doll house and cuz

canyon and great barrington

last playdate with bff

packing and eating ice cream

Pictures from Jessica's Wedding - August 2012

in between boxes, we had tacos, coffee, and donuts

best friends

One of the most unexpected parts of parenthood, for me, is the intense relationships that P. develops with other people. I have friends she likes and friends she forgets, but she has her own feelings about everyone.

She also has a best friend. At first I thought it was just the randomness of daycare. Her best friend was her best friend because they happened to see each other often. Kids are kids, right? But these two girls love each other. They really do. They run towards each other, slow-mo-rom-com style, whenever we meet up. If it has been two hours since they saw each other at school, there is still the much excitement when they see each other again. They hug. P. talks about S. all the time. She asks about her everyday. She wants to see her everyday.

And, I love this girl too. That P. loves her makes me love her. And she's a great kid. Love, ever-expanding. Parenthood is weird.

trails.

words

Monologue. Pretending to talk on the phone. The entire way home from the beach.
"Uh huh, yeah, hi. OK. OK. Is everything OK up there. Adeline? OK, good. Yeah. Is everything OK up there? Yes, oh good. Is everything OK up there? What? I can't hear you. What? I can't hear you. Is everything OK up there? What?"

santa monica sunset

meadow, friday

Fight On?

Drs.

The only picture that shows Grandma Ethel's earrings

The only picture of the three of us.

PhD Graduation Ceremony

muno at target