Oh yeah, Dad was here last week,,

I didn't get many photos of him and the kids, but he probably prefered it that way.

All in all, it was a busy week. Lots of day trips, lots of fun,,, and he installed a doorknob in the new room!

Thanks, Dad. Hopefully we will see you again real soon - the door trim needs to go up :)

The Umbrella Crew

Looking cool with neighbors Riley and Mikayla; rain or shine.

Katharine Birthday Theatre

We had Katharine's birthday party at the Plano Children's Theatre today. The staff was awesome, and all of the kids (plus a few dancing adults) had a great time performing.


I'll post some pictures soon, but here is the video.


I guess this was Katharine's first "official" dramatic theatre performance. She already wants to audition for more. We will keep you posted,,,,

Katharine through the ages

For Katharine's school, we had to put together a set of pictures showing her at each of her birthdays. Here she is growing up.

The birthday cake

Cupcakes, to be specific: made fresh by Iria today and ready to be shipped off to a class full of hungry pre-K's tomorrow.

Happy Birthday, Katharine!

Katharine turned 5 today.

Here are some semi-blurry pictures of her spinning and posing for joy.

She did have a brief cry about not being 4 anymore, but the presents and upcoming party should take the edge off of that.

Snapshots from the gallery

Katharine has been taping up little drawings all over the house as of late.

New Paintings

"Snow Mountain"

"Flower and Mushroom Garden"

"Pepper"

"Bike"

The next best thing: a link to a photo

I'm headlining the Martel's blog tonight:

http://themartels.blogspot.com/

Synchronized sleeping

Returning from the Martels last night. Too bad we didn't have the video camera; it almost becomes a dance as you take those left and right turns.

Saucer sighting

Lennon is growing up, and has just hit the saucer stage.

He still spits up all of the time, gets up during the night, and cries when he is hungry; so we haven't totally lost out little baby.

A few random pics

Sorry for delay in new pics- it has been a busy week and I was sick to boot.

Enough with the excuses, on to a few random pictures.

The top picture is of Katharine's couple of the moment with their growing family of foster children. Paul is in the dungeon, having been up to his usual mischief.

The bottom picture was taken about a half hour after Katharine found one of Iria's old makeup kits and innocently asked to just put "a little" on her face.

Happy New Year

Lukas and the rest of us are just trying to catch up on some sleep today.

Captain Lennon

Ever since Lennon was born, a hand across his forehead or a makeshift hat would always prompt Katharine to exclaim "Captain Lennon!".

Katharine and I now call him 'the Captain' all the time, but Iria never does- silently discouraging this potential lifer' nickname, I assume.

T-Rex vs. Pig: Round 1?

A battle royale has slowly been brewing between T-Rex and Pig over the last few days. There have been a handful of skirmishes around the castle that have been scaring off the princesses, and today they faced off over a half-eaten apple slice.

Afternoon Drawing

Barnes and Noble outing

Lukas and Big Daddy; he loves this thing.





Dashing through the halls.





Ready for the next book.






Katharine reading.






Hunting and gathering the dinosaur toys.






Bench fun.



Wheels and books; a winning combination.






Lennon slept through it all.


After an hour- ready to leave,,

"I don't want to be in fashion, I want to be me"

Katharine quote from yesterday (with corresponding outfit).