After the Rain

After it rains they love to go out and puddle splash. I took these shots a couple weeks ago and mostly wanted to post them because I think I *almost* captured E's ferocious determination to make the biggest splash.

The Other Zoo

A few weeks ago we went to the other Zoo, near cousin Jack's house. Here are a few pics of J with his cousin Jack.






I have about 100 pics from this day where J is just running, his pre-haircut locks flowing behind him.






Possibly *the* highlight of the day for little E though was the BROCHURES. She clutched a handful of them for about 80% of the trip, and the trip home.



E, sitting, thinking, holding that stack of brochures.


Both E and J enjoyed the wading creek that day too, even though the water was freezing.





And here is cousin Jack, having just scaled the new playground structure, peering over the top for the first time and finding me looking back at him from the opposite side.

New Haircuts

J & E got haircuts yesterday. It was E's first "real" haircut. I had done her bangs a few times and once took a few inches off the back of it, but this would be at a strange place and the scissors would be wielded by an unknown person! When we talked about it a few days ago she initially said, "No, I don't want to get my hair cut." But, then big brother J stepped in and shared with her all his enthusiasm for the process and the special little details, like the lollipop he gets to eat during the haircut while straddling an animal-shaped chair and watching The Wiggles on the TV. She was sold! Did I mention the lollipop? Later I snapped a couple pics of the new hair doos while they were eating some pizza.

Luke

This is our sweet cat Luke hanging out in the kitchen window a few days ago.



And her is a look back at Luke as a kitten, from late '06. He always loved to sleep right next to E's head.

For Carrie

This Bad 80's Memory Flashback brought to you by your sistas Amy & Mandy, shown here modeling your infamous Sears Portrait Studio Pose sans BALES OF HAY.

Love,
your big sis J

Starfish and A Box

Starfish!


E in a box.

Windy, chilly, wonderful!

We love to walk to the park after dinner. Today was a bit windy, a bit chilly, and even damp, but in that wonderful "the air smells like it is about to rain any minute" sort of way that *I* do so love. We headed out to take our chances and had a wonderful and dry time. I did not take my camera today but I found these photos from a few weeks back that were from a perfect echo of a "today's weather" kind-of-day.

Doesn't this photo make you feel how windy and cold it was?



Here are a few more from that same day although I don't think these give the weather-feel of that day at all. Also, I remembered on seeing the last photo of J in the wagon sitting in the kites that we took the kites out that day which reminded me that though it was windy and chilly like today it was not damp, and you can also see it was sunny not cloudy. In case you care INTERNET!