The Highlights

I've tried to include enough pitures to hit the highlights of events since I have not posted in a long while.


What were we thinking when we decided to buy a tool set with more than 4 pieces? Not sure, but Kenna loves it!



Kenna as a "workin' woman"

Morgan enjoying her new sleeping bag.



Michael or Uncle Jim? Hard to tell.


Morgan assists Kenna with gifts after her stack is depleted.















The best part of Christmas day....


Playing in puddles in new clothes.




Don't you agree?













Toasting in the New Year in Washington, DC.


Morgan is a pilot at the air and space Museum. She's flying us to Florida so we can go to Sea World - humm maybe instead of the cold Washington, DC we should have gone to Orlando.


Here's how we got to the Metro station ... once. After that it was just too much to expect the kids to endure after being out all day.









Abe Lincoln, look out! They're on their way up!











Kenna hanging out with the Giant pandas.












A dino ate Michael while we were at the Zoo!











Closing with a cute shot of Kenna.

Alas I've returned

from Washington, DC, my office, no where...

So many things have occurred since I last wrote. Christmas, a trip to DC, my birthday, New Years, museums and the zoo in DC, the trip back from DC, back to work for me, back to pre-school for Morgan, Kenna falls asleep on her own. The list could go on, but then I wouldn't have time to get to what I wanted to tell you.

Breaking the silence to share a cute story.

Mike went to his parent's house today. While he was there, his parents successfully convinced him to bring home their unused dog food, dog biscuits, and water bowl. The dog food was in a short metal trash can. It looks just like the one we use as a diaper pail. I don't think the dogs would actually mind if we confused them.

Since Kenna learned to take the lid off of our old dog food container a few days ago, Michael decided to put all of the food into the trash-can to try to keep her out of it for a few more days. I think it took about 25 seconds for Kenna to casually stroll over to the container, remove the lid, extract a few pieces, saunter over to Hyena's bowl and deposit them with a gleeful giggle.

As she excitedly returned to the can to do the trick again, her father realized his defeat!

As if that were not enough, she also found great delight in the new dog water bowl. The old bowl, was just that a bowl. Nothing fancy about it. We pick it up, add water, and return it to the floor - unless Kenna is awake in which case we put it on the counter. The new water bowl has a reservoir that will only need filling occasionally. The downside is that it's a bit big, heavy, and awkward to put on the counter. After only a couple of growls (from Dad) Kenna was willing to leave that alone.

So what gems can be gleaned from this experience...never assume that anything is safe with a toddler in the house.