Ruby’s First Race
May 4, 2011

Last Sunday, Ruby ran in her very first race. We did the Top Pot Doughnut Dash 5k, with Ruby in the jogging stroller, and afterwards she did the Kids’ Dash 1k. We looked forward to ending the morning with a performance from Caspar Babypants, Ruby’s new most favorite band. When I was in high school [...]

Taking a Five-Year-Old to Paris
April 13, 2011

Ruby and I returned yesterday from a 12-day trip to Paris (with a dogleg to London). The vacation was amazing: Ruby is an energetic, enthusiastic, resilient and amiable travel partner. Planning a trip like this with Ruby was a little daunting. I was excited to take her away to a foreign culture and experience it [...]