An ounce of prevention . . .

I knew Jill was getting into trouble but I had a deadline to meet and couldn't pause to prevent disaster . . .

Best Beach Trip Ever!!!!

Here is just a taste of what it was like . . .

Boston Trip

We took a quick trip to Boston without the kids. Then we came back. Thanks, Nana and Kristen for sitting. Sorry to anyone in Boston who we didn't get to see. And double sorry that we didn't take any pictures with the people we did see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pics for Grandma

Mouth full of crackers and flour

Dave waiting for surgery.

Elaine won "girl swimmer of the meet" at the first home meet of the season.

Sorry I have been so bad at posting lately. Here are a few pics to make up for it.

Worth the Wait

The Surprise turns to Recognition

Lots of funny gifts . . . like nose-hair trimmers and an extra large universal TV Remote the size of a 2 lb chocolate bar. Speaking of chocolate, he got lots of that as well. I forgot to rotate the cake picture before uploading, I guess.

I scanned 30 or so pictures from Dave's memorabilia and made a slideshow. The kids loved it. Fortunately, Dave was completely surprised by the party. Over 50 people attended. He had been moping around for the past 11 days since I didn't make much of a big deal of his real birthday. Little did he know what was in the works . . .

Dave is 40!

Material Girl

We just got back from Sedona where we stayed in condos. One morning after breakfast, Jill snuck out the door to take a walk. I noticed quickly and stayed a step or two behind as she toddled along the sidewalk taking note of objects and bugs here and there. After a few minutes she stopped abruptly, turned to the right, and slowly, tentatively, even reverently reached out her hand to touch . . . a BMW. She then resumed her stroll paying attention to everything but the cars.