Hazy Shade of Summer
Last week, the smoke was from California. This week, it’s from British Columbia. No matter which way the wind blows, it seems that the…
My blog started as a way to keep distant family up-to-date about the antics of their new relatives, born in 2006 and 2008. I also write occasionally about biking, photography, and computers.
August 15, 2018 August 14, 2018 Chess
Last year, I bought myself a nice wooden chess set from the House of Staunton for my birthday. It was something I’d wanted ever since high…
June 18, 2018 Happy Father’s Day
Two years ago, my dad died after suffering from lung cancer for years. My grandmother and grandfather also died from cancer. It’s a terrible…
May 30, 2018 Pie-Billed Grebe and Chick
I’ve been going to the Union Bay Natural Area pretty regularly for a year, and I still get to see new things.
June 12, 2017 This Week in Urban Nature
A crow watches a juvenile bald eagle with the 520 bridge and the skyscrapers of Bellevue in the background. Minutes later, the crow worked…
June 04, 2017 Cottonwood
For a home in the heart of the city, we are close to a lot of nature. While I’ve always loved nature in the abstract, and when I get to go…
May 26, 2017 Eagles
One of the unexpected pleasures of our new home: We can see a bald eagle nest from our bedroom window. Since moving, I’ve seen eagles flying…
October 28, 2016 A Gruesome Death
Squirrel Image by Moyan Brenn. Here’s what happened. Don’t read if you’re squeamish. Our garage is not very big. It fits our car with barely…
September 23, 2016 Hello, Fall; Hello, Spiders.
My first few years in Seattle, I didn’t pay attention to fall. Seattle doesn’t get the same over-the-top colors as the East coast, so it’s…
July 22, 2016 Halfway through 2016
We’re now more than halfway through 2016, and for the most part it’s been an awful year and I’ll be happy when it’s a distant memory. The…
June 05, 2016 Day Two in Sydney
I didn’t think it was possible, but the weather for my second day in Sydney was worse than my first day. On Saturday, there was either…
May 27, 2016 The Ring
My dad wore this ring pretty much every day. He got it from his father, who “borrowed” it to wear at prom from his brother (or uncle? I can…
February 10, 2016 Scenes from the past weekend
He may be a goof, but he’s our goof: Alex still greets every camera with a thumbs-up: I’ve entered a life stage where I’m living for the…
January 29, 2016 Making his Stage Debut!
I forgot to note the highlight of last week: Patrick made his stage debut in the school production of The Lion King. Kids surprise you…
January 23, 2016 Be Careful What You Wish For, Winter 2016 Edition
Last winter, we didn’t ski because there was almost no snow in the mountains. The nordic trails at Hyak never opened. This winter, we missed…
January 14, 2016 Toothless
Patrick’s lost about 7 or 8 teeth in the past year; I’ve lost count. What’s strange is, aside from one of his front teeth, the remainder of…
January 08, 2016 New Year, New Hobby
Among my still ill-formed goals for 2016 is “mountain bike.” That’s not a goal yet, it’s just a verb. It’s also a verb that required…
January 01, 2016 What Parenting Looks Like in 2015
Our kids amassed an impressive collection of Playmobil when they were younger. Pirates, knights, airplanes, helicopters, a complete…
December 04, 2015 End of Innocence
The next generation disappoints me a little. Patrick figured out several months ago that there’s no tooth fairy (though he still puts his…
November 04, 2015 Living with a 4th Grader
Today: Molly leaves work early, gets Patrick to the dentist and then both kids to piano practice. I’m waiting for them to get home. The car…
November 02, 2015 Easiest Halloween Ever
The kids did 90% of the pumpkin carving on their own. (If you can’t tell, it’s a spider. They used a stencil to get the pattern.) They even…
October 26, 2015 Remembering Corky
Part of what motivated me to go through wedding photos last week was to see if I could find any photos of my uncle Corky. I found one. That…
September 28, 2015 Lunar Eclipse
Growing up in Virginia, astronomy was one of my things. Thanks to my high school planetarium, I can identify most of the constellations and…
July 29, 2015 A Tale of Two Trips to Duthie Hill Park
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Saturday, Patrick had a playdate with a friend he made at summer camp. I decided to use…
July 22, 2015 STP 2015
The bike ride to Portland could have been a disaster. It started well enough; in spite of being awoken at 4:30 A.M., Alex was in good…
June 01, 2015 Patrick's First Grade Trip to Camp Colman
Another year, another Camp Colman trip under my belt. We had excellent weather for this trip — really couldn’t ask for anything better. This…
May 27, 2015 Tooth Fairy
For both of our kids, the future is filled with dental work. Patrick’s got a bad crossbite, and Alex’s teeth have always been strange. (He…
May 18, 2015 Fringe Sport Weekend
Some weekends, everything happens at once. There was so much happening this past weekend that I couldn’t even do half of what I wanted. On…
May 06, 2015 The Weekend in Pictures
Everything came together for an awesome weekend. We had clear skies and warm (for Seattle) weather both days. Work didn’t intrude (too badly…
April 27, 2015 Happy Belated Spring Break!
So yes, spring break was 3 weeks ago. Happy Belated Spring Break! We spent 5 days in Phoenix, Arizona. It was everything we wanted in a…
April 01, 2015 Alex's First Piano Recital
Every famous concert pianist started with a simple polka. Every junior high piano dropout started with a simple polka, too. Time will only…
March 30, 2015 Errandonnée 2015
A total stranger on the Internet made the challenge: On your bike, run 12 errands in 12 days. Minimum total distance, 30 miles. This is the…
March 27, 2015 Alex's 9th Birthday
The phone started ringing at 7:00 AM last Thursday, as distant relatives wanted to wish Alex a happy birthday. “Does it feel any different…
March 18, 2015 We Went to the Zoo
We went to the zoo on Saturday; our first trip in a long time. Clouds and the threat of ran kept most people away. I wanted to see the zoo’s…
March 16, 2015 Isn't It Dangerous?
Scene: Morning in the cafeteria of Facebook Seattle. It’s a typical Pacific Northwest winter day. Heavy gray clouds hang over the Seattle…
March 12, 2015 Why I Bike
When I was in my early teens, I was lucky enough to have a good friend with a vacation house on the shore of Silver Lake, New Hampshire. In…
March 09, 2015 New Year, New Bike
The daffodils are out, we changed our clocks, and a new season of biking is upon us. My general goal this year is to spend more time biking…
March 06, 2015 Feats of Strength and Teamwork
We’ve passed a few silly milestones in this house as the boys have gotten bigger. A couple of months ago I was wrestling / roughhousing…
March 04, 2015 The Seattle Project
Alex is learning about Seattle history in his third grade class. It’s been fun as a parent, too. One of his homework assignments was to go…
February 28, 2015 Chilly Hilly 2015
Patrick and I were speeding downhill on Fletcher Bay Road when I saw it: The Mile 19 shortcut sign. Turn right on Lynwood Center Road and…
February 21, 2015 Let's Talk about Sweat
Downton Abbey and air conditioning explain much of our attitudes about sweat. Farmer Drewe sweats because he works. Lord Grantham and Lady…
February 18, 2015 Spring in February
Our good weather has lasted so long that it no longer feels exceptional. I expect cold mornings, warm afternoons, sunshine, and blossoms…
February 14, 2015 A week in the life of Patrick
Molly and I often tell with each other that all we want is Patrick to learn how to use his powers for good and not evil. On the positive…
February 13, 2015 Defy Bags "Vicious" Review
I’m taking a break from the regular programming of “funny kid stories” to geek out about something most readers won’t care about: Bicycle…
February 06, 2015 It happens in 3rd grade...
At Villa, classes start at 8:30, but they don’t let the kids into the building before 8:20. If you get there early — and many kids do…
February 06, 2015 Raindrops
I don’t want you to think that working at Facebook Seattle is all about dramatic sunsets. This is Seattle. Every now and then we have rainy…
February 04, 2015 Career Insights from 3rd Grade Soccer
Alex’s team lost their soccer game again on Sunday, 7-2. That’s a pretty typical score. When he came off the field at the end of the game…
February 01, 2015 January Remainders
Welcome to February! Here are a few things that happened this past month that never got write-ups of their own. If you live here, you’ve…
January 28, 2015 Seventeen Miles
Sunday’s weather was the most spring-like of our recent warm spell. 60 degrees, dry… much nicer than we have a right to expect in January…
January 26, 2015 Lord Hill Regional Park
Another weekend, another hike through the woods. We took advantage of the spring-like weather and spent Saturday afternoon exploring Lord…
January 23, 2015 Snoqualmie Falls
Yet another awesome thing about working at Facebook: MLK day and President’s Day are company holidays. This is a big deal now that we have…
January 21, 2015 Picking Up Kids after Biking Home
When sea levels rise and submerge most of Seattle under the briny deep, our house will still be dry. That’s the good news. The bad news: I…
January 17, 2015 Best Job Ever, Space Needle Edition
Wednesday, employees of Facebook Seattle got to hack at the Space Needle. The change in scenery would have been refreshing on its own…
January 14, 2015 Minnesota 2014
I’m finally done with the Christmas photos. You can find my favorite selections here and here. It was an iPad Christmas. Yes, the kids got…
January 09, 2015 Gravity
Minnesota, December 2014: Jetlag kept Alex and Patrick from falling asleep at night. The usual parental question of “How do we tire these…
January 06, 2015 December Backlog: Zoolights
I’ve got quite a backlog of photos from December to work through. Let’s see how long it takes to work through them. On December 21, we…
January 02, 2015 The best kind of indoor soccer...
…are games where there aren’t enough players for substitutes. Constant running means the kids are even more tired… which for first grade…
December 31, 2014 Thoughts on Gullibility
A belated Christmas story on the last day of the year. Last year, Alex asked lots of questions about Santa. He was on the verge of putting…
December 26, 2014 Morning Metamorphosis
Now that 2014 is ending, I’m celebrating my first complete calendar year of bike commuting. I’m lucky to love close enough to work that it…
December 19, 2014 Alex Update
I suppose it’s only fair to follow up Wednesday’s post with a quick update about what it’s like raising this guy. Here’s a snapshot of Alex…
December 17, 2014 Behind those eyes
There is a problem with keeping a blog: I tend to write only about the positive things. You’re getting a whitewashed view of 21st-century…
December 15, 2014 Top Pot Portraits
Saturday morning involved a bike trip to Top Pot doughnuts. I blame the sugar for the ensuing silliness.
December 12, 2014 Stuffies
When do kids outgrow stuffed animals? In this house, anyway, it’s clearly some age older than 8. There are more animals in the kids’ room…
December 10, 2014 Back to the Farmer's Market
Our Saturday morning trips to the farmer’s market have recently fallen out of favor. As the kids have gotten older they enjoy it less…
December 05, 2014 An Unexpected Victory
An odd thing happened this past weekend: Alex’s indoor soccer team won a game. Until last weekend, they always lost. Usually quite…
December 03, 2014 Thankfulness
I am thankful for my health. I am thankful I have a job that challenges me every day. I am thankful I can do that job from anywhere in the…
November 07, 2014 Soccer Parents
Well, somehow we’ve become soccer parents. We’ve done the school soccer thing for a few years now. Heck, we’ve even coached a soccer team…
July 20, 2014 Bike Commuter Confessions
Friday, on my bike ride home from work, I came within a centimeter or two of hitting a pedestrian. I’ve been thinking about it a lot ever…
July 16, 2014 Easter in July
I’ve been taking photos, I just haven’t done anything with them. So now there’s quite the backlog. Here are my favorites of the boys at Mary…
March 19, 2014 Our Birthday Boy
Molly had her most inspired birthday party planning yet. Invite 3 of Alex’s friends over, buy a nice Lego set for each of them, and let them…
March 04, 2014 Bike Commuting, 1 Year In
Monday, 8:40 AM. February in Seattle: The skies are dark gray and it’s doing that weird Seattle thing where millions of tiny water droplets…
February 05, 2014 Super Bowl Sunday
We had some time to kill before the Super Bowl this past Sunday, so I took the boys to the aquarium. It turned out to be a great trip. It…
January 03, 2014 Resolution Run 2014
This all started because I was bored and surfing the internet. I came across a blog post about the 12th Annual Polar Bear Plunge over at the…
January 02, 2014 Small Kids in Confined Spaces
The day after Christmas, we headed back to Leavenworth for a dose of Winter Wonderland. Only Winter didn’t cooperate this year. Any bit of…
November 08, 2013 The Best Colors
Around here, summer may get all the love, but autumn’s by far the most photogenic season. I love its palette of colors. Here are some scenes…
October 31, 2013 Halloween Preview
We had a little trick-or-treat party for the kids at work today, so here’s a preview of the main event tomorrow:
October 30, 2013 PEPS at The Farm 2013
PEPS at The Farm 2013, a set on Flickr. We had an excellent visit with families from our PEPS group this past weekend. We had perfect fall…
September 08, 2013 Goodbye, Mo
Thirteen years ago — the year we got married — my then-fiancée and I got two kittens, Mo and Cleo. It was our first tentative steps into…
September 01, 2013 Sandy Beaches
I stand on the Eastern shore of Lake Michigan and feel the sand slide through my toes. It’s fine and white and soft, unlike the harsh…
August 11, 2013 Wood Smoke and Chilly Mornings
Last Sunday night, I stared at the embers of a dying fire, then looked up. Through dense fir branches, I caught glimpses of the starry night…
July 28, 2013 Life with Kids, Version 2.0
I’m late in remarking on this… the first phase of “life with kids” ended and a new one has begun. If I had to pinpoint the exact moment Life…
June 25, 2013 Happy Birthday, Patrick
I’m still going through photos from our recent boys-only trip to Virginia. But while I’m working on that, it’s important to note this…
June 05, 2013 Camp Colman
This past weekend, Alex went here: With these guys: It’s unclear how much parental supervision there was. He got to play with fire. But…
April 19, 2013 The Last Smile
I’m not too fond of this picture: I think Alex looks a little possessed. This photo was destined to die on my computer, unshared and…
April 15, 2013 Gap-Tooth Smile
Gap-Tooth Smile, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. It’s been a long-time coming, but Alex finally lost one of his top teeth today.
March 25, 2013 They say 7 is a lucky number.
We’ll see this year, now that we have a 7-year-old in the house. Alex’s party was Saturday. This year, we had the party at our house and had…
February 01, 2013 The Real Magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Grandma Georgina and Grandpa George. This past Thursday, Molly and I picked up Patrick early and headed to Villa to watch Alex in his stage…
January 29, 2013 Skagit River Eagles
It’s Bald Eagle Festival Time! Every December and January, both bald eagles and birdwatchers head to the Skagit river. The eagles come from…
January 22, 2013 A Weather Story in Pictures
When I lived in Virginia, I was a little weather-obsessed. I loved watching studying the weather maps and seeing the approaching fronts, and…
January 08, 2013 Boys, Troll
Two days before Christmas, I spent the morning hanging out with the boys and the Fremont Troll. This was an even better idea than it seems…
December 11, 2012 Not our Christmas Picture
Not our Christmas Picture, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. One of the many that didn’t make the cut for this year’s Christmas picture.
December 10, 2012 Stand back...
We’re doing science!
November 28, 2012 Tiger Cubs!
If you live in the Seattle area, and you have kids, or if you like cute but deadly things, then head down to the Point Defiance Zoo…
November 27, 2012 No-Stress Chess
An unexpectedly fun purchase from our recent trip to Math ‘n’ Stuff was No Stress Chess. This set has a few tricks to make chess…
November 24, 2012 Thankful
Of course I’m thankful for family, and good health, and being back in Seattle instead of down in California. All of that is so obvious I’m…
November 06, 2012 I'll never know...
…if they really missed me, or if they just wanted to get presents. But whatever the reason, they seem happy to have me around. It’s good to…
October 16, 2012 Back to the Aquarium
Alex didn’t have school this past Friday because of a teacher workday, so he and I got to hang out. Alas, Friday was also the day Augtober…
October 08, 2012 Pumpkin Time
This is what I imagine it feels like to visit Australia at Christmas. All of the holiday trappings are there, but the weather is just wrong…
October 04, 2012 I guess that would be smart
(A dialog between myself and Alex on the way to school. I’ve removed the names of other kids.) Alex: The President called E___‘s _dad. Me…
October 02, 2012 It's October 1st...
…and I find myself expecting every day to be warm and drenched in sunshine. This can only end badly. Winter is coming, but we’ve gotten…
September 25, 2012 Here are my excuses for not writing more.
Summer in Seattle is precious. It’s bright, and magnificent, and perfect in every way except longevity. Good habits and prudence are things…
September 09, 2012 Entering Lake Union
Entering Lake Union, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. We took advantage of the lingering summer weather to take a quick kayak trip through…
September 05, 2012 Hello, Autumn!
Every single parent I know is happy school is starting. Somehow, when I was growing up, I completely missed out on this part of back-to…
July 31, 2012 Sun Lakes / Dry Falls
What I love most about living in Washington? Spend just a little time in a car and you can get to a completely different climate. This…
July 24, 2012 Wet at Magnuson
We spent a lazy Saturday afternoon at Magnuson park. As you can tell, the boys didn’t enjoy it one bit.
July 19, 2012 Space Aliens.
Space Aliens., originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. It’s that time of year again… the Sounds of Summer concert series at University Village.
July 12, 2012 Future Director
So last week, Alex was in a lego animation summer camp. Here’s what they made: youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBimE1PnPFY?rel=…
July 02, 2012 Then and Now
Still going through my photos from my trip to Virginia. But I had to post this… Then: Now:
June 10, 2012 No More Three-Year-Olds In The House!
I mean it! If your son or daughter is still three, consider yourself uninvited from all future events. Boy, I’m not going to miss this…
June 07, 2012 Reader's Theater
There’s no need to watch this video unless you’re related to Alex. Amazingly, the school year is almost over. Today, they invited the…
June 04, 2012 Early Morning Theology
Weekend mornings, we never set an alarm… the kids always wake us up earlier than we need and earlier than we want. On a good weekend morning…
June 01, 2012 Patrick the Soccer Player
Our dear friend Tony bought Patrick this shirt last year. Then, it was too big; now, it fits perfectly and it’s Patrick’s favorite thing to…
May 30, 2012 If you wonder why Molly gets nervous...
…when I volunteer to take the kids out of the house on my own, this pretty much sums it up: They never get into messes like this when Molly…
May 22, 2012 Brain Hoses
Every now and then, in Patrick’s eyes, I’m not a sufficient parent. It could be he needs help with his clothes, or getting dried off after a…
May 15, 2012 Mother's Day Facepainting Extravaganza
Molly spent Mother’s Day running in the Kirkland Half Marathon. (Yes, she does everything better than me.) My only job was to keep the kids…
May 13, 2012 Happy Mother's Day
Alex wishes everyone a happy Mother’s Day: youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNNJMZoXiZg
May 09, 2012 I'm a Role Model of Failure
I’m taking failure to a whole new level. I’m a role model of failure! Saturday morning, I was pumped… I was going to run 10 miles for the…
May 07, 2012 Gender Stereotypes
Here’s Patrick, standing in a field of flowers and with painted fingernails… and carrying a toy power tool. Tell me, what’s the more…
May 03, 2012 What Does This Make You Think Of?
One side effect of not carpooling: Molly & I don’t have to compromise on radio choices. That means I spend more time listening to classical…
May 01, 2012 Double-fisting in the Parking Lot
When Alex gets frustrated at something, he now tries to keep himself from crying. He’ll shut his eyes tight and wipe his eyes quickly with…
April 25, 2012 No Content Found
Quick cross-post: I’ve had a website for more technical content for a while (mostly about my iPad apps). I just wrote a post about life at…
April 23, 2012 Epic Weekend
I don’t need to tell people who live here how nice this weekend was. Even certain recent visitors to Seattle would agree that it was a…
April 17, 2012 Lord of the Flies, Again
What do they say about history repeating itself? Remember this from three years ago? I wrote at the time: For two days in a row now, Alex…
April 16, 2012 Spring Break
Dear Commonwealth of Virginia, Thanks for sending Grandmom and Cousin Shannon to take care of us for spring break! We had lots of fun…
April 02, 2012 Flying
Saturday night, we were running late for our monthly food club (a monthly pot luck with six other couples… and now ten little boys and zero…
March 20, 2012 Now We Are Six
When you turn six, the celebrations can last a long time. While Alex’s birthday was today, he’s been building up to this moment since I told…
March 15, 2012 Wait, wait...
Saturday mornings, Molly takes the kids to swimming lessons. This past Saturday, after swimming, Molly came back to pick me up before…
March 08, 2012 With Friends like These...
A quick Patrick story that I keep forgetting to write down. A few weeks ago, I pick Patrick up from school. He’s pretty upbeat and…
February 22, 2012 Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
Monday was a special father/son bonding day. Microsoft doesn’t have the day off, so it was just me and the boys. I decided to celebrate by…
February 15, 2012 Happy Valentine's Day from Serious Patrick
Serious Patrick, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. A picture from Patrick’s Valentine’s Day party at preschool. I’m not sure what this…
February 13, 2012 No Content Found
Remember this? Now we have two new photos for the sequence. Here’s Patrick yesterday: I’m not quite sure why he decided to roar at me. It…
February 08, 2012 Brotherly Education
This was the conversation in the back of the car as I drove the kids to school this morning. A: Say “See.” P: “See.” A: “Three.” P: “Three…
February 07, 2012 A Boy and his Dog
Today was an unspeakably beautiful February day in Seattle. I mean it: I won’t speak of it. If you live here, you know how great it was. If…
January 24, 2012 The MLK Day Storm of 2012
We just had our week of winter. While there wasn’t a storm on MLK day itself, the week of cold / snowy / slushy / icy mix has already…
January 10, 2012 Great trip to the zoo
At this point in our lives, trips to the zoo are so commonplace that I don’t bother writing about them. However, the weekend before last, we…
January 04, 2012 Mind Like a Sponge for Lyrics
Alex now has a favorite album: Peaceful, the World Lays me Down by Noah and the Whale. It’s full of catchy and upbeat tunes. He started…
January 03, 2012 Scar
Sure, that redhead looks innocent enough. But see that scratch under Alex’s eye? It’s from Patrick, who without warning or provocation…
January 02, 2012 Bye Bye, Barnes and Noble
The Barnes and Noble at University Village was one of my top five favorite bookstores. (Rounding out the list: Powell’s in Portland, Elliott…
December 13, 2011 Maybe teaching him to write isn't such a good idea...
Alex picked up a new habit this weekend. When he gets mad at me, he picks up a pen and a stack of purple post-its. He then writes “dad” or…
December 12, 2011 Pictures from this weekend
Yes, there are stories behind each of these… but they’ll have to wait until I have more time. Patrick tries out ice skating for the first…
November 28, 2011 Scientist or Troublemaker?
Those who know me on Facebook read this earlier today: First casualty of the season: Patrick wanted to know what was inside a snow globe, so…
November 28, 2011 Swanson's Reindeer Festival
Reindeer and Elf, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. One of our crazy holiday discoveries this year: Swanson’s Nursery, the great plant…
November 21, 2011 Turkey Toss
The holidays are upon us, so Seattle parents know what that means. Turkey toss! For those not in Seattle, that’s when the animals at…
November 15, 2011 No Content Found
Say what you will about Seattle weather… it’s been a beautiful autumn. Sunshine and good weather lingered well into November. Even when…
October 31, 2011 48 Hours of Unemployment
I’m now at the tail end of 48 hours of unemployment. For those who don’t keep track of my life through various other social media (e.g., we…
September 27, 2011 Hot Coffee on a Chilly Morning
It was my third year in a row visiting the charming town of Prosser for the Balloon Rally (you can read about trip one and trip two). The…
September 21, 2011 Happy First Day of Fall
We’re now entering my favorite month in Seattle. Mornings are chilly but you’ve got a good chance of a sunny day. There’s more and more…
September 19, 2011 Back to the Farm
Gone are the days of shorts and sandals. Saturday morning, I slid on my beloved Ariat cowboy boots and a pair of jeans to ward off the early…
August 27, 2011 Say it ain’t so!
This is the scene that awaited us upon returning from vacation. It’s still summer!
August 26, 2011 How was vacation?
It was wet. And warm. And sunny. We’re back!
August 07, 2011 Why is everybody hugging me?
Alex asked that to nobody in particular on Friday afternoon as I picked him up from daycare. He knew it was no ordinary day, though. After…
August 04, 2011 Speaking of facepaint
One from the archives… at the beginning of July, the whole family went to our piano teacher’s wedding. They hired a babysitter for the kids…
August 03, 2011 Nana’s Visit
One worry I have when family visits is our kids will realize how boring and deprived their lives really are. This past week, Alex was at…
July 30, 2011 Postscript to Strawberry Picking
This picture’s been sitting on my computer for a few weeks now. It’s a postscript to our strawberry picking adventure from the beginning of…
July 26, 2011 All Wet
As you may remember – we’re not soon to forget! – Alex ruptured his eardrum back in May. The time I now call The Black Spring, with its…
July 25, 2011 Sounds of Summer
The blessing or the curse of having our kids at the Bright Horizons at University Village: The Sounds of Summer Concert Series. Wednesday…
July 21, 2011 First T-Ball Game
Alex had his first T-Ball game yesterday. We didn’t really know what to expect. It turns out that when you’re five, a T-Ball game is just…
July 20, 2011 Looking Harder for Summer
This summer, we had to look harder for summer, but we still found it in little pockets here and there. Saturday morning started gloomy, but…
July 11, 2011 Yay, Summer, Again!
Tonight, after the kids fell asleep, I remarked to Molly, “It feels like we’ve already had more summer this year than we did all of last…
July 07, 2011 Yay, Summer!
Summer weather has arrived, and we’re getting outside to make the most of it. On Saturday, our friends Dawn and Eric arranged a trip to the…
June 28, 2011 Welcome to Homebase E!
Patrick moved to the next room in Bright Horizons this past Friday. He’s now officially a “preschooler.” He gets to go on field trips this…
June 21, 2011 Happy belated Father’s Day
By pure happenstance, I was the parent tasked with taking both kids out for bagels yesterday morning, entertaining them at a playground…
June 13, 2011 Preschool Graduation
I’ll admit I went to last Friday’s preschool “graduation” thinking, “Come on. It’s preschool. Why are we having a graduation ceremony?” But…
June 13, 2011 Party Time!
Patrick’s birthday was Thursday, but we had his party at our house today. As you might expect, a house full of eleven little boys and one…
June 10, 2011 We now have a three-year-old in the house!
There’s nothing quite so hyper as a newly minted three-year-old boy. Patrick was smiling and bouncing off the walls from sunup to sundown…
June 09, 2011 That One Is My Other Brother
That One Is My Other Brother, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. This has become a motif in Alex’s drawings. This picture has Daddy, Mommy…
June 01, 2011 Getting Better? Maybe?
For almost all of the past three weeks, somebody in the house has been sick. Alex had an ear infection that turned into a ruptured eardrum…
May 18, 2011 Sick Superheros
Sick Superheros, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Our household has finally recovered from having everybody sick last week. We spent a lot…
April 25, 2011 Yellow Dye #3
Yellow Dye #3, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. I hope your weekend was as colorful as ours!
April 20, 2011 Popsicle
Popsicle, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Can the world have too many cute popsicle pictures? I didn’t think so.
April 18, 2011 Our Hero!
Our Hero!, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Alex’s favorite movie right now is The Incredibles. Dressing up like a superhero is becoming a…
March 28, 2011 They say you can tell when they’re so young…
My cousin Amber joined us for an all-too-brief visit this weekend. We spent part of Saturday evening talking about our kids, and she…
March 21, 2011 We now have a five-year-old in the house…
…which is just too strange to think about. Alex had a fabulous weekend and his new loot has taken over our living room. I spent several…
March 14, 2011 Digging In the Dirt
I really liked this picture of the boys until I showed it to Molly. She glanced at it, and then the first words out of her mouth: “It looks…
February 28, 2011 The Most Trouble Comes from the Cutest Smiles
Think Helen of Troy. Lindsay Lohan. And Patrick Dewey.
February 23, 2011 Ski Lessons Over
Alex’s six weeks of lessons are now over. The session ended on a much nicer note than it started. The final day brought blue skies, much…
February 14, 2011 Best day skiing yet!
Clear skies, fresh snow, and the kids all got 1:1 instruction today. And that means Alex went up the chair lift for the first time! I skied…
February 07, 2011 Another rainy day on the slopes
It was another rainy Sunday at Snoqualmie. East coast, you can send a little bit of that winter weather our way, okay? It’s really not…
February 04, 2011 Patrick wears underwear!
I think it might be a while before he really understands potty training, don’t you?
January 31, 2011 Pummelvision
I forgot I did this… back in December, I used the website Pummelvision to create a short video of the pictures I uploaded to Flickr. It’s…
January 31, 2011 Ski Lesson 3
Alex had his third skiing lesson today. He might be getting the hang of it now. As a family, we’re certainly getting the hang of heading to…
January 17, 2011 Darn that Pineapple Express
Those who were waiting to see more pictures from Alex’s ski lessons will be disappointed. Since Wednesday, we’ve been living through a…
January 05, 2011 Things you might not notice about this picture.
This picture is from Roan’s birthday party on Sunday. Notice that sunshine in the window? We’ve had beautifully clear weather for several…
January 01, 2011 Ancient history, caught in silver
For the past two years, I’ve had some rolls of film scattered throughout my work room as I’ve added film photography to my repertoire. Right…
December 23, 2010 A Rocky Road to Christmas?
Alex decided to run a 102-degree fever today. Other than being lethargic, he has no other symptoms, and he’s had his flu shot this season…
December 13, 2010 Gingerbread Houses
On Saturday, one of Alex’s friends had his 5th birthday party at our neighborhood Whole Foods supermarket. It was awesome. The party was in…
December 07, 2010 Mr. Fashion
The most predictable fight in our house is about clothing. Alex insists anything more than shorts and a t-shirt will make him hot. We wind…
November 30, 2010 Wizard Chess
Chess, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. One of Patrick’s teachers sometimes calls him “Weasley” — which makes sense if you’ve both read…
November 26, 2010 White Thanksgiving 2010
Things I’m thankful for, this week: White Thanksgivings and fireplaces. We’re getting festive early this year! Lazy mornings with kids in…
November 23, 2010 Snow… before Thanksgiving?
Just yesterday morning, I remarked to Molly how great the Japanese maple in our back yard looked. All of the leaves had turned bright orange…
November 15, 2010 Continuing Education
For those who don’t know, I’m finally learning how to take pictures. More specifically, I’m taking the Black and White 1 photography class…
November 03, 2010 Sick Day
Welcome to the cold and flu season! With Patrick, colds turn into ear and eye infections. This was such a common occurrence last year that…
November 02, 2010 More Halloween Photos
I went through my Halloween photos tonight, and three looked good and summarize our Halloween experience. First, we really didn’t get into…
November 01, 2010 Halloween 2010
For those expecting Halloween pictures this year, close your eyes and imagine the pictures from last year. There! It’s even better than this…
October 29, 2010 Knock, knock!
Patrick told his first knock-knock joke yesterday. Sure, he was just copying the call-and-response of the famous interrupting cow knock…
October 20, 2010 We're back!
Molly at Saint-Chapelle, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. We’re back from our fabulous vacation in Paris. Yes, it does sound like we got…
October 02, 2010 Prosser Hot Air Balloon Rally, 2010
This past weekend, I made another trip to Prosser, WA for the annual hot air balloon rally. Distant friends and family, I’m telling you now…
September 22, 2010 Puyallup Fair 2010
For us in Seattle, it’s been the year without a summer. According to local weather guru Cliff Mass, we’ve had far fewer warm days than…
September 17, 2010 Lake Easton
Late August, the rainy & cool weather returned. The first weekend it happened, I tried to escape by throwing the kids in the car and driving…
September 15, 2010 Ah, Remember Those Summer Evenings…
…when it was warm and sunny at the end of the day? Here are a two pictures from August when the kids ate dessert outside.
September 09, 2010 Summer’s **NOT** over!
You can still get lots of berries at the farmer’s market. This is what one of the vendor’s hands looked like this past Saturday. And that’s…
September 08, 2010 Alex’s First Camping Trip
This weekend, I took Alex to his first camping trip at Rasar State Park. It’s a well-equipped campsite on the Skagit River in the western…
July 15, 2010 Carkeek Park
Another photo from the archives. This is from last month. I learned that the lowest tides of the year – more than three feet below normal…
July 13, 2010 Luckily, our kids don’t realize…
…that they could have much better parents than they currently have. Just one of the many superior sets of parents they could choose: Our…
July 08, 2010 Want To See How Strong I Am?
Want To See How Strong I Am?, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Alex sometimes asks, “Do you want to see how strong I am?” If you answer…
July 07, 2010 Transition Time
Today, Patrick moved to the next room at daycare. He’s with the same teachers that Alex had when he was two. This is really strange. I…
July 01, 2010 The Little Troublemaker
Perhaps my memory fails me, but Patrick seems more inclined to cause trouble than Alex did at two years old. Patrick’s the kid you leave…
June 30, 2010 Climbing a Tree
It’s a little thing, but on our trip to the arboretum on Sunday morning, Alex was able to scramble up “the climbing tree” all on his own…
June 23, 2010 Working on a New Milestone
Now that Patrick’s turned two, we’re working on a new milestone: He only gets to use his pacifier when he’s going to sleep. It’s been tough…
June 22, 2010 Are You Looking At Me?
So Alex has now seen his first movie in a theater. On Father’s day, he & I went to the morning showing of Toy Story 3. Everything you’ve…
June 07, 2010 Finally Done with the Virginia Photos
We’ve been back from our trip from Virginia for about a month now, and I’m _finally _done going through all of the photos. Here’s one of my…
May 24, 2010 Swagger
Swagger, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. He’s got his cool-dude swagger down, don’t you think?
May 20, 2010 Our Budding Naturalist?
I made a few interesting discoveries about Patrick this weekend. First, while Alex has never show much interest for just taking a walk…
May 18, 2010 Today’s Funny Alex Story
One of the “floater” teachers stopped me as I was picking up the kids this afternoon. She told me that she had stopped by Alex’s classroom…
May 17, 2010 We’re Part of the Revolution
Our friend Dawn noticed this on Friday: http://jofrsea.com/post/534092117/teach-a-kid-to-cook-day Keep scrolling to the bottom.
May 17, 2010 Another Year, Another Street Fair
This is the third year we’ve brought the kids to the University District Street Fair. It’s turned into a nice little tradition. Street…
May 14, 2010 Red and Blue
Red and Blue, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Patrick clearly enjoyed his vacation!
April 01, 2010 Boy Meets Dinosaur
Boy Meets Dinosaur, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. One of our adventures in St. Louis was the Science Center. In the basement, they have…
March 31, 2010 Back From St. Louis
We’re safely home from our trip to St. Louis. This is was my first plane flight since I dictatorially imposed a travel moratorium that…
March 16, 2010 Getting More Vocal?
Patrick’s language seems to be entering that rapid development phase that comes around two. Today, we were playing in the back yard when…
March 11, 2010 A few more Patrick notes
From today: And yesterday. (The context: The toddlers got to do “a day at the beach” — they filled a large container with blue sand and had…
March 10, 2010 From The Bark
From The Bark, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. What I think is coolest about cherry trees is how you get clusters of blossoms coming…
March 09, 2010 Who's Cute?
Today’s note from daycare: youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUddkychQU&hl;=enUS&fs;=1&rel;=0
March 04, 2010 Northwest Railway Museum
The second part of our adventure to Snoqualmie Falls was a trip to the Northwest Railway Museum. It was my first time there, and the trip…
March 01, 2010 Watching the Falls
We had another absurdly nice February weekend in Seattle. It wasn’t the April-like weather of last week, but at this time of year a few…
February 26, 2010 Yuck, Sick.
It’s been a week of coughs for everybody in the family. That’s made it a week you survive rather than enjoy. Tuesday and Wednesday, when we…
February 18, 2010 What a Nice Winter!
Ah, El Nino! California has gotten all of our rain this winter, and it seems that all of the cold is in the South and the East. As you’ve…
February 16, 2010 Alex Dresses Himself Now
I hope you’ve been able to guess this fact from some of the recent photos.
February 10, 2010 Great Wolf Lodge
Wow, we didn’t have places like this when I was growing up! I have fond memories of summers spent at the wave pool at Cameron Run Regional…
February 05, 2010 Another unheralded January milestone…
Molly’s birthday. As I’m sure the parents appreciate, with kids around, birthdays are no longer about yourself. It’s about giving the kids…
February 03, 2010 Patrick’s First Haircut
Whoa, forgot to mark a milestone! One month ago, we finally decided that Patrick’s hair had gotten too long. Actually, it was more me that…
January 20, 2010 Cool Dude in the Tub
January 08, 2010 Use Your Imagination
Alex, getting out of the bathtub on Monday night. “Look! It’s my elephant trunk. Bwrerr!” (Imagine him making a trumpeting noise.)
January 03, 2010 A Year of Changes
For those who are wondering: yes, I’m working on the 2009 book of photographs of the two boys. Don’t expect it to be done before February or…
December 28, 2009 Merry Christmas!
We almost cancelled Christmas this year. We all went to church on Christmas Eve, and Alex (once again) proved unable to sit still or listen…
December 17, 2009 My part of the recital
Strange. When I created the post about our virtual recital below, I wrote the following, and I still see it on my computer, but it doesn’t…
December 16, 2009 Insomnia Equals More Videos!
For some reason, I couldn’t sleep at all last night. So here’s what you get: More videos! This one is just Patrick splashing around on a…
December 16, 2009 Two Minutes of Patrick Eating
Patrick keeps trying to use utensils more. I think the key word is trying. Here he is trying to eat pasta with a spoon. Standard disclaimer…
December 16, 2009 Virtual Recital 2009
Molly & I had our third piano recital this past Saturday. All of the kids who performed were really cute, and some were amazing pianists…
December 10, 2009 Attack of the Ketchup Monster
The scene: A quiet Friday night. Tired after a long week, the parents opt for an easy dinner from The French Fry Store. The older child eats…
December 08, 2009 Cold Bubbles
One nice thing about being three and a half is you don’t have to worry about the practicality of your ideas. Over Thanksgiving weekend, the…
December 03, 2009 It finally happened.
In the car this morning, Alex said, F*ck. I just want it on the record that he picks up this kind of language from Molly, not me!
November 22, 2009 Early Thanksgiving Wishes
Here are some early Thanksgiving wishes from Alex.
November 22, 2009 Patrick’s Word of the Day
While Patrick has been making sounds for a while, we can now say that he is learning words. His learning process is a little different than…
November 09, 2009 Goodbye October…
Autumn isn’t over, but the nice part of Autumn likely is. The weather is increasingly wet, the color is disappearing. With the end of…
November 06, 2009 Trick Or Treat!
Each year, Alex gets a little more excited about Halloween. Two years ago, as you recall, it was The Halloween That Wasn’t. He wouldn’t even…
November 04, 2009 The Innocent Bystander
Patrick didn’t really get Halloween. This is a kid who doesn’t like us putting his coat on him; a full-body costume was that much more…
November 04, 2009 Pumpkin Carving
Halloween means pumpkins. Halloween means squishy orange pumpkin guts and messy hands. If you’re three years old, holidays don’t get…
November 02, 2009 Zombie Patrick
Zombie Patrick, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. I’m sure everybody’s expecting Halloween pictures, and they’re coming. In the meantime…
October 28, 2009 Pumpkin Prowl
Last Friday, I took Alex to the Pumpkin Prowl at the Woodland Park Zoo. The Pumpkin Prowl is a fundraiser for… actually, I don’t know what…
October 27, 2009 In Constant Motion
Trying to photograph a three year old boy is like trying to freeze a candle’s flicker. Alex is constant motion when he’s awake. So it was…
October 22, 2009 The Spark’s Still There
Both Molly & I forgot it was our anniversary.
October 21, 2009 Parent of the Year Award
Pigtails, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Why, yes, that is Alex in pigtails drinking wine from a shot glass. Why do you ask?
October 20, 2009 The Boys, Together
My mom pointed out that I don’t have many pictures of the two kids together. I’ve tried recently to fix that, but it turns out to be…
October 20, 2009 Party Weekend
Saturday, one of Alex’s classmates had a big party for his third birthday. The family rented a room at Magnuson park where the kids could…
October 13, 2009 Weekend-O-Pumpkins!
It’s pumpkin patch time! Prior to having kids, I never visited a pumpkin patch. I’ve also never been that big into jack-o-lanterns, and I’m…
October 06, 2009 Seasons Change
Autumn’s here, right on schedule. September predictably felt like a month of Indian Summer. Sure, we had some rain (Labor Day weekend was…
October 01, 2009 Two Patrick Milestones
I picked Patrick up from his room in daycare today. He walked over to me and gave me a kiss – either that, or he was trying to eat my lip…
September 30, 2009 Prosser Hot Air Balloon Festival
This past Saturday, I convinced Molly to let me take another mini-vacation. Friday night, after the kids ate dinner, I threw my camera bag…
September 23, 2009 Changing
Self Portrait, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. One of us is getting more hair, one of us is getting gray hair. More Patrick…
September 23, 2009 Monitor Glow
Pasty white monitor glow starts at an early age. Ever since our trip to Rochester this summer, Alex has been fascinated with my iPhone. It’s…
September 21, 2009 Puyallup Fair
Although it took us twelve years to finally make it to the Puyallup Fair, I sense it’s going to be an annual end-of-summer family tradition…
September 18, 2009 The Center for Wooden Boats
I’ve got a soft spot for the Center for Wooden Boats at South Lake Union Park. It’s a beautiful location. You look across the water and see…
September 15, 2009 Lincoln Park
I’ve got the kids on my own for the next few days. Molly left for a conference yesterday afternoon and gets back Thursday. Yesterday…
September 11, 2009 Labor Day Weekend and the Museum of Flight
Long weekends today aren’t the same thing they were, say, 4 years ago. No possibilities for loafing around any more! Instead, our offspring…
September 06, 2009 My Three-Hour Vacation
For some reason I still don’t understand, Alex decided that 5:00 AM was the correct time to wake up yesterday morning. Maybe this is just…
September 06, 2009 Peanut Butter and Jelly Monster
Patrick is a Peanut Butter and Jelly Monster. He inhales them. He’ll eat a whole sandwich faster than Alex can eat a quarter of his. That’s…
September 01, 2009 Skagit River Ranch Farm Day
Sunday morning was gloomy. Oppressive, thick gray clouds hung low in the sky. It didn’t rain, but I wouldn’t blame you if you chose to spend…
August 31, 2009 The Caped Crusader Eats a Quesadilla
Two weeks ago, I took Alex to our work picnic at Vasa Park. They had lots of great activities for kids. Alex loved jumping in one of those…
August 28, 2009 Pool!
I’ve finally started processing some of the pictures from our trip to Rochester several weeks ago. One of the highlights of the trip for the…
August 27, 2009 Our soon-to-be-toddler
Somehow, in all of the excitement over telling you how good Patrick is on playgrounds now, I forgot to mention that our little boy is…
August 25, 2009 Patrick and Playgrounds
I’ve been spending more time with Patrick at playgrounds recently. Here he is, sprawled on the astroturf at the University Village…
August 25, 2009 How does the human race survive?
I ask this because our young have no instincts or common sense. What did our young do out on the Serengeti? Case in point: Alex. Yes, here…
August 19, 2009 Ecola State Park
One of the fun side trips we took on our trip to Cannon Beach was to Ecola State Park. This was a much more successful trip than our ill…
August 19, 2009 Bunny Pee
Mr. Bunny, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. For those who didn’t click through, there was a story associated with this photo. One of the…
August 14, 2009 First Looks and First Steps
written by Molly – Brian finally gave me access to the blog :) Finally, the day we’ve all been waiting for – Elsa (my younger sister) had…
August 13, 2009 Typical Cannon Beach Weather
I’ve mentioned how the Seattle heat wave made Cannon Beach clear, sunny, and warm. We did have a couple of more “typical” beach days, too…
August 12, 2009 Sorry, Mom
My mom really wanted a new picture of her grandkids together. I tried to take a picture tonight, but weekday evenings are the worst time to…
August 10, 2009 iPhone Vacation Diary
While in Oregon, I took one picture per day from my iPhone and posted it to my Flickr site. If you were paying attention, you may have seen…
August 10, 2009 Back from Vacation
We just got back from a two-week vacation in Cannon Beach, Oregon and Rochester, Minnesota. This vacation kept us out of Seattle for the…
July 24, 2009 Bicycle
I rode my bike last weekend for the first time in five years. I literally had to dust it off. The nice thing about low tech things is they…
July 22, 2009 Picnic
When I read about the food adventures that my friends Dawn and Eric have, I must admit I get a little jealous. They recently got back from a…
July 21, 2009 Happiness is new dinosaur pajamas
Seattle’s glorious summer continues. Of course, as we don’t have air conditioning, we don’t think summer is too glorious when it’s 8…
July 17, 2009 Nothing happened this week.
Really. Not a single funny parenting anecdote to share. The kids wake up, we take them to daycare, we go to work, we pick them up, we do our…
July 10, 2009 Pretty Kitty, Fluffy Kitty
Pretty Kitty, Fluffy Kitty, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. It turns out that two days in a row, Patrick needed a change of clothes at…
July 08, 2009 Alex's Baseball Bat
Alex’s Baseball Bat, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Because Alex had so much fun with his friend Nathan’s baseball gear, Molly bought…
July 07, 2009 Our Little Troublemaker
Our good friend Bridget was in Seattle for the famous Potlatch frisbee tournament, and she paid us a visit when the tournament was over…
July 01, 2009 Reverse Psychology
When does reverse psychology stop working? When it does, we’re in trouble. Here’s an example. Tonight, Alex (also known as “bipolar boy…
June 30, 2009 About those kids
Aunt Becky leaves tomorrow. Everyone will be sad to see her go. She and Cousin Will got here on Friday, which is the traditional Movie Night…
June 25, 2009 The Other One
My mom told me today, “You know, I kind of remember that there was another kid living at your house. Whatever happened to him?” Geez…
June 24, 2009 Jump!
Alex has a new obsession. Or more specifically, he’s got an old obsession that he’s taking to new heights. Literally. The kid likes to jump…
June 23, 2009 Super-Cali-What?
Guess what movie we watched on Movie Night last Friday night? Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
June 19, 2009 Playing with Trains
Playing with Trains, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. What is it with little boys and trains?
June 18, 2009 Seattle Summertime
A good rule of thumb is summer in Seattle starts on July 5th. That’s when our driest, sunniest, and warmest weather starts. Well, after an…
June 09, 2009 Patrick’s Latest Trick
I’d be remiss if I failed to post photographic evidence of Patrick’s latest trick.
June 08, 2009 Patrick’s First Birthday Party
We had Patrick’s first birthday party today. It started as a remarkably low-key affair. The birthday boy was asleep for the first hour or so…
June 06, 2009 May iPhone Wallpaper added
I added photos from May to my iPhone wallpaper collection. Click here to see the whole collection.
June 04, 2009 The Passage of Time
The Passage of Time, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. You can see how Alex has changed in a little under two years. It’s odd to think that…
June 02, 2009 The Curse of the Second Child…
The curse of the second child is that developmental milestones aren’t as closely watched as they are for the first child. We almost let this…
June 02, 2009 Does he look grown up yet?
Looking at the pictures hanging on our walls, when Alex was about 11 months old you could really see the little boy that he would become. I…
May 31, 2009 Bathroom Humor
We were at QFC yesterday when Alex asked, “Do they have a potty here?” The answer to this question is always, “Yes, and let’s go find it…
May 29, 2009 Homebase D Picnic
I finally got around to posting the pictures from the Homebase D picnic from two weeks ago. One of the parents in Alex’s classroom organized…
May 28, 2009 Contrary
A typical conversation in the car ride home from daycare. Alex: Is tomorrow Friday? Me: No, tomorrow’s Thursday. Alex: No! Tomorrow’s not…
May 27, 2009 A Pretty Good Month So Far…
I know I’m going to jinx things by writing this, but it’s been a pretty good month so far. In spite of what you hear about H1N1, the cold…
May 12, 2009 April iPhone Wallpaper
It’s been a while since I’ve updated my iPhone Wallpaper gallery. I just went through my photos from April and made nine new wallpapers…
May 11, 2009 Shh! Our secret.
I can write this here because I know Molly doesn’t read this blog. Keep this between us, OK? Yesterday was Patrick’s 11-month birthday…
May 06, 2009 Changed My Mind on the Children’s Museum
So far, I’ve taken Alex to the Seattle Children’s Museum twice. The first time, he was about a year and a half old. It was a wet, cold…
April 28, 2009 Theo Chocolate
Two weekends ago, Molly went to a college friend’s wedding, so my mom and my brother flew in as reinforcements to help take care of Alex and…
April 16, 2009 Kindle: Buyer Beware
A letter I wrote earlier this week to Amazon:
April 14, 2009 Easter 2009
Easter kind of confused Alex. The weekend before Easter, Alex was convinced that Easter had come. Maybe he wanted candy. Maybe it was when…
April 10, 2009 Today’s Parenting Milestones
First, Patrick turned 10 months old today. Happy birthday, Patrick! Second, I let Alex play in the backyard by himself for the first time…
April 09, 2009 Two Patrick updates
The good news: Patrick pulls himself up quite regularly, both at home and at daycare. The bad news: He keeps getting ear infections, eye…
April 08, 2009 Dancing King
I got the idea for this video when Istanbul by They Might Be Giants came on the stereo, and Alex said, “Let’s dance!” and started jumping…
April 07, 2009 First Warm Day of Spring
It’s been an uncommonly cold and dreary spring. As usual, Cliff Mass from the University of Washington had the numbers. In March, on only…
March 27, 2009 Alex’s First Field Trip
Last week, we had to sign Alex’s first ever permission slip for his first ever field trip. The kids just went outside to the parking lot…
March 27, 2009 My Mom’s Been Asking For This Forever…
Common question: “Is Patrick crawling yet?” We then try to describe how he really “army crawls,” and he can get around fast enough doing…
March 22, 2009 Not Every Day Can Be Full of Rainbows
Today was one of those days that makes me wonder why I thought being a parent would be a good idea, much less a parent of two. Let’s see…
March 22, 2009 Stuff I Like: Newspapers on the Kindle
I’m a news junkie. Judging by the fate of newspaper companies across the nation, I’m one of a dying breed: People who subscribe to a daily…
March 20, 2009 Alex’s Real Birthday
Alex’s birthday party was Sunday, but his real birthday was today. Unlike last year, where we thought we could get away with not signifying…
March 18, 2009 Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Patrick & Alex wish everybody a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s Patrick on St. Patrick’s: And Alex with his shamrock:
March 18, 2009 Quite the Week!
Last Thursday, I wrote how it was a big day. I wrote too soon. It’s been stretching out into a big week of milestones. Friday was Alex’s…
March 13, 2009 It’s a Big Day!
As you probably know, today’s a big day. You can get an idea of how big a day it is by looking at Alex’s outfit: Yes, Alex is wearing his…
March 10, 2009 A Metaphor for Financial Panic
At 2:00 today, there was a sudden whiteout at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. Huge snowflakes fell quickly. It was accumulating on the roads, on…
February 28, 2009 He’s Figured It Out Already
This morning, as I was getting Alex dressed for school, out of the blue he whispered to me – soft enough that I wasn’t sure what he said…
February 27, 2009 Bringing the Olympus E-520, Panasonic LX-3, and Nikon D700 on Vacation
On the trip to Florida, I brought a backpack full of camera equipment, and three different camera systems: The Panasonic LX-3, the Olympus E…
February 27, 2009 Florida Sunset
One of the most fun excursions of our trip to Florida was a small jaunt over to the beach after dinner to catch the sunset. We were only at…
February 24, 2009 Nature in Southwest Florida
Southwest Florida is a great place to watch nature and wildlife. It seems that wherever we went, we were treated to some new sight. On our…
February 21, 2009 Cambier Park, Florida
For our trip to Florida, we expected the sunshine, warm weather, palm trees, and beaches. Cambier Park in Naples was an unexpected treat. I…
February 18, 2009 We’re Back!
We got back from our trip to Naples, Florida late yesterday. Our plane landed around 7:20 PM Seattle time, but it felt much later than that…
February 06, 2009 Getting Ever So Closer to Crawling
Here’s a photo of Patrick, showing you how close he is to crawling. He still mostly army crawls, but he’s using his legs a lot more, and he…
February 05, 2009 So it begins…
Alex: Mama, when I get home can I have a cookie? Brian: No, Alex, you can’t have a cookie. Alex: No. I’m talking to Mama. Maa-ma, can I have…
February 04, 2009 Lord of the Flies?
For two days in a row now, Alex has come home with his face covered in magic marker. It looks like war paint. I don’t think it’s coincidence…
January 31, 2009 Star Wars: First Reaction
The scene: Alex sitting down to watch Star Wars. He sits mesmerized through the famous opening fanfare. We watch as the Imperial Star…
January 28, 2009 The Force is Strong in This One
Movie night has become a tradition. We try to keep Alex limited to one movie per week, which we watch on Friday nights. He can now connect…
January 20, 2009 Enjoying the Temperature Inversion
One side effect of December’s crazy weather is it made Cliff Mass, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington, a local…
January 19, 2009 We’re Still Alive
Up until last Sunday, things were going so well. In my head, I’d already started drafting a blog post about how I remember the 7-8 month age…
January 11, 2009 Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
On Saturday, we took our first trip to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma. If you asked Alex, he’d say it’s worth the hour drive…
January 11, 2009 Alex Dancing
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January 07, 2009 Some Updates on Patrick
The little guy just keeps getting bigger. Within the past week, he’s really mastered sitting up on his own. (For a few weeks now, he’s been…
January 06, 2009 Alex the Entertainer
The other day, Alex broke into song. By the time I started filming, he needed some prodding from Molly to keep singing, but it was still…
January 06, 2009 New Year’s Wishes
I know this is a little late, but…
January 04, 2009 Switched!
Well, I did it. I switched from Canon to Nikon – specifically, from the vintage Canon 5D to the Nikon D700. This is a long post. Read only…
December 31, 2008 Photo Backlog: Patrick
Continuing to work my way through this past weekend’s photo backlog. I just posted eight pictures of Patrick that I really like. If you…
December 31, 2008 Weekend Freedom!
This past weekend, Alex & I celebrated our new-found ability to leave the house by going to the Seattle Aquarium (Saturday) and the Pacific…
December 30, 2008 Christmas Morning Photos
Following hot on the heels of the Christmas morning video are these Christmas morning photos! It’s a multimedia Christmas extravaganza for…
December 30, 2008 Christmas Morning Video
I’ll warn everybody that this video will be too boring for everybody but the immediate family. Now that you’re warned, here’s some video…
December 27, 2008 Recent Alex milestones
Things that happened while snowbound: Alex did an art project with Molly. He had the idea to take his kid scissors and cut his own hair. (no…
December 25, 2008 Luckily We’re Not Travelling…
This week, listening to the horror stories of people trying to fly out of Sea-Tac airport (and other airports around the country), I’m glad…
December 25, 2008 Merry Christmas to All…
Well, this sure has been some Christmas week. Snow fell on Seattle last Thursday, and it’s still here. The novelty officially wore off…
December 21, 2008 Are we ready for the next snowday?
We’ve just finished our first solid week of freezing temperatures in Seattle. Given that it’s very rarely below freezing around here, this…
December 18, 2008 My 10 Best Pictures of 2008
I’ve been going through my photos of the past year to figure out which ones to print, and in the process I arbitrarily picked the 1…
December 16, 2008 iPhone Wallpaper Update
View Full Album I haven’t added any iPhone wallpapers to my collection. However, I just downloaded the new Windows Live software and I’m…
December 12, 2008 New home for my iPhone Wallpaper collection
I’ve moved my iPhone wallpaper collection here. One change from older versions is I got rid of the annoying copyright notices at the bottom…
December 02, 2008 Patrick’s first real food
In honor of Thanksgiving, Patrick ate his first “real” food on Friday. While everyone else ate turkey leftovers, Patrick munched on sweet…
November 20, 2008 The Arboretum this past weekend
I got to spend an hour alone in the arboretum this weekend. It was a nice bit of relaxation. There was still a little bit of fall color, but…
November 18, 2008 Patrick Sits Up
Sunday, we were able to get Patrick to sit upright on his own. He had to sort of hunch over with his legs spread out, but it worked. For a…
November 17, 2008 Bubble Boy
We’ve started giving Alex bubble baths again. He’s liked them in the past, but he really loves them now. It’s a guaranteed way to get him to…
November 10, 2008 Eww! Boys!
Eww! Boys!, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Just a scene from today’s birthday party…
November 06, 2008 Baby Bumble Bee
This is for you, Craig: flickr video=http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/3007581673/
November 01, 2008 Obligatory Halloween Photos
Halloween == Candy, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. You can find more pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/sets…
October 30, 2008 Twenty-Week-Old Patrick
It’s a big week. Patrick turned twenty weeks old this Monday, and Molly returned to work Monday as well. We’re all adjusting to the new…
October 29, 2008 Autumn in the Arboretum
Autumn in the Arboretum, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. We may have just had the last weekend of good weather for the year. The thing…
October 29, 2008 Two stories today
Today, we dropped Alex off at daycare. His friend Alexa was there and was thrilled to see him. The drop-off routine was going as normal…
October 28, 2008 Words to go with pictures
I’ve posted a lot of pictures recently, but I haven’t written many words to tell you the story behind the pictures. Here’s the story behind…
October 23, 2008 We’re back!!
OK, we’ve been back for three days now. But it takes time to get back into the routine and have time to write. For those who don’t know, we…
October 06, 2008 Beware Sick Kids
It hasn’t been a whole lot of fun in our household for the past 5 days or so. Both Alex and Patrick have colds. These aren’t the kind of…
October 03, 2008 The Boys at 16 Weeks
Maybe they’re not identical twins after all. When Molly saw these two pictures, she said she thought one of them was a cuter baby. For their…
September 29, 2008 The Week in Review
Well, the “have Patrick sleep in Alex’s room” experiment got called off after only two nights. Patrick caught a cold and didn’t sleep very…
September 22, 2008 Wish us luck.
For the first time ever, we’ve got Alex and Patrick sleeping in the same room. So far so good – but Patrick hasn’t woken up for his first…
September 19, 2008 Happy to See You
Someone kindly pointed out to me today that I haven’t posted any new pictures this week. So, here’s your weekly dose of baby cuteness…
September 10, 2008 Happy 3-Month Birthday, Patrick
Patrick turned three months old today. In spite of the chaos that tends to be our mealtimes these days, Molly managed to take a couple of…
September 06, 2008 Father and Son
Father and Son, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Molly’s out of town this weekend with Patrick, leaving Alex and myself to our own devices…
September 02, 2008 Look out!
Look out!, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. We took Alex & Patrick to the aquarium on Sunday. It was a pretty uneventful trip — the only…
September 02, 2008 Ferryboat
Mother and Son, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Saturday, we took the family on the ferry to Bainbridge. Alex had a great time. When you…
August 25, 2008 Only one more week before I go back to work...
Hard to believe that my paternity leave is almost over. Where has the time gone? Mostly, I’ve been spending time with the boys. (It still so…
August 15, 2008 Patrick's Smile: Caught on "film"
Patrick’s Smile (I), originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Patrick’s smiling more and more these days. Finally got a picture of it today.
August 14, 2008 Family Reunited
Family Reunited, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey.
August 14, 2008 Almost a smile
Almost a smile, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey.
August 14, 2008 I Feed the Birdies!
When Alex talked to Molly on the phone at the end of each day, she’d ask him what he did that day. The most common answer, said with great…
August 13, 2008 My Trip to Maine: Part I (Trains!)
Last week, Alex and I went to Rangeley, Maine to spend time with my mother and my grandmother. While the fates seemed to be conspiring…
August 01, 2008 iPhone Wallpapers
I’ve made some iPhone wallpapers out of some of my pictures and saved them on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/sets…
August 01, 2008 Grip
20080731-IMG_0827, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. Patrick is slowly getting the ability to hold on to things…
July 29, 2008 Brothers
Brothers, originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey. So far they get along…
July 27, 2008 This just in...
This just in. Alex peed in the potty yesterday. You can now go back to whatever you were doing.
July 22, 2008 Patrick at 6 weeks
Patrick turned 6 weeks old today. Here’s a photo: You can see a few more photos from today here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/sets…
July 21, 2008 Go Away, Daddy!
This past week, Alex has greeted me the same way. “No, go away, Daddy!” And he always punctuates this with a violent thrust of his hand…
July 17, 2008 I was wrong: I now have and love the Kindle
A while back, I decided I wasn’t going to buy the Amazon Kindle. I wrote about it here: Why I’m Not Buying a Kindle (Yet) Well, the…
July 17, 2008 Tourists in our own town
Sunday was such a beautiful day in Seattle. We had a great time at Gasworks Park before my mom had to head out to the airport. As we left…
July 16, 2008 Stuff I Like: Olympus E-410
I’ve been using my Canon 5D for a little over a year now. (I bought it for myself as a father’s day present last year.) Since I’ve owned it…
July 15, 2008 Some new family pictures
I’m slowly working through a backlog of pictures that I took when my mom was in town. Here’s Alex showing Patrick his toy man: And here’s a…
July 10, 2008 Boy, it’s been a long time
…since I’ve written anything. It turns out having two kids completely changes the dynamic of the house. When it was just Alex, either Molly…
June 17, 2008 Daddy's Funny
I know people want to know more about Patrick, but quite honestly, he doesn’t do much these days. Eats and sleeps. Alex, on the other hand…
June 11, 2008 The Brothers Meet
I don’t have a lot of time today to put up many new photos, but here are two pictures from Alex and Patrick’s second meeting. This time…
June 10, 2008 Introducing Patrick
Patrick McMahon Dewey was born at 11:44 AM today. He weighs 9 lb. 10 oz. (1 oz shy of his brother — but his brother got to spend an extra 1…
May 24, 2008 A few daycare updates
The biggest daycare news this week is Alex will soon be moving up to the “transition” room soon: the 2-to-3-year-olds who are between…
May 19, 2008 University District Street Fair
This past weekend, the University District Street Fair kicked off the summer street fair season in Seattle. Calling it the “summer” street…
May 13, 2008 Green
Today’s daycare note: Indeed. You can see the green streaks in his hair.
April 30, 2008 Tulips
If you live in the Pacific Northwest and you own a camera, it’s inevitable that you make a trip to the Skagit valley tulip fields in the…
April 24, 2008 Monster Update
After Molly got Alex dressed and out of bed this morning, he marched into our bedroom and announced, “No monsters!” Which I guess is good…
April 22, 2008 I swear I only said it once...
Here’s the story. Molly & I picked up Alex from daycare yesterday. We brought him home. It was one of the first sunny and warm afternoons in…
April 18, 2008 Backpack
Grandma gave Alex a rolling frog backpack several months ago. Until recently, all he’d do is roll it around. Now, however, he likes wearing…
April 17, 2008 Friends
Alex’s note from yesterday:
April 15, 2008 Books
This Saturday morning, Alex spent a little while “reading” to himself. I thought it was cute, so I grabbed the camera. Here he is reading…
April 11, 2008 Maybe the trips to the farmer's market are teaching him something.
Alex usually wants me to sing him Old MacDonald when I put him to sleep for the night. I sing up to the part, “…and on that farm he had some…
April 11, 2008 Lady's Man
From daycare today: Uh oh.
April 11, 2008 Counting
Yesterday’s note: He pretty regularly and spontaneously starts counting to ten these days. Maybe it means he’ll be a numbers person. Or…
April 09, 2008 Recall
An incident from this past weekend: Saturday morning, Alex wanted me to read him some books. I didn’t have the energy to do it at the time…
April 09, 2008 Independence
Alex’s note from daycare today: I guess independent _is one word for it. Some days, we’d probably use the phrase _strong-willed instead. I…
April 02, 2008 Today's Amusing Sayings
Alex’s ability to speak in “full” sentences continues. By “full,” I mean, “he’s saying more than a noun and a verb.” I don’t necessarily…
March 31, 2008 How to Cook a Wolf
One of the most talked-about new restaurants in Seattle is How To Cook A Wolf. I haven’t had the pleasure of eating there yet. But I don’t…
March 26, 2008 Progress?
Today’s note from daycare:
March 22, 2008 I told you they cooked.
Recently, I mentioned that Alex and Molly now cook together. And I had some cute photos of Alex and Molly making pancakes last Sunday…
March 22, 2008 Alex's Second Birthday
So our little boy is now two. We thought he had no ideas what birthdays meant — and I still think that’s true for the most part. But he…
March 20, 2008 Do-Over
Today was Alex’s birthday. I’ll write more about it either today or tomorrow. He did have a good day, and we can no longer claim that he has…
March 19, 2008 Guilty.
I love this picture. Alex is about to pop a rock in his mouth, and you can tell from that sly look in his eyes that he knows he’s not…
March 19, 2008 Manners
Today’s note: It’s certainly better than a lot of the _talk _we get from Alex at home, anyway. These days, he’s always saying, “Push Lexi…
March 17, 2008 Pancakes!
We’ve found a new way to entertain Alex while inside: Cook. Molly pioneered this technique with waffles last weekend. This weekend, Alex and…
March 06, 2008 Boots
Today’s note: Here’s how he looked when we got him home from school today. Note, in addition to the boots, the stylish magic marker on his…
March 05, 2008 Interlaken Park
One thing I like to do these days and I can get away for an hour or two is take my camera to a part of the city I haven’t seen before…
March 05, 2008 Cool Dude
Alex will now wear sunglasses. The “cheap” sunglasses I bought in Tahoe are now his. (Of course, anything purchased at a ski resort costs 2x…
March 05, 2008 Today's Note
Considering that when I dropped Alex off in daycare this morning, he’d pushed over another kid twice, it looks like his day improved (at…
February 29, 2008 Spring seems early.
I’m not complaining. It’s sunnier, drier, and warmer than I’d expect, considering it’s still February. The plants seem to notice. Here are…
February 29, 2008 Gentle Touches
Molly and I both got a kick out of this note from daycare the other day: We thought this was funny because he now seems to be in a stage…
February 25, 2008 Big Boy Bed
Saturday, Alex took his first nap in his big boy bed. These days, I figure we have about a 50/50 chance that he’s going to fight going to…
February 23, 2008 I wonder if he's the ringleader?
Today’s note from daycare:
February 19, 2008 And I thought I was such a good parent
For a while tonight, I was really proud of my parenting ability. It turns out that daycare is closed on President’s Day, but Microsoft isn’t…
February 19, 2008 Overheard at the Playground Yesterday
February 18, 2008 The Weekend's Alex Pictures
Here’s Alex enjoying his banana on Friday morning: Earlier in the week, we loved how Alex liked to sit _inside _his toybox: And even when…
February 18, 2008 Is it really almost Spring?
That must mean that it’s almost time for Alex’s second birthday, and we’re really not ready for that milestone. But here are some photos…
February 18, 2008 Oh no, is this a new phase?
Two weeks ago, after Alex had his second afternoon at daycare without a nap, the new teacher in his room asked Molly, “Alex really fights…
February 18, 2008 Yeah, I love all kinds of attention
Normally, I spend Saturday mornings with Alex while Molly goes to the gym. But yesterday, Molly was taking the morning off from the gym, and…
February 12, 2008 Alex's Note Yesterday
February 11, 2008 Democracy In Action
Saturday, I took Alex to the local Democratic caucus. It was held in the elementary school just up the street from our house. And I must say…
February 11, 2008 Alex and his New Book
Alex loves his new book. I don’t know if he really understands that it spells out his name, but he really likes all of the animals.
February 07, 2008 Preparing to be a big brother
So last week, we asked Alex if he wanted a little brother. “Sister?” he answered. I guess he’ll be disappointed. If we ask him, “Do you want…
February 07, 2008 Welcome to the new blog
I’ve moved website hosting to wordpress.com. It’s less expensive than my old solution. If you’re reading this, then you’ve been redirected…
January 22, 2008 Wow, what a day
I’ve been in my new building at Microsoft for about a year now. Today was the clearest day it’s ever been. Every time I walked to the…
January 22, 2008 An Evening with Alex
Molly had to work late today, so I was in charge of picking up Alex, feeding him, bathing him, and putting him to bed. Let me just come…
January 22, 2008 Our Day at the Pacific Science Center
Sunday, I took Alex to the Pacific Science Center. Considering I volunteered there (almost a decade ago! damn I’m old), I’m a little…
January 22, 2008 Book Review: The Story of Forgetting
Once again, my favorite web site LibraryThing connected me with an early reviewer copy of a book. This time, it’s The Story of Forgetting by…
January 18, 2008 Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
I’ve read a lot of food books lately. Fast Food Nation will convince you to give up McDonald’s. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, while a little…
January 17, 2008 Alex’s note today
Maybe there’s hope for him being a big brother after all. The good mood bit surprised us… he was in a foul mood this morning. We think his…
January 16, 2008 Black Beans
Sometimes, Alex gets carried away with being helpful. For instance, when we scoop dry cat food into the cats’ bowls, he wants to help. The…
January 16, 2008 Bright Horizons Toddler Communication Form
When we pick up Alex from daycare, we also get a little form that has his key stats for the day. How long did he nap? How many dirty diapers…
January 15, 2008 The Adventures of Sick Alex
For those who don’t know, both of Alex’s ears are infected. He didn’t sleep well last night, since he had a bad cough, and he’s been more…
January 14, 2008 Hello world!
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January 11, 2008 Number Two: It’s a Boy!
Molly had her ultrasound appointment today. #2 is a boy. Here he is, in profile:
January 08, 2008 Pictures from Gasworks Park
I took Alex to Gasworks Park on Sunday. I don’t know why I thought this was a good idea. It was freezing cold and blustery. Of course, Alex…
January 07, 2008 Our Own Little Rainman
The flight back to Seattle went better than we expected. While the new portable DVD player only kept his attention for 15 or 20 minutes…
January 07, 2008 Holiday pictures on Flickr
The pictures from our holiday trip are now on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/sets/72157603657637117/ Or you can view them as a…
December 25, 2007 Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey For the relatives we are about to visit, this is the bundle of Christmas cheer heading…
December 25, 2007 No-Napping Alex at the Aquarium
Sunday, Alex shocked us by refusing to take an afternoon nap. He’d done that two times the previous week at daycare, too. To let Molly get…
December 21, 2007 10 more seconds of fame
Featured here: http://seattle.metblogs.com/archives/2007/12/ridiculously_sc.phtml
December 18, 2007 Notes on language development
While Alex’s language skills are no where close to some of the girls in our parenting group, he has made some notable strides recently. He…
December 18, 2007 More views from my office
Carrying the point & shoot around continues to be fun. Friday, I had some downtime and used the time to wander around the woods outside the…
December 18, 2007 Colors
Alex knows that some words are color words. But he doesn’t seem to use the words in any consistent way. You can ask him, “What color is this…
December 18, 2007 I’m now a published photographer
The two-page spread in page 8-9 of Transforming the World: Rochester at 150 is a picture I took on vacation over the summer. This is the…
December 17, 2007 Wide-Angle Alex
Those who are looking for new pictures of Alex need look no further than this set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/sets…
December 09, 2007 Christmas Cards
Yesterday, we took pictures of Alex to go on our Christmas card. Do you want to see the pictures that didn’t make the cut? Then go here…
December 07, 2007 Bad Parents
Molly & I were too tired to cook dinner tonight. I don’t think Alex cared.
December 06, 2007 10 seconds of fame
http://seattlest.com/2007/12/06/seattlestpix0_128.php Here’s Seattlest’s picture of the day:
December 03, 2007 My new camera
I bought a new point-and-shoot camera recently. For a while, I’ve thought it would be fun to always have a camera with me. Considering I…
December 03, 2007 Bathtime
You can find some new bathtime pictures of Alex here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/sets/72157603348868432/ I had to grab the camera…
December 03, 2007 Snowy Seattle
It snowed on Saturday. It was the best kind of snow. It came quickly, made everything pretty for an afternoon, and then disappeared. No…
November 23, 2007 Alex and the Waffle
Make sure you check out the set of pictures of Alex eating a waffle. (Don’t worry, this wasn’t on Thanksgiving.) http://www.flickr.com…
November 23, 2007 Seattle Wild Chickens
When I took Alex to the playground today, we encountered four chickens walking along the sidewalk — two black and two orange. I guess they…
November 23, 2007 Happy Thanksgiving!
This was the view from our bathroom window at sunrise this morning. It was a beautiful, clear day today in Seattle, and a great Thanksgiving…
November 21, 2007 Another take on the Kindle…
Here’s another viewpoint on the Kindle: Kindle-icious.
November 21, 2007 Why I’m Not Buying a Kindle (Yet)
The short answer is I don’t want an e-book, I want an e-library. I’m willing to pay a lot of money for an e-library, but I think it will…
November 20, 2007 Alex at 20 months
Alex turned 20 months old today. The strangest thing about that, to me, is it means that “2 years” is just around the corner. What an odd…
November 07, 2007 Reading with Mama
November 07, 2007 Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions Originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey Milk, cereal, an orange, and a rock. Where else are you supposed to get your…
November 06, 2007 The Young Captain Hook
Alex’s alligator puppet bit off his hand today. At least now the tick-tick-tick of the watch in the alligator’s stomach will warn Alex that…
November 05, 2007 Un-Halloween Fun Continues!
Today, we got together with our PEPS group for more un-Halloween fun. Most other kids came in their cute costumes. Batman was there. We had…
November 02, 2007 Un-Halloween Photos
Even though we couldn’t get Alex into a costume this year, I did take some pictures on Halloween. If Alex had worn his costume, he would…
November 01, 2007 Un-Halloween
We bought Alex two Halloween costumes this year: A black cat and a teddy bear. Whenever we brought out either of those costumes to get him…
October 31, 2007 Book Review: The Air We Breathe
LibraryThing arranged to get me an advance reading copy of The Air We Breathe by Andrea Barrett in exchange for a review (either positive or…
October 29, 2007 A Day at the Zoo
I took Alex to the zoo today. We had a great time. I brought my camera and got some cool pictures of animals. It was hard to get good Alex…
October 29, 2007 Greenlake Playground
Saturday, Molly & I took Alex to the Greenlake playground. You can see all of the pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/sets…
October 25, 2007 Memento Mori
Yesterday was the memorial service for Ralph Abdo. I had some time at home before I had to put on my suit, and I took the time to grab my…
October 22, 2007 Alex at the Pumpkin Patch
Make sure to check out the pictures of Alex at the pumpkin patch: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/sets/72157602599195568/ It was a cold…
October 20, 2007 Bubble!
October 17, 2007 Cardboard Box, Toy Hall of Fame
Last year, they added the simple cardboard box to the National Toy Hall of Fame: http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-11-12-cardboard…
October 14, 2007 Time and Chance Happeneth to Them All
We’ll miss you, Ralph. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420APWAPlaneCrashBios.html
October 14, 2007 A Fine Fall Day
We’ve had great autumn weather this weekend in Seattle. The days start foggy, but by the afternoon it burns off and we’re treated to sunny…
October 11, 2007 Bubble Bath Pictures
Some days, you need to remember that there’s nothing more fun than a bubble bath.
October 01, 2007 If you need a quick fix of pictures…
…then you’ll need to go straight to my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdewey/ This weekend, we went to the Prosser Harvest…
September 24, 2007 The Macaroni Incident
We fed Alex Kraft Macaroni & Cheese tonight. It was fun in so many ways. First, because I got to eat the extra. We never make Kraft Mac…
September 23, 2007 Just a note for those in other parts of the country…
We had to turn on our heat this weekend. I see it’s in the mid-to-upper 80’s in the midwest and in Washington, D.C., so I thought you might…
September 22, 2007 Snoqualamie Falls at Night
I was at the Salish Lodge and Snoqualamie Falls earlier this week. I took a few photos, but I thought most were boring. This is the most…
September 22, 2007 Then and Now: Feeding
Digging back into the photo archives: About a year ago is when we started feeding Alex “real” food in the high chair. Here’s his first meal…
September 17, 2007 Sunflowers
I think to taunt us with the rapidly disappearing sunlight, sunflowers are now in full bloom. We got a few from local farmers, and I took a…
September 17, 2007 Fishies!
Today, we took Alex to meet the fishies. This boy loves fish. Steve and Kate (Ruby’s parents) hosted PEPS last weekend, and they have a pond…
September 11, 2007 Just a Couple of Snapshots
It was a relatively busy weekend. Molly hosted a bridal shower for our friend Merideth on Sunday, and that made it my job to entertain Alex…
September 03, 2007 What I Did over the Weekend
With Molly & Alex out of town for the weekend, I took my chance to hop on a seaplane and spend a day in Victoria. Here are my favorite…
August 27, 2007 Parent-Child Communication
I used to wonder at the parents who would smile when their toddler said something like, “Abbapoo,” and then translate for the rest of us…
August 27, 2007 Babysitting on Friday
Friday, we babysat (babysitted?) one of the kids in our PEPS group, Ruby. And once again, Alex showed that he doesn’t really play with other…
August 27, 2007 Alex at the Seattle Children’s Museum
Last weekend was a rainy one in Seattle. We needed something to do to keep Alex occupied, but was also indoors… it turns out being a parent…
August 14, 2007 Alex at View Ridge Park
This past Sunday, we took Alex to View Ridge Park to meet up with his friends from PEPS. He had a great time. He particularly liked eating…
August 14, 2007 Seattle Baby
On Saturday, Molly gave Alex some of her lukewarm latte. He loved it.
August 10, 2007 Fun at the Park
I took Alex to Ravenna park this past Sunday. It was a glorious sunny day — one of the few we’ve had in Seattle this summer, a time when we…
August 08, 2007 My Cataloging Project is Done (For Now…)
Over the weekend, I finished cataloging the books in the house. I took a few shortcuts. Our 1910 Encyclopedia Britannica is just a single…
August 08, 2007 Blue Angels
This past weekend, the Blue Angels performed over Lake Washington. Alas, this happened during Alex’s naptime, so I couldn’t try to…
August 08, 2007 Olympic Sculpture Park
Saturday mornings, Molly goes to the gym for two hours, and I try to find something fun to do with Alex. This past weekend, we went to the…
August 03, 2007 I got my CueCat
I got my CueCat today. That’s the barcode scanner I ordered to make it easier to catalog my books. And I’ve learned a few things about…
July 31, 2007 I’m in Love with LibraryThing
I discovered LibraryThing over the weekend, and I’m in love. Anyone who knows me or has visited my house knows I love books. Since 1994, I…
July 31, 2007 Overexposed, but Still Kind of Cool
I brought my camera with me when I took Alex to the playground this evening. Most of the shots I took are the typical look-my-son-is-at-the…
July 27, 2007 Technology: Todo.txt, PowerShell, and OneNote
So this is pretty geeky of me. I read the description of people who keep their list of things to do in just a plain text file, and then use…
July 27, 2007 The Spice Rack Again
Alex still loves playing with the spices in the spice rack. Now, however, he tends to park himself in the corner and sit down. He can stay…
July 26, 2007 Thinking about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
For the past couple of months, I would walk past Barnes & Noble after dropping Alex off at daycare, on my way to pick up coffee at Starbucks…
July 20, 2007 Christmas in July?
It feels a lot like I’m six years old and it’s Christmas Eve. Tomorrow night I’ll have the last Harry Potter book in my hands. Way more…
July 19, 2007 Completely pointless iPhone observation
The iPhone is polluting how I interact with other technology. I was just reading through a Word document on my laptop and I was confused for…
July 19, 2007 I Bought an iPhone
My wife tells me this is because I have no ability to resist buying gadgets. Looking at the smartphones I’ve owned in the past two years…
July 19, 2007 OneNote PowerShell Provider
Worlds collide — up until now, I’ve been writing about my personal life. But I also have some things to share about work and technology. I…
July 17, 2007 Final Five pictures from our vacation
I went through the remaining pictures from our vacation, and there were only five that really stood out. I’ve uploaded them to Flickr. To…
July 16, 2007 More Midwest Pictures on Flickr
We’re now up to 78 pictures from our Midwest trip up on Flickr. Here’s the link again: Midwest Vacation 2007. I still have one more batch of…
July 15, 2007 Back from the Midwest
We’re back from our trip to the Midwest. All in all, Alex did quite well on this trip — he handled both the airplane and the road trip like…
July 04, 2007 Sick Alex, Happy Alex
Alex has an ear infection. And this time, he’s letting us know about it. Most times, we only know he has an ear infection because the doctor…
July 03, 2007 Meredith and Paulie’s Engagement Party
On Saturday, Meredith’s aunt threw a party to celebrate her engagement. We took Alex. He had a great time! There were lots of other kids to…
July 02, 2007 Frankie and Alex
Frankie was up for the weekend to play in the Potlatch frisbee tournament. On Saturday, we took Alex out to the fields to visit. Alex had a…
June 26, 2007 Ruff, Ruff!
Alex is having more fun with stuffed animals. The puppy that Brenda gave him on our trip to Virginia is still his favorite, but he’s…
June 26, 2007 Getting Better at the Sorting Box
Alex has gotten a lot better at the sorting box. Before, he could only regularly sort the round block. Now, he can sort most of the shapes…
June 26, 2007 Alex and Asher
Alex’s friend Asher came over to play on Saturday. Of course, for toddlers, “playing together” has a unique meaning. Mostly it means playing…
June 20, 2007 Alex versus the Bavarian Creme
The day we flew home from Virginia, John bought a box of donuts from Safeway. We decided to see what Alex would do with half a Bavarian…
June 20, 2007 Alex and Alex
John and Vicki have a cat named Alex. One day, Alex (the kid) saw Alex (the cat). They met and became friends. The end.
June 20, 2007 I Scream for Ice Cream
Alex only knows a few words. Right now, his vocabulary is “Dawg” (where the “g” is silent), “bye,” and “uh-oh.” But even with that limited…
June 20, 2007 VA South Hill Barbershop South Hill
VA South Hill Barbershop South Hill Originally uploaded by bjcnrd OK, after posting my latest pictures on Flickr, I thought I’d see who…
June 19, 2007 Using this Flickr thing
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m going to be uploading my pictures to Flickr. I’m only going to upload the “good” ones. If you want to…
June 19, 2007 More Mamas and Babies…
A picture from our trip: Here is a mother deer taking care of a faun at the Reston Zoo.
June 19, 2007 Back from vacation
Fun! Originally uploaded by B.K. Dewey I’m still sorting through all of the pictures from my trip to Virginia. In the interest of getting…
June 04, 2007 My Trip to the Zoo
(As told by Alex) Today, I went to the Woodland Park Zoo for the second time in my life. The first time I went, I was only six weeks old, so…
June 04, 2007 Bryant Playground
We spend a lot of time at playgrounds these days. The Bryant Elementary School playground is a particularly good one to go to. They have two…
June 04, 2007 Eva’s Graduation
Our friend Eva Wong defended her Ph.D. in epidemiology last Thursday. On Friday, she had a cookout to celebrate. Maybe it’s the age we’re at…
May 31, 2007 First Word: "Bye"
Molly & I think it’s official: Alex now has his first word, and it’s “bye.” He’s been waving “bye” for a long time now, and last night/this…
May 30, 2007 A New Haircut and a Balloon…
Yesterday, Molly took Alex to get his second haircut. They gave him a balloon at the end. He apparently fussed when they tried to tie it to…
May 30, 2007 Our Little Gardener
This past weekend, Alex helped Molly put our cherry tomato plants into pots. He had fun. Although it turns out he finds it more fun to water…
May 21, 2007 Our Baby Linus…
So this past week, Alex finished his transition to the toddler room at his daycare center. We know he’s a pretty easygoing kid. At daycare…
May 21, 2007 I’m Getting Dizzy!
One of Alex’s favorite pastimes this weekend was to sit in the swivel chair in or workroom. We’d spin him around and around. He loves it.
May 14, 2007 Pucker Up!
I don’t have new pictures this weekend. But I can report that Alex has learned a new trick: He knows how to kiss. He learned how to do it…
May 07, 2007 Windermere Cup
This Saturday was the Windermere Cup crew race. It’s one of the harbingers of spring in Seattle. I know I’ve been posting photographs of…
May 07, 2007 When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d, And the great star early droop’d in the western sky in the night, I mourn’d, and yet shall mourn…
May 07, 2007 Yogurt
So Saturday morning, I had the bright idea of letting Alex feed himself yogurt. Molly’d just bought some toddler spoons. And Alex is also…
April 29, 2007 I’m So Excited!!
I can’t believe I forgot to post this picture of Excited Alex from our trip to the flower fields.
April 29, 2007 Why I Love My New Office
This picture is a few months old, but I just came across it when I was going through some old pictures. I think I’ve told some people how…
April 29, 2007 Tulips?
So we had the idea to bring Alex to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. It runs through the month of April. Well, we learned a valuable lesson…
April 29, 2007 So I Guess It’s Official…
We no longer have a baby, we have a toddler. Yesterday, the daycare center gave us the official letter saying they’re going to move Alex…
April 23, 2007 University Village Playground
This morning, when Molly got back from church, we walked Alex down to University Village. Molly & I got coffee from Starbucks. (Her: Tall…
April 23, 2007 Future Chef?
As many know, our kitchen isn’t very babyproof. So we’re lucky that, in Alex’s opinion, the best thing in the kitchen is the spice drawer…
April 23, 2007 I know nobody wants to see my flower pictures…
On the weekends and in the evenings, I’ll take Alex out for walks. No matter how crabby he is when cooped up inside our house, he’s usually…
April 18, 2007 A Beautiful Spring Day in Seattle
I guess one of the strange things about life is no matter how crazy and tragic the news of the day is, spring still comes. And one of the…
April 16, 2007 Our Little Boy is Growing Up…
It was a beautiful day today. Molly had the great idea of taking Alex for a walk to the UW campus, where we could see the cherry blossoms…
April 10, 2007 I *still* want the camera!
April 10, 2007 Faceoff
April 10, 2007 Camera? *I* want the camera!
Alex now wants the camera. The pictures speak for themselves. [](http://www.bdewey.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/WindowsLiveWriter…
March 26, 2007 Apple Blossom Time…
The trees in our neighborhood look extraordinary right now. I made Alex and Molly pose during our walk this evening; it was a rare moment of…
March 25, 2007 Donuts…
Are they food? Or are they fashion? [](http://www.bdewey.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/WindowsLiveWriter/Donuts_C809/FoodOrFashion-31.jpg…
March 20, 2007 Alex and the Fountains of University Village
On Saturday, while Molly was running errands, I took Alex out for a walk to University Village. I had my camera and decided to take pictures…
March 20, 2007 Still Photos from the Birthday Party
Here are some higher-quality photos that were featured in the video of Alex’s birthday.
March 19, 2007 I’ve been waiting to make this video for a year…
March 18, 2007 Video from Alex’s birthday party
Apparently there’s this website called YouTube that lets you store and share videos. I’m trying that instead of uploading the video file to…
March 17, 2007 More Pictures from our Yard
Yesterday was warm and dry — the temperature got into the mid-sixties. We took advantage of the nice weather and let Alex explore our back…
March 17, 2007 Before and After
Before (March 17, 2006): After (March 16, 2007): What a difference a year makes! Special bonus picture: Alex talking to his agent on the…
March 12, 2007 Seattle Spring
It’s springtime in Seattle. That means it’s chilly and wet, but the flowers and trees are blooming! I’ve been taking Alex on a lot of walks…
March 08, 2007 An Alex-Eye-View of the World
Just for fun, I tried to capture an Alex-Eye-View of the world with my camera. This is what his toy collection looks like. Enjoy!
March 05, 2007 Cameraphone Pictures of Alex’s Haircut
Yesterday was pretty crazy, and we didn’t have time to go back to the house to get a “real” camera before getting Alex’s hair cut. This is…
March 05, 2007 Do you like my haircut?
So today, I got my first haircut. Mom’s the one who really wanted it done, but afterwards even Dad said that it made me look a lot cuter…
February 27, 2007 Like My Hat?
This weekend, my parents were able to keep my hat on my head for longer than 10 seconds. Do you like how I look?
February 20, 2007 Hi, Grandmom!
My Grandmom came to visit me this weekend. I had a great time. Here I am with her: When she was in town, we went to swim lessons together…
February 07, 2007 Fun with Bananas
Molly’s out of town on business for three days, so I get to feed Alex on my own. He’s teaching me important things. For instance, before you…
February 05, 2007 Don’t You Like My Sweater?
February 05, 2007 Baby Swim Lessons
On Saturdays, we’ve been taking Alex to Baby Swim Lessons at the pro club. Molly’s going to make sure that Alex swims better than his dad…
January 20, 2007 Look, Ma, No Hands!
January 16th was a big day. Not only was it Molly’s birthday, but Alex decided that day that he really wanted to stand up. So now he likes…
January 04, 2007 Christmas Teeth
No pictures today… just a quick note that Alex now has his two front teeth. The first one broke through on Christmas day, the second broke…
December 15, 2006 The Chase
Another video for you to enjoy. You’ll get to see how well Alex and Mo get along. Chase Preview The Chase
November 27, 2006 Holiday Season
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we’re starting to get into the spirit of the holiday season. This is what our living room looks like now.
November 27, 2006 Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope everybody had a happy Thanksgiving. We sure did. Molly’s cousin Mike and his wife Jean came over, and we’ve got enough leftovers for…
November 20, 2006 Pictures from St. Louis
Last weekend, Molly took Alex to St. Louis, and Becky drove down with Jack. (I stayed in Seattle, sick.) Here are some of the pictures from…
November 20, 2006 Lights, Camera, Action…
For the past 10 days, someone was shooting a movie directly across the street from our house. I think the movie will be called Butterfly…
November 20, 2006 Mmm! Maple Teething Biscuits!
For Alex’s 8 month birthday, he had some maple teething biscuits. We think he might be getting some top teeth soon. Anyway, this was a mess…
November 02, 2006 Boo! Halloween!
You recently had the Halloween preview of Alex, the One-Toothed Monster. Well, this is what we actually had on Halloween. Alex, the Two…
November 02, 2006 Reunion!
This past weekend was my 10 year college reunion. It’s hard to believe, especially considering I’ve only been alive for 32 years. Nearly a…
October 23, 2006 Halloween Preview: Attack of Alex, the One-Toothed Monster
It was an eventful weekend in Seattle. First, Saturday was our six-year anniversary. To celebrate, Alex sprouted a tooth in his lower jaw…
October 20, 2006 Just a phew more photos
There are no stories behind these photos. Just a few pictures sitting on the camera.
October 20, 2006 Seven Months
So a lot of people want to know what Alex looks like today, at seven months old. It turns out this isn’t the most flattering picture of him…
October 06, 2006 Not Quite Crawling
Alex isn’t crawling yet, but he sure gets points for trying. This video shows the effort he’s putting in to it. VideoTape_BathCrawling…
September 26, 2006 Who’s quiet?
I talked to my mom today, and one of the comments she made about yesterday’s video is, “Alex is so quiet!” Well, that’s because I muted out…
September 25, 2006 Video!
So with our new computer, we’ve finally got things set up so we can get video off of our camcorder and onto the computer. So without further…
September 20, 2006 First Feeding
Last week, the hard drive died on one of our computers, and we’d packed up the other computer while we were rearranging furniture in our…
August 20, 2006 Five Months Old
Yesterday was Alex’s five month birthday. We took this picture to celebrate. Look, ma, no hands! FiveMonths-1.jpg
August 19, 2006 Vicki’s pictures from our Virginia trip
I got pictures in email today from Vicki from our trip to Virginia. Here are some great shots of Alex and John: _DSC0505.JPG_DSC0493.JPG And…
August 16, 2006 Where’s Alex?
Where’s Alex? WheresAlex-1.jpg There’s Alex! WheresAlex-2.jpg It’s his favorite game in the world.
August 05, 2006 Alex is now a true Seattle baby
Last Sunday, Alex made his first trip down to Pike’s Place Market and Alex really enjoyed it! Brian carried him around in the Baby Bjorn so…
July 17, 2006 17 weeks: I have toes!
For a long time, Alex has known that he has toes. If you’d sit him upright, he’d like looking at them. If he was crabby, you could sometimes…
July 11, 2006 16 weeks
This is how I look at 16 weeks old: 16weeks-1.jpg
July 10, 2006 Four month stats
Today Alex had his four month checkup. He is now 26.5 inches long (90th percentile) and weights 17 lbs (90th percentile). His head is 46.…
July 04, 2006 Hello, Flipper!
I need to figure out some way to share audio files over the internet, because today Alex discovered that his voice can go about 3 octaves…
June 27, 2006 A Gallery of Funny Faces
Before I write about Michigan, I thought I’d show you some of my funny faces. My parents call this pose “the evil scientist.” Mwa ha ha…
June 25, 2006 My Virginia Fan Club
When I was in Virginia, I got to meet many people in the Alex Fan Club. I’ve got pictures of some of them. Unfortunately, I don’t have many…
June 23, 2006 My First Trip to St. Louis
(As told by Alex) In May, I took my first trip to St. Louis. My mom & I went out there on our own, because dad was busy in London. I had a…
June 22, 2006 I’m Home!
At long last, I’m going to start posting pictures from our recent trips to St. Louis, Virginia, and Michigan. Here’s one to start you out…
May 18, 2006 We made it through the first round…
of vaccinations on Tuesday. Alex took his five shots pretty well and only screamed bloody murder for a few minutes after the shots were…
May 16, 2006 Fast Friends
Alex is already learning to share. Alex and Mo
May 16, 2006 Hungry?
At 8 weeks old, Alex can show us he’s hungry in new ways. hungry baby
April 25, 2006 My first plane trip… well, almost!
As told by Alex On Monday (April 24), Mom and I were supposed to take my first plane trip to Minneapolis where my Aunt Becky and Cousin…
April 19, 2006 4 weeks old!
Well, we made it through the first month and we haven’t seriously hurt the baby yet. In fact, at our 4 week checkup, the pediatrician said…
April 12, 2006 The Scream
I don’t know how I missed this picture! My mom took it, and it had been copied to my computer with other pictures from her digital camera. I…
April 12, 2006 Three Weeks
Alex turned three weeks old on Sunday. We took a picture of him in an outfit that I wore when I turned three weeks old. Here you go, Mom…
April 09, 2006 Catching up on pictures
We haven’t put any pictures up in a week, so here come a bunch. First, here’s how our cats respond to the kid. Get away from me! latePhotos…
March 31, 2006 Rooster Baby
It’s 6:30 in the morning. I’m awake, Dad! sleepPatterns-2.jpg
March 31, 2006 Nighttime
We’re still training Alex to sleep in his bassinet at night. Typically, he goes only a couple of hours before he wakes up. He sleeps much…
March 31, 2006 Future Linebacker
It’s normal for babies to lose weight after they’re born. And sure enough, when Alex was weighed last Wednesday, he was down to 9 pounds…
March 27, 2006 Grandmas
Friday was the changing of the guard. Grandma Brown went back to St. Louis, and Grandma Martineau and Great-Grandma Ellis came to town…
March 22, 2006 Homecoming
Alex came home today! Both Mom and baby are in good shape now. Alex is a little jaundiced, but nothing to be worried about. He’s eating and…
March 22, 2006 Baby’s First Bath
I should have uploaded this picture on Sunday — but you can understand that I wanted to spend more time at the hospital instead of sitting…
March 20, 2006 Happy Birthday, Alex!
I only have a couple of minutes to type this before I head back to the hospital, so I apologize for the brevity — but today is Alexander…
February 27, 2006 Welcome
This is my new website. I’ve got a kid on the way, and family distributed around the globe, so I guess it’s time to have a place to put all…