A little more than fourteen years ago, my daughter Katie Rose was born very prematurely. Today, Katie's Video Games are Actually Good for Your Brain has been selected to be…
Alas, Katie has had a sinus infection, and antibiotics have been prescribed. She has graduated from solution to pills, but she does not like swallowing them, and makes a production…
Nicholas ["Nicky"] was three when I started this blog, and the subject of one of its first stories (photo below of Nicky Then)---the fourth story to be precise. You can…
I gathered the family for a portrait in our backyard, with the camera on a tripod, and using the self-timer to get me in the group. I'm often asked when…
My oldest son Julian graduated last week as valedictorian from Bayhill High School. If you are interested, here is the speech he made at commencement. We are very, very proud…
Now if only I could direct them away from Minecraft and Wizard 101 into something that pays...from left to right in our computer lab for the kids, top row: Julian,…
Katie Rose loves to draw and paint, and make things like the mask shown in the photo. If you ask her, she'll tell you she wants to be an artist…
Phyllis keeps the Davis Easter bunnies hopping, and a good time is had by all!
My Karate kids and Karate spouse, Phyllis, Julian, Nicky, Mathew, and Katie Rose are shown at the Rohai Dojo in Berkeley, California where my family learns Cuong Nhu, a Vietnamese…
On a beautiful spring Sunday with glorious clouds and shifting light I took my four kids for a hike in Tilden Park. We parked a car near Lake Anza (Phyllis…
What fun to pick Katie Rose up at her pre-school, and wander down the coastal range by footpaths, steps and stairs. To watch her pleasure at an ice cream treat,…
From time to time I get asked for a follow up on the story of Katie Rose from people---both strangers and those I know---who remember how she was born. Katie…
Every once in a while a photographic gadget comes along that is simply so silly, and such a kluge, that I have to try it! After all, photography is about…
Here's Katie Rose in her Tiger Team outfit, ready to take on the world!
Yesterday we celebrated Katie's fifth birthday with parties at Step One (her preschool) and at home. Katie Rose is a charming, wonderful little girl---and living proof that there are miracles.…
Up at Step One, Amber face-painted all the pre-schoolers. Our Katie Rose became a tiger---not inappropriate for someone born with her fierce life force and will to survive. She's also very sweet,…
Pity the poor children of the shoemaker---who go around perpetually down at their heels. Although photographic projects, clients, flowers and more beckon, such is not the case for my kids when it comes…