http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog All about Mikal Grimes, John Boardman, and our family Mon, 26 May 2008 02:01:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the twins + toddler on the scene, we’re too busy/lazy to keep up a blog (not that we were cranking out clever posts to begin with) so please check out our latest photos on our Picasa website http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=18 Our family just got bigger. A lot bigger! And John & Mikal a lot more tired. Eric & Alex Boardman Grimes were born on Oct. 8, 2007. See the pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/MikalGrimes/AlexEricArrive and http://picasaweb.google.com/MikalGrimes/Oct2007 http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=17 We did something very un-American and spent five weeks in Sweden this summer. It wasn’t completely vacation since Mikal worked, but it’s a far cry from our normal existence in Austin and John did take off from his job. We have lots of Swedish connections: Mikal’s mother ... http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=16 It’s been a year since we updated our blog, but we have some news that’s so big that even lazy we must post about it: Sylvia is about to share the stage with two baby brothers! Yes, we’re going to have twin boys in October. My, oh, ... http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=15 We flew from blazing hot Austin to the much cooler Bay Area for the wedding of Dan and Carol in August. Mikal’s college buddies flew in from all over, so it was a mini-reunion for the class of ‘89 as well. We took some good pictures and ... http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=14 Lots has happened since the last post. Sylvia turned one on April 14, and we celebrated with a little brunch and the birthday cake Mikal’s Swedish mother, Inger, made for him: a yellow cake frosted with whipped cream and topped with strawberries. As expected Sylvia was more ... http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=13 We bundled up the girl, hopped on a plane, and went to Sweden for Christmas. Mikal’s dad, Milton, hooked up with us in Memphis and flew with us to Gothenburg. The catalyst for the trip was Mikal’s sister Marcia’s defending her PhD in Political Science at Gothenburg University. ... http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=12 It was Sylvia’s first Halloween, and after five seconds of thinking about making her a costume, Mikal and I realized we could just go to Old Navy and buy one. Thanks to the miracle of globalization and some fine folks in Malaysia, our little girl got to be a ... http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=10 Fall is finally here in Austin, which means no more highs in the upper 90s and 100s. Yesterday we had blue skies and temps in the 70s, so Mikal and I bought a baguette, cheese, and a bottle of wine and took Sylvia down to Town Lake. She ... http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=9 As is our tradition, I made cupcakes for Sylvia’s birthday and at four months she has developed a keen interest in candles. I hope we don’t have a budding pyromaniac on our hands… http://www.boardmangrimes.com/blog/?p=11