Saturday, January 29, 2011

Birthday party

Some highlights of Charlie's birthday weekend included, but were not limited to:

Reading

Baby tickling

 Baby decorating (courtesy of Ethan)

Birthday celebrating
Thanks for the Skype session, E, E, h, and v!

Cuteness  X  4...

Ethan

Owen

Miles (uh-oh)

Weston

And one more...

The picture of the weekend. Caption, anyone?

Friday, January 28, 2011

Happy Birthday to Charlie!

Charlie,
Happy 32nd Birthday! I have so many "favorite" pictures of you...here's one you are familiar with that is especially cute. You were almost 7, but look older because the hat added some height!
     Lots of love on your birthday,
     Mom

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Abel Joseph Paquin

Here's the newest addition to the family! Mary Jo is a grandma! Matt and Beth welcomed Abel to the Sunshine State yesterday. He's struggling a bit with his breathing, so we're all thinking about him and waiting for updates. I know how hard it is for Mary Jo to wait and worry. Get better, Abel!

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Interlude

I'm not ready to write yet, but here are some action shots from earlier today. Annie, Tanner, Miles, and Weston came over for a brief visit this morning, then returned to Dave and Doreen's house for a pre-game food fest before watching the Packers beat the Bears.

Weston was smiley and photogenic.

We Skyped with Auntie Beesie, Hannah, and Viv.

Here's Tanner, checking something on the computer.

 Miles looks mildly sinister in this one. Maybe he was practicing 
to be a villain so Ethan and Owen, the Oliver Avenue Superheroes
would have some crime to fight!

Annie and Weston bonked heads.

 Miles modeled space monkey jammies for Hannah....

...because Hannah sent a picture of herself in HER monkey jammies!
The end!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy 2011

Happy New Year, everyone! 


It's time for me to take a blog-writing hiatus,
but I'll be reading yours if you have one.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Four days after Christmas

'Tis four days after Christmas here on Church Street  
     where it's quiet and empty and not all that neat.
Grandpa's at his computer and I'm ready to blog
     about the memories of grandbabies that fill all our thoughts... Hannah, Miles, Ethan, Owen, Vivian, and Weston...we love you and miss you!

Here are a few additional pictures to hold everyone over until you get photos from Annie's massive collection of shots from the past week. 

"Here's a present with your name on it, Miles."

 "Being artistes is what we do best."

"If I turn off the flashlight they'll be reading in the dark! Ha ha!"

 "Hey Miles, what should we argue about next?"

"Has anybody figured out yet how our neighbor got two kids 
and a snow blower up on his roof?"

"The holidays sure are exhausting, aren't they Cousin Viv?"

"You've got that right, Cousin Weston! Those big kids wear me out!"

Monday, December 27, 2010

The elves showed up

Here are some of the doings (as my Grandma Reps used to say) from the last few days with the elves and bigger folk who've been visiting...


Baby holding

Reading

 Tidying up

More baby holding

Hair bow wearing

Hand-print making

More hand-print making

Skepticism about hand-print making

Relaxed hand-print making

Re-enactment of hand-print making

Forced hand-print making

Boppy sitting

Did I mention baby holding? 

Twin lifting

Baby cleaning

 Chair sitting (although not for long) 

 And there was lots, lots, lots more!