This is Eight.
stories and snippets from the frontlines of age eight.
Child 1 (2015-16)
Piano in Ridgefield, couple hours of skate park, where we biked, scootered, and basketballed. She’s been working so hard at basketball. I just love her conscientiousness. and dedication to improving and learning. February 22, 2016
“You know what I really want to do? I really want to watch a scary movie sometime before bed. I think that would be fun.” - November 13, 2015
Child 2 (2018-19)
He is still big into axolotls. He throws himself into a specific thing, or subset of a thing, and that is the thing. November 2018
He is big into Greek mythology. That’s the thing. April 2019
Child 3 (2024-25)
WildKratts: the PBS kids show, game(s), and various imaginations, adventures, and inventions involving Martin and Chris, including designing his own backpack, accessories, and clothing.
A furious and unstoppable force of making, inventing, constructing, drawing, imagining…Feb 2025
Child 4 (2027-28)
coming soon
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Blog posts about age 8 below
