the mann family

Hi! This is Susanna Mann writing (for the first time!!!) This is going to be so awesome! So, anyways, I'm going to tell you about the tr...

i was so proud of myself.  this morning i woke up and just knew: it was Star Wars day.  (and, just as importantly, i also knew that the titl...

for the third year in a row, i present to you ... Bald Liam. before & after (from left to right, just in case you're not sure) ...

have you ever seen a more dapper fifth grader? a few weeks ago, all of liam's whining and complaining hard work during his ye...

chris came home from work on monday and asked me to take a look at his back.  "doesn't this look strange?" he asked. no,...

in the middle of the week last week we learned that liam's two soccer games on saturday were in wilmington ... a 2+ hour drive (not exa...

i love, love, love having a daughter.  there are so many reasons why, but for the purposes of this post, i'll just say two words and i t...

raleigh ground to a halt last week when we got a few inches of snow; thank goodness there was a weekend in the middle of it so we only misse...

the north carolina museum of art is five minutes away from us, and yet it took us three months to make it there for the renowned m.c. escher...

 crossing fingers and even a tongue ... let's just say that if we do win it all, one our first purchases will be new sets of paja...

every december 31st, the UNC men's basketball program hosts a clinic for kids as a fundraiser for a local charity.  the team members lea...

i'm big on new year's resolutions.  well, big on making  new year's resolutions.  keeping them?  not so much.  in fact, i keep a...

i blinked, and the summer was over.  poof.  just like that.  and ohmygoodness do i love my summers.  i love the slower pace ... the warm (ev...

i'm often asked if my kids always get along so well.  "for the most part," i tend to reply.  "there's really only one...

my annual birthday post ... two months late dearest susanna, most days, my life begins and ends with your warm little body curl...