“Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson This quote has become my mantra. Life is too short to be worried about status, to keep up appearances, or put on airs. BE SILLY. Embrace the mistakes, be willing to improve, and laugh at yourself when appropriate. BE HONEST. Any mistake will be made exponentially worse with lies, deception, and/or secrecy. BE KIND. Because we will all need the benefit of the doubt in the future, we will all need to rely on the kindness of strangers at some point, and it’s a beautiful way to live. Lake is obsessed with bird feathers. When we were taking these family photos, she found this seagull feather, and she wouldn’t put it down. We have learned from past experience that all of our rational discussions about the possibility of communicable diseases, the likelihood of bacterial growth from dead animals, and the danger of rubbing the soft feather around your eyes (yes, t...
Jer and Andy are dads, one straight and one gay, raising kids, sometimes successfully