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!)

April - June 2009

Not surprisingly, Dad is late updating our blog again. It is August, and he's putting up pictures from April...

We made a few trips to Cincinnati, our friends from Michigan visited us, and Grandpa Be-bap visited us, too. Kate keeps getting big and bigger, and Jack and Anna try to help out whenever they can.

Crossley children before bedtime

Kate relaxing on the floor

cowgirl Anna

Jack on a John Deere

gathering dandelions

nap time

ambulance driver

moving sand

Anna at the "big pool"

getting crowded in the bassinet

Jack's splash

Anna's splash

Kate in her bikini

January - March 2009

Well, we had our fourth birthday in March. We visited Tucson for New Years and celebrated Christmas there, too. Not much else exciting happened... Oh, yeah, our baby sister, Kate, was born on January 25th. Maybe that's a big deal; Mom and Dad sure seem to think so.

Is this one for me?

Turtle riding seems less dangerous than bull riding, so Dad said "Okay"

No visit to Tucson is complete without sitting on the peacock at Reid Park Zoo

Jack feeds the giraffe at the Zoo

Anna's turn to feed the giraffe

Here she comes

watercolor painting

At a special dance class in Tucson

Twins under the F-107 at Pima Air Museum

Sure, I can fly a DC-8. Can't everyone?

Entomologist at work (butterflies don't bite, do they?)

Practicing Zen

Here's baby Kate, almost seven weeks early, but doing just fine, thank you very much.

S T R E T C H

Kate looking up

Ready to go home after a few days at the hospital

Kate at home with Jack and Anna

This is my big brother

Kate contentment

Big yawn (is there a family resemblance to anyone?)

Grandma came all the way from Tucson just to build a snowman with us!
(maybe she wanted to see Kate, we're not really sure...)

ready to travel

a nice close-up of Anna

Kate discovers the mirror with some help from Daddy

Anna with her strawberry end of the birthday cake

Jack with his blueberry end of the birthday cake

artist at work

Kate watching the action

These may be the best s'mores ever!
(thanks Anna, Sarah, Kathleen and Kurt!)

Really, these are the best s'mores ever!