Tag Archives: kids

ZOOm lens… part 5… Panda bears and polar bears…

Posted on May 13, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Everybody loves the panda bears… How can you not? They are just adorable… Even passed out in a tree… We also saw the polar bears… I love watching them swim, but unfortunately, even the zoom lens can’t take good pictures … Continue reading →

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ZOOm lens… part 4… (or); Olivia says: “Look over there, more zoo animals!”…

Posted on May 13, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So… yeah… babysitting little miss Olivia, the daughter of some friends of ours… went to the zoo… brought the zoom lens this time… Saw pygmy hippos… … and used the zoom… Saw a zebra… … got up close and personal… The maned … Continue reading →

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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…

Posted on May 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, I did some babysitting yesterday… I think I found out where Donald Trump grows his hair… But I always love spending time with Olivia… That kid is just amazing. Feeding the unicorn… Feeding herself… She is ready to get … Continue reading →

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Spending the day with me… from a kid’s point of view… the final chapter…

Posted on February 9, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Hey, as long as I am already balancing on your knees… do that thing where you open them apart, and then grab me right as I start to slide through the gap… I love that thing… Yeah… I’m totally ready… … Continue reading →

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Spending the day with me… from a kid’s point of view… part 2…

Posted on February 9, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Hey… wait… Arthur… you want to see something really cool? Are you ready? Because you are definitely going to want to get pictures of this… wait… let me pick up my blanky… I can walk!!! All by myself!!! I know, … Continue reading →

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Spending the day with me… from a kid’s point of view… part 1…

Posted on February 9, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I am, as I mentioned, babysitting little Olivia this week, the daughter of some friends of ours. I am going to do a quick series of posts using the pictures I took today, to illustrate what it is like to spend … Continue reading →

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Babysitting the squishyface…

Posted on February 8, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So, if you have been around for a while, you probably remember little miss Olivia. She is the daughter of some close friends, and I babysit her when they need me to… like I am doing for four days this … Continue reading →

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My daughter is getting married… sigh…

Posted on January 22, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Okay, I know I said that my wife doesn’t want me to post pictures of the kids… but Jessica is an adult now… and she follows my blog… and she said I could post pictures of her… so… My little … Continue reading →

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And sometimes, life is all just about getting poked with a stick…

Posted on January 3, 2016 by pouringmyartout

While we were in the Bay Area for the holidays, we went and saw our Godson, Willie, and his parents, in San Francisco. Willie’s mom was organizing volunteers for another beach cleanup, a thing she is very active in. In the … Continue reading →

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I am going to quit pretending I am ever going to be a famous writer, and start asking: “Do you want fries with that?”

Posted on November 3, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I am, I have to say, crushed… filled with self-doubt… and also with an anger that I don’t know whether to aim at myself or in a more outward direction. You know the post I did the other day, the one where … Continue reading →

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