December 2025

Milton had his first cello concert.  My mom got to come too so he was pretty excited to have her there.  The boys are both doing well in school.  Owen continues to impress us in his adaptability to moving and making his own way in the perilous world that is middle school. We found a little theater in Annapolis and went to see a Christmas Carol. We also got a real tree and loved having a tree that didn't immediately drop all its needles.  The highlight of the month was our trip out to Wyoming for Christmas. We had a small snow fall where Damon and the boys used pretty much all the snow from the front yard to make a snow man.  We had a bigger snow not long after and they were able to make a significantly larger snowman. We also got to see our first ice hockey game which is the same rink as the boys do their lessons.  It was really cool to be standing at the glass and have the players smash up against the wall.  

NCR Marathon Baltimore, MD

The NCR Marathon is Baltimore’s oldest continuously running USATF certified marathon held annually on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. Placed 35 out of 287 overall.  I did not know of this marathon until this year.  It is a very well fun small marathon.  It was cold but a pretty course.  I got a hotel and stayed the night before after work and rented the next day for a gloriously warm shower. This was my 28th marathon.

Maryland Zoo, Baltimore

The Maryland Zoo is in Baltimore and the boys had a fun day.  Their favorite part was the "mining" to find treasures from sifting the dirt in the slew. As per Wikipedia; the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is generally considered to be the third oldest zoological park in the United States, having opened in 1876. A super neat aspect of the park is that one of the re-designs of the park was done by Frederick Law Olmstead, a renound Landscape Architect.

B&O Railroad Museum, Maryland

Last time we were at the Baltimore Train Museum was in 2018.  Milton was chillin in his stroller.  I am pretty sure we were there with my parents, but I don't have any photo evidence.