Laurel with Poppi
Laurel with Gran-Gran
Elvis getting comfy
Laurel getting comfy
Wild impressionistic image of Laurel in her pumpkin costume that came out when the flash didn't go off!
At the Fall Festival at our church... Laurel found some balloons!
jumping around in the moonwalk
riding in the Barrel Train
During a visit from Nana
Elvis's new favorite spot
At the park on Labor day
Laurel just can't get enough of poor Dylan.
Dylan really likes this plant. At times, recently, he'll stick his face right in the dirt like he loves the smell.
at Barton Springs on a hot summer day...
Laurel is Sticker Queen, and this is what she likes to do with them.
at Matt's El Rancho, our favorite local Tex-Mex restaurant
Laurel with Gran-gran (a couple of pictures from a visit to Stephenville)
Laurel's 2nd birthday party!
birthday message on one of her birthday presents
examining the party favors
Caleb Wood and Adam Smykla
Teresa with Liesl Geiger
Suzanne and Rebecca
June visit with my parents and sibs in California
impromptu drum circle with my Dad's various percussion toys...
some quality time with Nana
At the Vino Piazza wine tasting place (where we actually also went when we visited in April of last year)
This is a supposed-to-be-kinda-artsy shot, which I took when a certain compositional possibility seemed to present itself.
relaxing on my parents' back porch
sunrise in back of Santa Paula, where the sun woke us up a little early
in Santa Barbara stopping by the picturesque campus of Westmont, where I (as well as my sister Christie, who we had picked up by that time) went to college
lunching at our favorite Mexican place in Santa Barbara (and Julia Childs' favorite Mexican place period, reportedly!), La Super Rica
poking around on State Street in Santa Barbara
The Cakes getting a much-needed little snooze in the car on the way to Orange
visiting the Frickerts down in Orange
Laurel getting acquainted with the Frickert's bunny
Laurel and her cousin Emma getting reacquainted
Hop on Papa!
Laurel's first time at the beach!
The Pacific Ocean is coooold!
Emma the fearless Snake Girl
the travelin' family, headed back to Woodbridge
at the famous Newman Exit off I-5
taking in some spa time back at my parents'
Laurel enjoying a yogurt-juice popsicle in the backyard
dinnertime out on the back deck in the cool California evening
sunrise over the San Joaquin valley as we head to the San Jose airport to catch our early flight home back to Austin...
For some reason Laurel sometimes sleeps with her feet stuck out between the crib bars.
Deidra's parents visiting Austin, us dining at their hotel
It was another moist spring in Texas; a huge storm blew through and well-nigh split a tree in our neighbor's front yard in half, and this was the result. Similar scenes are to be found elsewhere in town.
"The boys" are getting along famously, as always.
Laurel's enjoying her new booster seat.
This and the following two are some pictures taken at a playdate with Laurel's friend Gloria...
Some friends of ours, the Herstads, took this picture when they babysat for us at their place one evening.
Easter Weekend
on Good Friday, Laurel with Gran-Gran
At the Easter Egg Hunt at Perry Park on Saturday... Laurel wanted to get down and jump right into it!
gratuitous kitty picture (and typical Dylan pose)
Laurel in her pretty Easter dress her Nana made her
some more angles on Laurel in her dress... I couldn't get her to stand still!
After church... Laurel, as usual, just wanted to get down and run around!
picnicking at Mount Bonnell...
Laurel enjoys her "buggy" we just got her!
"Pick me up, Daddy!"
Laurel loves to dance!
Laurel climbs up on chairs now. We have to keep a close eye on her!
visiting my grandparents in Dallas, meeting the new puppy
Laurel was enthralled by the ice skaters at the Dallas Galleria.
Laurel loves being outside...
With her chalk on the pavement: "bloooo!"
"Wheee!"
Sometimes Laurel sleeps with her butt in the air.
