Family Pictures 2011

What's that you say? You'd like to think that it's easy.

  I'd like you to think that too, for no good reason.

 But 208 speed-shot pictures later we'd both be wrong.  

At least we had a few hearty laughs and a boot of cold water and some freaky moss to snap us back into our model best. It's just one of those things.

May I be the first to wish you a wonderful time getting your Christmas cards ready.
Sincerely,
me

Just Playin

Daddy daughter day. Photos by Jake.

 And I was at a training courtesy of Chief Seattle Council, BSA.

And they went to the Pacific Science Center. Butterflies beat out airplanes.
Next time you can pick, "Okay, Dad?"

Very Bio-Sciencey. These girls touching everything. 

...I don't think they knew everything was alive, in a sense?

Okay, well, the pigs heart was the exception. But they were *invited* to touch.
And both girls have a thing for being "grown up" and donning gloves, etc.

It was a delight to see I don't give them enough credit. They put this
ambiguous puzzle together, in no time, no prob.

I think their most creative play was with the purpley-pink wall outside
in which they could see themselves.

Big City day, in the fall!

Yep, Just fun.

Costume Mash

It was fitting.
I had a puppy that licked the frosting off the three cupcakes she won at the cake walk.

A kitty, who during waiting in line would nonchalantly reach back to swish her little black tail in dawdling hands.

I had a few people complimented me on my "butterfly" costume.

And since then, between special programmed consumption of: Halloween candy, whole nuts and carrot sicks (and hiding the Nutella and juice boxes until tomorrow to balance our sugary withdrawals), I think we survived this mash-up of an occasion. Note: Fun, but not my favorite.

"...You can't escape our magic..."

Hope you had a kooky one!
Happy Halloween.

It's Getting....

Cold out, yes.
Therefore, we have projects to tinker with.
Project "Unbelievably Early Frost": Vintage Erector Set (Why yes, he is in love.)

Project "Something's-in-the-Air": Vintage Piano (Yep I still remember much of the basics... I'm not gonna pass up a free piano, sight unseen!)

Project "I Just Found My Warm Socks to Photoshop In": (I've never taken a computer class in my life.)

Project "Autumn's Best Backdrop for Warm Smiles": (Too much? Well Katie is just the sweetest! Can't help it.)

Project "Shhh Even {Walmart} has Quality, Superbly Cheap Produce en Bountie": (And I can't but help snacking up--I mean--snatching up Black plums.I'm sure you feel the same.)

Busy, busy, busy, in all my favorite kinds of ways. (And the prediction is that it is only going to get busier.)

Ok, this is the last bouquet of the season. I promise...