T-ball

Noah's team is the mini "San Francisco Giants."

This kid is a great fielder. He was about the only boy on either team who was actually trying to catch balls that were hit. And he threw them all straight to first base, like we practiced. (We discovered he's left handed too, in case you can't tell by the glove.)

I love this picture. Good job Daddy.

Family Resemblance - Eleven Months

Karen and Noah look very similar in these shots. I decided this kid around that the pony tail should lie flat, instead of stand straight up. ;)

Karen's 11-month pics

Karen, sporting her new ponytail, and with the standard tongue picture

Sarah, the Birthday Girl

Sarah turned 5 on October 4th.

Sarah had a little party with her friends during preschool.


We went to Chuck E. Cheese for a family party. (Yay for coupons!)



They had a cute little machine that pretended to draw a portrait and printed out a picture for the cost of one token. Definitely worth it.

The cake(s). They didn't look exactly how I intended, but as long as you just look at them this size, they're pretty good. I also couldn't find the doll cake picks, so I shoved actual dolls in to the cake.



Sarah got some fun art kits to paint butterflies, make jewelry, and make bouncy balls. She also got the requisite girly Barbies and My Little Ponies. And the "ATM safe" piggy bank in the picture. She has her own little ATM card to get into it, which she adores almost as much as the money itself.

Noah, the Birthday Boy

Noah turned 3 on September 21st. We played at Peter Piper Pizza and had cake at Nana's house. Noah fell asleep in the car on the way, but eventually he woke up and joined the party.

The cake. I thought it turned out well, if I do say so myself.


Noah got lots of boy presents: sword and armor, toy gun, light sabers...

Oh man...

I have one heckuva blogging spree building up. I have pictures in my camera from Noah's birthday, Sarah's birthday, Karen's 11-mo pics, Noah's T-ball game...and stuff I'm sure I'll need to blog about once I get the pictures off the camera. I really should pace myself more...

Family Resemblance, Diez Meses

Karen - 10 months

Karen Eating

I think Karen's having a growth spurt. She's taking longer naps...and eating. Man, that girl can eat. Shells and cheese, muffins, suckers, mac and cheese, potatoes...




...that's not to mention the eggs, bread, cheese, cottage cheese, Cheerios, animal crackers, goldfish, grapes, pasta, rice, pancakes, carrots, apples, pears, etc. that she devours when I don't have the camera handy. :)

General Cuteness

Aunt Fav requested cuteness and an update of the blog...

Sarah's first day of 'school' and her nervous smile at her first recital. She played "Birthday Party" and "Sandman's Near" from the Thompson book.



Noah is sooo going to love T-ball. Also...he and Daddy made a small model of the matrushka bad guy in the Little Einsteins Firebird Rescue movie. He mostly played with his friend Robert at the recital.


And he's just cute.

Karen is so cute...reading books and playing at the park.