Visiting Cousins

 

 

 

We had a nice visit with Owen and Hailey last November. Here are a few of our favorite pictures of the happy kids.

Redeye Horribilis

So it turns out we still have Halloween pictures on our camera, which means probably that much time has elapsed since anything was posted. We'll have to rectify that in the near future...

But first a random vignette. The back story is that my mother put together a wonderful scrapbook/album of me growing up for Christmas (back when I was cute). Anaïs has been fascinated to see daddy as a little boy and this led to her albums being brought out. The above picture shows her with her cousin Hailey. The picture is nice, but Anaïs is quite alarmed by Hailey's red eyes. We tried to explain that sometimes a camera makes that happen, but she is not satisfied. She comes up to us now for reassurance that her eyes are not red (not that there would be anything wrong with that).

This Just In

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Twinkle Twinkle

ABCS

All cinematography done by Mommy.

These remind me that I wasn't consciously aware that Twinkle, Twinkle and the ABCs both share the same tune. Janice had to prove it to me before I'd believe it - hopefully I'm not the only oblivious one (but I suspect I might be).

Hallloween, Part I

We've been getting ready for Halloween this month, with the house being decorated festively with jack-o-lanterns, cobwebs, a "witch forest", and a pair affectionately known as the Grampire and the Winch (vampire and witch). Last week we went to the pumpkin patch for our annual trek through the corn maze - there are a few pictures that may be posted for Halloween, Part II.

This week we carved one of the two pumpkins Anaïs planted at the Spring Fair and grew in our new raised beds. Anaïs drew the features on with a pen, and Mommy dutifully carved them out. I gave her a new phobia by startling her when she tentatively reached her hand out to touch the inside of the pumpkin (hmmm... I wonder why Tucker has so many neurosis). The result is a rather dapper looking pumpkin needing some serious dental work.

The pinnacle of the week was the Halloween party put on at the Community Center. Resembling the holiday carnivals I can remember at elementary school - I suppose they don't do them anymore - it was full of friendly older kids who manned various activities that often resulted in receiving a piece of candy to place in the loot-bag. Anaïs got to do the dry run on her cat costume, and couldn't have been happier (it went well, with the exception of her black cat nose migrating to her forehead).

Click on the picture for the full gallery.

Ana singing

From My Videos

This is Anais' favorite song. Her daddy taught her how to sing it.

Grandpa and the EMP

We had a nice visit from Grandpa all the way from Alabama. We all went to EMP. Grandpa liked the Hendrix, Mommy liked the Sci-fi museum, Ana liked playing music. I'm not sure what Daddy's favorite was, but I know he had fun.

Doin' the Puyallup

As is traditional in September, we made our annual pilgrimage down to the Fair. Because they've moved back from the Great Southern Wilds, we were able to meet the Parkers and let the Cousin Pack run wild.

For the first time, Anaïs was able to ride the kiddie rides. Her first one, the balloons, she wasn't sure of. If Auntie Sandra hadn't been in to stop her I think she might have bailed out off of the side. After a couple of rotations she picked up on the fun factor and had a blast the rest of the time.

My favorite picture is the one of Hailey riding by herself in the fire truck at top. She was not thrilled with the ride (it rotated up and down in the air rapidly). I think the picture captures her concern, peering up over the edge waiting for it to stop.

Finally, on our way out we stopped at the Jiggle Foot (or Jiggle Butt if you're sitting on the vibrating plate) for some refreshment. Click the picture at top for the full set.