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Daddy Daughter Dance 2011

Jamie — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:24:01 +0000

Last weekend was the time for that uniquely suburban invention: The Daddy Daughter Dance. I like to say it’s basically an hour and half of cardio in a suit.

We set up the mini studio in the house again this year and got a some fun pictures. Here’s a few of my favorites:

Even Grady got gussied up for the occasion:

You can see them all here on Flickr… and last year’s are here. I can’t believe how much Abbey has grown.

Away He Goes

Jamie — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:06:22 +0000

We went to reach Grady to ride a bike and it turns out he didn’t need any help. He just figured it out himself the first time.

(link to video in case you can’t see it)

Wow he’s growing up fast. Sure do love that boy.

Grady’s Last Day of Kindergarten

Jamie — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:45:24 +0000

Today was Grady’s last day of Kindergarten! We started by taking pictures, like we did for his first day — then we went a little crazy after school. We might have put a pool in the back of the truck and decorated it when we picked him up.

Before School:

After school, Daddy Got in the back while Mommy drove:

His teacher helped us put him in the back

By the time we traveled the 2 blocks home, everyone was soaked.

Daddy always gets the last shot.

Halloween 2009

Jamie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:56:28 +0000

Halloween is one of the rare occasions where I take pictures of the kids at the same time every year. As I was looking back at pictures from 2005, 2006, and 2008, I was definitely having one of those, oh-my-gosh-they-grow-up-fast moments.

Grady was the Hulk, Abbey was a Princess, and joining the crew (as always) was my nephew Austin the Spooky Ghost, and newest Nephew Hunter as a very cute bear. Enjoy:

(Can’t see the slideshow? Watch it here, or see the individual photos here.)

Grady Loses His First Tooth

Jamie — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:18:16 +0000

Lots of milestones for my big boy… First he started Kindergarten, now losing his first tooth… He’ll be killing his first deer before you know it. Enjoy the video:

(Can’t see it? Want to watch it in HD? Here’s the link.)

Grady’s First Day of Kindergarten

Jamie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:46:33 +0000

Today we sent our first child into the wild world of public school. Grady is super-excited about going to kindergarten, his teacher and school are both great, but Mom and Dad are a little sad. Here’s the photos (that starts with a short video):

(if you don’t see then video/slideshow above you can view them here)

Oh how I love God…

Jamie — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:28:48 +0000

Today, after t-ball Grady came home and wrote this:

We are crazy proud of how great he is at writing even at age 5. For those of you who can’t exactly make it out, though it says:

“Oh how I love God because he first loved me.”

More than his writing we are very proud of his sweet heart.

T-Ball

Jamie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:53:12 +0000

Our first t-ball season is in full swing.

See All the photos.

Fun With Off Camera Flash

Jamie — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:24:34 +0000

I’ve a little bit of new camera equipment to build up my photo game. I’m trying to get better with light. I’ve been inspired by a website called Strobist, that’s all about using off camera flash to light your pictures. I took some fun shots, mostly of the kids, and figured it was time to share. Enjoy.

Halloween 2006

Jamie — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:58:00 +0000

We continued our tradition of trick-or-treating with Andy and April this year. We had a great time raiding their neighborhood for candy. Austin and Grady were old pros, and Abbey figured it out quickly.

All the photos are here one-by-one or as a slideshow.

Family Portraits

Jamie — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:34:31 +0000

My brother has become quite a photographer. At Thanksgiving we had him take some portraits of us and loved the results so much we handed out many prints as gifts. I finally put them up for all to enjoy.

First Words, First Bed

Jamie — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:09:44 +0000

This week was one of those weeks that made you say, “Our kids are growing up so quick!”

Abbey is 7 months old now. She can’t get enough enough of all the solid foods she’s eating, and just loves to sit up. She’s just getting so big. But this week she topped it off with starting to say, “Da-Da-Da-Da.” Those words just melt my heart.

She’s just such a sweet and easy baby. We’re even more thankful for that this week because Holly and Grady have been sick. It’s been tough, but I think we’re about through it.

Besides sickness, the other tough (but wonderful) thing that happened this week was that Grady moved out of his crib. Wednesday at nap time we here a big thud upstairs, following by a wailing cry. Grady had finally gotten motivated enough to climb out of his crib, and hit his face on the way down.

He was fine, but we knew it was time to move him to his “big boy bed.” We immediately took down the crib (so he wouldn’t be tempted to climb back in), and got him settled in a twin bed we already had in his room.

It was a tough transition for him, a scary new environment to sleep in — all while his sickness was making it hard for him to sleep anyway. But last night, he did great! He slept all the way through the night.

We’re so proud of both Grady and Abbey. We couldn’t have asked for better kids. It is such a blessing to be their parents… even on tough weeks.

Halloween 2005

Jamie — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 04:37:55 +0000

Grady and his cousin Austin had a grand time tonight raiding the neighbors for candy. Grady quickly learned that “Trick or Treat” are magical words that get you candy from anyone you say them to, even the other kids he met on the sidewalk.

Grady was Tigger, Austin was a monkey, and Abbey was a pumkin. Everyone had a great time and we even got to meet our new neighbors. Check out all the photos.

Update: We have video, too! Andy took some great shots and put them together for us all. Download it here. (6MB)

Grady’s ABCs and 123s Video

Jamie — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 17:57:40 +0000

Like all parents we are convinced our son is a genius. He’s 19 months old and loves to say his ABCs and 123s. You can see him do it in a new clip on the Video page. Enjoy.

Abbey One Month – New Pictures

Jamie — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:19:39 +0000

As of yesterday, Abbey is officially one month old. She is thriving — growing like a weed and becoming more alert everyday.

She starting to get a little meat on her bones, too. That’s good because we like our kids to be a little chubby in our house. Enjoy some new pictures of Abbey and Grady.

Grady Turns 18 Months Old

Jamie — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:58:52 +0000

Grady turned 18 months yesterday, and it made us realize we hadn’t posted any photos of him in a while. So here’s all the photos of him from the last few months: Grady 15-17 months old.

Air-pane! Air-pane!

Holly — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 05:45:28 +0000

Grady is our residential air traffic controller.
Everyday we go outside, he looks up into the big blue sky and yells at the top of his sweet little baby voice, ‘AIR-PANE, AIR-PANE’. Then of coarse comes ‘the dance’. He has more fun than anybody I know telling everybody about what he sees up there in the sky.

He is such a joy! Besides airplanes, Grady is also in love with Sesame Street (in particular Elmo & Count VonCount). He is learning new things everyday.

For example, he was helping me make coffee for daddy the other morning (cha-chie so he calls it) and began counting the scoops of grounds I was putting in . . . before I knew it, he counted all the way to 10!! I’ve been working with him on ABC’s but I never expected to hear numbers like that come out of 17 month old.

And yes, we did call Mensa, they are accepting toddlers =).