For some lighter fare, it’s pictureblogging time! If you want to see more, you can check out my Flickr stream.
The warrior princess examines nature, and finds it to her liking. I was really impressed by how often my niece really just stopped and examined nature.
The warrior princess. (Okay, backstory. My wife and her friend had all arranged this “princess party”. And I had just been steeped in ten weeks of feminist sociological theory. So yeah, it quickly turned into a warrior princess party.)
I wish I had been able to find a tiara for C.
While C. might be a competitive Irish dancer… he’s also ten. His attention wanders.
The princess cake. 
My niece, just looking adorable.
My son. Looking… well, like my son.
And to wrap it up, a picture taken by my niece. The beauty that children create. 🙂