Climbers

As it was finally neither cold nor rainy, David and John both took advantage of the nice weather and got their workouts in this morning at the park.

I like to play with toys

and I like to climb on them!

Superman at Mellow Mushroom

John and godmother, Claire

We love cookies at Gram's house!

Pat-a-Cake with Gram

Eggs at Gram and Big Daddy's

Calling it

Ole Miss and ND have apparently called it a season, and we're calling these Mary Claire's first official steps.

Thanksgiving Feast at school

John with his pilgrim friend, Grady

Mama bought me these

but I don't like anything on my feet!

Turkey songs

Helping Daddy assemble the table

She's One!

Birthday sugar high

Mary Claire was so amped up on cake and (mostly) icing after her party, she decided it was time to reorganize all the Tupperware in the cabinets. In other news, little girls are different from little boys.

Everybody loved MC's birthday

Yes. Same event. More photos.

Happy birthday, Mary Claire!

Happy first birthday, Mary Claire

Non-boring Exploring

David kept a watch out for birds, spiders, airplanes, and bad guys. John scouted the terrain and plotted our best route. Totally normal expedition through neighbors' yards on a cool autumn morning.

This sweet baby

is about to turn one!

Of all the rooms in our house

my kids choose to play in the small bathroom. Why?

Flashback: pumpkin carving

The boys don't quite understand that Halloween happens only once each year, and John keeps asking to go trick-or-treating again. In that hang-on-to-Halloween-spirit, we're posting our pumpkin carving photos tonight. Mary Beth scooped out pumpkin guts (with supervision and some pumpkin-gut chef assistants), while David drew a face and Ned carved.