Merry Christmas!

Booboo in her new Candy Cane dress.

Two Cowpokes kickin' it back in their jammies...

Dr. Cordy

Yes, there were more people, but this was the best shot of the table!

Booboo and Mama read a Sendak classic.

Daddy has a hard time sharing the new drums!

Making wrapping paper.

Fun with trees and stars.

Santa's been here!

Booboo and her Christmas bunny from Santa. New treasured possession.

A new bank from Daddy needs lots of coins!

Catch-up Part II

Here she is...

Halloween and Thanksgiving: (both in Woodstock)

(All froggy costume pics must be on another camera, I apologize.)

Boo in the yard.

Playing w/ Rocks in the Garden.

Walking w/ Papa.

Warming up at The Egg's Nest with Nonnie and Papa.

Nonnie and Papa.

Overlooking the Catskills at the Ashokan Reservoir.

Nonnie's gorgeous Thanksgiving Table.

With our new neighborhood buddies, G & L!

Let them eat cake!

Boo making "Boo" cards.

Playing Catch-up

Here it is, first installment--early september through Cordy's B-day, reverse cronological order: (Oldest pics at the bottom.)

Daddy Hugs.

Birthday Girl.

Playing w/ Uncle Joe.

Showing the new presents to Mama.

Queen Cordelia

Early fall trip to Woodstock. We picked apples, threw rocks into Cooper Lake, and played w/ Nonnie and Papa.

Toddler pose.

On the path at Cooper Lake. (One of our favorite spots in Woodstock.)

Wheeee!

Booboo.

Posing in the Adirondack Chair.

Playing w/ Papa

Shots from our time at Lummi and Seattle:

3 Dorks.

Driftwood Lean-to.

Booboo and Gma Lala on the rocky beach!

J & K

Ballard locks w/ Gma Lala

At home in the kitchen...

Booboo and Daddy

Making waffles w/ Daddy.

Christmastime '09

snowbunny w/ daddy.

Our new Advent calendar from outside.

Pink Snow Bunny (w/ dinosaur gloves!)

The porch this morning.

Gma Lala's new stocking for Booboo.

Admiring the tree.

Eating angel cookies!

Oh Dear.

Oh dear oh dear, oh dear!

Somehow I seem to have taken a blog sabbatical! More recent pics and an update of the latest goings-on soon, I promise.

Amish Country.

Last weekend a visit from D was a perfect excuse to check out Amish Country with the Boo. Gma Lala has been twice already, but she graciously agreed to be our official tour guide for the day. The best part was just the bucolic peace of the beautiful tidy Amish farms, and the buggy ride, of course. Booboo charmed the rest of the passengers right off the bat, and was particularly excited to get her own lemonade half-way through the trip. It was a fascinating look at a people who seem to understand what living simply is all about. Even in this technology-driven age.

Amish farm fields. A little blurry, the car was moving. but you get the idea.

A picnic lunch outside of Bird-in-Hand, PA.

Gma Lala and Booboo.

Booboo.

A cool Dodge in the parking lot. Check out that perfect toddler posture!

Boo in the cornfield.

An ear for you!

Action shot of the buggy horses.

Feeding the baby goat.