Big Love Stories

There are no words that could make this Big Love moment any sweeter…        

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Last week Kai Arthur turned three.  Look at him…all sweet and big and wild in his three year old self.  Here he is embodying every single attribute of his self-designed, multi-themed party:  The Green Super-Hero Kitty & Cape Party. The best part is that other than putting that green shirt on him, I didn’t do […]

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Spring Break, Part 2: Loving the Chaos The quietude of our first few days at the beach with Steve, Becky and Eliza fueled us up for part two of our spring break at the beach: The Party.  Okay, truth be told, it was mostly a popsicle party (with as much beer, wine, card playing and […]

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Already, our kids get giddy with excitement when Spring Break approaches.  Leif, especially, knows that spring break = beach time.  We pack up the car with swimsuits, skateboards, bikes and sand toys and drive.  The long six hour journey usually includes a sleepover at Nanny & Bapa’s, which they LOVE.  Or, at the very least, […]

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Little boys just can’t resist Last night’s rain soaked soil Cool mud is paint Bodies are canvases Spring is here Mud season    

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This past week Leif had his first exhibition.  The first of many.  Let me explain…Leif goes to a very cool public charter school called Evergreen Community Charter School.  It’s a regular public school in that it looks like the typical elementary school you might imagine in your mind.  But, at Evergreen, learning and evaluating learning […]

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  Enjoying some solitude on the window seat. Since Micah’s birthday, Kai and Micah have been wearing their new capes for play (and car rides, and reading books, and taking naps).  Leif was a bit envious of their new silky costume apparel and wondered if there was one in the making for him, as well. […]

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This past weekend was filled with Big Love moments worth mentioning.  We were gathered together with our family in Chapel Hill to celebrate Dan’s grandmother’s ninetieth birthday.  It was also our first time meeting our new little niece, Eliza, as well as an opportunity to see M.E. (Dan’s sister), all beautiful and pregnant with cousin […]

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    Indeed.  Two brave companions slaying dragons (trees) and saving damsels in distress (cats). What you don’t see in these pictures are their weapons. Kai fought bravely with a rake in hand, and Micah with a light saber.  Ski goggles made a nice helm, and chain mail was essential, of course.   Silliness and […]

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Dear Dad, From all of us here in Asheville,  Happy Birthday! We hope your day feels special, as it should. May it be filled with yummy things like really good hot coffee, steel cut oats, then eggs and bacon, and whatever else you get your mind set on enjoying.  Definitely chocolate, a nice glass of […]

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