Author Archives: jameslori

Mathias and Lillian are still in that snuggly stage, as this recent post-dinner pic shows. Of course, it doesn’t take much to swifch to silly. Imaginary food fights, complete with asparagus arrows snd spinach shields, are a big hit!   

Lori went to Mathias’ parent-teacher conference today, which was fun. Here are a few things he’s been working on.  A little block work for an elective.   Counting…are those Jerry bears? If you haven’t been to our place, this is pretty … Continue reading →

Last weekend we made the drive to our nation’s capital, lured there by the prospect of a wonderful wedding, a visit with James’ sister, Sara, and, of course, some cool culture. It was a great weekend–here are pics from the … Continue reading →

As you may have seen, Chicago got just a little snow this Sunday—19 inches worth at O’Hare! We were content to let our car get buried (sorry Super Bowl party) and head off to Horner Park for a little sledding. … Continue reading →

Catching up on some Christmas photos. Right before the holiday we went to the zoo for their annual lights festival to take in the glow–and give Mathias a chance to share his Christmas list with Santa. It was a lot … Continue reading →

We’ve been cooped up a bit with the winter weather, so we’re finding creative ways to exercise, including moshing along to Andrew W.K. Originally deployed for James’ college parties, the headbanger has found a new way to party, complete with … Continue reading →

Among the family’s many wonderful presents this Christmas was a karaoke machine from grandma and Grandpa Mike! And Chicago’s recent cold snap (and school closings) gave us the perfect excuse to fire it up. Check out the hits! Mathias sings … Continue reading →

We got our first real snow of the season this weekend, and since it’s supposed to be hovering around zero the rest of the week, we made a point of getting out to play in it. Both kids tossed some … Continue reading →

Halloween isn’t until Friday, but we aren’t waiting to get the kids into their costumes! We had a couple kiddy events around town this weekend that sparked us to get an early start on the holiday started. First up was … Continue reading →

We had fun with a little project this week, with Mathias and Lori (and to a lesser extent James and Lillian) building a robot in our living room! Dubbed “Beerbot” for his lovingly repurposed 12-pack chassis, he has all the … Continue reading →