Tommy in his gray sweatshirt

I love Tommy in his gray sweatshirt.  Very Hans and Franz. We want to pump you up!

Tapir!

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!