The Passion of the Tree

Legends of the Fall

Halloween Weekend

Madeline's first regular season Ohio State football game on Saturday. She brought 100% of the enthusiasm to an otherwise bored section 18C:



Click right here to see more pictures from the weekend including Madeline's trip to the Horseshoe, Halloween night and some shenanigans in the front yard.

School Daddy/Daughter Pumpkin Carving

In the Spotlight: Amelie

Our Gifted Child is Gifteder than Your Gifted Child

Congratulations, Cambridge Who's Who list. You're as credible as the balloon boy.

Girls on Swings

Fall Pictures

Click right here to see a bunch of pictures taken this month.





(the girls at the airport welcoming Jillaine back from a weekend in Chicago)

Photo - compliments of Grandpa

Cheese

Hundreds of Pictures, One Video

Click right here to see pictures from our nine-state road trip around the country.

Sleepy Kids x 3

Message from St. John

A Mess of Kid Pictures

Missing teeth, farmers market, visits to the zoo, and even a baby reading a book while sitting on the toilet. Click right here.

Five Years

July 4, 2004 - Madeline finally gets her first tooth after months of teething.

July 4, 2009 - Madeline loses that same tooth earning her first visit from the tooth fairy.



PS - Happy Independence Day

Movie Night: Up

 
 
 

Cake, Animals, etc

It's been over a month between posts. Busy, etc, etc. Deal with it.

The Spring photo album from the last post has been updated with twelve new pictures. Click right here to see those.

Ooh, look. Videos -



Amelie's first birthday - another video.



Footage from last weekend's trip to the zoo.



Mealtime at the cathouse. Apologies to our Australian relatives - my Aussie accent is catastrophic.

Number Three turned Number One

If you click right here you'll be taken to more kid pictures from April, including Amelie's first birthday, Juliette being serially goofy, Madeline playing soccer, and that same Madeline with her date getting ready to hit the Father-Daughter Sock Hop.

Spring Pictures & Videos

If you click right here you can see some pictures from the last couple of months. Charisse, Tuscola, soccer practice, birthdays, Chicago - plenty going on with those kids.

Videopalooza returns!

Juliette & Charisse duet:







Madeline's school recital, in pajamas:



Amelie's first shot at cake during her Tuscola-observed birthday:

Milk Chug

Synopsis: Amelie drinks milk, stops, says stuff, drinks more milk, babbles, repeat, repeat, repeat.

Number Two Turns Three

Juliette turned three yesterday, which as the ancient tradition demands meant that the kids got to eat cake for breakfast. Exclusive footage:

February: Meh

It's known for Valentines and Presidents and Black History and Groundhogs but most noteworthy, February is about doctors' offices. And of course, minimal football, which makes it suck even more. February has to be the unhealthiest month of the year. Everyone who has kids living with them (hello) is constantly throwing up, in the bathroom, coughing, sneezing and miserable.

Anyway, click right here and you can see a few of the precious, few moments when there was no vomiting, bathroom, mucus, etc. Happy February.

Dancing, Again

Videopalooza!

Clifford the Big Red Dog vs NFL Playoffs

It was the last day of the Clifford the Big Red Dog exhibit (!) at the Childrens Museum. It was also the weekend of divisional playoffs in the NFL. Considering the generous arrangement Jillaine prepared prior to our marriage involving the entirety of the college football season, this one wasn't even discussed. That's what Blackberrys are for: Preserving quality family time while you check scores.