how we Christmas

4 of us, with a total of ten feet, went for our annual Christmas run. We'd typically go out to the movies and then grab chinese food, but the combo of super high levels of covid transmission in town and the fact *everyone* seems to have appropriated our chinese food on christmas tradition caused a zag in this year's festivities. We opted for family board game afternoon (Wingspan) and then Z treated us all to a 5 course meal they made, more or less, on their own. Wes helped a bit, but Z was the driving force to be sure. Someone's got pictures of the other courses, but for now please enjoy this charcuterie board.

Ginter Lights, Take 3

You just never know when something that seems like a whimsical trip with friends might morph into a beloved wintertime tradition.

Big Foots

Z is definitely still a few inches taller than A (who is still shorter than me, but by a very small margin at this point)... but feet sizewise, I think we can all wear each other's shoes.

Dog Party

We interupt your regularly scheduled Z and A content (and sometimes a bit about their grown ups or friends) to bring you this breaking news story. After many years of tolerating each other, Zelda and Maizie may actually like each other. Maybe?

Happy Chanukah!

Someone else probably took some better Chanukah pictures this year, but these will have to suffice for now. We'll likely stumble upon said better pics when we're search for photos for the ineveitable Amity Bat Mitzvah montage, coming your way in Februrary 2023. In the meantime, here's some kiddos bringing just a little more light to the world.