Gubler Family

Thank you Santa for snow!!!

2012-02-14T07:37:00.000-08:00

This morning we had snow on the ground. Some might call it frost, but Amelia calls it snow. She forced us all out at 7:30 in the morning to build snowmen and go sledding. As you can see, we were limited to snow angels. Or rather, mush angels. It was definitely worth it, because right when we were heading inside I caught her lifting her head and arms to the sky and saying, "thank you santa! I love to see this snow!"

These are the girls' snow angels

And lastly, the girls were trying to do what Amelia calls "breathe my breath" (Blowing warm air into the cold outside air so you can see your breath) They did it right in eachother's faces.....to no avail.

Mary, thanks for the purple snow suit!!!

2011-07-13T07:51:00.000-07:00

This is Amelia and I getting ready to go teach Zumba. (It was 90's night)

This is Amelia at Rob's pool. (Our favorite hang out) Amelia can really swim! We're loving it.

Amelia and her daddy. This was the morning of her 4th birthday!!1

It's hard to see, but Amelia is going off the lower diving board. She jumps in and Joe helps her get her breath, then she swims to the side!

Me and Mino

For her birthday, Amelia opted for Chinese. I was so proud.

After dinner we went to ride the carousel

Joe somehow get his and Jane's reflection on the top of the carousel

Taigyn, me, Amelia and Trisadee

Easter Pictures

2011-04-17T19:29:00.000-07:00

We got some easter dresses this week and just couldn't wait until next sunday to get all dressed up. Jane left that bow in her hair for about 15 seconds, just long enough to snap a few pics. I love the one of Amelia right above this, her little smiley face looks so pudgy.

A couple of pics for punjab

2011-04-15T19:23:00.000-07:00

See if you can see a small face hidden in that box. Amelia has been into robots lately, and found this empty cereal box in the pantry and decided to wear it on her head. She claimed she was a robot, and can actually do the voice really well. Joe cut out the holes for her little face and she played with it all day. For some reason I thought this would make punjab particularly happy.

my two spring chickens, they are always so happy and sweet. Well, most of the time.

LaVerkin....

2011-03-26T19:17:00.000-07:00

So we've up and moved to LaVerkin. We are Gublers, so it had to be sooner or later. Although it's not permanent, we are definitely enjoying our time here. Joe has become much more social, taking walks and visiting his relations. I think being back in his 'stomping grounds' (as mother would say) has a friendly affect on him. The highlight of our move has been the petting zoo neighbor hood we live in. In under 15 minutes we can walk to a field of geese, (which are the orneriest animals I've ever seen) find horses and ponies of all different colors, countless chicken coops (our favorite is at Great Grandpa Gubler's) one boring black goat, and assorted cattle. Amelia tries to feed them all. Jane's birthday is today, and we had quite a nice time watching her make a mess of the cake and saying "hi" to the camera. I can't believe we've had her for a year. I feel so blessed to be her mom. She's one of those babies that everyone wishes they had, the cute, mild-mannered type. I'll try to put some pictures up, by 'try' I mean I'll probably just go to bed.

A bit of this and that

2011-02-03T18:17:00.000-08:00

Amelia found the camera and took PLENTY of pictures of herself. She learned this from her BFF uncle Eli, who lets her steal his camera whenever he visits us.

What me and the girls do after Zumba.

This is what happens when I say, "Cheese". Or "Smile for the camera, Mino"

Can us birds come play?

2011-01-26T13:28:00.000-08:00

Kate refers to herself, and fellow children, as birds. Could be the cutest thing in the world.

Here are Jane and Kate playing barbies.... I'm so glad that I get to play barbies again.

Amelia and Brooke were supposed to be having naps, you can see how well that worked...

Ralph a Claus

2010-12-20T20:34:00.000-08:00

Amelia and I waiting in line. It was like target on a black friday. (you can't see because everyone is a few feet shorter than us, but it was crazy)

Amelia entirely enamored with Santa... couldn't even look up for awhile.

Amelia's Preschool does the nativity

2010-12-17T18:02:00.000-08:00

Amelia had a hard time keeping on her angel costume... I don't blame her, all it was was a pillowcase and some construction paper.

Here is her entire class, plus one baby brother, getting ready to perform for all the parents.

The audience. This little sweetie is Jane's friend, Rebecca.

Glad to hear everyone's response to my poyem

2010-11-15T07:05:00.000-08:00

Now, to introduce the anti-boredom remedy.....
I have been taking Zumba for about 3 months now, and was recently asked to teach/sub. (you can imagine how my vain self took the offer) Anyway, I'm getting certified on Jan 7th to teach Zumba. I'm really excited. Punjab told me I should do this 18 months ago. It took me a long time to realize she was inspired/smart. So, the good news is I will be in front of a mirror dancing (my personal dream fulfilled) while dozens of ladies are required to mimic my every move.

uh oh. only 1 comment on the last post.....

2010-11-14T20:23:00.000-08:00

I guess it's time to up the ante. Try to entertain the masses. Come up with that one, general yet clever, joke. Here goes:
A Poem For the Wilsons: (poem pronounced 'poyem' in the traditional hurricane heritage way)

I'm one of seven. Seven clever children that have all made their print in the world

Sarah, it seems, is off doctoring ill. Fixing them up and sending their bill.
Adam, it seems, is planning everyone's lives. helping them move to mansions from dives.
Luke makes a buck from nothing at all, he's never been busy, please give him a call.
Marv's into plants and making them breed. It's not actually decent, but mouths it will feed.
Eli will 'make things' with tools and his brain. No one knows what it's called. It hasn't a name.
I, well, we'll get to me later. Let's just say now that I get greater and greater.
Leah does numbers and fails at things. Like big state playoffs and having men give her rings.

I took the 'road less traveled' and refused education. "I've a mind of my own and don't need a vocation"
I'll live off the land and raise children by dozens. We'll get by on the mercy of aunts/uncles/and cousins.
I will 'find myself' while they're all hard at work. I'll spend time smelling the roses and playing in dirt.
"they'll do 9 to 5's, we'll see where it gets 'em. In the meantime, I find, I'm bored to my whit's end."

the girls

2010-11-04T09:07:00.000-07:00

These are Amelia singing and Jane trying graham crackers. Yesterday Amelia was wrapping Jane up in paper towels (imagine a baby mummy) I thought it was funny how they were playing together, but the real joy came when I realized Amelia was singing "we'll have you washed and dried; primed and polished til you glow with pride" to Jane. Yep the matchmaker song from Mulan. She was gussying Jane up for marriage. So cute.

a little hocus pocus....

2010-10-31T14:57:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!!! This year Joe and I were a little bit late planning the costumes, so we rant to walmart a few hours before the spooking began and let Amelia choose this witch outfit. She was debating between this and iron man. Jane got to use some hand me downs from good old cousin Tris. Amelia loved dressing up and telling everyone she was a "mean witch" with a "scary green face". The face makeup didn't last long, you can see she wiped a patch off even before the photo shoot. Jane was being tended by an obliging Leah. Please note Jane's huge and wonderful thighs in the last picture.

Joe opted to be a five-minute zombie (meaning, of course, that we threw his outfit together in five minutes) Jane was a care bear, I was an indian/snake charmer/woman with the cool outfit that Min's mom gave us, Amelia the witch, and Cocoa (who has recently become a house dog... gasp) was even sporting a festive necktie.

Amelia or Jane?

2010-10-25T12:30:00.003-07:00

My kids look so much alike. This is a picture of one of them. Try and decide.

I seriously let my kid do this.....

2010-10-22T11:56:00.000-07:00

Amelia has weird interests. She's into whirlpools, bugs, anything 'scary', and princesses. (One of these things just doesn't belong) Today she asked me, very sweetly, if she could please go hold a snake. I told her that she could hold something from the yard instead... hoping for a potato bug... but she found snails. I couldn't go back on my word, so she held them, squished them, snuggled them, etc. And then there's nice, clean Jane.

Some pictures

2010-10-22T11:49:00.000-07:00

These are from our Vegas trip last weekend. So nice to swim!!!!!!

Don't know why Joe looks like he's got linebacker makeup on... weird.

pictures

2010-08-26T07:26:00.000-07:00

This is Amelia doing her favorite thing... dressing up. She loves to play with shoes and dress up clothes. She calls herself the 'princess'. Reminds me how my Dad used to call all little girls princesses. He must've taught her a thing or two before she came to us.

and here she is with her full body 'make up'.

Amelia doesn't like to be very far from her sister, Jane. Happily, Jane loves to be by Amelia. And that's

despite the occasional rough housing she endures from her.

Sweet baby Jane. She has the most wonderful disposition. It helps that she's adorable, too.

Amelia's first and last day of school. We decided to wait unit she was closer to 4. (All the kids in her class were 4)

Amelia's Party

2010-08-04T13:38:00.000-07:00

Amelia's birthday party was a hawaiian luau. We had water games, a slip'n'slide, one hundred water balloons, cake, pinata, and lots of friends. This first pic was taken right after we cracked open the pinata and the kids were all trying to get their share of treats. Joe too, apparently.

Amelia the birthday queen! She's three years old! She looks the part for a hawaiian luau girl, doesn't she?

The super fun and super easy/cheap slip'n'slide. It got broken just a half hour into the party so we had our handy helper, JR, use the hose to keep it wet.

Some of the other attractions

Some of the decor

And finally, Jane, our main attraction. Thank you for posing, grandmas!

Lazy Summer

2010-07-20T14:58:00.000-07:00

This is a post from Joe. I just wanted to put this picture on here cause I look so dang good. No, I just wanted to try it out, you know posting on our blog. This summer has been superb. Part of me wishes we could say we went on vacation and had a bunch of fun doing this or that, but I am content to say that we have spent all summer together. Just chilling at home and trying to get out of as many obligations as possible so that we can spend time together. I love our little family.

been a long time been a long time been a long lonely lonely lonely time

2010-07-14T18:25:00.000-07:00

For those of my friends who don't have a healthy relationship with led zep, just disregard the title of this blog and don't waste time thinking I'm pointlessly repetitive.

ahh, Amelia. She's doing her 'arts and craft time' here, and was too involved with glitter glue to take a split second to look up. Yes, her hair looks like that most days. Then again, we don't go anywhere anyway...

and here is little baby Jane. I put this one up so you can appreciate just how much the little fatty has changed.

WHAM! She's exploded.

and here she is, about to sneeze, watch out!

Sunday Pictures

2010-05-11T10:00:00.000-07:00

So lately we've been in the habit of taking pictures on Sunday. I think that it's because having us all dressed and clean, let alone at the same time, has become somewhat of a novelty. I know it's a bit uh, untraditional, but I actually really like that picture of Joe with screaming Jane. It's so honest.

Amelia, Jane and Tris

2010-05-08T06:55:00.000-07:00

Cute cousins, huh? I particularly love this one with the sunglasses. Amelia 'borrowed' them from aunt Aubrey and had to tilt her head back so they wouldn't fall off. She's so Marilyn Monroe in this picture.

You want ugly Marv?

2010-05-07T14:38:00.000-07:00

I was going to try and post some of the kids, but then I said to myself, "Self, is that really fair? Exploiting your children for the sake of your pride?" (Yes, pride, I felt personally challenged to be uglier than the Yangs -at all cost) "Not to mention putting their perverbial worst foot forward on the world wide web... no, I'd better just do myself"

Exhausted parents

2010-05-06T10:54:00.000-07:00

I know these aren't the pictures people visit the blog to see, so I'll be posting some of the kids soon. But I had to put these up because I realized just how tired we look.

My Girls

2010-04-29T09:56:00.000-07:00

These first two pics have a story. I ask Amelia, probably daily, to smile for a picture. She has taken to ignoring me and closing her eyes. This morning while I was out and about with the camera, I said to Amelia, "Say cheese" so she grabs a bite of cheese off her plate and sticks it on her eye. See figure 1. Then I take it away from her and tell her to say cheese again. It still didn't work. This disobedience thing is irritating. Then again, there have been several famous disobedient daughters. Ariel "went to the surface", Belle went to the "west wing" and even Mulan disobeys and goes off to war. So maybe it's actually a glimpse of the disney princess she'll become.....

the girls and rob

2010-04-20T11:56:00.000-07:00

I love the pictures of the girls together. Amelia is infatuated with Jane. Someone's hair to brush, someone's eyes to poke, someone who still wears diapers too.... it's been wonderful for her. Mom and Rob came over to help the other night when Joe was out. This is them in her room, mom reading to her while Amelia covered Rob's face with her blankets. It was great.

Tons of Pictures- Hooray!

2010-04-13T10:28:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Aunt Erika for the cool blankets. I see where Amanda got her genes. (That hat she made was so cool) Today has been a little better for Amelia. Janalee is awesome and calls frequently asking if she can come tend Amelia to give me a break... what a sister in law! So Amelia is with kate and I'm sure they're having a riot and jana is following them around cleaning things up.

A distraught insect

2010-04-12T13:51:00.000-07:00

This is my sad bee. Amelia has had a bit of a hard time adjusting to baby jane. I don't know what was frustrating her here, but it was really cute...

What a Handsome Family I have

2010-04-10T19:35:00.000-07:00

The last few days

2010-04-06T11:18:00.000-07:00

Joe took the top one while he was up at night with Jane. Yes, he does shifts with me. Yes, I have the nicest husband in the world. Yes, he is sexy too. Jane still grimaces here and there, even when he shaves off the prickly beard. I love her pirate eye.

Amelia's Babysitter....

2010-04-06T11:12:00.001-07:00

So Joe and I bought a playset for Amelia about three weeks before Jane was born. It took him a long time to set it up, and has been overheard saying that "they should pay you to take these things off their hands and put them together...." But now that it's erected Amelia has had a nice time having something to go and do outside, especially if mom is busy with the baby. See figure 1.

Rock-a-bye sweet baby Jane

2010-03-30T14:05:00.001-07:00

Hooray! Jane is here! This is her first photo with her daddy. The hat was one that they had at the hospital. It looks so uncomfortable
Jane weighed 7 pounds and 14 ounces she was just 20 inches long. Not the linebacker we were planning on. But I was relieved.....

I think she's hungry...

Some Killer Pregnancy Photos

2010-03-15T10:49:00.001-07:00

So, I'm putting these up so all of my relations/friends can comment things like, "Oh my goodness, you're so much cuter than Mary." Or my personal favorite, "You don't even look pregnant! You can't be very far along" that is such a blatant lie. Either people think I'm naturally 25 lbs overweight, or they've decided I have a huge hernia in my gut. Either way it's incredibly offensive. Just kidding. No one has ever said I don't look pregnant. Please no comments on the yucky hair cut. PS does joe look irritated when I kiss him or what?

In which Amelia conquers the potty

2010-03-13T18:47:00.000-08:00

This has been a LOOOOOONG time coming. For those of you (assuming there are multitudes of people reading this) that know me personally, you can probably guess that my 'go with the flow' parenting style is not conducive to immediate potty results. So, after months and months of day on, day off type of work, I can say that Amelia is about 68% there. Why use the word, "conquer"you ask- If she hasn't yet mastered the skill? Well, the cup is half full.......

2010-01-22T09:22:00.000-08:00

I still haven't figure out how to switch this to a vertical setting
I caved and put this up only because marv has delighted in calling me a whimp. Too vain/proud was more like it.
That smug little look on my face was because I just finished doing some denise austin. something about that eccentric texas trainer makes me feel so great

Bubbles through the ages

2010-01-22T09:12:00.001-08:00

Little Amelia occasionally gets to choose a toy from the dollar toys at walmart. her latest were these bubbles. I found those other pics of her almost a year ago doing the same thing. It made me think of that U2 song, "little girl with spanish eyes/(anglo saxon).......my, my, how you've grown".

2010-01-19T07:53:00.000-08:00

this is our little mino. She had the unfortunate experience of having me cut her bangs way too short. I was trying to teach her humility. I was going to post a pic of my pregnant tummy, but after a good 15 shots with little to no success, I decided women aren't meant to model when they're uterus is abnormally large. Anyway, I'm 29 weeks, really wishing I was 39. My dr said that I'm measuring in between 31 and 32 weeks, not that I'll deliver early, but that I'll probably be having a huge line-backer baby. Too bad she's a girl. Mino was only 8 lb 6 oz, but this one feels like an easy two to three times mino's size. Thank goodness for epidurals. (Sp?)

absolutely no rhyme or reason

2010-01-19T07:48:00.000-08:00

I had to put that traditional, good looking pic of our family first so that it softens the blow of the alarming following pics. You can see where Joe gets his facial expressions from.

A night in Bethlehem

2009-12-13T14:30:00.000-08:00

These are pictures that Momma sweet took of our 2000 year old family. We are an average family of three on our way to pay outlandish taxes to Caesar Augustus. Joe and I also played Joseph and Mary. My ward is really cool, EVERYONE dressed up and I can't even begin to describe how amazing the decorating was.

2009-12-08T07:47:00.000-08:00

poor mino tried so hard. finally Joe gave in and blew it up for her. I was all for letting her go at it all night, she'd get all pink in the face and spit everywhere trying to get this balloon blown up.

Better than Disneyland

2009-12-08T07:43:00.000-08:00

This is the best day of our lives. It has snowed .0012 inches, and mino is going wild. She doesn't say snow, but only snowman, so when I opened up the blinds and had her look out at our hurricane-winter-wonderland she said, "Oh, wow, snowman!"

You better watch out....

2009-12-04T20:37:00.000-08:00

I've really capitalized on that 'be good or else santa won't stop here' business. Mino has brushed her teeth religiously ever since.

More of the last few holidays

2009-12-04T20:33:00.000-08:00

the pics of mino on the 'boat' are a re-creation of columbus' voyage to the new world. I thought it fitting because she didn't know about the first thanksgiving. I'm pretty sure that it didn't click, she'll probably remember thanksgiving as the day mom uses tons of elmer's glue and makes everyone wear unseemly hats.

The Last six months

2009-12-04T20:29:00.000-08:00

Too bad this is un-marketable.

2009-06-01T11:45:00.000-07:00

There's not much to do in the summer. I cannot believe that this actually fit inside his mouth. It's pretty cool/disgusting

2009-05-22T16:45:00.000-07:00

Amelia has a new summer toy. This is her little tykes playground that was discovered by mom at a garage sale. Hurricane thrives on yard/garage sales. I am convinced that if I open up a weekly garage sale in my yard and that I would make a phenomenal living. Oh wait, La Verkin already capitalized on that....

Three Generations of Gublers

2009-05-22T07:34:00.000-07:00

This is the morning that we got the piano and Joe's Dad came to help out. When we were ready to lift it into the truck, I thought, "There's no way". I even considered faking an accident and being stuck under the piano to create an adrenalin rush and make it easier for the guys. They didn't need it. It was amazing. Thanks to Charlie, Rob, Dad, and Joe

This batch is for Erika since she requested some.....

2009-05-22T07:30:00.000-07:00

In our attempt to be the osmond family, Joe and I decided to buy a piano and sequined stretch pants. Mino has gone nuts over this piano. She looks at it and says, "Songs" then goes over and play with her toes/head/elbows, and occasionally her fingers

Cousins, Cousins, everywhere!

2009-04-30T19:29:00.000-07:00

Tending these girls is so much fun. I took this pic of Brooke and Kate for Punjabbit and Marvo. You can't see too much, but I figure at least you can tell that she's pleasant and fat. Changing Brooke makes mino and kate's bums look massive......

A way nice dad

2009-04-30T19:25:00.000-07:00

I have seen Joe clean up my puke, consistently do the dishes, laundry, and clean toilets when I'm totally capable, support and listen to me when I'm going nuts, but nothing compares to the spitty toothbrush that he let mino shoves WAY down his throat time and again during a Jazz game.

2009-04-30T10:43:00.000-07:00

Mills first golf game

2009-04-30T10:41:00.000-07:00

Mino Golfs. Yep. I call that her superstar stance.

Hot Wheels for Mills

2009-04-23T19:11:00.000-07:00

Ha, forget five dollar footlongs, mill's first car cost that much. We found this baby at DI where Joe decided "that we should all really have our own car, bethy." So Mills is now the owner of this bad boy. Too bad we still don't have a garage....

Cheap toys are always the best

2009-04-14T11:20:00.000-07:00

I am not naturally that tan.

2009-04-13T20:20:00.000-07:00

Taking pictures of yourself is such icky business. We take a good 500, desperately trying to look casually beautiful, and only look at ourselves in the photo. Hence the fact that Joe isn't even smiling. I was too concerned with trying to make myself look like Jessica Alba.

Jazz v clippers

2009-04-13T19:59:00.000-07:00

These are my jazz fans. They're pretty die hard. Mills bobbs around saying "Bah-Ball Bah-Ball" I was thrilled to see Cierra Johnson on this blog. You wonderful thing, you. I have no idea how to twist that last pic around. No one knows how to do that kind of stuff.

Mills flipping out

2009-04-08T12:08:00.000-07:00

This is for Lee. It's as close to her crazy face that I can get. She clenches her fists, opens her eyes as wide as they go, and vibrates.

Sophisticated and contemporary Easter decor

2009-04-07T20:38:00.000-07:00

This was as much fun as I've had in a long time. I do have a tiff with the egg-dye company, though. Several dyes are exactly the same color on an egg. See how there's a few magenta colored eggs? Those were supposed to be various shades of purple, pink, and red. I want my $3.88 back.

A milestone....

2009-04-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

Mill's first Couch Hut. I have such fond memories of these. I remember Leah and I could both lay on top of them without it collapsing. We were either very small or happened to defy all laws of science. But I swear it really happened.

Kate and Mills

2009-04-07T20:31:00.000-07:00

We love it when Kate comes to play. I wouldn't have guessed it, but Amelia usually is the leader when they're over here. Maybe it's because she sporadically slaps Kate in the face. Yep. My kid's the hitter. She keeps coming over anyway.

Bibs are entirely useless.

2009-04-07T20:29:00.000-07:00

Mommies have to clean up so many messes.

Once in a lifetime opportunity

2009-04-07T20:25:00.000-07:00

So this is impressive because Mino (another nickname) isn't a snuggly baby. I caught this the other day, and grabbed a camera so that we have at least one instance on film where she is affectionate. Could be the last. Maybe a hug on graduation if we're lucky.

Three generations of numb mouth

2009-03-09T19:36:00.000-07:00

Lee is always nagging me about having food around my mouth after I eat. I remember my Dad used to have the same problem. I guess we just can't feel it. Anyway, Amelia is on the same path, apparently.

In which Mills becomes cool like the Deaners....

2009-03-08T20:02:00.000-07:00

The Deaners came over for a visit and got mills hooked on sunglasses. She had to have both of their attention the entire time they were over, she kept checking to make sure they were only looking at her. I was jealous.

A new dress for Mills

2009-03-08T19:50:00.000-07:00

Marvo also sent Mills some clothes that didn't fit Charlotte anymore. This blue dress is my favorite.

Charlotte's Kindness

2009-03-06T12:44:00.000-08:00

Mills new remote control car. Thanks for sharing, Chuckie.

Hide and Seek

2009-03-04T18:31:00.000-08:00

It might not seem like much is going on, but kate is hiding behind the curtain, waiting for amelia to come and find her. These girls thought they were so clever, hiding from each other. Kate actually ended up rolling on my tile floor laughing. They're so funny. It's even better when they think they're funny.

Oh these girls....

2009-03-04T18:25:00.000-08:00

These girls are wonderful. They eat their ice cream like it's nobody's business. Jana came over yesterday and brought us frosties from Wendy's. She's such a catch.

Mills gardening

2009-03-03T11:44:00.001-08:00

We have been getting our yard prepped for grass seed and Amelia thinks she is a big help. She throws the dirt up over her head then smiles up at it as it falls into her mouth, nose and eyes. I have given her so many baths in the last few days. I'm willing to bet that she'll develop lice any day now.

2009-02-25T19:24:00.000-08:00

Yep, this is my kid. I put this hat on her just in case she wanted to take up skateboarding or rap.

TV or Hypnosis?

2009-02-25T19:16:00.000-08:00

The thing is, mills loves the boob tube. All of these photos were taken while she was watching unrealistic-looking animals dance to some dead man's music. (Baby Einstein) I kept trying to get in her way or snuggle, but she doesn't care, heck, she doesn't even blink.

Mills in the morning

2009-02-25T19:11:00.000-08:00

Who wouldn't want to wake up with Mills? She starts the day off singing odd songs, while brandishing a lego toy, and totally ignores any attempt of mine to feed/change/or dress her.

The many hairstyles of Mills

2009-02-24T19:32:00.000-08:00

I was looking through some pictures of the last week and threw a few together. I actually chose them based upon Amelias' various hairstyles. The one with Joe is more of a rarity, curly and with a clip. We must've been going somewhere important. I love the simple pony tail she's sporting in one of these, or the piggy tails in the pic with me. But my all time favorite look for mills is shown in the one where she's wearing yellow pajamas. It's how she looks when she first wakes up.

Her first punch

2009-02-23T19:18:00.000-08:00

Here you go, Lee. This is when Kate was 4 months and Mills was 2. I think you can see who has the 'aggressive gene'. It's amazing to see the simple difference in mass between these two babies. Kate could eat mills, easy.

Ta Da!!!

2009-02-21T17:52:00.000-08:00

I have successfully figured out how to use my digital cam and computer. Thanks to Punj for getting the ball rolling. Poor Joe had to answer his phone time and time again in the middle of teaching a lesson so that he could walk me through this step by step. "Use the black cord from the camera and put it in the 3rd hole down on the computer"..... And yes, these aren't impromptu photos, we were staging all morning.

Ahh, the good old days

2009-02-19T19:40:00.000-08:00

Leah recently asked me what Mills looked like when she was little. She's 9 months old in this picture, exactly half of her current life, and I honestly think she looks a lot the same. Just more hair. I'll try and find another one when she's really small, but in the meantime this will serve lee's poor memory

Babies, babies, everywhere

2009-02-17T14:36:00.000-08:00

So Amelia had a party all weekend. It was all of the grandkids first wedding, and they all danced like it was 1999. The best part was seeing everyone, the babies seemed to double in numbers since they're all everywhere all the time.

mills playing with noah

2009-02-10T15:21:00.000-08:00

These are a few pics of mills playing up at her cousin Noah's house. He is very good at sharing and likes to have mills on the back of his bike or in a baby stroller so he can tote her around.

Joining the Blogging World

2009-02-09T10:40:00.001-08:00

Amelia and I are staying with auntie Punj for a few days and she made us start this blog. She's the greatest. Noah woke up this morning and looked at Mils and said, "Mils is so cute and tiny". Mils and Noah are running amok and loving each other. Enjoy the blog.

2009-02-09T10:40:00.000-08:00