The Peyton Family

Columbus Day 2011

2011-10-11T08:56:00.000-07:00

Cameron, Jonah and Macy hanging in the back yard.

Fullers, Peytons, and Cameron. And why was it that only my kids were half naked? Because they're silly, and filthy, and if one does something, then the other on has to do it too. Believe me! Any guesses as to why they were all laughing so hard? Because I was dancing like a monkey behind the photographer. dur.

Yesterday I got to spend the entire day off with my kiddos. Daddy was at work, and I hung out with the notorious Jo and fabulous Sadie Sue. As a full-time working momma, I rarely get these days where I get to pretend to be a stay at home mommy. I even wore my yoga pants all day, and didn't wash my hair. It was quite niiiiice! We went to Zilker Park and played on the fire engine, looked for bugs by the creek, and visited the hillside theater and did some booty shaking on the empty stage. Its these kind of outings that my mother used to take my sisters and I on. She would make up games for us to play, and get us involved in elaborate obstacle courses with hilarious tasks (wipe some boogers on that tree, turn around three times, find a pill bug, and run backwards up that hill). I found myself channeling her yesterday while I instructed my children to rescue my dog, kitty, fish, and frog from a tree (they were fire fighters!), walk on rock walls, crawl on statues, and do some serious marching up a hill. They loved every second, and I did too.

TV recommendations

2011-09-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

Yea, I'm mostly into watching more obscure stuff like cheesy sci-fy or British serials. I'll even watch the occasional mainstream show on hulu (Tina Fey still rules supreme). Here's a couple of shows that you may not of heard of that are worth checking out.

Justified: Tim, I love you.

Downton Abbey: British, PBS, fabulastic......Maggie Smith.

Lost Girl: Canadian series just picked up by the Scify channel. Supernatural creatures living amongst normal folk, lots of leather and quirky sidekicks.

Party Down: Snarky comedy about a catering company composed of out of work actors; actual actors include some that are now in some more famous roles (i.e, lady from Glee, dude from Parks and Rec).

Satisfaction: Australian drama about a legal brothel. Sexy times ensue

Skins (UK): all seasons, wonderful acting, unruly British high schoolers navigate adult issues.

Been hearing hubby laugh hysterically when watching a show called The League. Might be worth checking out.

And, I just added the original Prime Suspect with Helen Mirren to the queue. I'm looking forward to this one.

I think its love....on the range

2011-09-26T10:01:00.000-07:00

This is an ode to my new favorite website/blog about a wife and mother living on the range in Oklahoma. Okay, I'm not a big fan of Oklahoma. Perhaps because I'm also a 7th generation Texas and that kind of loyalty runs deep. But this lady is living the dream. Well, my dream anyway. Cue ranch house with top-notch cookwares (I'm gaga for dishes), adorable kiddos wearing cowboy hats, floppy dogs, and lots of what I like to call man-work. Check out Ree Drummond of The Pioneer Woman, and don't tell me you're not impressed. You got it lady....

www.thepioneerwoman.com

Tina Fey rules my world

2011-09-22T12:58:00.001-07:00

This is the funniest picture I've ever seen. I literally cannot stop laughing, so I had to share.

Summer 2011

2011-08-01T10:52:00.000-07:00

These two monkeys..........

ah....those summer nights.

Hanging outside the beach house

Jonah fishin'

Jo and Sadie and their cousins

Dr. Jones and I at Sadie's 2nd birthday party

Happy birthday little girl!!

Pirates and shamrocks

2011-04-07T13:59:00.000-07:00

We recently celebrated Jonah's 3rd birthday with a pirate party in the back yard. We blew up the jumpy house, dressed like pirates (well sort of), smashed a pinata, and enjoyed time with friends. I've also included some recent pictures of Jonah and Sadie at their school, celebrating St. Patrick's day

Jonah's pirate costume.

Jonah's class

Jonah showing daddy his special Montessori work that he does at school. It was dad's and donuts day.

Finally with the updates

2011-01-06T13:29:00.000-08:00

Well I know its been a while since my last post, but the good news is that Santa just brought us a fancy new camera! So, I'll be able to upload more fantastic pictures of the kiddos and our adventures. But, not today folks since I forgot it at home. Today I've decided to talk about my new (actually old) favorite word: britches. You could say that this word is a little anachronistic, but I'm trying to bring it back. Here's how I work it....

Me: Jonah which britches to you want to wear?
Jonah: Mommy (imagine a very whiny and drawn out tone), I don't want to wear my britches, I want to wear my jammy pants. I love my jammy pants.

So there you have it folks. That's what you call cultural transmission....

Mega family outing, 1st edition

2010-09-20T14:16:00.001-07:00

We all firmly decided that a once-a-month family outing is a must. Especially after this weekend's success. The outing consisted of a trip to McKinney Falls state park that included 6 kids, 7 adults, and a ton of snacks. We took a little hike down to the water and threw rocks, played on the playscape, ate our weight in sandwiches and fruit, and looked at bugs, flowers, and more rocks. It was a blast and the kids loved being able to run wild in nature. Sadie wouldn't let me hold her hand even for a minute while we were hiking. She wanted to hang with the big kids. She did like holding hands with the big girls though, and the twins positively loved escorting her down the trail. Where should we go next month?

Prolly the cutest kids God ever made

2010-09-13T06:35:00.000-07:00

Is Sadie almost as big as Jonah? Yes, I believe so. She's a big girl, even the doctor said so. She's got a determination about her, a strong will, and a very happy disposition. Its wonderful when you start to see actual personalities develop in your children. Jonah's a slow walker, a lolli-gagger if you will. You can't get him to hurry up no matter what. He likes to look at everything, sing to himself, and kick rocks. Sadie puts her head down and barrels down the sidewalk like a mini mac truck. These kids crack me up, gosh I love 'em.

A day in the life....weekday

2010-09-01T08:46:00.000-07:00

Here's a brief run down of a typical weekday in the Peyton household. Hold on to your socks, its really captivating.....

6 am: Daddy literally has to sit mommy up and pull her out of bed and direct her to the shower. Bless him for being so gentle and kind to this sleep-deprived mommy.
6:20: Make coffee and lunches for Jonah, Sadie and Daddy. Feed annoying cat and dog
6:30: Kids start waking up and daddy oversees the dressing of the children and good morning songs.
7 am: Daddy departs for work, mommy prepares breakfast and follows up with "eat your breakfast my darlings" about 35 times. Shoes and socks, sippy cups, lunch boxes, check. off to school, work, and more coffee.
8 to 5: mommy slaves away at work writing reports, chatting with co-workers and secretly doing crossword puzzles. Daddy runs around town looking dapper, citing regulations and blowing up people's skirts (figuratively, of course).
5 pm: Mommy goes to pick up the kiddos from school, chats with teachers and carries all of their miscellaneous crappola to the car
5:30: arrive at the casa, cuddle with daddy, dog and cat. Play, play, play until daddy asks....so, what's for dinner? Mommy promptly says, FOOD. Daddy says yummy and asks if he can do anything to help. This is his southern gentlemanly way of saying, yo I'm hungry woman.
6:30: Dinner's on the table, Sadie's is on the floor, and we are bargining with Jonah about what he should be eating....eat three bites of your pasta, and two grapes, etc. "how was work today honey?"
7pm: Bath time, chase after a naked kiddos and laugh a little booties, jammies and brief pick-up. Milk for little sister and she is out like a light. A little TV and reading for Jo. Daddy acts really sleepy on the couch, Jonah's in bed by 8, then up at 8:05, and 8:14......
8-10pm: dishes, walk dog, jog in the neighborhood (only a couple of times a week), PBS or netflix, maybe a beer or glass of wine. Hit the pillow by 10. adios amigos.

Rockport 2010

2010-07-30T07:51:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we spent a wonderful weekend at a quaint beach house in Rockport, which we shared with the Fuller's. We spend most of the day saturday swimming at the public beach in Port A. Then we retreated to our house to watch the wonderful sunset, chase after kids, eat snacks, and drink a few beers. In this picture everyone is really wiped out after a long weekend, as we forgot to take any family photos until we were just about to load up and head out. On the way home we stopped at the Mission at Goliad. The mission and the chapel were really beautiful, I'm glad we finally made the detour.

Some good family shots

2010-07-14T12:13:00.000-07:00

I found these a while back. They were taken at my little cousin's birthday party a couple of months ago. Daddy showcased his circus trick with Sadie, and I subsequently freaked out. Jonah enjoyed a lot of ice cream, and mommy did a little hula hoopin'. Fun was had by all!

Happy Birthday Sadie

2010-07-01T10:32:00.000-07:00

I haven't had a chance to gather picture's from Sadie's 1st birthday party, but we have a wonderful time at Barton Springs with some close friends and family. Here's some recent pictures of her. She's just about to walk and babbles alot. Her favorite things to do are steal toys from her brother, eat just about everything in sight, and wiggle.

At Zilker park just before her birfday party.

Taking a little nap with Hudson at my cousin's house.

Our favorite place

2010-06-21T06:41:00.000-07:00

Barton Springs pool is our favorite swimming hole in Austin. Its a huge spring fed pool with cold clear water that is surrounded by huge pecan trees. Its been an Austin favorite for decades, and I'm sure the natives treasured it for eons too. We go almost every weekend in the summer and enjoy going off the diving board and flopping around in the deep end. My grandparents met for the very first time at Barton Springs nearly 70 years ago. My grandma was swimming and got caught up in the current near the dam, and my grandfather saved her! How romantic! She claims that he was trawling for women that day, and boy did he catch one. I hope the kiddos grow up to apprecieate this gem of a place as much as we do. Happy Father's day.

Good ole days

2010-05-21T09:00:00.001-07:00

Just found this picture of David on an archaeology survey somewhere deep in the Texas wildlands, where cacti are larger than city buses.

Zoo trip and new front yard

2010-05-20T12:20:00.000-07:00

David built the wall, when we moved in it was just a dirt lawn that sloped down to the sidewalk.

After a couple of dump trucks full of dirt, a lot of sod, and probably some creative landscaping, the front yard looks wonderful. So proud of David for all his hard work!

Kiddos were fascinated with the fishies

Momma timbo! Anyone get this movie reference?

My babies

Guide to natural cleaning

2010-05-17T13:07:00.000-07:00

Every once in a while I get a little freaked out, as I'm sure every mother does, thinking that I am feeding my kids too much junk, sugar, or processed food. I admit that I usually don't buy all organic, but I am a conscience shopper and typically opt for fruits over sugary snacks. Recently I've been hearing alot about the dangers of high fructose corn syrup, and just read an article about pesticides in fresh fruit linked to kids with ADHD. We are surrounded by artificial goods, toxic chemicals, and convenience and processed foods. It seems like there is a substantial link between our steady adoption of these unnatural products and the higher incidence of cancers in the overall population. Well, who knows really. But I do know that our long past ancestors probably lived lives that were much more in tune with nature and were better for it. In any case, I've just purchased this new book and hope to slowly rid my home of some of the harsh chemicals that I use for cleaning. It basically is a guide for using baking soda, vinegar, borax, and essential oils for cleaning instead of harmful chemicals.

P.S. I once had a rather unsighly wart on my arm that wouldn't go away. I even went to the doctor to have it frozen off, but it promptly returned. After some internet research, I started putting apple cider vinegar on the wart. After a couple of weeks it turned black and just fell off. I didn't even notice it was gone until sometime later. So, these natural products work!

Weekend in Vegas

2010-04-28T06:36:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Leah, mom, and I flew up to Las Vegas (sans kiddos) to visit the little sister Kathleen. Her soon to be inlaws were throwing her a bridal shower, but it was to be held in Bakersfield, CA. We arrived in Vegas and immediately hit the road for a 4 hour drive to Bakersfield, where we met most of Brandon's family at a local mexican restaurant. After the bridal shower the following day, we all loaded up in the car and made the long trek back to Vegas. Finally, the gambling could being. As I had never really gambled before, I promptly lost a bunch of money on the roulette table and quickly figured out that I am pretty lucky on the slots. I hit a $45 jackpot on the nickel slots, and later hit a few more smaller jackpots. Oh man, I am I hooked. We had a blast.

A little bored on the drive to Bakersfield

Now starting to go a little crazy

At the bridal shower

Might be a little early for these two

some little fruit stand on the side of the road

Little Kathleen and her future in-laws

And finally we get to it, the roulette table. I kept betting on 17 (for Sadie's birthday), and as soon as I would bet on something else, 17 would hit. This happened 3 times, I nearly barfed.

Snake sighting

2010-04-27T14:31:00.000-07:00

I saw this dude in the field the other day. I'll admit that I was a little shaken up afterward, but thankfully I had my snake leggings on.

Ah dang, Dixie Carter.

2010-04-13T06:51:00.000-07:00

I'm not totally ashamed to admit that I positively loved the show "Designing Women" when I was a young girl. The shoulder pads, the big hair, and oh yes, the sass. Julia Sugarbaker was a force of nature; extremely proper and extremely unruly. She was a feminist without being uncouth about it, and if you were racist, sexist, a cheat, or general wrong-doer, she would put you in your place with her sharp tongue and hell-bent attitude. I was sad to hear about her passing yesterday. Her piercing stare and stomping high-heels will likely never be rivaled. Thank you Dixie for teaching young girls to stand up for what's right and not be bullied by big men with over sized egos.....booya!

Sadie's circus trick

2010-04-07T07:13:00.001-07:00

This is daddy's favorite thing to do with the kids, and it always scares the holy bejesus outta me. Grandma Marcelle captured this classic shot in our back yard. Sadie obviously loves it.

No more sweets!

2010-04-02T13:30:00.000-07:00

So today I went home for lunch to help David out with the kiddos, as he was playing Mr. Mom. I asked Jonah what he wanted for lunch and the conversation went like this:

Me: Jo, are you hungry?
Jonah: Nope (his new favorite word)
Me: Well, its lunch time. What do you want to eat?
Jonah: My sucker
Me: Sorry, no sucker. It's lunch time.
Jonah: Cake?
Me: How about noodles?
Jonah: Ice cream?
Me: You're getting noodles.

A little bit of ranting

2010-03-26T06:52:00.000-07:00

Just had to get this off my chest.....New Moon Really Sucks!!

I'm not really sure why the whole world is so taken with the melodramatic phenomenon that is the Twi-dim saga. I read the first book and could hardly get through it due to the constant droning of a love-sick teenage girl who can't walk without tripping over her own feet and has no life ambitions, except to stare into the eyes of Edward Cullen. The movie is even more bland with Kristen Stewart's utterly mono-tone performance and Rob's constipated, love hurts, look. BARF! Its only redeeming quality is Jacob Black (Lautner), who I fully intended to hate given the interstellar hype of his ripped muscles. But, he actually turned in a good perfomance and his character was genuine and, okay I'll say it, dreamy.

I don't ever get to actually go to the movies, so I usually only see anything after it is released on DVD. I do have to say that I enjoyed Hellboy II and United States of Tara. Star Trek is likely the best movie I've seen all year. Still haven't seen Avatar yet, as I can't seem to convince my husband to go with me to the dang movie theater....ugh!

Jonah's 2nd Birthday Party

2010-03-25T12:03:00.000-07:00

A couple of weekends ago we celebrated Jonah's 2nd birthday with a wonderful party in our backyard. We borrowed the jumpy house from my sister and gilled up a boat load of hot dogs. All the family and close friends showed up to enjoy the wonderful weather and run crazy. Jonah's favorite gift was probably his cozy coupe, it has a perfect spot to stow a cup cake.

Auntie Lele and Sadie having some good snuggle time.

Daddy and Jo talking cars

Sadie giving grandma a big girl hug

Birthday boy enjoying the jumpy house

A couple of geniuses trying to get the balloons out of the tree

How did this happen?

2010-02-26T07:06:00.001-08:00

Holy cow, when did these kids get to be so big?

Pops and nancy bring the good stuff

2010-02-17T12:05:00.001-08:00

This past weekend dad (pops) and his sweetheart came down to Austin for a visit. They brought some goodies for Valentines Day and Jonah decided that he LOVES chocolate.
Pops and Jo enjoying a sunny day (finally) at the Austin Nature Center. We come here nearly every weekend when the weather's nice. Mostly because its free and close by, but also because it gives Jonah a chance to run around like a wild indian and play in the dirt.

Here's Jonah doing his best to convince mommy that he needs more chocolate. I only gave in once gosh darn-it.

Pops goes a little crazy with the kisses. He just loves to slobber all over my kids, god bless him.

The Girls

2010-02-08T06:32:00.000-08:00

This past weekend Kathleen flew in from Las Vegas to commence her wedding planning. We went dress shopping, tasted wedding cake, and met with the caterers. Its been a long time since we've all been together. From Left to Right: Caroline (neenie and bride's best friend), Jill (cousin and organizer extradinaire), Leah (Matron of Honor), Kathleen (Bride), Abby and Sadie (bride's maid and comic relief), Mom (mom)

Sadie at 7 months

2010-02-05T06:42:00.000-08:00

Who knew that little sissy was such a show off! Here's some of her latest pictures and boy did we get some winners.

Bridezilla on the loose

2010-01-28T06:52:00.000-08:00

We're all so excited that little sissy is finally going to tie the knot with her yummy Brandon in June. The festivities are going to be held at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (http://www.wildflower.org/), which she picked as her wedding venue when she was in the 7th grade. Bless the little dreamers in all of us, especially the little Kathleens who actually make them come true! Check out their wedding website at: http://www.brandonandkathleen.com/

Trail of Lights

2009-12-22T10:12:00.000-08:00

Jonah just loved the trail of lights this year. He practially ran the whole time, but was still very well behaved. Sadie did pretty good, although she got tired of being in the stroller. So, of course, Auntie Leah had to hold her.

Whoa! Fat girl.

Hi Santa

2009-12-16T13:38:00.001-08:00

Well, Jonah doesn't seem too thrilled. But Sadie was having a wonderful time. Yay, Christmas!

I love fall

2009-11-03T10:40:00.001-08:00

Here's some wonderful pics from a day at the park and halloween.

superman cam
Cameron giving Sadie some sweet kisses

Jonah and Cameron being big boys at Brentwood Park

Mom and sissy

I love this one! Ready, set, slide

David and his three wives

2009-10-20T06:49:00.000-07:00

Me and my sister along with my cousin loaded up all the kids (7 in all) and visited the Zilker Botanical gardens. Since David was the only male present, it seemed prudent to joke about how he was out with his three wives....I of course was the 1st wife. Anyway, the kids got to run wild and roll in the grass and get all itchy.

Little sister's circus trick, always freaks me out.

Cutie Pumpkin Pie

2009-10-16T12:27:00.000-07:00

The kiddos got to go on a little field trip to the Pumpkin Patch this morning while at daycare. It was a little chilly (no for real) so Sadie got bundled up. Jonah hammed it up as usual for the camera.

He got his very own pumpkin!

Still too little to browse.

She looks ready for nap

Back in the sadddle again....

2009-09-04T13:49:00.001-07:00

Oh the joys of shovel testing. I finally go to do some survey last week out in the sticks near Georgetown. It's been probably 2+ years since I've actually done any hard labor in the field since I've been pregnant for so long. It was a relatively easy project, however I didn't pack enough water the last day and kind of got the shakes towards the end. I got sunburnt, chiggers, ripped my pants on a barbed wire fence, and got shot at by dove hunters. Overall, a very typical day in the field......wonderful!

An old picture from an excavation in South Africa, ca. 2003. We

spent a couple of months excavating a 50,000 year old campsite. Not only was the excavation amazing, but the entire field season was an adventure. Much thanks to my mentor Dr. Bousman at Texas State University for this awesome experience. My and my crew in South Africa. They were amazing and it was really freezing cold. They called me Missus and seemed to enjoy my Texas-style cooking.

Here I am with a wonderful group of undergrads from Texas State in 2004. We were excavating a site in the Texas Panhandle. I wrote my Master's Thesis on this site. We camped out in the high plains for 6 weeks and loved every minute of it.

2009-08-27T07:37:00.000-07:00

Finally I'm updating the blog. We have been a little busy with the newest edition to the family, Sadie. She's wonderful and I been very bad about taking and uploading pictures of her. Just imagine Jonah with dark brown spikey hair and you've got Sadie. She's 10 weeks old now and and Jonah is about to be a year and half. Anyway, here's some recent pics of some other family members.

Tea party with Daisy, Michael and Elijah.
Cowboy Jo, looks like he's been eating some powdered donuts!

Cameron's first day at school.

Poor Mommy!

New house, new baby, new gray hairs?

2009-06-09T08:28:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we finally closed on our house and officially moved in. As you can imagine, I didn't do much except chase Jonah around an admire our new digs. Thankfully David had some much needed help from my bro-in-law Justin and bff J. Garrett. The fleet of Dodge Dakotas revved up and down Manchaca hauling boxes most of the weekend while my mom and Leah helped to unpack boxes and organize. We ordered new furniture and took our first tour of Lowe's as homeowners in need of bird-feeders, rakes, screws, and whatever other miscellaneous crap that seemed shiny and irrestible. Thankfully the little girl decided that she wanted to stay in the belly a little longer, so here I sit at work wondering if I feel labor pains or not. I'm sure we'll be heading to the hospital soon and I'll be enjoying my new couches in my new house with my new little baby. Can't wait!! Please feel free to come by and visit (and bring food!).

Easter Eggstravaganza

2009-04-13T07:14:00.000-07:00

Jonah and Daisy

The Fam, enjoying the beautiful Easter weather

Adam, Samantha, and cousin Daisy Oops, uploaded the same picture twice.

Daisy hunting for eggs

Jonah thinking about hunting for eggs

Jonah's 1st birthday

2009-03-19T13:36:00.001-07:00

Well, we had to cancel Jonah's 1st birthday party because the weather was rainy and cold. But we didn't pass up the opportunity to shove a cupcake in his face. I think he liked it. Grandma Marcelle was there to enjoy the fun.

Pregnancy and Archeology, whoodathunkit.

2009-02-25T06:31:00.001-08:00

For those of you who wonder what I really do for a living, other than dig up dinosaur bones and chase Nazis, here's some snap shots of the preggo-archeologist in action. Here I am doing some trenching near the San Marcos River. I was hoping to find some cool arrow heads or maybe the remnants of a fire hearth. But all I found was some recent beer bottles and road fill, not too exciting. Its always nice to be outside and get a little dirty.

Its a girl!

2009-02-02T08:58:00.000-08:00

We're so proud to announce that David and I will be expecting a little girl around June 13th. And no, the due date is not the same as June-teenth, that's June 19th. In any case, all is well and the baby is very healthy. Jonah is also very excited to have a little sister and loves to poke my belly button and tell her silly little secrets.

In other family news, the twins (Millie and Maddie) will be turing 1-year this week on Feburary 4th. Jonah will also be turning 1 on March 10th. Cameron is fully recovered from his long stint in the hospital (yay!). Special congratulations goes out to Amy (Friend) for taking everyone's money at the Super Bowl betting pool last night and thanks to the Fuller's for always hosting the family events. Picture soon to follow.

Tagged

2009-01-22T11:30:00.000-08:00

While on a family vacation in Colorado for Kathleen's college graduation, we stopped over at a very scenic lake to walk about and take pictures. Kathleen was in the middle of her Tin Man impression and I apparently wanted to scale a light pole. Very silly indeed.

Here are the rules:

1. Choose the 4th folder where your pictures are stored.

2. Select the 4th picture

3. Explain the picture

4. Tag 2 other people

I tag:The Wolfe Pak and Laura da Explora'

Robertson Wedding

2009-01-16T07:21:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from Kathleen Townes and John Robertson's wedding last weekend. It was freezing, but a good time was had by all. Kathleen Townes and her mother Shirley babysat Jonah nearly every Wednesday when he was just a little guy. They helped us out tremendouly and we love them bunches! Almost all of the Peyton cousins showed up for the festivities and David got a chance to show off his dancing chops: the duck-walk, chicken-yard stomp, and the Mick Jagger special were excuted perfectly. David, Kathleen, and Uncle John kicking it out
David looking so handsome in his tux. His cousins Sarah, Priscilla, and Rebecca

Enjoying the reception

The Peyton clan, can you spy the spouses (i.e. non-blonds)?

2008-12-16T11:12:00.000-08:00

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Cameron hugging up on a reindeer

2008-12-08T09:31:00.000-08:00

Mom and Jonah at Cameron's Christmas Party. He loves his maw-maw!

Gimme Five

2008-12-08T09:20:00.000-08:00

With the holidays rapidly approaching, I thought it best to give an update on the hillarious progress of our little one, Jonah. I say hillarious, because everyday brings new achievements that cause us to throw our heads back in laughter at our little fella. Who needs tv when you can get just as much enterainment from a 9 month old? Jonah is now crawling all over the place and has just started sleeping through the night. He prefers to eat "real" food as opposed to baby food and makes his preference known. He will often watch us eat with such anticipation that we expect him to say, "pass the dang potatoes". He practicaly falls over laughing when he sees his daddy making funny faces and gets so excited when I sing the itsy bitsy spider. His biggest accomplishment thus far has to be his ability to give a high five to anybody who wants one. Oh, the joy!

2008-11-05T06:35:00.000-08:00

Check out number 45, ready for action.
Zombie greaser and dracula

the little stinker and grandma

2008-11-03T06:24:00.000-08:00

Oh gosh, Cameron looks so cute. Gotta love that beard!

2008-10-16T08:01:00.000-07:00

We've had a really wonderful summer. We had a lot of beach time and made sure that little Jonah adopts the river rat mentality of his parents. Unfortunately, we are horrible at taking pictures so please forgive the lack of photo-documentation. Jonah now has 2 teeth and is very noisy. His favorite words are dada and dede. He recently started eating solid foods and has a huge appetite. Sweet potatoes are his favorite and green beans not so much.

2008-09-30T07:24:00.000-07:00

2008-09-24T07:22:00.000-07:00

Cheering on big brother Michael at his football game
I can sit up!

2008-08-25T10:54:00.000-07:00

So typical, boys shooting guns
Jill and Macy cruising in the kayak
Barton Springs

2008-08-19T07:11:00.000-07:00

Kathleen and Cameron, love that smile!
Macy and Cameron, they like to smoosh their faces together
Jonah in his favorite spot, drooling down my shirt Fuller girls

2008-08-12T12:57:00.000-07:00

2008-07-30T07:56:00.000-07:00

All dressed up at a wedding in Galveston
Jonah with great grandmother
Michael's first fish
Cameron lovingly slobering in Jonah's ear
Fuller girls

2008-07-07T07:24:00.000-07:00

Mom, Jonah, Leah, and Cameron
Jonah, Kathleen, and Brandon at 4th of July Cousins' first trip to the Salt Lick
Jonah's first baseball game

2008-06-11T12:57:00.000-07:00

Pops and Lala in Lake Tahoe
Kathleen, Brando, and Oscar looking very cool
Mom and little Jonah

2008-06-11T12:53:00.000-07:00

Jonah at 3 months, looking very handsome
sleeping beauties, Jonah, Millie, and Maddie
Cameron and Jonah
Playing with daddy
Auntie Sam, Daisy, and Jonah

2008-05-13T08:42:00.000-07:00

Jonah at 2 months.

2008-05-01T10:59:00.000-07:00

Macy's 2nd Birthday Party

2008-04-28T13:24:00.000-07:00

Jonah takes his first bath with daddy.

2008-04-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

2008-02-18T09:57:00.000-08:00

Millie and Maddie with Mommy

2008-02-07T09:53:00.001-08:00

Newest members of the Fuller Family

Maddie and Kenny
Millie