Sinker

by | Aug 7, 2011 | Abu Dhabi, Children, family, growing up, Kids, Parenting, Travel

Being on the road for a month has taken its toll on Liam. On all of us, really, but he’s been having what my mom calls “sinkers” on a pretty regular basis. If he were a girl, I’d say he’s getting his period, but he’s a ten year old boy, so I don’t think that’s the...

Beautiful Weapons

by | Jul 24, 2011 | Children, family, Travel

While we were in Paris, we visited Les Invalides, which is an entire museum devoted to weapons and warfare.  It’s the Arms and Armor wing of the Metropolitan Museum on a grand scale. Caleb, our little war-monger, was in heaven. Liam acted all disaffected and snooty...

We’ll Always Have Paris. Sort Of

by | Jul 24, 2011 | Children, Travel

So we went to Paris for two days before going on to Provence, where we were having a family reunion and celebrating my mother’s seventieth twenty-ninth birthday.  Two full days to revel in the city of light, stroll the tiny cobbled streets, marvel at the...