Blackmail Material

We ran out of pull-ups one night and that led to Kjersti's bright idea to use some of her old left over Dora pull-ups. Eli thought it was an awesome idea at the time, but some day he may conclude that this was not one of his finer moments.

Down the Hill at Thompson Park

Cody: Please assume your downhill positions. Smile and prepare for launch!

Cody: Kjersti, before you head down the hill, give me some thoughts on your concerns for this run.

Heidi: Ok kids, what did you think of the run?

Heidi: Ok Eli, go ahead and get on the Daddy Sherpa.

Heidi: Before you guys whitewash dad, please hold still for two seconds.

Watertown, NY + Thanksgiving = Snow

Thanksgiving greeted us with a foot of snow as well as Kjersti's new friend Mildred the Snow Woman. To ensure Mildred is adorned in the latest outdoor fashion, Kjersit utilized some rosemary from our garden as hair and a Ben & Jerry's Vermonster bucket as a hat. Schnazzy!

Eli always manages to spice up dinner time with a wide assortment of outlandish behavior. As you can see here, Thanksgiving dinner was no different.

To get into the spirit earlier in the week, Kjersti, with a little help from Heidi, made a pilgrim hat and then immersed herself into the Pilgrim experience... to include sock and dish washing in the same tub of water. Oh how our forefathers must have enjoyed the smell of sweaty dishes at the first Thanksgiving.

As soon as the happy indian observed the cleaning practices of the pilgrims, he requested his Thanksgiving dinner not be served on the plates Kjersti cleaned.

Nothing says "Thanksgiving" quite like limbo dancing... Ok, maybe it doesn't, but that didn't stop us from doing it. Despite how it may appear, no necks were broken in the production of this picture.

The Curse!

Okay, so EVERY time I schedule family pictures someone ends up getting some face deforming injury (or at least it seems that way). I think we are cursed. I scheduled an appointment to get the kids pictures taken and the day before Eli scratches his eyelid with a stick. Then, today, I had family pictures scheduled and hours before our appointment Kjersti fell on her bike and took a handlebar to the face. We kept the appointment but we had to do some strategic posing to hide the swelling. Poor girl! I'd better swear off family pictures before someone loses an eye.

November 10: Eli Turns Three

Despite a slew of birthday gifts, a birthday cake and the birthday song, "3" just doesn't come easily considering you've been two half of your life.

Which gift appeals more to a 3-year-old boy on his birthday? His sister's hand-drawn birthday card or his birthday cake race car. Before you make your guess, you should know that the odds on the card are eight billion to one.

Feel the fury! When Eli got a Power Ranger Jungle Fury, Power of the Tiger action figure and vehicle, he just couldn't be contained. This is what it looked like moments before the photographer felt the full "Jungle Fury"!

If you end up with frosting on the tip of your nose, odds are, you enjoyed your birthday cake.

Eli not only turned three, but he also became Superman. It's amazing what a pair of Superman pajamas can do to a kid!

No Church

Eli would have us believe that every Sunday we put him through some kind of ritualistic torture that comes in the form of putting on his Sunday best to go to church. As a result, he protests with a simple motto; "No Church". As you'll see, Cody likes to push Eli's "No Church" button for his own amusement.

Big hair, big grins and big snow.

Eli decided to get into some of Cody's Rogane (not really) and grow a little hair. This wigg is actually part of Cody's Halloween Costume.

Kjersti lost yet another tooth. So cute! She thought it was great that her smile looked like a jack-o-lantern grin.

We woke up to about sixteen inches of snow on October 29th.
Our poor little pumpkins were shivering.

Look at the kids happy smiles! Yippee for snow fun!

Getting our recommended daily allowance of snowflakes.

A beautiful snow princess protected inside our mighty snow-fort.