Sarasota, Florida – It’s the third week in February, which means it’s time to visit the grandparents in Florida. It is unfortunate that Daddio’s vacation does not overlap with the twins’ vacation, so he does not usually get to come…
Bring on the next half-century!
Labrelotte Bay, St Lucia – I am not sure how this happened, but I am turning 50 in a few weeks. (Wasn’t I just 40?) I was so lucky to kick off my birthday month in spectacular St Lucia, courtesy…
Baseball Fever
Boston, Mass – Baseball is back! After something of a non-year in 2020 (Covid, of course), the Red Sox are back in action with in-person spectators. AND the same is true for Somerville Little League! No wonder we have baseball…
TreeTop Adventures
Canton, Mass – Here’s an advantage of having twins: two birthdays for the price of one. Since we only celebrate one birthday per year, we do our best to make it good. We have had some pretty fabulous parties over…
Snowy Owls on Plum Island
Newburyport, Mass – Daddio doesn’t like skiing or scuba-diving. But he does like to play golf. And more than anything, he loves birdwatching. For Daddio’s birthday, we should do what Daddio likes to do. So I planned a birdwatching outing…
Pandemic Getaway to North Conway
North Conway, New Hampshire – We can’t go to Florida for winter break this year, but we can go to New Hampshire! We have had so much fun skiing this winter, we decided to keep it going with a pandemic…
The Nutcracker, Revisited
Somerville, Mass – We have not been home for Christmas in three years, since we were in Costa Rica last year and Italy the year before. It feels strange, not just to be home, but to be stuck at home…
Pandemic Birthday Bike Parade
Somerville, Mass – The twins are turning 10 and here we are in the middle of a global pandemic. I know I am not the first parent to confront this dilemma. But I *might* be the first parent to come…
Swinging New Year
Los Planes, Costa Rica – Have a swinging New Year, friends. See you in 2020!
Spooky Backyard Campout
Somerville, Mass – A few weeks ago, Twin V was having so much fun playing at the park that he didn’t want to go home. He declared that he and his friends were going to camp out. (Which you can…