Cookie Day

Below are a few photos from the Rice Krispies Ornament Cookies from this year's Cookie Day. We got off to a slower start than normal on these cookies. There was a discrepancy on exactly how warm they should be whenever we attempted to convert them from Rice Krispies Treats to ornament. Eventually we figured it out.



(I caught this photo of Christopher in mid shake of the sprinkles for the cookies. Didn't think to stop the child from making the mess, just thought the moment should be captured....)

Pops' Birthday

Happy Birthday Pops! It was great to hang with you and the rest of the family at the winery.

Trip to Wisconsin

After the election, it was time to head north for a brief reprieve in Wisconsin. Thanks for the hospitality and really good food while at Camp Gray, Jeff and Rebecca.

Trick-or-Treaters

Our two little trick-or-treaters really got into the excitement of it all this year! Clara enjoyed flapping her wings as a butterfly fairy and Christopher became quite a convincing Jedi - the good guy of course! He enjoyed taking on the little Darth Vaders in the neighborhood to light saber duels. Clara found her calling by giving candy out with Granny and mama. "Kids! Candy! More!" she would call. Lots of fun and just the right amount of candy!

Pumpkin Carving

Behind the camera again ... for a little while

Adam here. Just recently got back behind the camera and these are the fruits of my labor. Hope you enjoy them. Maybe I'll be able to take some more shots during the first full week in November.

The first shots are from playing in the backyard on Wednesday night with Uncle Tim.






These are from the cookie making extravaganza on Friday night.

What's a good caption?

Give us your best caption for this photo. Just to prime the pump a little, here are some thoughts:

"In again and out again"
"Playing tops and bottoms"
"Isn't that terrific portrait light?"

Museum Center Visit

Jeff, his electric socks, and the rest of us.

Good morning

Woke up to find big brother hanging out in little sister's room. Tried to catch the two bed-heads before they started moving too quickly.

Natural Bridge

Photos from today's visit to Natural Bridge State Park. Christopher walked (hiked) up and down 90% of the 1.5 mile round trip. He only complained once of his legs tingling. Clara insisted on getting out of the backpack more than once. It was a good way to spend a Saturday away from home.

Visit to the museum

About 16 days ago, we paid a visit to the museum with Uncle Tim. Christopher enjoyed the water while Clara posed for this cute photo.

Corner

Q: What's wrong with this little girl?

A: She's in the naughty corner.

Fun w/Uncle Tim

This is what we did while Mama was out with her sisters and such. Uncle Tim found a way to have fun with just the top of the sandbox. As if that wasn't enough, later we incorporated a small wading pool, 25 feet of rope and the lawn tractor but to the best of our knowledge there aren't any photos. The kids enjoy having Uncle Tim back in town.

Kids in buckets

Finger painting

This is how the kids started the day ... with finger paints!

Pool time

A photo from the kids playing in the backyard last month. Any caption ideas come to mind?

Rainbow

A rainbow after Sunday night's thunderstorm.

Making Cookies

Here's the little boy and little girl making cookies in preparation for the birthday party a few weeks back. Sorry for the delay in posts.

July Second

Christopher celebrated birthday #3 last Sunday. We had a good time going on the Star Wars Egg Hunt, playing the Jedi Training game and then opening up presents. Thanks to all our family who came over and made this a special day.

Project: COMPLETE

Congratulations, Kevin, on the completion of your Eagle Scout Project! The kids and I were happy to be in attendance to take some photos (and throw some rocks) as the finishing touches were placed on the path, flag pole and soldiers' memorial at the Union City Building. It's wonderful to see a great idea come to fruition. Great job, Kevin!

More posts coming soon

We'll be posting soon (soon is a relative term) photos from Kevin's Eagle Scout project, Christopher's Birthday, and other interesting things happening in our world. Sorry for the delay - just haven't gotten around to it lately.

Notes from today

Annette is going to a conference in Lexington over the next few days so I'm on "Mr. Mom" detail. Here are some lessons learned from the day:

1. Don't leave the little girl unattended for long or her breakfast will end up in her hair.
2. Your really nice glass water pitchers have a higher BF than you might have thought. However, don't try it out on your own. (BF = bounce factor)
3. Nap time passes quicker than a bullet train.

Geocaching with Grandpops

Okay, so it wasn't a very successful geocache... but it was a very successful evening of swinging, bark throwing and frisbee!

One Simple Picture

THE MISSION: to get four children under the age of three -- all who are nearing nap time -- to sit happily on Grandpa's lap for a simple picture...
The RESULT:



...Three out of four and one happy Grandpa... NOT HALF BAD!

Father's Day at the Park

We celebrated Father's Day with Papa on Saturday with a picnic breakfast at the park and then some play on the toys and exploration in the children's garden. What a wonderful carefree day!

Juxtaposition

Clara is a girl of many talents. She can be very cute and dainty while running around the playground in the morning, and then on the same day, she can tear into a lovely dessert of Buster Bar with tenacity like a bear hunting trout.