http://blog.photobiker.com Merritt & Pierre & Two Little People Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:04:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That's Grandma & Grandpa in German, and since there's a dollop of it in my bloodline, I'm hoping they'll agree it's what Max & Manu should call them : ) So on with the show.... Straight from the Indiana, it's Dwight & Linda. My mom & dad - the peeps ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2010/07/21/oma-ompa-pay-a-visit/ This is my beau-hunk. This is my petit homme. It's the day after Halloweener can't you tell? Orange sheets, black T-shirt, a few gray hairs sprouting in Pierre from all the fright. And then there's that spatula to explain. Tel père tel fils   Max & his little spatula are 2-gether 4-ever. ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2010/04/30/pierre-max-sleep-it-off/   “The most magical day of the year”   Samhainophobia is the intense and persistent fear of Halloween. Also on the menu is Phasmophobia (fear of ghosts), and Coimetrophobia (fear of cemeteries). No, no, no. They got it all wrong. Halloween = the best celebration of the year! And sad but ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2010/04/28/for-the-ween-of-hallows-sake/   The 5 of us went to San Francisco's Pier 39 area to eat some crab and "ork ork" with the local sea lions. Afterwards, we walked out onto the docks where the volatile and frigid winds collided with the crying horns of sea tankers. All the senses are pummeled here. ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2010/03/10/the-eyes-of-laura-mars/ Witness, first, this woman dragging a child on a leash through a Verizon store in I woulda bit his curmudgeon off…Georgia. A few weeks later, an Ohio woman was arrested after taking it upon herself to spank a stranger’s 2-year-old in a Salvation Army, then comes word that a shopper ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2010/01/01/wal-mart-salvation-army-verizon-oh-my/ “I’m the magician of goo.”Max and Manu eat most everything we put in front of them. Asparagus, mushrooms, curry, mango sauces, and prunes all go down without a hitch. So the day we drove to the beach and bought fresh oysters, we were sure they'd hold out their plates and ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2009/11/18/things-that-go-slime-in-the-night/ The day began & filled quickly with omens, I just didn't heed the call until too late. For the past 16 months, everything that was in a cabinet, on a ledge, hanging from hooks, or inside a drawer was safe & secure from the 20 baby fingers lurking about. The ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2009/10/11/today-everything-changed/ Like father, like son… Don’t try to take his Mac away from Max!      Leave some comments and Max will email you back personally. http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2009/08/18/the-apple-doesnt-fall-far-from-the-tree/ I love when random twins stop us on the street and tell us their own stories about growing up with a twin sibling. Their tales always lead to interesting if not spooky stories of how connected they remain. As our conversation winds down, they often leave us with the sound ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2009/08/14/the-1-no-no-of-twindom/ When I say Max has a big head, I mean the kind of head that forces Pierre and I to rip his shirts at the head-hole so they'll fit over his noodle. Cranially Endowed   From the beginning when Max & Emmanuelle first arrived in this world, the nurses declared, "Your babies sure ... http://blog.photobiker.com/index.php/2009/08/10/big-head-babies/