I took Ben to his first Musical Threes class today. He loved it so much - Today's class theme was falling leaves. Each of the six adults and accompanying three year olds were sitting in a circle singing songs about autumn and then dancing around miming raking a pile of leaves to jump in. Here I h...  read more

We bought a hammock to have some fun this summer. It just so happens that Isabelle loves the hammock too. We also took a few pictures of Charlie enjoying the gentle sway of the hammock with Kara and Isabelle. I hope that there are many more times of falling asleep in between two of our own trees ...  read more

Tampa, FL. My firstborn arrives. Sammy is the only Floridian in our family. We love him from the first moment we see him, and that adoration grows through the years.  read more

My mother's told me many times that my first word was down. "Down," she said, "because you didn't like to be held." Although I don't remember anything like that, deep down I suspect that it's true. I've always had difficulty touching people and I always inwardly cringe when...  read more

I think that it is pretty easy to forget how beautiful Ohio is, but the Metroparks always have a way of reminding me. This was Kara's first trip to the Metroparks, but she is definitely a fan. Isabelle also seemed to like it quite a bit. Then, of course, there is the infamous Chagrin Falls. There...  read more

One of my students gave Isabelle this incredible bear suit. It is very comfortable, but also very warm. Isabelle wears it out every time it is too cold for her. I think that it is quite becoming, and so I guess this story is more of a thank you to Sammy for his insight into what our daughter need...  read more

For the second time in my less than three months of life, I hopped on a plane and headed out to see the world....this time it was to go to Cleveland and Chilicothe, Ohio to visit my daddy's side of the family.  I was much more aware during this trip then I was in my first plane trip when I w...  read more

I hadn't had a real X-mas tree since my father chopped one down at Grandot's house when I was about 10. The smell that hits you every time you come home and the lights dancing in front of Isabelle's face is just too good. I'm not sure we will ever buy a fake tree again, unless of course we don't ...  read more

Here is the family of hats that Nana knitted for all of us. Isabelle loves to wear hers on cold days, and she always receives many compliments. We hope to see many more of Nana's home spun pieces in the not to distant future.

Thank goodness for Papa's love for and knowledge of gadgets. All of these photos were taken by Papa during his first encounter with the force of life that is Isabelle Roux Wilkoff. He sure did capture many of the expressions that we can never get enough of.