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The thrill of raw power

August 25, 2011 By morgan

Milo just experienced the thrill of raw power. Yesterday I told him if he pumped his arm at a passing semi-truck it might honk. Today, we were out scooting, he tried it, and it worked! At first he was struck speechless at the magnitude of what had just happened (jaw hanging open, the whole bit). Then he nearly fell over laughing. Felt like I was in a “Priceless” commercial…

Filed Under: Milo Tagged With: discovery, funny, scooter

Video Response: Caya’s Song

August 25, 2011 By morgan

Catherine writes:

So I showed Caya the roller skate song and she loved it and wanted me to send a video of her singing for Milo…note the improvised guitar. At the end she also talks about wanting to send something in the mail to milo …

I think this means that we’re officially taking submissions – so send in your videos of future rock stars people! (btw, did you know that Milo is a Future Stuntman?)

Filed Under: News Tagged With: _fmd, Friends, music, songs, video

Lakehouse Fun

August 19, 2011 By morgan

Ode to summer:
Lobsters, beavers, puzzles, gin, corn, marshmallows, scavenger hunts, gin, potato salad, cucumber salad, frozen junior mints, beavers, gin.

Bridget, Kay, Ana, Hugo, Amy and Sid (2 cameos) braved the woods for a weekend with us – take a gander:

Filed Under: News Tagged With: gin, Lake House, lobster, summer

Beach then Boat then Fish & Chips

August 18, 2011 By morgan

Recipe for a perfect Cape Cod summer day!

Filed Under: News Tagged With: boat, Cape Cod, summer

New Digs: Providence

August 18, 2011 By morgan

New Digs: Providence

Check out the new digs in Providence! Alas, this is pre-moving truck. For a few brief hours we basked in the glory of a minimalist existence.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: home, minimalism, Providence

Slow Down

August 18, 2011 By morgan

This is an older one from last December, but remains a pretty popular bedtime song choice. We have lots of versions with customized lyrics, but this one is pretty much straight up “59th Street Bridge Song”:

Filed Under: Milo Tagged With: music, singing, video

Brand New Key

August 18, 2011 By morgan

Milo singing part of “Brand New Key” by Melanie Safka. A student of mine made an animation to this song as her final project and Milo saw me grading it…and now we sing it all the time.

And the original…

Filed Under: Milo Tagged With: music, singing

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