Catching Glimpses RSS

A tumblelog of images, quotes, and thoughts from the day-to-day life of Jamis, Tarasine, Nathaniel, Kaitrin, Britton, and Phoebe!

Who are these people?

Jamis Buck (a.k.a. Dad) is a computer programmer for 37signals. He enjoys reading fantasy, science fiction, and history, tinkers with woodcarving some, and has recently discovered a passion for string figures.

Tarasine Buck (a.k.a. Mom) is a full-time homemaker and homeshcooling mom. She is also a licensed Kindermusik educator, and loves to knit, read, and learn new things.

Nathaniel is seven years old, and loves to read, build, draw, imagine, and play games on our Wii and at pbskids.org. He's a big fan of the Hardy Boys and the Boxcar Children.

Kaitrin (a.k.a. Katie) is five years old.. She's learning math (which she loves), and how to read. She also likes drawing, singing (whether or not she knows the words or the tune), the color pink, princesses, and pretending.

Britton is two years old, and loves getting into everything, playing with trains, eating cookies, getting tickled, making us laugh, and laughing. He also loves being read to.

Phoebe is brand new, just born in May. She loves (loves!) to smile, and be held. She's very social. And she sleeps like a baby!

Jan
23rd
Sat
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My Favorite Flavor

  • Britton: (pretending to eat something) Ummnumnumnumnum!
  • Tarasine: What are you eating?
  • Britton: It's pie.
  • Tarasine: That sounds delicious! What kind of pie?
  • Britton: It's 'magination pie!
Jan
22nd
Fri
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Overheard at Playtime

  • Britton (as the driver of the Fisher-Price Zoo Train): Here we go! Vroom! Vroom!
  • Britton (as a giraffe riding on the back of the Zoo Train): Wait! Stop!
  • Driver: What do you need?
  • Giraffe: I need to get something. Back there.
  • Driver: What is it?
  • Giraffe: Giraffe stuff.
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The Countdown

  • Kaitrin: I'm so excited about tomorrow!
  • Tarasine: What's special about tomorrow?
  • Kaitrin: Today there are eleven more days until my birthday, but tomorrow there will only be TEN more days until my birthday!
Dec
28th
Mon
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Zumble-Zays are for vrooming.
— Britton, explaining Dr. Seuss.
Dec
27th
Sun
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Fun with non sequiturs

  • Jamis: Just a few more days until 2010.
  • Tarasine: We need to clean out the refrigerator.
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Dec
12th
Sat
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Nathaniel! Look behind you! There’s a snake! … December fools!
— Kaitrin decides that practical jokes shouldn’t have to wait until April.
Dec
6th
Sun
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Homemade Marshmallows?

Yep. Seriously. Yum! Find the recipe here. See pictures of the fun we had at the bottom of this post.

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We’ll be gone that day to Andrew’s funeral!
— Kaitrin, meaning Andrew’s wedding. We hope.
Nov
19th
Thu
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Open to Interpretation

  • Kaitrin: Hey, Britton! Do you want me to draw a picture of you?
  • Britton: (shouting emphatically) NO!!!
  • Kaitrin: Do you mean 'yes'?
Nov
18th
Wed
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