Baby pictures

Ben

Smothered in tangerines

"That's what happens when a toy gets broken into lots of teeny, teeny, tiny pieces, like this big." - L

Some recent pictures

Baby containment device

Milo

Lucie's room

Family visits

We were happy to host family members during Christmas, and here are some tardy photos. We miss y'all already.


Christmas morning


Milo amidst loot and detritus


Uncle Brian and Papa


Milo and Nana


Typical photo of Uncle Brian


Nini, Milo, and Lucie


Nini reading to Lucie


Nini and Milo

Saturday

That other star

Lucie got a cool art history book for Christmas and, as a result, has been thinking a lot about Jesus. Last night, as she was falling asleep, she said, "Jesus' life was really much different from that other star's life." At first I thought she meant another character in one of the paintings, but she said no, she meant "that other star, the one that all those people dress up like in the movie." Oh, right -- Elvis! Lucie said, "Jesus was nailed to the cross, but Elvis just died at the end of his life, like normal." You're right, Lucie. Jesus' life was much different.

Merry Christmas to all

Fondue

Birthday party

Today was L's friend Quinn's birthday party, and it was held on a farm in Orange County. Quinn's friends got to feed the chickens (and watch Quinn's dad hypnotize some of them), ride horses, and try a totally new mysterious food called 'cake'.


Lucie and Quinn on the farm


"Well, that's like hypnotizing chickens..."


When do we get cake?

Congestion

We all have colds this morning. L woke up wailing. "I can't smell! I can only see through my eyes, and that's it!"

Santa train

Tonight L went for a ride on the Santa train at the Museum of Life and Science with Wells, her old friend from Kin. We had hot chocolate and got some Santa light sabers, rode the train and saw Santa and Rudolph.

Good eye

This morning L spotted from the bathroom window a heron on the neighbor's chimney, no doubt pondering which fish to snatch from the large pond in their backyard.

Saturday

Sleeping in (kinda)


Sun in blue sky


Your kung fu is very good


Making cookies

Cousins visit

Good morning

Babies are hard work

Milo and Quincy


Lucie and Quincy

Camping out

Happy birthday to Daddy

Happy Birthday King

Mountain trip

Hollow tree


View from Lookout Mt.


Nature girl


View from Craggy Gardens


Nature boy (NSFW)


Uncle Bob and Lucie


Pit stop

Milo, relaxed