Author Archives: jameslori

Last week the Seidlers/Simpsons headed into South Bend for some tricks or treats. Lori spent a lot of time with her sewing machine to transform us into the Simpsons, and the results were awesome. (One kid was so enthralled by … Continue reading →

Fall brings football, and with it the prospect of spending hours watching your favorite team absolutely blow it. Mathias has become acquainted with the new reality of Notre Dame football at an early age. Here he and dad model the … Continue reading →

We dropped by our neighborhood’s Octoberfest about a month ago, and Lori took the opportunity to dance with her schnitzel. They’ve practiced with some polka records at home, so the little guy gets a big smile while swaying with his … Continue reading →

James has been lucky enough to arrange to work from home from Mondays, which gives him the ability to knock out big chunks of copy without the distractions of the office. It also gives him the opportunity to go for … Continue reading →

When Aunt Carol, Andy and Adam were in town, they dropped off some matching Dr. Seuss gear for James and Mathias.

Mathias and mom went into South Bend in August to meet up with the Fahey ladies (James’ mom’s family). Mathias spent the day in grandma’s arms while the women looked through the finest fashions of the 1970s. Grandma ended up … Continue reading →

Mathias plays dirty while wrestling with dad.

Lori shares a slice of the home office. (This is from summer, back when fans were needed and Mathias would actually sleep in the computer room!).

One of the fun things about having a kid – especially a helpless baby – is that you can impress on them the things you enjoy most, and there’s nothing they can do about it! You can, say, make him … Continue reading →

Aunt Carol, Andy and Adam brought Mathias a little “Cat in the Hat” doll as a gift, and it’s become the first toy he’s really taken to. Here are a couple unposed photos of him snuggling and snoozing with “Lester.”