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Walking

7 Steps this morning! Way to go Margaret!

Happy Birthday Margaret

The baby turns one. Yeah, dad is a few days behind, but that's... because the baby just turned one. Yeah, that's it! Anyway, here's a supermodel pose for you.

Twins

This morning Molly decided she wanted to be a twin. So, not being hampered by little things like a 2 year age difference, we found the PJs that matched Margaret's and into the crib she went!

Summer Pictures

I finally got a gallery of summer shots up online.

From Summer 08

The Beauty of the Human Mind

Do you have anything in your head that you can't tell if it's real or imagined or dreamed or put there by some technology we haven't yet officially invented? Well, I have a memory from childhood that I have been searching for validation of for almost 30 years...

I saw Star Wars when I was 4 years old. I still remember sitting on my dad's knee in the theater. It blew my mind. I think the only other movie I had seen was Pete's Dragon. Needless to say, Star Wars was one of the most amazing things I had ever experienced. And, I grew up with the trilogy in my mind, imagination and even showing up in our playground activities. I still remember the braver students hanging upside down from the monkey bars and falling on their heads once they got their lightsabers to fly into their hands so they could cut themselves down. (i'll let you guess the reference).

Anyway, at some point there was another Star Wars movie which somehow appeared in my brain. I don't remember when, just that as I rewatched the the first Trilogy over the years, there were whole scenes which I remembered very clearly, yet were absent from the movies. So what gives? I remember movies very well. For almost 30 years, I have been asking people about the old Star Wars movie where we meet Chewie's family. People just look at me funny so after a while I stopped asking. But I kept looking; I know what I know.

Well it's been found! But it's not a pretty scene. I have just discovered the source of this extra footage: The Star Wars Christmas Special. Ouch! All of these years searching for this amazing other movie turns out to be one of the most horrific things ever to air on TV. Well, at least I didn't make it all up; although having seen this, I almost wish I had. Now, enjoy the first eight minutes of the two hour Star Wars Holiday Special if you dare. Just remember where you saw Chewie's family so you don't have to look for this for decades like I did...

Parachute+Air Vent+Sandbags =

Several years ago Uncle Jonathan gave the kids a huge parachute and a whole bunch of hand sowed sand bags. It is still one of the kids' favorite things! Here's the last child discovering the joys of the "blow fort."

Super Popular

300 friends on Facebook... I thought it would be more fun than this. You know like when you buy the store's 100 millionth diaper and all of a sudden the alarms go off and balloons drop from the ceiling and the news crews jump out to interview you about how you are feeling and what the heck you did with all those diapers...

Maybe I just prefer people in real life... sigh

-david

More Margaret

Diving Mask

New Teeth!

After more sleepless nights than with any of the other children (or do we just experience it that way every time?) Margaret has produced 2 beautiful teeth! She is a decidedly happier baby on the far side of producing them and is fast learning to crawl.

The Dog and her Boy

I love my job, don't get me wrong, but Beah's job is pretty sweet too: Snuggle with Noah, wrestle with Noah, get on the bed with Noah (and no one else!)...

And, she's good at her job too. For example, every night she sleeps with Noah and is a key part of his going to bed each night. With her lying next to or on top of him she can siphon off a lot of his energy in order for him to get to sleep.

Molly Quotes

"Hey dad! Can I join YWAM when I grow up?" -Molly
"Uh, sure!" -dad

"Mommy, will you teach this little rock how to go to sleep?" -Molly

Aren't I Sweet?

The Mud Pit

Today we went to the Mud Pit. It's one of the great features of St. Christopher, but we have never gone as a family until this morning. As part of Generational Impact Camp that's taking place right now at St. Christopher, a whole group of us walked up the beach, across the dunes and through the muddy trail only to end up at a perpedual bog.

As you can see, Elaina jumped right in, but it should be noted that she has been here before.

Noah was happy to trudget through the black mud, but when arriving at the actual pit was much more interested in watching than jumping in. Andrew got to the pit and proceeded to pinch his nose and tell everyone that passed by, "Whew! You stink!"

Molly did some dry heaving before deciding to head back to the beach with mom, and various clean dry people passed Margaret around and enjoyed a brief excuse not to be splashed with the stinking bog.

Molly wasn't the only one her age to fall asleep at the dinner table. There were actually two others passed out on the tables.

An attempted nap on the front porch

A Skip on the Beach

Margaret Sitting Up

Margaret has been sitting up for a few weeks , but she's now at the point where she is very confident and can play happily without falling for pretty much as long as she wants. We try to keep a dog handy for her to fall over on when she gets tired.

"Andrew, Smile!"

Andrew has always loved having his picture taken. So much so that sometimes his smiles completely take over.

7 Months Old