Sarah, 12/08

The candy in her mouth somehow gave her such a serious look.

Presents!

Well, wrapping paper - which is much more interesting when you're sub-1 anyway. Other than that, Zach's favorite present of the season might just have been that tube of sweet potato puffs, available for under $3 at your local grocery store (thanks, Aunt Jenni!)

Gingerbread

Jennifer was kind enough to invite us to join her, Sydney and Sarah to make gingerbread houses on the 26th.

Sarah's house:

Sydney's creation:

And, since Josh and I had taken a 2-year break from pumpkin carving, it was nice to have an opportunity for a joint craft project. No plastic knives covered in frosting were hurled in the process, so we call it a success. Josh handled structure (note the L-shaped layout) while I took on exterior decoration and was entertained for longer even than Sydney by the project.

As a bonus, we discovered a) that Zach enjoys graham crackers, and b) that raisins that pass through an infant's digestive system emerge very plump - as when cooked into oatmeal.

Jeni - 12/08

We have been fighting a nasty series of (computer) viruses that prevented me from accessing my photos for a few weeks. Josh finally conquered that, and I now back have a heap of pictures. So, we'll start in Virginia,with Jeni. Eagerly awaiting presents, and then channelling Tina Turner.

Greetings from Zach

It occurred to me that I hadn't posted any normal photos in a while, so here are a couple:





New firsts of recent weeks:

• haircut (with Josh's beard trimmer)
  
• cracker
  
• dosa, at the Bombay Club (that was a big hit)
  
• cold - first and second, in fact
  
• sausage
  
• trip to Texas

Photo credits for both of these goes to Josh (I'm assuming - I don't actually remember, but I think those are my hands in the pictures).

Water fountains

Can you find Joshua, Estee and Zach in these pictures?






As seen in San Antonio.

Sleepy butt

Poor unsuspecting child, thinking he's taking a nap, not posing for a photo shoot.

San Antonio impressions

First Date

With Lilia, and candlelight.

Horses

Just back from a trip to the land of Texas. Our official business was the wedding of Josh's cousin, Nick, but while nearby we stopped in to meet his other cousin, Brian and his brood of horses on the outskirts of San Antonio. Zach was mesmerized by the large animals but exercised caution when it came to touching them.