New Member Of The Family

We'd like to announce the addition of Charkie (pronounced "Sharky") to our family. He's a chocolate lab, just like Choco, and they already get along great. Here's his adoption certificate:

G is taking great care of him (through the Webkinz web site). He gave him a cool rocket bed, a yard to play in, toys, and lots of yummy food.

Seriously, this Webkinz thing is pretty neat. There are learning opportunities in which he can earn "money" to care for his pet, and it's a fun activity to do with Mommy and Daddy. He's learning about what living things need, and he's learning about earning and spending.

Tomorrow, G will start a karate class, and we know that several of his friends already take the class. That means that we will feel right at home with the other families - something that's happening more and more these days!

Happy Halloween!

Well, it was for us, anyway! Here are a few photos from Halloween, as well as one from G's birthday in July and a couple from our trip up north.

Unnecessary Force

Here's what REALLY went down Tuesday night!

Star in Your Own JibJab!

G and Aunt Wowo have lots of fun together - like in this choreographed dance they recently performed.

Star in Your Own JibJab!

We didn't just have a bridal shower last weekend!

Star in Your Own JibJab!

The boys headed down to Waikiki and sent home this video.

Star in Your Own JibJab!

We Love Our Shins!

Laura parks wherever she darn well pleases - if you can get your eyes off her phat ride, notice the location of the yellow line.

Here's a cute picture from our trip back to Georgia on Monday. This was taken in Berea, Kentucky.

Yesterday was Heather's birthday celebration. I was one of the lucky few to score an invitation to the big event. We had lots of fun at dinner, and I hope that she felt as special as she is.

Is there anyone who doesn't know that we went to the Shins concert tonight? P may possibly be a little obsessed with them. It was even better than we'd hoped. Check out www.theshins.com ...and this video:

Well, Well, Mr. Smartypants!

G showed us a toy on Monday and asked if it was a chrysalis. Just to make sure we understood what he said, we asked him to clarify. Yep, he said "chrysalis." He said a caterpillar makes it, and when it comes out it's a butterfly. Today, he picked up M's R2D2 figure and said, "This is a beautiful toy for Daddy." A little while later, we taught him how to use the computer mouse and he successfully played his first game on the computer - Diego Safari.

He is also getting into arts and crafts. We spent the ENTIRE DAY doing painting, model building, and button gluing (it's our own personal art form). He was actually really good at following directions, which means that he REALLY enjoyed building the model bulldozer.

I finally located a web page memorial to my tattoo artist, Suzanne Fauser. You can find it here. If we get tattoos in the future, we will go to Brandon Bond. Our friends (Hi Vee!) told us about his studio last weekend, and then we noticed that he's really pretty famous, including appearances on several shows including L.A. Ink. We think he meets our standards. Feel free to let us know what you'd like to see inked on us, unless it's "nothing." We already kind of know what we want, but we're still good listeners.