Our website went down for a couple days this last week. It was due to our host being behind upgrading our server with the necessary php version.
Anyways, we are back with a Christmas season post…
The new faces of Silas.
That kid is funny and when Ali get him going, and just last week, he was trying out some new faces with Ali. I was able to catch a few with my phone. Enjoy!
-Matt
We have entered the world of boys. A world in which there is a lot of grunting and wrestling, even at this tender age.
October 31, 2011 – Silas had just gotten out of his cute little pea costume and Davey was still dressed in his penguin suit when their eyes locked across the room.
Davey approached and tried to take Silas down.
Silas was having none of it.
Luckily Jonathan with age and wisdom on his side stepped in to put a stop to it before any tears were shed!
Amy
Excited? Who me?
No way, I am Mr. Mellow.
But then.
Sometimes.
I do get….
Just a little bit….
excited!
There is a lot for this four month old to be excited about! He has learned to roll over and so has a new view of the world, and has a big sister to sing to him and entertain him. He has also started to notice the dogs. It would be hard not to notice them since Asha is always trying to sneak a lick of him whenever we are not looking.
Asha: feisty, chronically mangy, engaging and cuddly, skittish and snappy, licker of children, and Nala’s soul mate.
Amy
Both have blue eyes and big cheesy grins.
Both are changing so fast every day, there is no way I can keep up.
The three year old now gets behind the camera to take pictures of the three month old. I think she may have been the one who taught him how to pose.
And now that the three year old takes the pictures, I get to be in them too.
Which leads me only to the conclusion that I must wear more makeup tomorrow than I did today.
Amy
One hot August day a pair of grumpy (old?) men sat under a tree.
A little girl listened to an excerpt from a lecture on the spectrum of natural light.
This man’s likeness was captured and preserved for posterity.
A turtle was attacked by a giant goldfish.
A fatigued looking little girl wearing a Hello Kitty dress and carrying Minnie Mouse ears posed by a somewhat disturbing statue of a boar being attacked by dogs because her mother said, “What a creepy statue, go stand by it and I will take your picture.”
In other words…….
On a hot day in August we met the Hawkins and Gerharts in Pasadena at the Huntington Library, Gardens and Museums to celebrate Donna’s birthday. We drank lots of yummy iced tea and ate a mountain of sandwiches and desserts before we roamed the grounds and museums and enjoyed a wonderful day.
Amy
We are actually having a warm, sunny summer this year. Remember last year when it was cloudy all summer? Well, we have been able to enjoy some real summertime fun this year. We have to find creative ways to cool off since air conditioners are not a standard home appliance around here.
We bought waterguns to squirt the dogs when they bark. It works great, although it is a little disturbing to hear Ali yelling “Shoot the dog!” when someone comes to the door.
Those waterguns were a great investment, both for training the dogs not to bark and in training the girls in aqua combat.
I think it is important that our girls know how to defend themselves in water battles.
Based on the giggles I don’t think they took their training very seriously though.
Amy
Time sure does fly when you are preoccupied with staring at a sweet baby face.
We are all smitten.
The last month and a half has been full of so many firsts, but the best first is the first smiles. Baby smiles are so sweet and we have been enjoying them for the last couple of weeks.
A close competitor for best first would have to be the first time that the only thing that woke me up all night was my alarm at 6:15. That was this morning and since he is only 7 weeks old it makes me think this boy is going to be nice to his Mama!
Amy
