New(ish) Photos!

We posted some photos from August, September, and October on our Picasa site, including some from Pat and Cyndi's wedding. Enjoy!

Day Out With Dad

As Jeff's collar bone has healed over the last several weeks (He goes back to the doctor for another x-ray on Tuesday), he has been able to do more and more with Mars. They have gone swimming at the YMCA, ridden the Elliot Bay Water Taxi, visited the Sculpture Park downtown, gone for lots of walks, and taken the bus around Seattle. This week they walked through Schmitz Park to Whale Tail Park, where Mars enjoyed the swings.



Then, they headed over to Alki Beach to play in the sand.



Having this much fun is exhausting!

11 month old Marley FAQs

Favorite Pastime: Pulling up on unstable objects/furniture, bumping head

Special Skills: Grabbing things, clapping, playing the kazoo, blowing bubbles under water, screaming really loud, staying awake - even when VERY tired, biting

Favorite Food: Mom's sweet potato pancakes (I'll post the recipe some time)

Favorite CD: Vampire Weekend

Likes: Peek-a-boo, dogs, books, musical instruments, hair

Dislikes: Loud noises, being left alone, getting his nails trimmed

Locomotion: (see video - however, he has gotten more skilled at his "crawl" even in the day and a half since this video was taken)

Happy Halloween!

Mommy and her Little Pirate

Flying Ninja Move

Grabbing Ninja Move

Raiding the Booty

Little Monster

Music Man

After fighting though work on Monday and Tuesday, I finally decided to stay home today. Yesterday was particularly bad. My throat was so sore that I could hardly swallow. I drank hot tea all day long, but that didn't seem to help much.

I think I'm feeling a little better today, but it could just be cause I didn't have to talk to 27 kids all day. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel, so Nai Nai came over to help out with Marley. He's still not sick (knock on wood) and we're really trying to keep it that way!

I'm going back to work tomorrow (wish me luck) where I have a HUGE stack of papers and unfinished progress reports waiting for me. We have a busy weekend planned, so hopefully we can all be well for that, at least. Who knows when I'll finish my grading. Ahh...'tis the season!