New Year’s Eve at my place
Ash hanging out at my house on New Year’s Eve–he found the perfect small chair for his small self.
Child in a chair
Ash is fake-sleeping in the chair on New Year’s Eve.
Faker
Hangouts at Mom’s house with Ash
Ash has his own box house at my mom’s.
Ash’s Cardboard House
Ash is watching The Point in a silly pose. He dances to the music.
Watching The Point
Ash is a little builder.
Lil Builder
Christmas Eve at Mom’s
At Mom’s, Ash is enjoying the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.
Enjoying Mom’s tree
Ash is enjoying raisins with his parents.
Enjoying raisins
My sister Patricia took this one of some of the family on Christmas Eve about to open presents.
Family with stockings
Hey it’s me with my stocking on Christmas Eve.
Me with stocking
Sister Lindsay with her stocking on Christmas Eve.
Sister L with stocking
Ash is enjoying his new caterpillar toy from one of his favorite books.
Caterpillar
Ash is enjoying his new personalized train cars from a very special auntie. 😉
Personalized Train
Yusuke and Ash are having some sweet togetherness time on Christmas Eve.
Introspective Daddy Time
Ash’s Second Birthday
Ash’s second birthday! I got to make his cake, which was apple bread with whipped cream icing.
Age 2 cake for Ash
Birthday boy under the Happy Birthday sign.
Big Boy Happy Birthday
Ash is ready for his big boy cake.
Ash is 2
Holiday at Dad’s 2015
We visited my dad in Sarasota and they had this little Christmas tree. Here’s Ash beside it.
Tiny tree
Sometimes Ash gets a little distraught and responds well to music.
Loves music
Hanging with California Family!
Ash was holding up this phone like he was gonna take my pic, so I took his pic.
Take-a your pic
Ash wears a Jason Mraz–like hat and requests the song where he sings with Elmo.
Ash Mraz
Ash hanging out with his parents in his jammies at Mom’s.
Toe Eater
Halloween party 2015
Dare made my party twice as Steveny by coming as Steven Universe himself, complete with ukulele and magic belly button. (Yes, they can play the songs, and did so.)
Dare as Steven Universe
It’s Jeaux . . . as Tiger Millionaire. He even has a giant cell phone prop that he made himself.
Jeaux as Tiger Millionaire
It’s Steven and a Steven. Tiger Millionaire. Whatever. ALL THAT MATTERS IS HOW STEVENY MY HOUSE IS.
Jeaux as Tiger, Joy as Steven
Mommy came as a SCUBA diver.
SCUBA Mom
“Hmm . . . from here, he kinda looks like Steven.”
Kinda looks like Steven
Eric sat in my tiny chair somehow.
Eric sat in the chair somehow
Donut girl selfie. What’cha think, do I make a decent Sadie?
Sadie costume
When you have a chance to take a selfie with a pirate, YOU DO IT!
Pirate Selfie
At Mom’s for hangouts
My sister and brother-in-law enjoying their hookah at Mom’s.
Mike & Linds
My mom’s glasses broke so she had to use a magnifying glass to play Cards Against Humanity.
Mom magnifies
Second day in New York for the Lambdas
I had a really good coffee at Argo while waiting for one of my writer friends to show up for hangout time.
Good coffee at Argo
There she is! Natalka and me in the park. We had a lot of fun talking publishing and writing stuff.
Me & Natalka, PW Mentee
I met my aunt and my dad for dinner at Mercato before we went to a showing of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.
Dad & Aunt Elisa, Italian food
An iced latte before seeing a Broadway show.
Iced latte before Broadway
Hanging out with Dad after seeing A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder on Broadway.
Me & Dad after a show
Family on New Year’s
Cute child rolling around on New Year’s Day.
Rolling baby Ash
Rolling baby
Yes, it is necessary to take this many baby selfies.
Baby selfies