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@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

@sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to yet another buddy today. Ika wasn’t in our lives nearly as long as we would have wanted but she became a bridge to our past and present selves; from Kodah to Arvo. I can only hope she’s sniffing the air and pulling on her leash in that Great Roger Williams Park in the sky.

La familia

One year of Arvo!

Nothing quite like stumbling through parenthood with @sabayaki. What even is time?

Summer one done ✔️

May Day and a half year alive! @sabayaki and I planted this Japanese White Pine for Arvo, continuing in the Manchester family tradition of planting conifer partners for newborns. Slide 2 to is me with mine.

May Day and a half year alive! @sabayaki and I planted this Japanese White Pine for Arvo, continuing in the Manchester family tradition of planting conifer partners for newborns. Slide 2 to is me with mine.

Finally got an intern

One month with the extended crew

Arvo Erie Manchester entered the world on 11/1, help welcome him into it with us. 🌎

Although you can’t see him in this photo, he’s surely in it. This is one of my favorite pics from labor, snapped by @chimpendale it’s about 16 hours and half way into the laboring process. I’m keeping my other favorites private and off of this platform. Birth isn’t what I expected it to be and it seems like maybe it never is. It was active, it was trying, it was emotional, it was beautiful. Kate, unsurprisingly, was a force. I feel lucky to have been a witness and partner to it. Everything’s different now. Looks different, sounds different, love is different. I don’t really have the words for it yet but a week in and this human feels like he’s been here with us all along.

Arvo Erie Manchester entered the world on 11/1, help welcome him into it with us. 🌎

Although you can’t see him in this photo, he’s surely in it. This is one of my favorite pics from labor, snapped by @chimpendale it’s about 16 hours and half way into the laboring process. I’m keeping my other favorites private and off of this platform. Birth isn’t what I expected it to be and it seems like maybe it never is. It was active, it was trying, it was emotional, it was beautiful. Kate, unsurprisingly, was a force. I feel lucky to have been a witness and partner to it. Everything’s different now. Looks different, sounds different, love is different. I don’t really have the words for it yet but a week in and this human feels like he’s been here with us all along.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Gutted that @sabayaki and I had to say goodbye to another best friend today. Kodah’s own body has been fighting itself his entire life. We got a couple extra years with him due to the generousity of our community and we couldn’t be more grateful for that time. I don’t believe in much, but I’d like to believe maybe he’s somewhere where Saba’s bugging him and he’s found an orange frisbee to chew on for a good, long while.

Trick or treat?

All the cares in the world: Ursie 2020