Zeee-HAW!

These animals have been around since 1910. My mommy and auntie Bubbles (Jaysie) used to ride them too. Bubbles on this here zebra and my mom on the black cat (even though the cat looks the same, her rider looks a liiiittle different).

San Diego Zoo

A zoo is a zoo is a zoo. That's just not true. This is the chief zoo of all zoos that call themselves zoos.

Le Premier Jour de L'école

Here she is. All dressed up, lunched up, packed up, and psyched up. So far so good. Lots of new friends (Indie, Bella, Kristina) a great teacher and time OUTSIDE! We think it's going to be great.

Um....Like.....Huh?

What is this strange yet curious substance I detect just beneath my Crocs. It must be something special, cuz I heard my mom say we drove over 1000 miles just to get to it.

C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A!!!

Monterey Peninsula August 10, 2009
Thank you for bringing me back home Matt. Your baby girls and I love you so so much!

Gator in the Grass!

Look at this gorgeous crea-ture. Just a beautiful creat-ure. Just have a look at those razor sharp teeth. This bloke could have these giarlls for a wee snack. The late incredibly great Steve Irwin would be proud at these here croc wrestling skills.

A Fine Meal With Our Fine Family

Thanks for the wonderful evening even though the restaurant couldn't come up with a bonafide Marionberry. They had no idea who they were dealing with. Poor saps. We love and miss you all.

Tough Girls Wear Pink

They are nicer than they look folks...they are nicer than they look.

It Happens to All of Us....

Well, to all of us who want to keep our teeth anyway. I put up with everything right fine until they brought out the suction snake thingi. That is where I folded my hand, cashed in my chips so to speak. All in all it was an OK half hour of my life.

Aaaahhhh..Boi!

My wedding lipstick looks as nice on Gigi as it did the day I wed her dad. Glad she enjoyed it. I still can as well....barely.

Two Gals on the Farm Rig

This is the jeep Grampa uses to check out all the happenings on his farm. We stole the keys and are taking it out for a ride. Hope he doesn't get too mad at us for "borrowing" it. Maybe this will teach him to mind the store better.

YO!

I can see you...extra good! Wow..you're small!

Fabulous, Fun, Fancy, and FOUR!

Pop turned four! It's true, and there is nothing I can do about it. Where did my little newborn baby go? Happy Birthday sweet girl. We love you so so so.

The Three of Us

Daddy, moi, and THE KICKIN',TEMPTING, LIP SMACKING, circle of heaven. I could have eaten the entire thing, but I was stopped after just one piece. BULLOCKS!

The Dress Up Gals.

Any chance we get to dress up...we take it and run. (Especially my mom. She felt right at home with us).

We're Pals.

Me and the Sneek. The Sneek and me.

All Six of Us

Here we all are all piled in together just hamming it up. Cousins are the best!

Fight On and Hook Em'

My loyalties will be tested this fall, but I want to go on record as saying I stand firmly, totally and completely in the middle. (Hook em Horns! Sssshhhhh....)

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Fourth of July to everybody. Especially to Uncle Trent who is sitting in Afghanistan in the 19384659302 degree sun (luckily we hear he has air conditioning) We love you!

To...Too...Two

I really and truly am two! I look two. I act two. I'm just really and totally two.

Happy Birthday Sneek!

Hey...It's Our Butterfly Birthday Girl

Jorja, Gigi, and Vivian

On the shore of Alki Beach, Pugent Sound June, 2009

BLG

We welcome to this world our nephew...

Benjamin Lucas Gehring
Sunday, June 14, 2009
9 pounds 9 ounces

We can't wait to meet you little sir!

The World is at Our Feet

Well actually, the freezing Pugent Sound water is but you get our meaning.

Me and My Daaaaa!!!!!

Luv you so!

You Know It Peeps...

I'm almost two and I'm showing all my colors now. I love time outs, mommy's "you see Timmy" talks, and on-the-spot tears so much I practice them at least twice or thrice a day. I. am. so. fun! Come hang out!

Surrounded By L-O-V-E

Yippeeee!

Our Gra'ma Carol came to visit!!!! We had such a fun time with you and love you so much. In fact, we keep talking about you behind your back. :) We can't get enough!!!! XO

So A-Sleeeeep

Once Jan-Jan starts telling me stories and singing "warm kitty" I am a goner. I didn't even bother putting my jammies on. I just crashed. That is SO not like me.

Bibs and The Sneek

Poolin' it up toddler style. Hats, 70 sunblock, floaties, 8 inches of water and an over abundance of adult supervision. Look out! It's on!

Proof of a Pretty Place

As much as I kvetch about the weather up here, it sure is amazing when the sun does shine.

Um..Yeah

I can reach this on my own. It's what I do now that I am almost two.

A Rolling Stone Catches No Moss...

I...gotta go!

A Little Bit O' Me Time

This is NOT what it looks like. This is our neighbor's dog kennel. I just crawled in and closed the door. I SWEAR! No need to call in the A-THOR-I-TAY.

Should We Be Thinking About the Raw Egg?

Who cares! There's chocolate mixed in here too. We won't feel a thing. Besides moms have been giving kids raw brownie mix for decades. It's worth the risk.

On a Movie Date

Happy Birthday to My Matt!

Off for a wonderful evening without the littles. Not that we don't love our littles mind you, we just like to forget about the responsibility of having such littles once in a while.

Pre-Tween

Fashion first my child. Fashion. FIRST.

Hey Sneek!

Whatcha got cookin'?

This is More Like It!

This is the kind of fun we have been waiting (and waiting, and waiting) to have. Yiippppeeee!

Pssssstttt....

Hey. Psssst. Hey Pop, she's gone. What do you think about yous and meeees gettin' into that red lipstick now. They don't call me The Sneek for nothin' you know.

This is Easter...Seattle Style.

A Seattle Easter Sunday. Raincoats and eggs. At least we are sharing. We got that going for us.

Happy Easter Times!

Time to pose for the obligatory "same outfit shot". Not your traditional Easter wear, and that is exactly what we love about them.

Onward Gra'mpa!

We have seen the farm, now deliver us to our snacks at once!

Viv. Hold Me!

I have seen Sleeping Beauty 6,393,095,784 times and it just never gets old. I get all emotional every time she pricks her finger. I never really know if the prince will find her in time.