Somehow it happened: our baby turned one. Which is also to say that my husband and I survived our first year of parenting. And what a year it was. So much has happened since February 2025, when our daughter’s challenging birth landed us in the Dartmouth-Hitchcock NICU. The three of us weren’t together in those […]
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I LOVE Valentine’s Day. Sure, some people say it’s just a holiday dreamed up by greeting card companies to sell more stuff, but honestly? I am happily buying in. The candy. The heart-shaped everything. A whole day dedicated to celebrating love. Sign. Me. Up. Valentine’s Day always takes me straight back to elementary school. Decorating
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Nearly 800 kids and families trick-or-treated through downtown Middlebury as part of this year’s Spooktacular festivities. Our photographer Steve James snapped these photos.
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Last weekend my daughters experienced an important rite of passage: ear piercing. They were determined to get their ears pierced after watching the 1998 version of “The Parent Trap,” where Lindsay Lohan, playing a pair of twins, plunges a needle into her sister’s ear at summer camp. The girls wondered if they would scream like Lohan
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When my 4-year-old asked me, “What’s the next holiday?” right after Valentine’s Day, I thought it over and gave her the best, Vermontiest answer I could think of: Maple season! It’s finally here. This weekend is Vermont’s Maple Open House Weekend. Sugarhouses around the state open up to the public to celebrate their crop, show
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MiniBury families, listen up: this year the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is launching a day of movies and fun just for you! The first-ever Kids & Family Day will kick off Wednesday, August 22, at the Middlebury Marquis, and we can’t wait. We’re also excited to share that Minibury will sponsor the first film of
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If a picture paints a thousand words, than a picture by Jason Chin paints a million. Jason Chin is the author and illustrator of the acclaimed books Gravity, Island: A Story of the Galapagos, Redwoods and Coral Reefs and he illustrated Water is Water, by Miranda Paul. He lives in Vermont with his wife, also
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Connecting with other like-minded parents at the Healthy Children – Happy Families event at Town Hall Theater on Tuesday night was super energizing and fun! Not only did we get to talk shop about MiniBury and Beautycounter, we also learned about new ways to improve health and de-stress through mindfulness. A take home DIY calming jar was the
The perfect event to kick start the holiday season is tomorrow night! Whether you’re looking to start purchasing gifts or simply treat yourself with a night out, I personally invite you to stop by Ollie’s Other Place (right next to the Middlebury Bagel) from 5:00-7:00 pm to meet me, Eliza Eaton, founder and voice of MiniBury. I’ll be
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