I like that all of these photos focus on Thea emerging out of something. I particularly like the brave adventurer feel of the second photo. Nikole took these shots (and probably most of the others I've just posted).
Another hat shot. Thea's hanging with her Omie at a craft sale, where she fell in love with a hat my mom made out of an old sweater sleeve. Because she's crafty, my mom is.
[...]Thea's Halloween costume was a labor of love, and more fascinating for everyone in the household than the candy that our allergenic tot is unable to enjoy.
Nikole has dabbled in sewing over the years, but turning Thea into Little Red Riding Hood was a labor of [...]
Nikole found these awesome bubbles at Gymboree that last forever -- and come out in a mad flurry. Thea finds herself more obsessed with the bubble blowing implements than she actually is in the physical bubbles themselves. She's also started treating our seasonal decorations on our [...]
In one of the more sallow elections in which I've actually had the sad pleasure of participating, Thea and her stuffed lion "Kaffee" joined me at the polls earlier this month. I think she also voted with Nikole, which raises all sorts of [...]

To anyone who has been in a retail store recently, it seems that Christmas has been coming earlier and earlier each year. I was in a pharmacy the day before Halloween and there was already a very limited Christmas display. I understand the mass marketing appeal of Christmas and I'm [...]

I have always been a pretty active, healthy person. Through the
encouragement of someone close to me, I have started taking my running
a bit more seriously. Over the past two years, I have run several races
– mainly 8k and 10k races – with my [...]
In the past few weeks, Thea and Nikole have been experimenting with crayons, sidewalk chalk and Play-Doh. I imagine it's pretty typical for small children to eat everything. Because why would you want to actually use crayons or chalk, for instance, for something [...]