monkey.rooster

handsome hen

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:18 -0600

silas lee

one fine hen

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:17 -0600

zosia rue

triple threat

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:16 -0600

we celebrated the rising of christ at the zoo.

farmer's finest

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:15 -0600

showcasing his prized rabbits.

we've come to pet the babies

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:14 -0600

the goat pen at the minnesota zoo.

neighborhood easter party

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 20:09 -0600

showing off what the easter bunny left all over the 4800 block.

all the ladies in the yard

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:13 -0600

the baby of the block has her turn on the trampoline.

pre cracking

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:09 -0600

these eggs are filled with quarters and jellybeans

sprinkle cities

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:08 -0600

silas asked for easter themed cookie shapes. this is the best that we could do.

attentive audience

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:21 -0600

he wasn't quite sure what he was in for but once he figured out that one of his favorite authors was twenty feet in front of him, he was thrilled.

AROOOGA BOOM CLANG CLANG

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:19 -0600

Kevin Kling and Chris Monroe read "Monkey with a Tool Belt & the Seaside Shenanigans" at Walker Free Day. Front Row!

other side beach

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:16 -0600

lake harriet and zosia rue, now defrosted.

sixty degrees

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:15 -0600

but the lake was still a bit nippy.

almost there

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:14 -0600

sunday afternoon binocular stretches

foshay tower observation deck

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:12 -0600

two kids on the 31st floor!

little sister

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:02 -0600

silas wakes up the earliest. he gets big ideas while he's waiting for pops and zosia to join him.

pollock on the pathway

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:59 -0600

action painting in the morning.

echo syllables

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:17 -0600

MARCIA! Zosia and her excellent speech therapist do the drills.

thursday morning independent study

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:13 -0600

silas creates and shoots all his work while zosia works on speech with marcia.

box light

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:12 -0600

zosia rue by dada dada daaa

best breakfast in minneapolis

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:11 -0600

a typical sunday morning customer at the bakery.

personal sense of calm

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:09 -0600

sam thinks to capture silas's art table before bedtime.

cloudy day motivator

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:08 -0600

"on this day, i rode my scooter four miles for sour gummi worms." so says silas lee.

felt board

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:06 -0600

zosia's first storytime at the library! totally, totally into it.

ol' farmer chive

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:07 -0600

my son's season of down home onion breath, morning, noon and night begins, 2012.

patron of the arts

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:06 -0600

silas requested his father papercut him a dragon, so he did.

now that's a toucan

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:05 -0600

our third flower show in minneapolis!

auto retrato

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:03 -0600

at the flower show.

petrushka at orchestra hall

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:45 -0600

remember when we used to be able to skyway it to the ballet? now we take the 9am bus.

elder instructor

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:45 -0600

teaching caroline about dramatic expression.

carpet square

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:43 -0600

tell this girl it's time to listen to some stories and she is totally down.

self inflicted story time

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:42 -0600

silas at midmorning.

bug parts

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:41 -0600

insect attributes at arty pants

taking turns

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:48 -0600

the neighborhood backyard trampoline is back in action. much to silas's pure delight.

fine form

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:19 -0600

tai chi before afternoon rest.

front yard store front

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:18 -0600

these pop up shops are what all the cool kids are up to these days.

breather from hawking the orange drink

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:16 -0600

"everyone single one in the family. oh, no mama."

cherries in the snow

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:14 -0600

here the children observe their amma in one of her happy hour rituals.

satisfied diner

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:11 -0600

"papa couldn't choose which beer to drink, so he chose all five." sam at the town hall brewery.

scuba silas

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:21 -0600

deep sea bubble hunting

zrtf

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:20 -0600

sunday night, bath night.

an incredibly pleasant walk to preschool

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:53 -0600

silas makes a delightful choice for show & tell on "U" day

breakfast dessert!

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:51 -0600

dum dums and cat in the hat. a genius combination.

pack it up, kids.

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:31 -0600

after a perfect afternoon at sweetland orchard, silas & zosia load up the egg carton. thanks, ladies!

peas in a pinecone pod

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:28 -0600

silas & fletcher, partners in random running and abbreviated attention spans.

sweetness by the coop

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:26 -0600

when zosia decides it is time to nuzzle audrey, nothing can get in her way.

puppy at home

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:24 -0600

fletcher, the keeper of all things apple.

dusting off the pipeworks

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:24 -0600

zosia rue digs deep.

personality to spare

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:19 -0600

doing the monkey dance.

growth chart

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:19 -0600

everybody on the brass galapagos tortoise!

coping mechanisms

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:17 -0600

sam was out of town for a few days, the kids were self-governing at this point.

papa passing

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:10 -0600

while her brother is in drum lessons, zosia and papa pick up the most interesting leaves from last year.

inspirational perch

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:09 -0600

old timey seasonal decorations.

one for grandpa terry

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:08 -0600

everybody say "HISTORICALLY ACCURATE OUTHOUSE!"

down by the bay

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:07 -0600

my parents took me on an educational field trip and all i cared about was the melting snow and free for all stick piles.

historical tour

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:02 -0600

zosia attends a guided adventure into the past at the landing.

bag of tricks

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:15 -0600

morning yoga for starters.

true colors

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:42 -0600

she's always got something else she'd rather do instead of getting dressed.

home barbershop

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:42 -0600

after.

long overdue

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:41 -0600

before.

art lab free for all

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:37 -0600

family day at the walker and zosia gets herself an alien bonnet.

blueberry muffins & golden statuettes

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:36 -0600

in his mind, the oscars=tent in the living room=blueberry muffins

oscar finery

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:35 -0600

watching the broadcast with our updos and finery.

ice girls 2030

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:28 -0600

it's never to early to learn how to maintain the backyard rink.

bean box!

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:27 -0600

working on scooping, filling, twisting and pouring.

individual paradise

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:26 -0600

silas's idea of the very best time that could ever be had.

unlimited snack bar

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:24 -0600

zosia rue in the japanese garden.

squirt bottle soldier

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:22 -0600

silas on a mission to hydrate the seedlings.

the landscape arboretum

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:21 -0600

amy and caroline broaden our day trip horizons.

papa pipe dreams

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:20 -0600

just in case a misfits cover band audition ever happens in the city.

mister sketch supervision

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:19 -0600

what happens when everyone sleeps in except the baby.

lean to the west

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:17 -0600

fuller park with pops.

ferocious face #34

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:16 -0600

there are endless variations.

lovely girl

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:15 -0600

looking like luna in the sunny spots.

play date twizzler

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:13 -0600

we are the lucky recipients of an extra daughter for the day.

straight from bed to the couch

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:12 -0600

nowhere to be all day but this sunny living room.

making it up

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:11 -0600

since we can't order heart shaped deep dish anymore, sam improvises with homemade.

black powder room

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:08 -0600

cora dolores.

sharing the headphone jack

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:07 -0600

silas & cora celebrate valentine's day by listening to some spoken word at the walker.

arty pants puppet

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:06 -0600

one man show

good morning, valentines.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:05 -0600

waiting for our ride to the walker art center.

electricity and polish

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:32 -0600

the name of silas's third band.

senior pose

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:30 -0600

second manicure and she's a pro.

valentines day eve

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:29 -0600

fingernail fancies up in this place.

snow beach

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:27 -0600

"it's very fun out there," says silas lee

dragon rue

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:26 -0600

"zosia made this very good puppet and it's a marionette and she really loves it," silas lee

safety check

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:24 -0600

vonzele comes all the way from chicago to make sure silas is doing okay.

fireplace ladies

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:23 -0600

annie and zosia get reacquainted.

ikea swamp

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:22 -0600

proof that papa can be an excellent hairdressers.

breakfast terror

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:20 -0600

sam always goes above and beyond when he's in charge of the morning meal.

silas snow shot

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:56 -0600

zosia rue, photographer, shoots her brother on our afternoon walk around the block.

the critic

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:19 -0600

zosia rue watching her brother work instead resting

silence in the studio

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:16 -0600

installation art in the bedroom

detail shot

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15 -0600

temporary exhibit

butterfly in drive entertainment

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15 -0600

the long, colorful road home from big momma.

a snowmobile helmet series

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:13 -0600

grandson & that which is to come.

a snowmobile helmet series

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:11 -0600

daughter

a snowmobile helmet series

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:11 -0600

father

watching the ice fishermen

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:10 -0600

zosia and grandma tend the fire and alert the men of any flag raising.

two generations of lookers

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:08 -0600

showing my mom how the phone camera works.