Our yard backs up to a public park that forms a natural wildlife habitat, which can be a lovely thing. In the spring and summer, our back garden is very private, our koi pond is home to a red-eared slider and several unidentified black frogs, and a ruby-throated hummingbird lately has been hovers outsiding our dining room [...]

No photos (Update: Photos added!), but the updates from Juliette and Oona are too big to wait.
Oona celebrated her two-month birthday on Saturday, and she actually slept through the night! She hasn’t repeated the feat, but I think she’s already ahead of her big sister in the sleeping department. On Saturday, we were in Belmar, [...]

The Lyons-Andrews clan made a trek to Belmar to see Kathleen, who was in town to tie up some wedding planning details.

Juliette helped by baby-sitting Emily.

What a charmer Emily is — smiles for everyone…

… especially her daddy.

Three girls on a couch

Smiles!

Juliette loves her dried-up old Play-doh.

Oona is very proud of the sticker Juliette gave her.

Jeff is [...]

The brain trust behind Used Wigs Radio got together for a barbecue a couple weeks ago at the Hall-Marrone residence, and Jeff, Todd, and Russ were there too. In preparation, Oona rehearsed her newest trick — smiling!

Rocco says more with his eyebrows than grown-ups do with their mouths.

Aw, shucks! Todd put Juliette to work [...]