Thursday, August 28, 2008

Da boys!


Occasionally Rose realizes just what she's gotten herself into. The boys hanging out in their underwear will usually do it. It's days like these that daycare doesn't look so bad and the 60 hour Moots workweek seems like a good chance for Matt to get caught up... Love you Mamma! Thanks Squash-blossom!

Friday, August 15, 2008

Happy Birthday tooooo youuuuu!

Morning serenade from Pops

Singing Pooh balloon baffles all...

Sea turtle from Grandma Penny leads off the cavalcade of presents for little Trout, so many we had to split it into two days so as not to overstim the little fella



Sweet wooden rattle from Pop & Mo



Let's make some noise!










Ice cream you call it? Hmmmm intriguing. Milky sweetness with hints of oak, blackberry bramble and regret...




Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Happy Birthday Trout Shadrach Alford!

3lbs 15 oz


23lbs! TSA got his one year checkup yesterday and he's in the 55th percentile for his weight, 95th for his height of 33" AND 97TH for his big fat melon. All his developmental milestones are in line (crawling, trying to stand up, pincer fingers for the CHeerios, etc.) so today we get to party! Yeah! Feels like a huge milestone for me and Rose as well, getting him thru his first winter without getting sick, seeing his growth catch up to (and then surpass) his peers, seeing him so happy and interested in what's going on around him, very social. New challenges ahead (like daycare and that dreaded 1st cold) but now we're a bit more confident that he (and we) can handle it. Huge thank you to all the grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and cousins who helped us thru preganancy, the NICU and Trout's first year, nice work everyone!

Monday, August 11, 2008

BirthdaY bOY

Someone is turning ONE year old tomorrow...

Gotta get cleaned up! Trout loves bath time...getting out of bath time, not so much.


Grandma Shirley in the house

Taking Betty for a swim on her birthday yesterday...lotsa birthdays (all of us) and anniversaries right now










Alfords and Everests at the Spring Creek ponds




How about some soursop smoothie Trout?






Bring it on!