toys are good food

We went camping this past weekend. It was Evie’s first tent-camping trip, and she loved it. We had a great time in the great outdoors. Pictures abound.

We camped with Evie last year in a cabin, but this was her first bona fide camping trip, tent’n’all. We went to East Fork Park, which is near home. The weather was beautiful, and we had a great campsite by the lake.

Brrr. There were 7.5 inches of snow on the truck this morning.

Evie’s been walking up a storm lately. Here’s some video of her walking to the park on Saturday.

The holiday treecam is online again! It should be online through the holidays, for whenever you need a little extra cheer. Feel free to stop by and play with our decorations.

Stop by any time between 8am and 10pm CST.

Here’s the link to the streaming version

And here’s the “updates-twice-a-minute version” good for mobile devices and such.

Go nuts, and happy holidays!

For Evie’s first Thanksgiving, we decided to stay home and spend some time together as a family. We had a wonderful and relaxing weekend, and I wish it could have lasted just a little bit longer.

Here’s a selection of pictures from the weekend.

Here’s a video from this weekend that demonstrates a number of Evie’s abilities including Roomba love, speed crawling, pulling up and using her walker, all in about a minute.

Also, here’s a picture of her teeth!

Good morning, teeth!

It’s close to Thanksgiving, and I have so much to give thanks for.

We had a great weekend. We got some much-needed organizing done around the house, took some pictures of Evie, had our first fire of the season, and watched some Battlestar Galactica. It was a weekend that could’ve lasted a few more days.

And the aforementioned Evie pictures are just inside…

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Evie has been growing so fast lately. She’s become a speed-crawler, trying lots of new foods, and now, without further ado, her latest trick.

(drum roll please)

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This weekend, while at the McKinney Farmers Market, I was hypnotized by a vendor’s crate of pickling cucumbers. I’ve never pickled anything before, and to be honest, I like pickles, but I’m not c-r-a-z-y about ’em. But Nancy is a pickle nut.

I did what had to be done, and a few dollars later, I was the proud owner of a bag of cukes.

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Some pix of Evie this summer. And a teaser to bring you in.

Sweet Summertime

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