January - March 2010

Lots of happenings for the first quarter in 2010. A trip to Arizona to start out the year where we got a chance to see Cousin Jonah, a first birthday and a shared fifth birthday all happened. Kate officially joined the glasses-wearing tradition started by Anna and Jack. All-in-all, not a bad way to start the year.

Kate and Mom relaxing

Anna sliding at Reid Park

I'm open over here (we're playing soccer - you just can't see everyone else or the ball, that's how open I am)

Kate also enjoying Reid Park

Umm, Dad, I'm not so sure of this "sliding" plan you've got

Jack, Anna and Jonah

Kate and Anna with the peacock

Grandpa Bebap and Jack

Kate's first train ride (with Uncle Andy)

This is why they call it "Fountain Hills"

Kate's first birthday!

We all have glasses now

CHOCOLATE CAKE!
(By the way, I can use a fork the right way, but the chocolate just overwhelmed me.)

Jack the Builder

The twins are five.
(Bonus points if you can read the sign in the back from Mom's Uncle Erv from a visit long ago at the New Castle house. Everyone who ate the birthday cake was fine as far as we know.)

"Fins to the left, fins to the right..."

Our swim goggles with prescription lenses are so cool, we don't just use them in the pool.

Look at these teeth!

It is surprisingly difficult to get a good picture of the whole crew. This one with Kate's hand up in the air is the best of the 3,478 photos Dad took while we were sitting here.

October - December 2009

Well, we finally moved into our new house in early November. We are much closer to Dad's work and to our gymnastics and swimming classes. Jack, Anna and Kate are helping get everything in the house set up just right. The new house has a hill in the backyard, so we can ride our sleds when it snows.

Kate on the rocking horse

Our new house (front yard)

Our new house (back yard)

Big rock wall in the side yard

Jumping by the fountain
(one of our last photos at the old house)

Graceful Ballerina Anna and Brave Sir Jack at the Indy Zoo Boo

Kate in the Jack-o-Lantern hat at Zoo Boo

Anna relaxing

"mamamamamama!"

family picture by our new fireplace

Mom and Kate

sleepyhead

Granny and Grandpa have stairs, too!

Geo Tracks for Christmas

At the holiday train display

Kate's first visit to the holiday trains

Snow at Tuckaho

backyard sledding

Snow baby

July - September 2009

Okay, okay, we know this post is really late. Normally, Dad gets to this just a few weeks behind, but this time we were looking for a new house for much of the summer (more on that next post).

Included in this post are lots of cute pictures, some pictures from our trip through Wisconsin to South Dakota and Nebraska, and some from our trip to Chicago to go up to the top of the "Serious Tower". (We know it's name got changed to Willis Tower, but we still thought it was the Sears Tower when we decided "Serious Tower" was a better name anyway.)

Kate in the car seat

Jack and Anna at Taliesin

Kate and Mom at a park in Nebraska

Jack in the left seat of a B-52 at the Strategic Air Museum

Anna in the right seat

Anna outside enjoying the day

Kate up close

A family of ring-tailed lemurs

Anna's new glasses

Everything looks normal, but I sense trouble brewing...

Yea! Squash!

I love this new hat from Great-grandma Martha, but why am I sitting in a laundry basket for the photo?

On the sky deck at the "Serious Tower"

Wow, this glass must be pretty thick

Mom's not so sure about the glass; Kate shows no concern

Won't you give me a push? Just a little one? Please?

High-Occupancy Vehicle (Hey! This would be great on the 405 in LA!)