Monday, May 27, 2013

Attempting to take a picture

The challenges of group shots with Annabel...











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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Patient puppy and the bunny

Godric proving his worth as family dog by sitting through GK's experiment.  It took her awhile to get it just right. 



Annabel started pointing into the backyard and shouting, "Bunny!"


And there he is under the Forsythia.  There are at least two that appear at dusk and eat up our weeds.  Annabel is best at spotting them.  Godric - not so good at spotting them, but does turn on his turbo drive   when he finally does (never does get close to catching them).


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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Leaf raking and dog training

Annabel is working hard at raking leaves, while GK has a project of her own. We encourage GK to not just give Godric treats without making him work for it a bit. Here she has decided to try to teach him to go through the tunnel.




There was success, eventually.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

During A Prairie Home Companion


Meanwhile by at the high chair Godric and Annabel have a pretty good system worked out.



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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Dog on the hunt

Where you will always find Godric during meal times

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Annual Mother's Day photo

Me and my girls.

Godric found having all of us on the ground to be too exciting for words and could not be persuaded to sit still for a picture.



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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Our Fashionista

Godric makes the best of a snowy yard.


GK has developed very strong opinions about clothes. The more plaids and stripes, the better (and pity the parent who tries to convince her otherwise). Next year, everyone will be wearing their t-shirts inside out.



Blue jeans, tutu, AND ruby slippers. It's hard to see, but there is also a purple curler in her hair (just one).

This is also a good example of what happens when you start a movie about 5 o'clock on days when there was no nap.


From this angle it does look like the Wicked Witch of the East was crushed by tulle.


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Lazy St. Valentine's Day

GK reads the paper at breakfast.


A gift for Daddy - Annabel starts her da-da-da's



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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Snowmeggedon, Part 1

This is the first of a whole week of snow days. Note how high the snow is, and that it is still falling. Two more storms came in three days later.

Godric models with stylish coat.

GK helps her Daddy shovel the porch.


GK learns about snow balls.




Bonus shot: Annabel in a crown. As with all thing she proceeded to take it off her head and try to eat it.




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Sunday, February 7, 2010

January pictures

At the dinner table


GK plays her violin: a guitar and pair of pliers.


Annabel has caught the duck!


I don't know how they sleep like that.


Godric has just traded toys with Annabel. You can see him in the lower left corner sneaking off with an orange teddy bear. As a substitute he has left her his purple dog. The only one unhappy with this arrangement is Mommy, of course.


GK helps get me read for the Saints-Cardinals game.



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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Joy of a dog

No one can make Annabel laugh like dog.



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December pics

Annabel eats solids! That's rice cereal all over her face.


Godric helps how he can.


Warming up the papsan


GK is all ready for school with pig tails and a Christmas bow.


Later that day she gets a hold of a red pen. She shows off her handy work. I knew something was up when she was suddenly very still and quiet.


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Sunday, December 13, 2009

The backroom play mat

Godric sees Annabel's playmat as his own napping spot.


Annabel loves grabbing at the hanging rattles. GK has learned that it is not a climbing toy, particularly when Annabel is underneath.


Dead tired dog
GK conversing with Annabel in the morning



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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Gaaahhh! What happen to my dog?!?!

Before



After



Almost asked if they were sure this was my dog. He lost about 10 lbs in fur, especially around face. Tends to emphasize the rat qualities over the schnauzer. He's so embarrassed.

Chris goes away for two nights and comes home to find a ballerina in the house and his dog shaved.


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Monday, September 21, 2009

Must take more pictures of Annabel

But here are more of GK in the meantime.



They've been rebuilding our sidewalk all month, which means we have not had a driveway since September 1st and must shuttle babies, groceries, diaper bags, etc. through a construction zone and across a busy street every time we leave the house. On the plus side is that a watching a backhoe and dump truck from our porch is just as good as Elmo to GK.


GK and the towers she built - a change from her usual demolition tendencies.


The hunter stalks his prey...



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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Tummy Time

Annabel gets some tummy time. GK joins her.


Sweet sisters


... and then GK unsnaps every snap she can find.


Meanwhile - we have a sad puppy in an Elizabethan collar.


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