Disneyland invited me to come and see the fun Trick-or-Treating they do there on the weekends before Halloween at California Adventure Park. Since our kids were all busy that night, Joe and I took my brother, his wife and their 7-yr-old son, Gideon.
Here’s their family in front of the California Screamin’ ride, which happens [...]

Since you’re seen me last I’ve been a blurry smear of action. I went on some travels and am about to go on some more. I’ve had the kids more because it’s summer and pretty much every day has been packed with things like lunches and coffees and pedicures and laughing and reading books together. [...]

Tony is officially no longer in 8th grade. Here he is in line to get his diploma. Boxing.

And a closeup:

What a ham.

My brother and his wife have come to stay with us for a while. With them they’ve brought their son, six-year-old Gideon. Our lives are suddenly full of magic tricks, rolling around the floors on a chair with rollers, Nintendo and a surge of energy like you wouldn’t believe.
And it’s pretty great.