Russel Orchards

A fall favorite on an indian summer day.

Claire's Intuition

A 7 month pregnant Kate came to visit and from these pictures you can tell Claire was asking about the baby. She knew there was something special going on... An amazing moment.

New 'do

So I ended up with a plain old bob even though I had envisioned this...

New Red Shoes

Doesn't every girl need a pair of red shoes? As fall rolls around, we were forced to retire the sandals for some real mary janes -- especially now that Claire walks. We had tried to go cheap and Claire's feet weren't happy. These See Kai Run shoes however are now worn everyday and Claire loves them.

the last of summer

We had the chance to take Cole and Ollie for the day as Meg and Tim both headed back to work. We spent most of the day at a state park swimming during which an ice cream truck showed up and Cole asked if we could get some.... Steven replied, "Why not?" which thrilled Cole and we spent the next 45 minutes trying to decide on a flavor. It was the first ice cream truck experience for all the kids, it seemed only necessary to document it.

She Walks!

That was a grape that lured her across the room.