Iris riding the carousel

At her friend Lane's birthday party at the zoo. Great place for a kid's party!

My crafty girls

Working on a candle project for Iris's teachers.

2010 Santa Photos

As many of you have already heard, Iris declined to pose with Santa again this year. Tommy had no such qualms - here he is with ol' Saint Nick:

(Santa's focus was drawn by the screaming little girl who just squirmed away from him)

Iris was okay posing with this Santa:

Here's what it may have looked like if Iris had stayed on Santa's lap:

Photoshop magic courtesy of Kris Chick. Thanks, Kris!

No slice left behind!

She's on her 4th slice!

Not eating all her crusts, though

Snow day #2

Cabin fever = out for a walk

Birthday Girl!

Happy 3rd Birthday Iris!

Pokemon Mask

Iris tried on this Pikachu mask at Uwajimaya the other day

Gingerbread person after

Gingerbread man before

Princess of Trick or Treating

Soft Kitty Warm Kitty Little Ball of Fur

At the Pumpkin patch last Saturday

Pumpkin boy!

Happy little man

California Trip

We went down to the Bay Area last weekend to visit Iris and Tommy's cousins and Aunt Julie & Uncle Jack (AKA ML). Here are some pics and a video of cousin Luke making a sweet save during his soccer game

Tommy at 6 months

We're still waiting for his first tooth to come in.

Here are his 6 month check up stats from earlier today:

6 month checkup

16 lbs 10 ozs. (25-50th percentile)

26.25" long (50th)

44.75 cm cranium (75th)

5 month weigh-in
16 lbs.  1 oz.

4 month checkup
15 lbs. 8.5 ozs.  (75th percentile)
24.75" long  (50th)
43.25 cm cranium (75th)

2 month checkup
13 lbs. 8.5 ozs.  (50th-75th percentile)
23.5" long  (50th-75th)
40.5 cm cranium (25-50th)

2 weeks old
9 lbs. 2.5 ozs.
21.0" long
37 cm cranium

First checkup 3/29
4 days old
7 lbs, 12.5 ozs.
20.25" long
36 cm cranium

Birth: Thursday March 25, 2010 1:56PM
8 lbs., 0.8 ozs. (50th-75th percentile)
19" long (25th)

Doin' the Puyallup

Iris had a great time at the Puyallup Fair on Saturday

Here she is asleep in the car on the way home. She had quite a tiring day!

Necktie Boy

The AC/DC onesie is supposed to be a classic rock look but with Tommy's green pants and the striped background I think he looks more new wave today.

Look who's ready for some football!

Fun in the park with cousin Emily

Pajama day boy

Pajama day girl

Oink Oink.

Face painting at day care today

And here's the extra grumpy version that Kris took 

(Iris was not happy that CC the kitty was so close to her)

Daddy & Iris night at M's game

Mommy & Tommy sat this one out

I'm strong to the finish...

...cuz I eats me spinach!

Concept by Irene and Jim.
Photoillustration and punchline courtesy of Kris Chick

Cousin Sarah's visit

Iris and Tommy's cousin Sarah just just finished her first year of college in Florida and was in the Seattle area visiting a High School friend this week. She dropped by for a quick visit and dinner on Monday night. It was great seeing her.

She met Tommy for the first time

and got reacquainted with Iris

Happy Belated Birthday Memere!

Iris was too shy to wish her grandmother a happy birthday on Saturday. Too many people staring back at her on skype I guess (memere, pepere, cousins Will, Luke, Reed and aunty Geegy) but I got her to wish a happy bday & even sing for memere. Better late than never, right Memere?

Precious moment

Tommy and his new daycare buddy Jackson

no sleep 'til....

Big thanks to Kelly & Ivy for Tommy's stylish purple shirt!

Iris had her first dentist visit today

Tommy 4 month checkup stats

We thought Tommy might be over 16 lbs for his 4 month checkup today. He's close, but not quite there yet, and still a lot bigger than his sister was at 4 months (she was 23.75" and 12 lbs 5.5 ozs). No wonder my elbow hurts all the time from carrying him--I may never pitch in the majors again!

4 month checkup
15 lbs. 8.5 ozs.  (75th percentile)
24.75" long  (50th)
43.25 cm cranium (75th)

2 month checkup
13 lbs. 8.5 ozs.  (50th-75th percentile)
23.5" long  (50th-75th)
40.5 cm cranium (25-50th)

2 weeks old
9 lbs. 2.5 ozs.
21.0" long
37 cm cranium

First checkup 3/29
4 days old
7 lbs, 12.5 ozs.
20.25" long
36 cm cranium

Birth: Thursday March 25, 2010 1:56PM
8 lbs., 0.8 ozs. (50th-75th percentile)
19" long (25th)

Here's a couple pics from this weekend when Iris and Tommy's Pepere was in town for a visit (and to see the Red Sox lose to the M's, as usual).

Iris checking out the menu at a new Chinese place

Look who I sat next to on the bus

Iris and the Moose

Iris is kind of scared of the actual Mariner Moose but she was brave enough to pose with this big photo of him at Safeco Field last week

Beer after running a scavenger hunt all over Seattle

Mmmmmm....Beer!
And we finished 8th out of 80 teams - woo-hoo!
(We finished 10th initially but did a bonus challenge that cut 10 minutes off our time)