Christmas Memories

"What did you get me, Papa?"


"Yeah, it's a little big, but it keeps me warm!"


"Ring around the reindeer, a pocket full of candy, Santa, Santa, we all say yay!!"


"Hey, Elmo's in this book! I love Elmo! How did you know, Nonnie?"


"Hey, Anabelle, Sophie, come listen to this great new story Nonnie got me!"


"So...what are you reading?"


"Uncle Aaron, can you help me? I can't find Elmo in this book."


"Gee, where's my dollhouse?"


"But Papa said we could play with your dollhouse, Anabelle!"


"Thanks for sharing your dollhouse, Anabelle. Is is my turn to play with the doll yet?"

A Discriminating Reader

"Yeesh! It's hard to turn the pages while doing the 'itsy bitsy spider' motions."


"Let's try another book. Ooo, this looks promising!"


"Wow, the gorilla escaped already! But the zookeeper is right in front of him! Will he get caught? I can't stand the suspense!!"


"Say, what kind of trash are you reading, Mommy? Shouldn't you be reading something a little more high-minded like me?"

Happy (Belated) Thanksgiving!

Yikes! Two weeks of no posting!! Time to catch up on some backlog pics, starting with Thanksgiving.


"OK, everybody, I'm here! Let's get this party started!!"


"I want... that one!"


"Hello, 911? I just witnessed someone getting assaulted right next to me!"

Will Behind The Scenes at Auntie Jo's Birthday Party

"Is it dangerous to grab this part while it's spinning?"


"All I can say is I'm done wearing the hard hat tonight."


"Story time!"


"Ooo, this is a good one! I don't think I've ever heard this one before!!"


"I'm going downstairs -- can I get anyone else a beer or anything else to drink?"

Secret Hiding Place

Story Time

"What the--?? This story makes no sense!"


"Time for a different book!"


"Just wait, Dad! Five more minutes!!"

Secure in His Masculinity

Will's confident enough about his manhood to enjoy playing with a pastel pink tea set...


...and to look gorgeous doing it.


What? What did I say?


Anyway, it's nice to see Will and Anabelle sharing interests.

(Sorry for the lousy picture quality; these were taken with my BlackBerry while out shopping.)

Pictures From Nonnie & Papa's

Here are some great pictures that Nonnie and Papa took when Will and Anabelle spent the weekend with them!


"I call it 'Pumpkin Portrait' and my exhibit of illustrated fruits and vegetables opens next month."


"Any requests?"


"I have no idea what I'm supposed to be learning from this but I love it all the same."


"Nonnie tells me this pose is giving you flashbacks, Papa."


"The answer is, 'Charlemagne.' Hey, that's another 500 points for me! Isn't this a fun game, Anabelle?"


"So this is really what my dad looked like in high school? And he chose this hairstyle on purpose?"

See the full set here.

Star of the School Newsletter

Will was the star of this month's newsletter from daycare, not only appearing on the cover, but also featured in several other photos!


From the cover: Will in costume at the school Halloween party.


Candid shot from school: Will scoops out pumpkin guts in his new classroom.


And an older picture back from when Will was still in the infant room: Man, did Will like those morning stroller rides / naps!

Science Gone Wrong

"I swear I'm not some mad scientist's experiment gone horribly wrong! This is just a costume -- I'm not really a boy-bird hybrid!"

Kids in Cute Costumes

L to R: Anabelle, Sophie, Ben, Will


(Jack, in background:) "Oh, shoot! I forgot my costume!!"


"This pose would look cooler if I were wearing my Darth Vader or Magneto costumes."

More Fall Fun

Some pictures of Will at Sever's Corn Maze last weekend:

The New Fall 'Do

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