Carson, video

My Sweet Beach Boy

January 12, 2010

Carson is enjoying his first “beach” experience. This resort has an awesome pool with a little sandy area next to the pool, and then it is like a ramp into the water, so my sweet boy can crawl right in. Sounds good, eh? Carson getting himself into the water? Um, not so good because at 9 months he isn’t smart enough to know to *stop* when his mouth starts to go under water. So Carson at the pool/beach involves a lot of us laughing, then grabbing him and moving him to shallower water, over & over again.
So – I have …

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Mallory

Say Cheese

January 10, 2010

In case you were wondering how Mallory’s new camera was working out – here you go.
Mallory showing Rick & Carson how to smile…
* Click * Showing her clients some of the shots…

Miscellaneous, rb, stb

Happy New Hair!*

January 9, 2010

We spent New Years Day 2010 watching football. Unfortunately for us, Rick was watching football with us again this year.
There’s always next year.
ANY-way. My dad invited us over to my sister’s for dinner on New Years Day, and seeing as how we were looking at having pizza for the 3rd night that week, we happily accepted!
For some reason, I took pictures of all of us at the table. And in case you were wondering, my brother-in-law really does have a face (he’s not like Wilson from Home Improvement).
After a great dinner, we rocked out to Rock Band…at …

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Miscellaneous

Well, helloooo 2010!

January 5, 2010

2009 was a pretty good year for us.
Here it is in review:

January – a work trip to Tampa for me, and Rick & Mallory came along; got to see Nina & Papa
February – Mallory’s first ski trip – she loved it (I think we still need to post the video…hint, hint, RB)
March – Arlo’s due date came and went…
April – Arlo was born and Mallory got a baby brother!
May – I returned to work from my maternity leave
June – nothing remarkable – Rick is incredibly busy with football camps
July – Rick competed in the Racine triathlon again (crushing his …

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Carson, Mallory

This is my life

January 2, 2010

My house this morning.
 
Does it make me Mom of the Year to leave Mallory like this while I grabbed the camera and took five pictures?
I brought her carseat in so I could move the straps up (ohmygosh she is getting SO big) and she couldn’t resist buckling herself in. But then she fell backwards and couldn’t get up. And then her brother decided to come laugh at her too.

Mallory

Chain Chain Chain

January 1, 2010

Can you see the paper chain on my Christmas tree in this picture?

It’s sort of hard to see, so I’ll share another non-artistic picture so you can see it better:
There are two chains – a really long one and a short one.
I had a very special paper-chain maker this year:

I am so proud of my crafty little girl. I only had to show her once how to use the glue stick and to put the paper together and she came out with 15-piece chain for our tree.

Mallory

Markers are for paper

January 1, 2010

After months of getting Ms drawn on her hands (for Michigan and for Mallory), Mallory started putting her own block Ms on her hands:
But when Mallory did this:

to her hands, we instituted a new rule in our house.
Markers are for PAPER, not for hands.