Day: December 30, 2015

  I own cats for multiple reasons.  Kevin owns cats for two:  one, because I like them, and, two, to cut down the mouse population.  We might get mice in our garage and attic, but never our house – at least not for long!  A mouse had gotten itself stuck in our air return and […]

Billy’s Christmas recital is fun.   His teacher has students practice playing with singers by having the audience sing a long.  And it is always nice to recognize all the songs being played!  I’m really pleased with how well Kathy works with Billy – he may not like practicing the piano, but he does enjoy […]

One of my favorite Hooper traditions is the Santa parade.  It isn’t even a city sanctioned event – just a family that loves Christmas and loves sharing that joy with its neighbors.  This family has millions of lights and a huge display on their house and then, one Sunday evening, they parade through the neighborhood. […]

My niece had a beautiful baby boy on September 22 in Australia.  She named him Sonny Timothy MacBeth.  Melissa brought him to the US for the holidays and we got to meet him the beginning of December. He’s a cute little thing and Kevin immediately assumed his favorite baby boy holding position! Sonny was wearing […]

How cute is this boy? Bobby insists on having a toy (or 5) at the table with him during most meals.  We started by fighting it and soon decided it wasn’t worth the fight.  He eats more than he plays … usually.  There are the times when his toys eat way more of his food […]