The Lowdown on the Birthday Girl

Item! Claire turned 5 this weekend! She celebrated with a VERY exclusive party, that included all her friends, at Portland's new hot-spot, C2 (AKA the Children's Museum). She dined on pastries from the kitchen of the newest culinary sensation...Mommy. After the Fête, guests were whisked away by their handlers in strollers and SUV's with tinted windows!

On Sunday morning, the birthday girl was spotted at Wong's King Seafood, enjoying a brunch of Dim-Sum with her brother Charlie! Rumors are swirling that the young cutie enjoyed a feast of shrimp cakes and mango pudding!

Not to be outdone, the five-percent-of-a-century-old topped off the weekend by scarfing down fresh Hood Canal oysters delivered by none-other than Grandpa and Grandma! We'll keep you up to date with the latest breaking news on the young starlet!

Catching up on some pics

You would cry too if you were trying to crawl in a tutu


A chilly day at the zoo


Mmmm...pasta (or is Charlie an alien?)

Remember, you can click on any picture to get a larger version!

Happy Birthday Grandpa

Had a great weekend up in Everett celebrating Steve's 60th birthday. A good time was had by all - especially Charlie, who came out of it with the stomach flu. He's surprisingly happy looking for a kid who was between projectile-vomits.

Halloween Costumes!

Charlie portrays a conflicted Republican Mascot

Claire's a spider, with a bootylicious abdomen.

Shelob?

Claire's Self Portrait

Scooby and the Bard

"My name is Scooby Doo and this is my friend Shakespeare!"

Worm is Hot!

Claire is reading. She sat down and read the beloved children's classic, Worm Is Hot, to Charlie last night. She's able to read 3 and 4 letter words, but it's a start. She's loving her class at the Gardner school, and we're planning on having her reading at a tenth-grade level by the time she enters kindergarten (just kidding...maybe?)

A Ladybug's Tale

Claire has requested this little video that I found on YouTube, so I posted it here so she can find it again. I hear that this is a proof of concept and/or pilot for an animated series that showcases different aspects of the natural world. I think it's pretty funny and evidence that someone has seen the pod-racer scene in Star Wars a few times.

¿ Tres niños? ¡Ay... no es bueno!