category archive: family

the next kiddo

If you haven’t heard the news yet: Cheris is pregnant again! We’re very excited to give Violet a little brother or sister (and yes, we’re planning to find out which it is this time). Cheris saw the doctor yesterday; she’s been deemed as 8 weeks along, putting the due date at Earth Day — April […]

armchair internet usage research, volume 1

I’ve read statements on web design & usability blogs about users who always use Google to locate sites that they may visit frequently, or even daily. Usually, the reasons I’ve seen given to explain this behavior are that the user doesn’t know about certain browser features (bookmarks, history, etc.) or that they simply can’t be […]

HOW long?!?

Um, it’s really almost two months since I last posted here? Yikes. A few things I feel obliged to point out: probably the funniest picture that will ever be taken of Bella and Violet pics of our new vehicle Cheris has already pointed this out, but our friends have really been saviors lately: Emil helped […]

a very fond farewell

My great-uncle Mike Cutrone died peacefully in his sleep last night, having turned 94 back on April 20th… the same birthday as our newest family member, it just so happens. We’re already joking, as he certainly would have himself, that he decided to step aside so his new great-great-nephew could have that birthday all to […]

hi, Christopher!

Finally, a free moment to share some really, really super news… My brother and his wife have welcomed their third child to the world! On April 20th, their son Christopher William arrived at 5:48pm. Weighing in at 5lb 11oz, he’s not ready to wrestle his big brother and sister yet, but he’s a healthly little […]

signs, signs, everywhere a sign

I’ve been meaning to write a post for a while about Violet’s use of baby sign language, but Cheris has gone and beaten me to the punch. It’s a good’n.