family on Nic Babarskis

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:07:44 -0400

📷 Enjoying the late summer bloom at the MSU Botanical Gardens.

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:23:14 -0400

The five year old is starting to express occasional interest in the music of my youth and its always intriguing what sticks in terms of repeatability. She’s on a Deadmau5 kick right recently.

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:32:50 -0400

Had too dig out the old shoe polishing kit for the shoe brush because both my children are currently obsessed with sand pits.

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:15:00 -0400

📷 Building on a post from yesterday, I’m not the only person in my household enjoying the summer bloom.

📷 The midsummer bloom is in full swing

Nic Babarskis https://nic.babarskis.blog/2026/07/06/the-midsummer-bloom-is-in.html

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 11:05:46 -0400

A convenience of getting married on a holiday is–all other considerations or current events aside–you’ve always got something to celebrate. 14 years and counting of moments worth celebrating.

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:40:55 -0400

📚 My daughter (first child, almost five and a half) has expressed to mom that she wants to start reading Chronicles of Narnia at bedtime, and both of us are basically treating this whole situation like encountering a flighty horse on a cliff side that we desperately don’t want to spook.

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 22:12:54 -0400

⛪️ Up North 📷

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:26:36 -0400

Some up north 🌳 bathing 📷

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:00:47 -0400

Some Up North 📷

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:34:44 -0400

The eldest shares her mom and grandmothers' interest.

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:01:36 -0400

To the extent I pay attention to Home and Garden trends I always got the impression the platonic ideal for lawn maintenance was a golf course fairway.

Meanwhile I’m out here weedmaxxing

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:07:12 -0400

Somehow was able to get classic video game soundtracks into the 5-year-olds music rotation (its a delicate inception, but worth the respite from the usual playlists) and every time Dire Dire Docks comes on I think of the Northernlion commentary.

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:45:13 -0400

The toddler is experiencing some sort of sleep regression.

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:28:17 -0400

When you’ve been forced (for better or worse) to live through “interesting times:”

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:30:14 -0400

One of the kiddos is going to through a major Peppa Pig phase so right now when they ask me for something and I fulfill the request they respond “thank you my good man” in their best attempt at a British accent. ❤️❤️😂

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:17:23 -0400

While making valentines for her Sunday school teacher and friends my daughter exclaimed she’s a fan of The Postal Service (we were listening to the record)—and I think my millennial heart grew 3 sizes.

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:02:01 -0400

When you have a 4 year old in the house…

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:29:50 -0400

Our 3-year old has recently gotten into VeggieTales (directing her attention to the pre-bankruptcy era of Big Idea productions) and the other day she drew Bob the Tomatoe and Larry the Cucumber.

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:04:19 -0400

We put up our Christmas tree and over the years we’ve collected several Lithuanian themed ornaments