Pre-Holiday Excitement! (Actual Holiday Photos Coming Soon...)

Chicken gets herself psyched for the big day


Then she draws a picture titled "Mommy with a Baby in Her Belly"


Then she has her mind blown by a three-day gymnastics camp- it's like a squishy version of heaven!






I'm squinting from the glare of my gymnastical awesomeness

Lucy at Waldorf School

Christmas Tree Shopping!

Our favorite Christmas Tree place!


Running through the aisles to find the perfect tree


Chicken really wants this tiny one...


...But we all agree on this lovely option


Lucy- now an expert- discusses the ins and outs of tree shopping with many people, including this neighborhood friend


We place a 12pm wake-up call to Uncle G so he can help carry our tree home!


After decorating, Lucy arranges all the gifts "under" the tree (my little curator!)

Tutu Overdose

Sometimes Chicken overdoes it when she dances around the house in her tutu, thus necessitating a brief rest...

More Halloween! Mommy's pics

Lucy's OTHER costume was a monkey- here she is visiting our friends Sarah and Jack (with banana)


Doing her best to get out the door...


At the Zoo Halloween Party!


It was hammering rain the entire two hours we were there, but baby Monkey (as she asked to be called) had a nice weatherproof costume. Mommy got very wet.


Peering down the meerkat tunnel


Back at home the next day: Costume #2


The maple tree and the lumberjacks


Trick-or-treating, Papa Lumberjack hauls his tree in a wagon

Halloween

We cut down a pretty cute tree!

Happy Birthday Chris

Happy Birthday Chris

Happy Birthday Chris

My girls

Refocusing this site after two straight posts about Uncle Mark. This picture pretty much represents my life.

Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt or Something comes to Fairfield, CT

Uncle Mark and Aunt Ali just opened a Tasti D-Lite shop in their town. It's already getting rave reviews. If you are in the area, stop by!

Uncle Mark and his slightly better dressed evil twin

For more about Mark, his photos, or his evil twin, please head to Mark Smith Photos.

First Day of School

Getting ready for the first day

Glacier National Park (part 2 of 3)

Glacier National Park (part 1 of 3)