Park Place

2011-09-22T05:53:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a while. Sorry.
Fresh out of the oven, a new video of Jude "reading" Henny Penny (you know, of "sky is falling" fame)... and he is excited!

2010-08-15T17:40:00.000-07:00

There was some time at Paige's Surprise Party for a few couple's portraits...

2010-08-15T17:31:00.000-07:00

The K's are the life of the party

2010-08-08T18:39:00.000-07:00

New park. Charlie only likes to be pushed "all the way."

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Jude amidst colorful lawn equipment.

2010-08-07T16:52:00.000-07:00

2010-05-23T10:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of Jude reciting, "Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? I see a red bird looking at me. Red bird, red bird, what do you see? I see a yellow duck looking at me...." Etc, etc.

Enjoy!

2009-10-18T18:06:00.000-07:00

I am getting used to life with 2 boys. Charlie likes to put on a show these days whenever you ask to take his picture. As you can see, Jude is already getting in on the action!

Finally settling down for a photo with Mom...

2009-10-14T15:50:00.000-07:00

Jude is getting so big.

2009-09-20T18:37:00.000-07:00

Charlie is still working out whether carousels are fun or terrifying.

2009-09-20T18:34:00.000-07:00

Four tooth showcase!

2009-09-06T20:29:00.000-07:00

The blog rarely had a post during the summer of 2009 but we are hoping to get back on the blog train soon. The boys had a great summer with a trip to FL to visit the Vidal's, Auntie Alana, and Uncle Scotty in May; a visit from Mimi and Poppa over July 4th complete with watching the fireworks from Linda Kay's roof; hot summer days at the neighborhood spray park; a visit with the extended Malkus family in a mountain cabin in NC; and of course, celebrating Jude's 1st and Charlie's 3rd birthdays with friends in DC.

We are looking forward to a busy fall with Jude learning how to walk and talk and Charlie starting his first year of preschool. These boys are the joys of our lives and we are hoping to share more fun stuff on the blog.

Photo credit goes to our friend and photographer Ross Bickers. Check him out at www.rossbickers.com. There are a few great shots on his website of Charlie and Jude under Children's Portraits.

2009-08-04T07:04:00.000-07:00

Charlie turns three today, and we will try to get a picture or two up later, but for now I thought some might like to hear the last conversation I had with Charlie before his third birthday. This was recorded last night, probably later than it should have been.
BTW, I am not a big, big, big, big, big woman... "Oh, Yeah!"

2009-06-20T04:05:00.000-07:00

We went on a fun vacation in May to Florida to visit friends and family. We came home to sickness (all 4 of us) but we are finally on the mend. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the trip. It was a great time. Traveling with 2 little ones is not easy, but it is worth it.

2009-05-22T19:46:00.000-07:00

Taking off for a week with my 3 favorite people - to visit with a few more of my favorites in the sunshine state. Pictures of relaxation to come...

2009-05-11T07:49:00.000-07:00

Posts on here usually focus on the boys, but (a day late as usual) I would like to give a little acclaim to Paige, the great gift God gave me.

From May 2009

From April 2009

This woman serves her family about 20 hours a day with far too little support and far too little thanks. She is patient, compassionate, selfless, efficient and beautiful. She is the total package.

Her boys love her completely, and so do I.

2009-05-06T19:07:00.000-07:00

Day Out With Thomas 2009

Charlie is a little obsessed with trains, specifically Thomas the Tank Engine. So, a Day out with Thomas that included Hunley and Porter was one of the highlights of his 2.5 years to date. Here are a few snapshots from the occasion. We had a great time.

Admiring his favorite tank engine

Riding the train with the Parishes

Having SO MUCH FUN

Watching James go around the tracks

Last peek at Thomas before we headed out for dinner

Nat with all the boys

2009-05-06T19:03:00.000-07:00

Blog Catch Up:
It's been a while since we posted any pictures. We've been busy working, gardening, hanging out, and playing with trains. That about covers it. The boys are growing up and getting cuter by the day.

Charlie loves to drink out of the hose. Probably not a great habit when you live in DC, but there's no stopping him.

Jude eats anything and everything. He recently discovered Cheerios and is pretty happy about it.

2009-04-12T19:29:00.001-07:00

Jude sits back and enjoys the Easter mayhem as Charlie chases Mabel around the house...

2009-04-12T19:27:00.000-07:00

Easter 2009

Charlie and Jude are wearing outfits that my grandmother made for my brother Scotty when he was young. So sweet.

2009-04-07T17:45:00.000-07:00

Developmental Milestone: "The Funny Face"

2009-04-07T17:40:00.000-07:00

Brotherly love is complex...

2009-04-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

Beep, beep, beep......

2009-04-04T18:41:00.000-07:00

Springtime - Finally!!

2009-03-26T19:10:00.000-07:00

Charlie and his trains

2009-03-26T19:03:00.000-07:00

Charlie likes to play with dinosaurs. Jude likes to eat them.

2009-03-26T19:01:00.000-07:00

Jude at 8 months old

2009-03-26T18:56:00.000-07:00

It's a challenge to get a picture of both of them sitting still (mainly Charlie) and smiling at the camera. But, they do look so cute in their sweaters!

2009-03-14T14:37:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from the snow that we had 2 weeks ago. Charlie loves the snow and had a great time. We tried to make a snowman, but he kept knocking it down. Oh well.

Here he is in his city yard

Cute little snow angel

Charlie tried to include his brother in the snowball fights

He's still smiling!

2009-03-01T19:21:00.000-08:00

We've been spending time at the Smithsonian museums lately. We went to the Air and Space Museum at Dulles. It is very impressive. We will be going back soon. Here are a few highlights.

Charlie looks so tiny next to the space shuttle (The Enterprise)

My dad will like this picture

Charlie with the Enola Gay in the background

2009-02-22T18:57:00.000-08:00

The look on Jude's face says it all...

2009-02-22T12:00:00.000-08:00

Charlie has been experiencing withdrawal after having Lily and Finn in town for a few days. We had a great visit with the Sparks.

Nat organized a group of friends to run in a marathon relay over the weekend. We entertained local and out of town friends on the night before the race. It's hard to get back to normal life after having such a fun and relaxing time.

2009-02-22T11:40:00.000-08:00

Jude is 7 months old and sitting up like a pro!

2009-02-01T12:20:00.000-08:00

50 degrees feels like summer compared to the weather we had in January. Grandma Malkus is in town and we enjoyed a Sunday morning at our favorite park.

How did I get a baby with such BLUE eyes? They are beautiful.

Is this kid cute or what?

Family Photo

2009-02-01T11:50:00.000-08:00

We finally had a snow day in DC. We made it home early from work so that we could enjoy the snow with Charlie. He loved it.

Snowball tutorial

His first snowball

Big Brown Eyes

2009-01-28T15:45:00.000-08:00

Jude is starting to move around - holding up his head, rolling over, etc. He is working on sitting up by himself and most importantly, holding his own bottle :)

2009-01-21T12:17:00.000-08:00

The blog has taken a backseat to the normal chaos of tending to children and jobs. Here are a few pictures of the boys so you can see how they are getting cuter by the day.

Jude at 6 months old. So far, he is bigger than Charlie was and a better sleeper. He is starting to make more noise and laughs the loudest at his brother Charlie.
Sleeping Champion

Sadly, we didn't make it to the National Mall for the inauguration - it was too cold for these guys - but they were dressed in patriotic colors to witness the historic event on TV. We're hoping for an Obama sighting in the next 4 ...or 8 years.

Here is Charlie entertaining himself indoors playing Hide and Seek - we have been cooped up by the record cold temps. Can't wait for spring!!!

One, two, three, four, five, TEN!

2009-01-01T19:28:00.000-08:00

It's not often enough that we see these dear friends. The Stavlunds joined us for brunch today to bring in 2009. I'm thinking that Charlie and Ella make a pretty cute couple!

2009-01-01T18:59:00.000-08:00

Some photos from Christmas...more to come...

2008-12-28T19:15:00.000-08:00

Couch Potatoes :)

This can't be comfortable...

2008-12-28T19:00:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. Catching up on the blog from the busy month of December.

Getting ready for the Christmas photo

I love this shot of Charlie with Porter and Hunley. So cute.

Mr. Joe with Baby Jude at the Post-Thanksgiving Dinner

Autumn and Elizabeth

David gets rowdy with the boys. They love it.

2008-12-07T12:01:00.000-08:00

This is as close as Charlie would get to Santa...

2008-12-06T21:13:00.000-08:00

Swinging and watching TV

2008-11-28T10:24:00.000-08:00

We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. We are very thankful for these 2 boys. We wish everyone a wonderful holiday season!

2008-11-11T18:43:00.000-08:00

While Charlie was napping today, I set up the old Jumparoo for Baby Jude. He is still kinda small for it, but he likes it.

When Charlie woke up from his nap, he gave Jude a jumping tutorial. I love the look on Jude's face in this picture - there is definitely an element of fear.

This is when Charlie decided to "push Jude on the swing."

And later, this was the scene I discovered....

2008-11-11T18:37:00.000-08:00

Jude's personality really shines in these pictures.

Is this the smallest pea coat you have ever seen?

2008-11-05T19:03:00.000-08:00

Charlie picked the winner in his first election :)

2008-11-02T12:30:00.000-08:00

We were visited by Superman and a cow this Halloween. The boys had a fun time seeing the trick or treaters. Charlie even did a little trick or treating himself this year. Linda Kay came over and joined the festivities.

At this point in the evening, Charlie had one too many candies and was not cooperating with pictures.

Here is one of Nat carving the pumpkin. Try not to notice how close the knife is to Charlie's hands. Sometimes Nat and I differ on our views of "safety."

2008-11-02T12:24:00.000-08:00

We took the boys the the Arboretum to see the fall colors. It's a great place for enjoying nature and letting your 2 year old run free.

2008-11-02T12:14:00.000-08:00

Nat ran the Marine Corps Marathon last weekend. As you can see, we were very proud of him :)

2008-11-02T12:02:00.000-08:00

Nat's little protege

2008-11-02T11:54:00.000-08:00

Somehow, the instructions to "keep it long in front" did not communicate well to the lady at Hair Cuttery.

Before

After

2008-10-30T15:15:00.000-07:00

Here's proof that we still take pictures...

Baby Jude at 3 months old.

2008-09-28T20:02:00.000-07:00

Just a few cute shots of the brothers...

2008-09-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

Here is Charlie with 3 of his favorite people: Hunley, Porter, and Isaiah. Between the 3 families represented (Malkus, Parish, Royal) there are 6 boys age 5 and under and no girls. The 2 infants (Jude and Henry) are not in the photo but they will be running around with the others before we know it.

2008-09-28T19:42:00.000-07:00

Charlie takes Jude for a ride in his little stroller.

2008-09-28T19:36:00.000-07:00

Nat is a master at bottle propping....

2008-09-14T05:26:00.000-07:00

We had a great visit with Chris. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

2008-09-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

Chris is hanging out with us this weekend. We celebrated our August birthdays with a celebration of meat at Fogo de Chao. The servers kept bringing meat, as long as our cards were green. We ate too much and had a lot of fun. Pictures below are courtesy of Chris' camera phone...

Bring on the meat!

2008-09-03T05:39:00.000-07:00

Jude at 6 weeks old

2008-08-29T18:32:00.000-07:00

Charlie is super shy in crowds but he is a talker at home. He is always surprising us with new phrases. Here are a few of our recent favorites:

"I hear Elmo" - after turning on the TV to find a cartoon narrated by the red furry creature

"Jesus Loves me" - after I asked him what song we were going to sing before his nap

"Find Miller" - as he finds a picture of a dog that looks like Miller in a picture book (so sad)

"I fall down" - he loves this one, he falls down all the time so that he can say it over and over...

And the best for last....sorry Mom and Dad... When you hold out your fist for a "fist bump" or "dog pound," he says OMAMA - translated to OBAMA! This is a big crowd pleaser in DC :)

I'll post more pictures soon. Poor Jude has not has his sweet face photographed nearly as many times as his big brother, but we're working on it!

2008-08-21T19:45:00.000-07:00

NEW BED
(pronounced: ne'w beddddddd by Charlie)

He went out like a light, and his parents are a little stunned.

Are we already supposed to feel like his childhood is going too fast?

2008-08-21T18:17:00.000-07:00

I know you are probably looking for pictures of Jude and Charlie, but I had to post this one...

We haven't removed all of the bars off the windows in our row house - including the bars that used to surround a window a/c unit. As you can see, Nat decided it was a good spot for a window box. We bought this book a while ago for ideas of gardening in the city, but I can't say this was one of her suggestions :)

2008-08-21T18:09:00.001-07:00

I love these recent pictures that Nat took of the boys. Jude will be one month old tomorrow. He is still looking a lot like his brother, but definitely has a look of his own.

2008-08-13T06:03:00.000-07:00

I am taking advantage of a few quiet moments (C watching TV, J in the swing) to post a few pictures. :)

Family photos

Nat and Jed with the boys on Henry's birthday

Charlie "entertaining" Jude

2008-08-02T19:12:00.000-07:00

Jude is such a great baby. We are really enjoying him.

Here are some pictures from his first week at home.

Charlie with his little brother

Nat and the boys

Auntie Alana and her nephews

Grammy with Jude

Quick visit with Uncle Scotty

First bath at home

Meeting Autumn

and his rock star friend Lauris

2008-07-24T15:36:00.000-07:00

Announcing:

Judah Nathaniel Malkus

July 22, 2008

10:24 AM

8 pounds, 8 ounces

20 inches long

2008-07-21T16:42:00.000-07:00

We have been preparing for our new arrival this last week.
Charlie watched as his Mom left for her last day of work,

He seemed excited to escort his Mom to the car.

With less than 48 hours to go until the baby arrives I became sick, but am feeling better now. Which is good, because apparently if I stop watching the kid for a single day he ends up in high heels.

His Aunt Alana has been here to help out and maybe to corrupt Charlie with her high heels. We will keep an eye on her.

In all seriousness, say a prayer for us, only 13 hours til baby two!

2008-07-13T18:59:00.000-07:00

We took Charlie to this fountain that is designed, I think, to make children screech and scream as much as possible. Anyway, he enjoyed the water and looking at the other kids.

A little in the face...

not to worry

...to our dismay he has extended his compulsion to drink in the baby pool and his bath to the public fountain, giraffe style no less.

"If you had guns like these, you would be going sleeveless too, punk!"

2008-07-06T04:16:00.000-07:00

The rule is pretty clear in our house that Mabel's water bowl is not a toy for Charlie. Apparently, it is quite a temptation for him, but he seems to be learning. We hear him walking over to it saying "No, no, no...Mabel."

So, yesterday, we found this scene in the kitchen. Charlie has his own dog on a leash and decided to give him a drink. We thought it was pretty funny and couldn't help but laugh.

2008-07-06T04:01:00.000-07:00

Charlie is enjoying his baby pool again this year. He has enjoyed going to various pools and spray parks around the city this summer. We haven't taken many pictures lately, but we will probably make up for that in a couple of weeks with the new baby. Nat has been working hard on getting C's new room ready to make room for the little one. We are very excited.

Here are some pictures of backyard fun...

We found a climber with a slide for Charlie and Nat set it up to slide into the pool. Charlie and Isaiah tried it out and they loved it.

Isaiah takes a turn

Nat with Isaiah and Charlie - these boys are too cute together.

2008-06-24T05:18:00.000-07:00

Our good friends came back across th pond from Australia for their birthday party. (High rollers, for sure!) It has been great to spend some time with them again...

Isaiah (2 year old now) and Charlie....

2008-06-22T13:10:00.000-07:00

Just a few pictures of general summer fun and from Tim's wedding...

"Thank you Mr Irwin!"

Paige in her non-optional work shirt. I thought it really was her color...

sprinkler fun

2008-06-08T19:02:00.000-07:00

Summer day in Rock Creek Park

2008-06-08T18:57:00.000-07:00

Here is Charlie taking his stuffed animals for a ride in the stroller.

The stroller also functions as a drink holder.

Here he is taking a water break.

2008-05-20T18:31:00.000-07:00

Update on Baby Boy #2

We had a 30 week ultrasound today. In summary: he is breech, big, and in the words of our sonographer, "bucking like a bronco." Oh, boy. He is measuring 2 weeks ahead of schedule in size (approximately 4 pounds already), which is complete opposite of Charlie. So, little Charlie might be looking up to his little brother someday :)

That's all for now. Will try to post pictures soon.

2008-05-11T13:58:00.000-07:00

Need suggestions...

At the young age of 21 months, Charlie has developed an addiction to a particular baby music CD. At first it was cute when he danced to his favorite tunes of nursery rhymes put to music. Now, he can't get enough. He is constantly running over to the stereo and asking for more.

It would be ok if it was cool, adult friendly music like TMBG, Jack Johnson, Philadelphia Chickens to name a few. But, this music is not cool and somewhat annoying after the 50th time. Nat and I have both caught ourselves sitting in meetings quietly humming about 3 little kittens who lost their mittens...not cool at all. So, I am casting the net for suggestions of music that is pleasing to the ears of parents and approved by toddlers.

Please help :)

2008-05-04T05:38:00.000-07:00

"Fizz Keeper"

One day this week, I noticed a strange thing in our kitchen - a Coke bottle with a clamp crushing its midsection. Hmm...Did Charlie do this? No, he isn't that coordinated yet. Alas, it must be one of Nat's new ideas. I didn't mention anything about it until it it began to startle me every time I looked at it.

So, I asked, what is that? I then heard a long explanation about how Coke loses its "fizz" unless you force as much air out of the bottle as possible and close it quickly. Ok. Apparently, the gadgets that are sold in the stores do not hold a candle to the DIY clamp method.

Then, I asked the same question I have asked about a hundred times in the last ten years, "Do you know anyone else that does this?" Same answer with the same clever smile, "What does that have to do with anything?"

As of now, the Coke bottle is still clamped and in our kitchen. Who knows. Maybe the idea will catch on, reach a tipping point, and proceed to make us rich. Or, it could give all of our friends the same recurring nightmare of being clamped in the abdomen. Only time will tell.

2008-05-04T05:29:00.000-07:00

Charlie is becoming quite the expert at going up and down stairs on his own. Our front yard is very small but the stairs provide hours of entertainment and exercise for him. We love sitting outside, visiting with neighbors, and watching all the "trucks" go by (which includes everything from an actual truck to a car, motorcycle, bike, ambulance, etc. at this point). After a week of long work hours and pregnancy back pain, this is just what the doctor ordered.

2008-04-15T18:23:00.000-07:00

Visit to Mt Vernon: a tale of increasing mobility.

So Charlie is really moving these days. So when his Aunt Dana and Uncle Andy visited, we went to Mt. Vernon where there should be plenty of room to roam. It was a great day and Charlie spent some time in the backpack (thanks so much, Stuarts, we use it all the time).

We found that GW had alot of goats, and Charlie, having always loved animals (see here - courtesy of Stavlunds), so he enjoyed watching the big bulls.

and he really got into the baby goats.

Notice in the last picture he is no longer in the backpack? Well in the next picture, I think you will sense the glint in his eye, the glint of a convict who is about to break out of his chains...

...and he is off first crossing GW's cabbage field.

And then up the hill...

He pauses for a photo op...

Overall a fun time was had by all!

2008-04-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

Uncle Andy and Aunt Dana are up for a visit.
Charlie and Andy got along well at first, but then had a little tiff which led to out and out fighting on the couch. Lets watch as our hero tries to defeat his visiting villain uncle:

"Our hero starts by using pillow camouflage to stalk his victim...

But he us uncertain how to react to the same tactic from his uncle.

So he attacks...

and is clobbered...

and buried...

He rests. Strategizing.

Rising from the chaos he feigns confusion.

Using his victims softness against him, Charlie turns and, smiling, attacks!

but outweighed by a factor of 5 or 6, against an opponent with a

ridiculous reach advantage there is little hope as our hero is pummeled.

Defeated at last he says...

Lets do that again."

2008-04-08T05:29:00.000-07:00

While I know all three of this blogs readers are primarily interested in Charlie I thought i would put a couple of milestone pictures up of my new bread making phase of life.

Sourdough Ciabatta (2x) and a grapefruit rosemary sourdough white.

and just so you can get a feel for the texture and crumb, a close, but poorly formatted shot.

Anyway it excites me.

Oh, and by the way, if it was not already apparent from the fact that I actually posted pictures of bread, any attempts to retain any "cool" quality I once had, real or imagined, have now been completely abandoned.

2008-04-02T18:20:00.000-07:00

Spring in DC means....

...cherry blossoms.

So we took some time for a long walk with about 10,000 of our closest friends to look at the clouds of pink flowers down by the tidal basin. Tiring, yes, especially for a pregnant woman, but also for the guy with the 27 pound kid on his back.
Here are a few pictures from our walk.

We also found that Charlie really liked pointing out the

planes as they came into National Airport.

He REALLY liked it.

2008-03-30T18:58:00.001-07:00

Charlie loves Dogs

He loves Mabel most of course, pointing her out to us, calling "bae'-bel" first thing in the morning, chasing her, looking around for her, patting her, hugging her, and kissing her.

Well he loves all dogs. Even the two dimensional one on the dog food bag,

looking for him...

patting him...

hugging him...

and yes, kissing him.

2008-03-26T18:10:00.000-07:00

Easter 2008

Charlie liked the real bunny...

but he didn't want anything to do with this guy!

He enjoyed the Eggstravaganza

He is so cool :)

Easter morning

The family - Easter 2008 with 2nd boy due in July :)

Trimmier Legs!

So cute!

2008-03-07T19:09:00.000-08:00

Wedding Weekend

I had the privilege of spending last weekend in Florida celebrating my dear friend Sarah's wedding. It was beautiful. Nat and Charlie were missed, but hopefully they can make it to FL this summer to see the happy couple.

Here are a few pictures. For more, you can click here.

Saying goodbye to my men at the airport

Me with the beautiful bride

Bridesmaid dress and baby bump (18 weeks and counting)

Proud parents of the bride

Leaving for the honeymoon! Congratulations Sarah and Bobby!

2008-02-21T19:00:00.000-08:00

We went to Augusta, Georgia this past weekend. Charlie was able to run around in my grandfather's yard. Being a city slicker, he isn't used to seeing much grass, so it was a big treat for him to play in a huge yard and walk down to the pond. It was fun watching him and it brought back a lot of memories of when I used to run around the same place with my siblings.

The road to my grandfather's house is gravel. It used to be out in the country, but as you can see in the background, there are new homes sprouting up all around his place (on paved streets).

Sometimes, it is hard to keep up with this guy. My grandfather asked us if he ever stops moving. Only when he sleeps :)

2008-02-02T19:00:00.000-08:00

January was a busy month. Here are some of the highlights...

Going for a brisk walk in the neighborhood

One of Nat's many loaves of homeade bread

Playing "Where's Charlie?"

"There he is!"

Getting chased

and caught!

Celebrating Nat's 33rd!

Charlie was a little overwhelmed

Relaxing in his old infant seat

Trying to fill Lauris' boots!

2008-01-15T18:36:00.000-08:00

For those of you who still check our blog despite the lack of posts lately, here are some pictures of Charlie feeding himself with a spoon. He's growing up so fast, getting ready to be a BIG BROTHER in July :) Yeah!!!!

Digging in on some pineapple casserole...

He's very excited about the spoon!

Spoon + Food in Mouth = Success!

Still hasn't learned the part about taking the spoon out of his mouth...you can see Mabel is at her usual post waiting for anything that hits the floor:)

2007-12-25T19:01:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

We had a nice Christmas in DC. Charlie had a great time opening gifts. He is crazy about cell phones and we gave him a play cell phone for Christmas. It was by far the highlight of his day.

Here he is figuring out his voice mail with his dad...

Later he had to return a few calls...

He also loved his giraffe hat from the Austins...Cute stuff.

We wish you all a Happy New Year!

Hopefully we will post more pictures in 2008 :)

2007-12-04T17:48:00.000-08:00

Two Peas in a Pod

Notice Charlie only has his tiptoes on the armrest of the chair....

This picture was taken before his first haircut.

2007-12-03T17:22:00.000-08:00

First Haircut

Charlie did really well getting his first haircut. He sat on my lap and was very still....which was surprising seeing as how we normally refer to him as the energizer bunny.

2007-11-27T05:32:00.000-08:00

Charlie, Paige and I went down to one of my favorite DC spots, the Arboretum, to see the last of the fall color.

The old supreme court columns are at the arboretum atop a big hill. Charlie thought they we worth exploring.

The fountain was worth a look...

2007-11-02T18:42:00.001-07:00

I couldn't resist this purchase at Ikea...now Charlie has his own chair!

2007-11-02T18:42:00.000-07:00

Superman made a recent appearance ...

He likes to bounce...

His mission was to clean up from the day's adventures.

2007-10-26T20:28:00.000-07:00

We were so glad to see Sarah and Mrs. Vidal this week. It was a short visit, but we made the most of our time together. It is always fun to catch up with them and hear about what is going on in their lives. And, of course, they were instant friends with Charlie :)

2007-10-26T20:20:00.000-07:00

Bedtime Ritual

2007-10-26T19:58:00.000-07:00

Fun Times at the Fall Festival

2007-10-14T19:25:00.000-07:00

I am very blessed to have such a resourceful and talented husband. He has constructed everything from a hovercraft to a new kitchen. However, I am going to veto Nat's latest creation. It is likely that this picture will show up in one of those chain e-mails like "you know you are a redneck if" or better yet "you know you are in the ghetto when"....

"Air Filter"

2007-10-14T17:56:00.000-07:00

Once again, the blog has been short on posts. We'll try to post some pictures in the coming week. For now, here are some shots from this weekend. The weather has been so nice here, and Charlie has been happy to exert some of his energy outdoors.

Hanging out with Dad

Outside with his buddy

Making a funny face for the camera

He stuffs his mouth full of food...

...and thinks it's funny :)

Watching for Dad

Just plain cute!