bkg: http://www.beanmom.com/pix/bg-cherry.gif c001.jpg Pensive She's waiting for the bus to take her to the Farm Show c002.jpg First stop Milkshake!! c003.jpg Mommy-baby Sammi is snuggli c004.jpg Hmmm... Sammi's looking a little different today! c005.jpg Oh wait! She fooled you! She's not really a goat!! c006.jpg Oh nooooo!!! Apparently, if your basement gets too wet, the zombies come. The more you know... c007.jpg Let's fire this baby up! She's ready to mow! c008.jpg Mmmm, cookies! She's baking for her class. Lucky class! c009.jpg Helping Oh, so cute c010.jpg SNOW Sammi is ready to play c011.jpg Comin' at ya Alice takes a break from helping to shovel after the FIRST foot-plus of snow c012.jpg Detail Snow sure gets everywhere, doesn't it? c013.jpg MORE SNOW Another foot-plus is coming. Better clear off the deck so it doesn't collapse! c014.jpg Sammi sez... ...'Tut tut, looks like rain snow!!' c015.jpg Can do Got jammies, will shovel!! c016.jpg Later that storm... More shoveling. Time for a break. c017.jpg Make a path Sammi is close to reconnecting with the outside world c018.jpg Helper girls It's nice to finally have kids big enough to contribute to a job like this c019.jpg She's ALWAYS watching you... ...so you be good, ok? c020.jpg Kitty girl at work This picture is, like, concentrated cute c021.jpg Snow angels What they are, and what they're making c022.jpg Water play Touching at the Please Touch Museum c023.jpg Down the rabbit hole It's Alice in the Alice in the Wonderland room!! c024.jpg Is this your card? Are you sure? Look closely! c025.jpg A wee little room And a very big little Sammi c026.jpg True reflection "Do I really look like that?!?" c027.jpg Curiouser and curiouser! "Luckily for Alice, the little magic bottle had now had its full effect, and she grew no larger..." c028.jpg Dream job I "Number 6, your order is ready..." c029.jpg Dream job II "Will that be paper or plastic?" c030.jpg Cardinal rule What a chipper little redbird! c031.jpg Blow dry I Sammi enjoys a breeze c032.jpg Blow dry II Alice positions the blowers for maximum effect c033.jpg Blow dry III Bliss c034.jpg Nesting Cushions + TV + chips = nirvana c035.jpg Ta-dah! (I) Snow! A lot of it! c036.jpg Ta-dah! (II) Snow over here, too!! c037.jpg Ta-dah! (III) Almost more snow than Sam!!! c038.jpg Thanks, Easter Bunny! Alice got soft curlers c039.jpg Observation Sammi learns by watching c040.jpg A subtle wave She's so pretty c041.jpg Say 'hey!' Snuggling with the kitteh c042.jpg Drama Sammi does her best Sarah Bernhardt c043.jpg May I take your order please? It's a good day for the Micky D's playset c044.jpg It's a Hard-Knock Life She's ready for the opening number! c045.jpg Backstage support A hug from Sammi while we wait for the rehearsal to start c046.jpg Pensive Sammi contemplates the ramifications of the playground c047.jpg Just hangin' around Above: nonchalant. Below: dangling. c048.jpg Jungle gym I Grabbing on c049.jpg Jungle gym II Pulling up c050.jpg Jungle gym III Facing down c051.jpg Jungle gym IV Wardrobe adjustment c052.jpg This is the exact moment... ...when she got completely hooked on Scott Pilgrim c053.jpg Rehearsal over Time for a few posed shots c054.jpg Prima ballerina She's dressed for "Coppelia" c055.jpg Celebratory dinner The recital's over! Let's eat!! c056.jpg Couldn't think of a caption... ...I was stumped. Get it? c057.jpg Nature: get to know it This is apparently a fascinating tree c058.jpg Girl squeeze We're going for a hike on Daddy's birthday! c059.jpg Glamour She's getting to know nature up-close-and-personal c060.jpg Dots a good picture What a little woodland sprite c061.jpg Let's go home! The car is loaded up! c062.jpg Compare and contrast I This picture was taken at the same location as this picture, approximately 15 years later. c063.jpg Compare and contrast II This picture goes with this one. c064.jpg A few extras Alice and my stepdad bring us up to the present c065.jpg The gang's all here Only 3 of these people existed 15 years ago!! c066.jpg Horsey ride Sammi prefers not to walk any further c067.jpg Hot Topic Alice bought some clip-in streaks! c068.jpg Strange fruit I What's that in my tree? c069.jpg Strange fruit II Why, it's readers! My tree grew readers!! c070.jpg Strange fruit III Boy, they're really up there... c071.jpg Strange fruit IV She's reading Scott Pilgrim c072.jpg Strange fruit V She's reading The Restaurant at the End of the Universe c073.jpg Luckeeeee! Look what Daddy found for her c074.jpg On the road again She's heading to the cabin with Daddy c075.jpg Stop buggin' me! Don't mess with her c076.jpg Album cover Sammi's ready for stardom c077.jpg Slantwise It's time to go. Get in the car. c078.jpg Excuse me? What did you just say about my ridiculous slippers?? c079.jpg Make a wish Sammi wishes for pants c080.jpg Plugged in You guys go enjoy nature. She'll be here when you get back. c081.jpg Frisbees This is not how most people catch them c082.jpg Ultra Sky-O Awesomest frisbee-thing EVAR! c083.jpg Awwwwwww yeah!! You wish you had an Ultra Sky-O!! c084.jpg Quiet time Chillin' on the bunk bed c085.jpg Sunset This one's all tawny browns c086.jpg TDE o'clock What time is it? Too Damn Early. c087.jpg Happy hairy Static electricity is FUN!! c088.jpg Uhhhhhhhh... ...She's still thinking. Let's come back later. c089.jpg C'mon in!! Sammi is The Doorkeeper c090.jpg Glimpse of the future Pretty colors, pretty girl c091.jpg Nice hat This picture is just odd. Really. c092.jpg One of these things is not like the others Can you find Alice?? c093.jpg Piggy love Sammi's new best friend c094.jpg The view from above Daddy's on the roof for some reason c095.jpg Vantage point Now Alice is on the roof c096.jpg The view from below There's absolutely no way that Mommy is getting on the roof. c097.jpg "Huh?" She can't hear yooooou. c098.jpg Peacock Sammi flaunts her feathers c099.jpg Stillness There's nothing more refreshing than a little toe-dip! c100.jpg Nice cream Mmmm, Scooped!!! c101.jpg Rock on On rock c102.jpg You're in Bear Country! The girls prep for an arduous trek up Mt. Washington c103.jpg Vista It's a lovely day! c104.jpg Halfway up This hike is so exhausting!! c105.jpg Chilly Only an idiot, or family of idiots, would go up to the top of Mt. Washington without warm clothing!! c106.jpg Windy It sure is brisk up here! c107.jpg Cocoa We made it to the top (and yes, we actually drove up)! c108.jpg Summiting Top o'New Hampshire, ma!! c109.jpg Workin' it Alice takes in the view c110.jpg Foggy walk Different mountain, different day c111.jpg Foxy lady Sammi and her friend are snuggled up c112.jpg What a view!! Mommy, who is afraid of heights, preferred this to the sweeping vista we were expecting c113.jpg Ground level Green, green, green