Marbles!

Oh how Ernie loves trains. No, really. I never understood the Thomas phenom before this one. Toot toot ... all.day.long he'll play when given the chance! These were taken at Marbles, a kids museum in downtown Raleigh.

Let's go CANES!

Fine start to the season! I love the Leighton / Ward comparison. They look like a great team this year, and 2-0 is a great way to start!!

test drive

Paul's BIG TRUCK!

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Picture day 2008!

He looks like a little man, apart from the sneakers and the sippy cup!

a trip to the firestation

Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez

Champagne wine tasting party & Janice's 60th

now THAT's a po'd baby!

First day of school!

Sorry these aren't in order! The ginormous backpack, the cooler-inspired lunch bag. And of course, the shades. He's such a trooper! His bus stop is about 20 mins away, and we usually get there at about 8:00 AM, and it drops him off at 4:25 PM. I can't imagine such a long day as a kindergartener!

Thanksgiving in September

The grown ups (note to self, don't leave the popovers next to Maureen again!!)
The kids table.
Gene consistently does such a marvelous job with Turkeys!

Al's chocolate gooey yum thang

Al put his chocolate thing in the oven before dinner. This iteration had crunchy peanut butter, fresh raspberries, semi-sweet chocolate bits and squares, a ritter sport bar, and a whole lotta tasty. Looking on are Hannah, Shelly, Fred, Ernie, Dru, and Tori is Vanna. ;)

happiness is ...

a nice long nap!

the bean!

Here's our newest bean, sleepy like Dru was. Gave the Ultrasound tech a hard time getting into position. ;) So I got poked and prodded and asked to do crazy things to try to move the baby around. The Nuchal Translucency test looks great, and the baby's heartbeat was in the 180s this time (140s last time). Still no news on gender- still thinking (hoping) pink!

blankie