bkg: http://www.beanmom.com/pix/batik4.jpg Dcp_2309.jpg "What's that you say?" "You think I look silly in this hat??" Dcp_2311.jpg "Well, fine then!" "I'll just take my silly hat and leave!" Dcp_2312.jpg Late night girls At least the cat gets to sleep... Dcp_2315.jpg Easter egg hunt Alice prepares to gather eggs Dcp_2317.jpg Gimme a push Sammy takes Rose for walkies Dcp_2324.jpg Pretty day, pretty girl Alice enjoys a breezy Spring day Dcp_2326.jpg Which way first? Sammy experiences some indecision... Dcp_2328.jpg Rose nap To say that she loves this doll may be an understatement Dcp_2330.jpg More Rose I Just hanging out together Dcp_2334.jpg More Rose II "Hey, nice socks!" Dcp_2335.jpg More Rose III "I like your pajamas, too..." Dcp_2336.jpg More Rose IV "But I particularly like the socks!" Dcp_2337.jpg More Rose V "Can I just... Borrow one of these?" Dcp_2338.jpg More Rose VI "Now what do I do with it?" Dcp_2345.jpg Peekaboo! "Mommy, pick me up!!" Dcp_2348.jpg A moment in time Caught in the act of dropping her toy Dcp_2349.jpg Please be quiet... She's resting!! Dcp_2351.jpg Holy heck! That is one SERIOUS rhododendron!! Dcp_2353.jpg Tasting "This grass looks delicious!" Dcp_2356.jpg Buddha on lotus Sammy basks Dcp_2358.jpg Meadowsweet She found the Sea of Green Dcp_2359.jpg Way too cute Daddy put that flower there Dcp_2360.jpg "Can you believe it?" Blooming bulbs at my dad's house Dcp_2364.jpg "Sure is bright out here" Our little pink tulip Dcp_2368.jpg "Say, Daddy..." Over the shoulder, baby is bolder Dcp_2370.jpg "Let's go see!" Sammy does her best nature show host impression Dcp_2375.jpg Ugly chair She's almost embarrassed to be seen sitting here Dcp_2405alicesammyswing1.jpg "Higher!" Swings put Sammy into a trance Dcp_2405alicesammyswing2.jpg "Thanks, Sissy!" Big sisters are so handy!! Dcp_2405aliceswing2.jpg Juice break Alice stops to refuel Dcp_2405alicetreehouse.jpg "Come on up!" Playing at Jake's Dcp_2405sammyslide.jpg Sammy LIKES the slide She proceeded to do this 38 more times Dcp_2406.jpg She's having fun. No, really. She really is having fun. We swear! Dcp_2408.jpg In sync Alice shows her how it's done Dcp_2409.jpg Grrrls Don't mess with them, ok? Dcp_2411.jpg Artsy shot I call this one "Still Life Amidst Fun" Dcp_2417.jpg Getting pushy again Nice shot, eh? Dcp_2424.jpg Piñata Alice takes a whack Dcp_2433.jpg Flower girls Jake's lawn has the perfect amount of dandelions! Dcp_2435.jpg Rose again Definitely her best friend Dcp_2436.jpg This picture is right-side-up She gets under the end table. Don't ask us how. Or why. Dcp_2440.jpg Huggies So far, so good, on the sibling thing Dcp_2443.jpg Precarious Mid-fall Dcp_2444.jpg "Yikes!" "I almost fell off of here!!" Dcp_2448.jpg "Just kidding!!" She knows she's too smart to fall off. Isn't she? Dcp_2453.jpg Pensive What is she thinking about? We'd like to know. Dcp_2457.jpg Sleep 1 We just love sleeping baby pictures Dcp_2464.jpg Sleep 2 Don't you love sleeping baby pictures? Dcp_2468.jpg Mother's Day Wearing Alice's present (the "jewelry") and eating Anth's present (Vietnamese food). Dcp_2470.jpg A lady who lunches Some delicious Vietnamese limeade Dcp_2473.jpg "I don't speak Vietnamese!" Trying to read the menu Dcp_2476.jpg Sleep 3 Daddy joins in Dcp_2479.jpg "Cool!!" Sammy learns from the master Dcp_2484.jpg "Hi, baby!" Sammy helped me to sort through these pictures Dcp_2485.jpg Waving "Hey, that picture is upside down!" Dcp_2496.jpg Artsy shot Daddy and Sammy, the Mirror Project Dcp_2503.jpg Yard saling Loaded with bargains! Dcp_2506.jpg In motion Pop-pop's house is fun! Dcp_2507.jpg Pausing for breath You can almost see the doggy on her cheek Dcp_2510.jpg Innocence Let's hope she doesn't bite into those packets Dcp_2512.jpg "There's WHAT in this packet?" Sammy narrowly avoids her first taste of mustard Dcp_2516.jpg Comin' atcha! Can you catch the flying stuffy? Dcp_2521.jpg Azaleas Sammy gives you a dirty look Dcp_2523.jpg Armsful Alice loves her pop-pop!! Dcp_2525.jpg Not for eating! The flowers are only for looking!! Dcp_2530.jpg Daddy's pride and joy Sure, he's fond of the kids, but this is his FIRST love Dcp_2533.jpg Goofy girl Trying on the Unabomber specs Dcp_2543.jpg Mommy HATES this Daddy passed on his icky eye-open sleeping gene to both kids! Dcp_2546.jpg Who's this? Sammy's not so sure about her cousin Tyler Dcp_2549.jpg Apparently he passes muster Big huggies for cousin Tyler!! Dcp_2557.jpg Boring trip Coming home from Godzilla's house with various trinkets Dcp_2561.jpg Put a lid on it Trying on Daddy's hat Dcp_2563.jpg Rabid child Sammy meets the squirrel on our feeder Dcp_2565.jpg Pose Sisters Dcp_2568.jpg She was framed! Hanging out under Sissy's desk... Dcp_2569.jpg Lapping Sammy kicks back Dcp_2571.jpg Loving looks Mommy and Sammy gaze Dcp_2572.jpg Belly up to the bar Sammy samples the Crayola Dcp_2573.jpg Hanging... ...in Sissy's room, eating her art supplies Dcp_2675.jpg Deeeelicious! Sissy nibbles on those toes Dcp_2676.jpg Sleepy Just can't get enough of those nap pictures! Dcp_2677.jpg Best friends Sammy hugs her baby Dcp_2680.jpg We have no idea... ...what's going on in this picture Dcp_2682.jpg Pet fork Sammy find us very droll Dcp_2690.jpg Primping Super Sammy checks out her look Dcp_2691.jpg "Don't wait up!" Super Sammy is off to save the world with her Fork of Justice Dcp_2692.jpg Like the hat? Mommy has a secret fetish for baby hats Dcp_2693.jpg Want another view? You gotta admit that's cute! Dcp_2697.jpg Framing the shot She's so helpful! Dcp_2703.jpg Just cute That's all, just cute Dcp_2706.jpg Another hat One of Mommy's favorite hats, in fact... Dcp_2740.jpg Good for the sole Sammy takes a Mommy break Dcp_2742.jpg Freeze! What's she up to? Dcp_2750.jpg Peony girl I Sammy visits the flowers Dcp_2753.jpg Evening romp Sammy silly sunset girl! Dcp_2754.jpg There she goes! She's off down the hill Dcp_2757.jpg "C'mon!" "Let's go see what's over there!" Dcp_2759.jpg Playing catch Mommy stole her ball Dcp_2761.jpg Up!! Mommy's gotcha! Dcp_2763.jpg Lovey Summer sunset snuggle Dcp_2767.jpg Oh yeah, very innocent Would you trust this face? Dcp_2768.jpg Peony Girl II Alice takes her turn Dcp_2770.jpg WAY too cute Mommy's new favorite dress Dcp_2771.jpg Cheering for cherries Gimme a C-H-E! Gimme an R-R-Y! What's that spell?? Dcp_2772.jpg Treasure from Godzilla's house When I was little, I named this horse Pongo. Alice named her Violet. Dcp_2773.jpg *pat pat* Baby needs to burp Dcp_2775.jpg Smother love A rather unconventional hold Dcp_2785.jpg Aunt Heather Sammy doesn't go to anyone new when she's awake. Dcp_2786.jpg Hearty smile Alice loves her sno-cone and popsicle shorts Dcp_2787.jpg The bunny and the mittenstring She's all set for something Dcp_2788.jpg The aftermath Someone set off another bomb in our living room Dcp_2790.jpg Shiny head Remember when all she could do was crawl? Dcp_2791.jpg Aunt Heather is so boring... ...Sammy can barely stay awake when she visits Dcp_2793.jpg Gardening We are planting a bunch of whatever seed packets Mommy's got laying around Dcp_2795.jpg "I don't know about this..." Sammy's not so sure about, um, that tree or something Dcp_2796.jpg "Jeez, Mom's been slacking off" Critiquing my walk maintenance, or lack thereof Dcp_2798.jpg And she's off! She runs really fast Dcp_2799.jpg Heading out to help Let's go plant whatever bulbs Mommy's got laying around! Dcp_2800.jpg "Who, me?" "You talkin' to me??" Dcp_2802.jpg "Come on in!" Sammy's the hostess with the mostest Dcp_2805.jpg "Hmm, I guess this is ok..." Sammy tries out her new (to her) tricycle Dcp_2806.jpg "Yeah, I could get used to this..." Once more around the park, James? Dcp_2851.jpg New food Sammy tries a plum Dcp_2853.jpg So far, so good "Hey, this is not bad!" Dcp_2856.jpg And the verdict is... (She deliberates carefully) Dcp_2857.jpg Plums are good!! "Yay for plums!!" Dcp_2859.jpg "Wanna jumprope?" Sissy's toys are the best! Dcp_2862.jpg Sammy sez... ...it's too darn hot!!! Dcp_2864.jpg Geek in training Alice in her Sammy-free zone Dcp_2867.jpg Alice in the spotlight (Relative sizes not to scale) Dcp_2868.jpg Mommy-baby Snuggle Dcp_2872.jpg Sissies I Pose, patched Dcp_2874.jpg Sissies II Pose, unpatched Dcp_2881.jpg View from above We who are about to pick salute you Dcp_2883.jpg The swing set I "Are you gonna push me, or what?" Dcp_2884.jpg The swing set II "Wheeee!" Dcp_2885.jpg The swing set III Motion encourages meditation Dcp_2886.jpg The swing set IV "Whoa! Not so close! Jeez!" Dcp_2887.jpg The swing set V Just a blur Dcp_2888.jpg The swing set VI She's really moving now! Dcp_2889.jpg The swing set VII Did she grab that off the tree?? Dcp_2892.jpg The swing set VIII Bliss Dcp_2893.jpg The swing set IX Stasis Dcp_2894.jpg New shooz I These shoes are a little big for her! Dcp_2895.jpg New shooz II But she looks spiffy in them! Dcp_2896.jpg New shooz III She's stepping out! Dcp_2897.jpg New shooz IV Greetings from our backyard (that's not our pool) Dcp_2898.jpg New shooz V Admiring the footwear Dcp_2900.jpg Produce Alice has been busy Dcp_2901.jpg Frivolity Sammy is amused by our toil Dcp_2903.jpg Daddy love Adoring look Dcp_2905.jpg Once more in the swing Alice is pushing her luck Dcp_2908.jpg Not gonna nap This hotel bed is too exciting to sleep in! Dcp_2914.jpg Alice's favorite part of the trip... ...was being able to do this in her room Dcp_2917.jpg Finally worn out Some light reading sends Sammy to slumberland Dcp_2924.jpg Clay play Alice enjoys the Hamilton, Ontario, Children's Museum Dcp_2926.jpg Self-portrait Mommy took this picture herself! Dcp_2928.jpg Doggy 1 -- From my cold, dead fingers "You can NEVER have this dog. NEVER!!" Dcp_2929.jpg Doggy 2 -- Familiarity breeds contempt "Well, maybe, in a little while..." Dcp_2931.jpg Doggy 3 -- Get this thing away from me "Ehh, here, take it. I'm bored." Dcp_2934.jpg ...And so I did Another self-portrait at the museum Dcp_2939.jpg Fix your roof, sir? Alice is ready for some heavy lifting Dcp_2942.jpg Beep, beep! Sammy takes 'er out for a spin Dcp_2948.jpg Oh, that skirt 1 The little ballerina poses Dcp_2949.jpg Oh, that skirt 2 The little ballerina checks the house Dcp_2950.jpg Oh, that skirt 3 The little ballerina mingles with the commoners Dcp_2952.jpg Oh, that skirt 4 The little ballerina disappears backstage Dcp_2954.jpg Oh, that skirt 5 The little ballerina checks under the hood Dcp_2956.jpg Oh, that skirt 6 The little ballerina examines the exhaust system Dcp_2959.jpg Oh, that skirt 7 The little ballerina poses once again Dcp_2963.jpg Blow-up doll Sammy checks out the inflatable amusements Dcp_2964.jpg Stop Look Listen Fleeing from the maniacal orange train thingy Dcp_2969.jpg Found a treasure "Look! A fabulous piece of someone else's trash!" Dcp_2970.jpg To share or not to share Mommy relieves her of her germy find Dcp_2980.jpg Tuckered out Too much fun at the fair Dcp_2982.jpg Blue sand Technicolor fun Dcp_2983.jpg Pink sand More rainbow excitement Dcp_2984.jpg Ride 'em Going for a jaunt Dcp_2986.jpg Hot pink Gosh, this sand is... Bright. Dcp_2987.jpg Crazy angle Sammy hops on Dcp_2992.jpg Making a friend Alice and pirate Dcp_2994.jpg Snack time! Alice digs in Dcp_2997.jpg Just her size Sammy finds a tiny seat Dcp_3001.jpg Horsing around Silly girls pose for Mommy