Mark & Jessie have had their 1st birthday!

Is it possible that Mark & Jessie are already 1 year old?  It is indeed.  It seems like only yesterday that we were visiting them every day in the NICU at Motts Children's Hospital.  How time flies.  We celebrated bday #1 with their Grammi Bonnie and Grampi John.  They shared a cupcake, well the frosting anyway.  Arthur hammed it up and, as you will see, the party was really hopping.  Enjoy...

November 2012

2012_11, a set on Flickr.

Here are some pics taken during the past month, including some taken at our Thanksgiving celebration at Grammi & Grampi Sherwood's. Toward the end, you will see a quick set of pics of Cathy and the kids meant to show off Mark's and Jessie's new birthday clothes. In these pics, you will see how Arthur has become Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes fame. Each photo was preceded by daddy saying "OK Arthur, now smile and BE STILL and don't make a funny face. Well....

Halloween trick-or-treating 2012

2012_Halloween, a set on Flickr.

We went downtown for trick-or-treating early in the day and had Sammy over for more in the evening. Way too much candy in the house.

Jessie "talks" with Mark & Daddy

Here's a cute video of Jessie showing off her peculiar communication skills.  Her communications here are much preferred to her normal screaming and screeching.  You might need to turn your volume up pretty high to hear all of her sounds.  She looks a bit like Dizzy Gillespie, don't you think?

Wiard's Orchard

 
 
Arthur and daddy had a fun time at Wiard's Orchard on Saturday.  Arthur rode a firetruck and slid down an inflated super slide and went on his first hay ride.  Cathy, Mark & Jessie spent most of the time inside because it was rather chilly so I don't have any new pics of them.  You can find the rest of the Wiard's Orchard pics here http://flic.kr/s/aHsjCxW86A along with the photos from last week taken at Jenny's Farm.

Fall Festival at Jenny's Farm

2012_10, a set on Flickr.

We spent some time today enjoying the perfect fall weather at Jenny's Farm in Dexter. Arthur rode a pony and climbed all over and inside the straw maze, and Mark & Jessie even rolled around in the straw a little. Mark loved it, Jessie cringed. She's so girly (Cathy's words, not mine). There are some other random shots in this set too. One of Cathy sleeping with Jessie (Cathy will be mad that I posted it so I'm in trouble now). So long....