The Reds WON THE MCLL 12U CHAMPIONSHIP!!!! This was a great season. They started out slow, with a losing record, but coalesced as a team and got steadily better. Their pitching was lights out in many games. The kids were…

N’s team, the Reds, HAS MADE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR MCLL! His team had a slow start to the season, losing a lot of games. But they steadily got better, starting winning, and has now beat almost all of…

This was a busy weekend, particularly for N! First, we were lucky to have Amy in town for two nights. She is in Baltimore tonight and returns on Wednesday this week for another night. She and Hobart are now fast…

Dad and N had a great time at Epcot on Sunday. They explored a lot of different country exhibits and ate a lot of food from those countries. They also saw a space exhibit and an iMax movie about China.…

Here are some pics from Nationals in Orlando. Tomorrow I will post pics from Epcot that Dad shared. They had a flag from every state, and N was eyeing the MD one the whole time we were there. He finally…

We are all three finally back from Florida. I came back yesterday and Dad and N came back today during a very intense thunderstorm. It was a day of flight changes and cancellations and they are very relieved to finally…

We are in Orlando for Quiz Bowl Nationals! Today was a very long day. N competed in Geography Bowl today with his friend Jake. For their first Nationals, they did great! They came in third place for most of the…

Tonight I drove N out to his baseball game in Cabin John, in peak rush hour on the Beltway. When we got there, we discovered that the field had been double booked. They then decided to play the game in…

Today is Jill’s birthday, and she happened to be in town for a conference (for the second year in a row!) so she came here for dinner and we celebrated with cake. She also got to see M for the…

We had a busy weekend, all of us. A had a sleepover with Charlotte on Friday night – and it felt very normal to have Charlotte leave on Saturday morning. They talked for 5 hours straight at the kitchen table.…