Cute pic...

Our friend Missy took this picture of Sadie at some point this summer- maybe a couple of months ago? Anyway, she sent it to us and she's obviously a better photographer than I, so I'm sharing it today. That's all I have. I really need to buy some Mums and Halloween decorations, but I'll save my list of "Things to do" for another day...

Does she ever get dressed?

For some reason, I have an inordinate number of pictures of Sadie in her pajamas. Sadie is now 11 months and will have her first birthday on October 20th! She's cruising around and can stand on her own for a few seconds, but is not really sure what to do next, so she generally topples over when she tries to take a step. Her new obsessions are to play with the dog's food and water, pulling the tablecloth off the table, and just generally getting into things she shouldn't be getting into. We have to watch her like a hawk! She is finally able to feed herself some of the time. I was growing concerned because she would put everything in her mouth- remote controls, cell phones, and you don't WANT to know what else, but would just smear food on her face and hands. Finally, she's made the connection that she can take small bits of food and actually..eat them. Here are some new pics...

Dad visited us this weekend. Here are a few pictures of him holding Sadie.





Here's Mom giving Sadie some finger foods. Sadie feeds the dog when no one is looking. Unfortunately, the pictures I snapped of this didn't come out.

And here is Sadie getting into all kinds of mischief in the kitchen. She wants to get in all the drawers and cabinets. She also attempts to crawl into the dishwasher, but we strongly discourage the practice of washing children that way.

New pics!

It's been a long week... Sadie took ill with a cold last Saturday night and then passed it along to me... I dropped a ginormous laptop on my foot last week and am still limping around... This weekend, we finally completed our transition downstairs from pet odiferous carpet to Pergo... I swear, if we had one square inch of carpet in the house, the cats would hunt it down and make sure they spit up right there....

These pictures are from Missy's baby shower at Dana and Finley's house last weekend... And I snuck one in of Mom and Sadie as I found them when I came home one day last week...

Mom and Sadie sacked out...


Waiting to head out to the party... Sadie's sporting cherries...

Hee... I love the double chin shot...


Missy and Brian open gifts...



I look like I'm ready to pass out here... The children all played outdoors on a blanket... Infants don't really play together as much as they just kind of wriggle around obliviously in each others' space. The "mine, mine" phenomenon hasn't reared its ugly head yet. Occasionally, the infants bump into one another and realize they are encountering other sentient beings, and then they generally just wave their arms around like Godzilla and squeal.


Josh and Molly...


I believe I am going to start the National Archive of Nose Biting Pictures. We decided after this day to wean Sadie from this habit, as she actually caused Alex pain after the picture was taken.

This is just too sweet...

And here is the belly measuring contest. The winner got, what, I'm not sure.... Maybe a punch in the face?? My sense of spatial relations is all wrong, so I think I am due a giant kick in the nose....


I like this artsy, moody shot. Well, really, it's just that I still don't know how to operate this $#$# camera yet, but we'll say it's an artistic choice, eh?

I'm not sure, but it appears here that Alex is trying to feed my child small metal pellets. I guess that's proper punishment for nosebiting.

I don't know why I find her look of confusion here so adorable. There's nothing cuter than a confused looking child wearing cherries...



More frolicking on the blanket. I'm running out of creative ways to say "HEY! LOOK AT MY BABY! SHE'S DOING BABY THINGS! AND I CAN'T PICK WHICH PICTURES TO POST SO YOU HAVE TO SEE THEM ALL!!!"


Sadie finally has crawling down like a science. This means that in two seconds flat, she can make it from the kitchen to the office, where she scoops out bits of dog food WHILE our dog is eating it. And dunks it in his water bowl. And attempts to turn over the water bowl. All while we're running after her.
Griffin, hangin' out at the home front. I wonder how he felt about having his backyard invaded by babies....



Sadie in between tosses in the air...



Molly desperately wants to crawl into Pippa's car seat...

Finley and Griffin...

Something we did LAST weekend....

So, we're slow about updating this blog. VERRRY slow. Last weekend, we took Sadie to Alex and Molly's birthday party, and I am finally getting around to posting the pictures of said party. THIS weekend, we attended Missy's baby shower, and we may get around to posting pictures by the time Missy actually goes into labor...

This is the birthday girl, Molly. She is wearing her birthday suit. She started out in a lovely dress, but threw it off at some point. This was too cute to not post.



Chris and Milo hang out blanket-side.


Sadie is propped up on Daddy's lap.


James and Pippa...


Pippa prepares for world destruction...


Lucie just took a swim...

Charlie deconstructs the meaning of a purple balloon...


Haley hangs out by the food tables....


Sadie isn't REALLY this sullen... She has a way of smiling just before and just after I take a picture, and posing as a crestfallen ragamuffin for the split second that the picture takes...


Missy does the age old sideways pregnant belly picture pose...


Sadie and Alex lounge on the lawn... She is anticipating the inevitable nose bite marathon that will ensue...


With this ring, I thee wed...


Milo appears to be contemplating US foreign policy or something equally disturbing..


Molly, the birthday girl, enjoys her first piece of cake.



When we say we're going to a "swinging party", this is pretty much it for us...



Karen confronts Milo's drinking problem...