Super Hero Birthday

Posted on 2013-10-152018-04-10 by jesslee

A few weeks ago we got invited to our friend Ari’s Super Hero Birthday! It was wonderful. Moxie doesn’t have a super hero costume so she wore a dish towel as a cape. It worked. Sort of.

Strider had just gone to a concert the night before at the 9:30 Club and brought back this onsie. It made sense–super heroes always go see the latest music.

Aunt Mary I took Moxie around the room while the bigger kids played games like “Run into the foam wall” and “Do flips on the bars.” Maybe next year Mox.

Hangin' out!

Posted on 2013-04-162018-04-10 by jesslee

Moxie and I got to hang with the funky bunch. It was really great. Noa was sweet enough to bring Mox a whole bunch of stuffed animals. She’s got some cool toys.

Mark-Tucker-Lessin-Durham-Dorsey-Lee Time

Posted on 2013-03-292018-04-10 by jesslee

Karen invited the Lessin’s and Dorsey-Lee’s out to dinner. It was fabulous! Moxie got to hang with her girl Noa. The Lessin babies are growing up so fast! Karen is definitely the hostess with the mostess.

Nordic Cool

Posted on 2013-03-062018-04-10 by jesslee

The Dorsey-Lees took a trip with the Lessin family to see just how cool those Nordic folks are. Turns out, they are pretty cool. They had a minimalist lego set up for kids: tables and legos. We were expecting something more Legoland-ish but the simplicity simply proved their point. Moxie chewed on them, Noa ran from table to table playing with others, and Ari built amazing star ships and flying machines. Oh, Tracy built a parking structure. Also: Nordic Cool had a wood maze that Ari and Noa owned. We wrapped up with sandwiches for lunch. It was really fun and we really like hanging out with Lessins.

Ari gets busy. Moxie gets chewy.

Ari shares some pointers.

Ari flies his mega ship.

Moxie tries to sabotage Ari’s creation.

Jess harmonizes

Busy Bees

Only Josh pays attention

Sweet moment

Lego Envy

There’s a dad behind that baby!

Mid-sprint hair touch up

Team building

What?!

Swedes are weird.

Noa’s crew.

Everyone’s favorite lamp and rock.

Mom has a planning convo with Maureen mid-trip.

Moxie and Ari get ready for a photo

Wardrobe!

Convo on the steps

Getting ready to bounce

New Year’s Eve

Posted on 2013-01-022018-04-10 by jesslee

This New Year’s we spent the occasion with our darling super friends Tracy, Josh, Ari, and Noa. Moxie was only up for a couple hours–actually only 1.5 hours–then she went to bed. The grown ups ate wings, drank bourbon, and played poker. It was really great. Here’s the poker winnings: 1. Strider, 2. Tracy, 3. Josh, and, finally, 4. me.