Mexico City + Tulum 2021

7/24/21 Yesterday was our first time on a plane since losing my dad. That may see like an insignificant milestone to those who haven’t experienced the loss of a loved one but suddenly it all feels significant. So many firsts, big and small. Since my boys were little, we’d do this special handshake just as…

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11 Years

Raising kids has provided me the opportunity to recognize and break certain patterns and cycles. I’ve learned that my first thought isn’t always right; instead, it’s usually a reactionary impulse that’s a derivative of childhood and / or societal conditioning. When my kids are struggling with their emotions, as humans do, my first thought is…

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12 Years

Yesterday Hooper turned 12. Two days before that I was swapping out things in the boys’ closets and realized that I need to transition from kid-sized hangers to adult size hangers. Adult sized hangers. I grabbed some extra hangers from the garage and started putting his laundry away for him; which is something I rarely…

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