Emily's first snow

Rock star

Wait for it...


Wait for it...


It's Gene Simmons from Kiss!

Mashed potato teether

Mommy discovered on Thanksgiving that Emily likes mashed potatoes. Here she is trying out a new mesh teether which has some taters in it.

More Thanksgiving pics

Alex had some Benadryl before dinner. It made him a little sleepy.


Turkey makes everybody happy (even sleepy boys)!


Zach put some hurt on this piece of chocolate pie.


Emily sat at the table during dinner and entertained herself with toys and an Emily-sized spatula.


Such a happy baby!


By the end of the night, Emily's hair was testimony to a wild and crazy day!

Emily's first Thanksgiving

How do you explain the food chain to a six month old?

Emily and her daddy

Pictures from Papa

These pictures were taken by Papa (Ryan's dad) the other day.

Clothes... they're what's for dinner

Dog pics that made me smile

I was discussing our Jack Russell Terrier with a friend the other night and it made me a bit nostalgic. I was browsing our collection of dog pictures and these are just a few of the pictures of Maya (and her better-half Max) that made me smile.

Cutie at the dining room table

Pod people

I was taking some pictures today of Brenda feeding Emily some carrots. When I downloaded the pics to the computer, I noticed that in this picture Emily looked like one of the pod people from the movie The Dark Crystal. If you haven't seen the movie, you will just have to take my word for it. I tried to find a picture of the pod people but my search was unsuccessful. Instead, here's a picture of Fiz Gig, one of the coolest traveling companions a Gelfling can have.

The Chronicles of Infancy, vol. 1: The child, the spoon and the cereal

Once again, Emily found herself in the land of Pink Bumbo facing her arch nemesis: Cereal. At first she cowered and shook in fear. Then she remembered the two gifts that had been bestowed upon her...


A Donald Trump hair-do...


And a rubber spoon which doubles as a microphone for karaoke or impromptu news reports.


She paused a moment to collect her thoughts.


Finally, she decided the best offense would be lead with the tongue. P-b-b-b-b-f-f-f-f-t-t-t.

Sometimes it's hard to face the morning.

Discovering the fish

Emily discovered the fish tank in our office this evening. She enjoyed watching them for a bit.

Blue Eyes

Man's best friend

This is my buddy, Nimoy.

More halloween pics

Halloween 2008 was a real treat (bet I'm the only person who's ever said that!). Alex dressed up as Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit, Zach was a mummy, and Emily was a giraffe.
























A tired trick or treater.


Another tired trick or treater.


Zach's version of a wardrobe malfunction.