Frownton Crabbey

From How to Be a Grouch by Carroll E. Spinney (1981)

via Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves

The Kids of Nat Geo

National Geographic always makes real life seem so beautiful and a little magical, and at their new FOUND tumblr, it's no exception.

"FOUND is a curated collection of photography from the National Geographic archives. In honor of our 125th anniversary, we are showcasing photographs that reveal cultures and moments of the past. Many of these photos have never been published and are rarely seen by the public.

We hope to bring new life to these images by sharing them with audiences far and wide. Their beauty has been lost to the outside world for years and many of the images are missing their original date or location. [...]

This is just the beginning of a great adventure. We will be adding new voices, stories, and artifacts as we go. We look forward to sharing this experience with everyone, and hope you make FOUND your home for inspiration and wonder." (http://natgeofound.tumblr.com/about)

All the pictures in the collection are wonderful, but naturally I picked out a few that feature kids to share below. Enjoy!

 Girls eat large swirls of cotton candy in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 1963.

 PHOTOGRAPH BY GILBERT M. GROSVENOR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Turkey farm in Idaho, June 1944.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 

A boy between two mounted lobsters caught off the New Jersey coast, February 1915.
PHOTOGRAPH BY WALTER L. BEASLEY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Tourists in the old town hall of Bremen look up at a model ship in Germany, January 1969.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES P. BLAIR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 

Victoria amazonica water lilies can reach 20 feet in circumference and support up to 300 pounds each. Perching children atop the massive leaves was all the rage in water gardens of the time. Salem, North Carolina, c. 1892. PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANK HEGE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Boys exploring cave with flashlights look up in wonder near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, March 1957.
PHOTOGRAPH BY VOLKMAR K. WENTZEL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Girls watch artist painting picture of statue of Flemish artist in Bruges, Belgium, May 1955.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LUIS MARDEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Ear-deep in watermelon, a boy eats a juicy slice at a festival in Florida, December 1963.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JAMES P. BLAIR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 

A dog plays on a seesaw with children in Scotland, March 1919.
PHOTOGRAPH BY WILLIAM REID, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Four boys bob for apples in Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1939.
PHOTOGRAPH BY B. ANTHONY STEWART, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Mummy Sainte-Marie

Check out this great blog post by my friend, Alex Mlynek, for Today's Parent, about how they should start showing breastfeeding mothers on Sesame Street again. After watching the clip Alex posted of Buffy Sainte-Marie nursing her son, Cody, I found this other sweet video of Buffy singing to him on the show. What a couple of cuties!

Should Be Studying

I like this video, but it would never work for me. In fact, just watching and then posting this video are evidence of me putting off schoolwork again! Thanks for nothing Miranda July (and you too Naomi Davis and your adorable baby).

Holy Crap

My friend Dorothy introduced me to this blog Parenting. Illustrated with Crappy Pictures, and I'm obsessed. They are all better with creator Amber Dusick's hilarious and spot-on commentary, but here are a few of my favourite "crappy pictures":

This post particularily rings true with Madeline these days...

(All images via Parenting. Illustrated with Crappy Pictures)

Baby Camp

(via Ruby Hoppen)

This is my friend Ruby, and her little son Casper. Ruby lives in Australia, and until recently I had only known her as my facebook pen pal, and through her amazing blog. But when the chance came up to drive to Montreal this weekend to meet Ruby and her little family I had to take it! We spent most of the time sitting in the park with our mutual friends enjoying/complaining about the heat and watching the babies be cute. Maddie is almost exactly a year older than Casper, but since they are both the same size, both smiley, happy, and adorable, we've arranged a marriage.

(Photos taken by Jessica Roberts and Billy Terry)

It was so lovely to meet you Ruby, Steve and Casper. Come back soon! xo