bkg: http://www.beanmom.com/pix/CrispLinen.jpg Dcp_4439.jpg Glamour shot Sammy's new glasses Dcp_4440.jpg Head shot "Hey, I can see you now!" Dcp_4442.jpg "This means something!" In her spare time, she enjoys arranging soda cans in pleasing patterns Dcp_4446.jpg Climbing She's always climbing Dcp_4457.jpg Meeting of the minds Alice makes a caprine friend Dcp_4459.jpg Yummy fingers Sammy loves the goats Dcp_4462.jpg Sunshine Sometimes she just glows Dcp_4470.jpg Attracting a following Alice knows where to find the tenderest leaves Dcp_4472.jpg Climbing again See what I mean? Dcp_4473.jpg Up See the seesaw? Dcp_4476.jpg Pinky dreams All tucked in for the night Dcp_4483.jpg The artist and her latest oeuvre It's a dog, I think... Or maybe a horse...? Dcp_4491.jpg Helping hand Sammy pitches in with the housework Dcp_4492.jpg "Say cheeeeese!!!" The lens cap is closed, but that's okay because the camera doesn't work anyway Dcp_4496.jpg "Say what?" Those eyes see all Dcp_4502.jpg Baybee!! She loves her baby Dcp_4735.jpg Walk 1 Sammy is all helmeted up Dcp_4736.jpg Walk 2 Doesn't she look safe? Dcp_4738.jpg Walk 3 Cruising past some flowers Dcp_4743.jpg Walk 4 Looking all around Dcp_4744.jpg Walk 5 Making some strap adjustments Dcp_4746.jpg Walk 6 Popping a wheelie Dcp_4748.jpg Walk 7 She who took all of the "Walk" pictures, including this one Dcp_4749.jpg Walk 8 And this one, too! Dcp_4787.jpg Care for a pretzel? This was a "Quick! Take a picture of me!!" moment Dcp_4790.jpg Snuggled up Watching TV together Dcp_4791.jpg Cute dress I "How much money do I have?" Dcp_4792.jpg Cute dress II "I'm broke! Let's go shopping!" Dcp_4793.jpg Cute dress III "Whaddaya mean, you can't go shopping without money??" Dcp_4797.jpg Spinning She dances to the music in her head Dcp_4798.jpg Rain play In from a visit to "Nature's shower" Dcp_4799.jpg Basking Sammy and baby get a tan Dcp_4871.jpg Busking "This one goes out to all mah homies..." Dcp_4872.jpg Try and resist it You must tickle that belly!! Dcp_4880.jpg Posing Sammy goes all Daisy Duke Dcp_4885.jpg Soporific For insomnia, take two of this picture 20 minutes before bedtime Dcp_4888.jpg Comin' atcha! It's crazy backwards-and-inside-out-clothes girl!! Dcp_4893.jpg She can sleep anywhere And she often does Dcp_4898.jpg Second grader Ready for the first day of school Dcp_4901.jpg "Hi Kitty!" Lilith gets the full treatment Dcp_4907.jpg How the other half lives Alice pretends she didn't get her parents' bad-hair genes Dcp_4910.jpg Fair girls Alice & friend at Hay Creek Dcp_4927.jpg Dipster In line to dip her candle Dcp_4935.jpg "Huh?" Trying out a rustic bench Dcp_4936.jpg Latch-on Sammy puts her baby to the breast Dcp_4937.jpg Lunch time Settling in for a feeding Dcp_4941.jpg Hello, York Fair! "Okay, I'm here, let's have fun!!" Dcp_4944.jpg Sticky apple, 2004 It's an annual tradition Dcp_4947.jpg Petting zoo I Sammy's got a bunny Dcp_4951.jpg Petting zoo II Sammy's got a kitty Dcp_4953.jpg Petting zoo III Sammy's got a kitty, but what's Sissy got?? Dcp_4954.jpg Petting zoo IV Sissy's got a guinea pig! Dcp_4956.jpg A girl and her carbs Sammy finishes off the fries Dcp_4962.jpg Reds Sammy and her Pop-pop Dcp_4963.jpg Saddle up! No one went for Mommy's suggestion that they fight like this... Dcp_4968.jpg Geek children The first thing they do? See how it works! Dcp_4969.jpg Settling in Okay, now they can enjoy the ride Dcp_4973.jpg Slide I She's coming closer... Dcp_4974.jpg Slide II And closer... Dcp_4975.jpg Slide III And HERE SHE IS!! Dcp_4982.jpg Profiling Sammy and her Daddy Dcp_4990.jpg Holy crap! That is a BIG PUMPKIN! Dcp_4991.jpg Where milk comes from? We beg to differ Dcp_4992.jpg Too much fair Sammy couldn't make it to the pizza Dcp_4993.jpg Ending on a sad note Alice hurt her finger on the crappy Skee-ball game we were playing on our way out of the fair. :'( Dcp_4994.jpg On the way home "I had a great time at the fair!" Dcp_5004.jpg Pudding pirate (Actually, it's yogurt...) Dcp_5012.jpg Sleep That's how it's done Dcp_5018.jpg Again with the goats They sure do love the goats! Dcp_5021.jpg Plat du jour A particularly succulent leaf Dcp_5023.jpg Alice is dizzing out... Goat: Excuse me? Hellooo? Can I eat that?? Dcp_5031.jpg Swinger Sammy needs a push Dcp_5034.jpg Gettin' some milk The girls cooperate Dcp_5035.jpg Fruits of her labor Sammy checks the yield Dcp_5037.jpg Peekaboo! Alice keeps going Dcp_5038.jpg I don't know about this! Sammy is not impressed Dcp_5039.jpg Hamstress Alice poses Dcp_5047.jpg Tango girls This is officially the cutest picture EVER. Dcp_5108.jpg No wonder I type so slowly... This is Sammy's favorite place to hang out lately Dcp_5114.jpg Camouflage Spot the Sammy Dcp_5122.jpg Kitty girls Alice poses, Lilith tolerates Dcp_5123.jpg Sleepover Alice, her sis, and her best friend Bailey Dcp_5131.jpg "Hey Daddy!" Sammy checks out clean-shaven Anth Dcp_5135.jpg Pump up the volume Sammy checks out the tunes Dcp_5146.jpg Holiday card also-ran I This pose is a lot like last year's card... Dcp_5147.jpg She's ready to go Got her Pooh bears, her necklace, her strawberry shoes... Yup, she's ready. Dcp_5152.jpg Like a lady Alice demonstrates how to sit for a picture Dcp_5160.jpg Holiday card also-ran II If only Sammy would smile! Dcp_5161.jpg Holiday card also-ran III Another cute shot Dcp_5170.jpg New desk Alice enjoys the new workspace in her room Dcp_5174.jpg Which is which? Sammy checks out her look Dcp_5176.jpg New book And it came with a beard to keep!! Dcp_5177.jpg Taking off Our jumping girl Dcp_5178.jpg Getting air Serious hangtime Dcp_5183.jpg Holiday card also-ran IV This is the last of the alternates Dcp_5184.jpg We have a winnah!! This is the actual official holiday card picture Dcp_5201.jpg Yay! That's it. Just... Yay! Dcp_5202.jpg Another jumping picture... ...but this one has a ghost! Dcp_5202ghost.jpg Closeup of the ghost (or random weirdness of the light) Dcp_5204.jpg Grinching The founding members of the Long Lustrous Hair Club for Beans gather for a movie Dcp_5209.jpg Chillin' Sammy's just chillin' Dcp_5210.jpg Snacky sisters They're cooking something up Dcp_5211.jpg Hey Sammy, whatcha got there? "Cheeeese!!" Dcp_5235.jpg Coffee now, please Mommy in the morning, by Alice Dcp_5236.jpg What time is it? Alice, by Alice Dcp_5238.jpg Cooling off Sammy plays with the humidifier Dcp_5241.jpg Fire, fire, fire!! The neighborhood bonfire Dcp_5244.jpg Happy Solstice! The artsy shot Dcp_5249.jpg Looking up at Daddy How can you not pick her up? Dcp_5251.jpg Practice Santa Alice does a run-through Dcp_5256.jpg Yoga Kids I Sammy does Dog Pose Dcp_5257.jpg Yoga Kids II Sammy & Alice do Child Pose Dcp_5259.jpg Trimming I Mommy helps Sammy hang an ornament Dcp_5262.jpg Trimming II Alice goes solo Dcp_5263.jpg Ta-da!! Notice Alice's silly feet Dcp_5274.jpg Snuggly sleepers They're in the shape of a heart, for heaven's sake! Dcp_5276.jpg Christmas Eve Daddy & Sammy hang at Pop-pop's Dcp_5277.jpg Artsy shot Or, if you have a lousy video card, very dark shot Dcp_5278.jpg Opening First present of the holiday season! Dcp_5279.jpg Driven mad with greed Sammy is fully feeling the holiday spirit Dcp_5294.jpg The Othello Players... ...by Rembrandt Dcp_5295.jpg Yay for Christmas! Yay for Pop-pop!! Dcp_5308.jpg Planning her attack Alice fortifies herself (with bacon) for the work ahead Dcp_5309.jpg Baby & bed-head Foreground: Baby. Background: Bed-head. Dcp_5310.jpg I dunno... Is she having any fun??? Dcp_5311.jpg Maybe! Just a little!! Dcp_5312.jpg Sneaking one The irony is, that's her gift anyway Dcp_5315.jpg Pink fairy Sammy got a jingly fairy skirt Dcp_5316.jpg Purple fairy Alice got a jingly fairy skirt, too! Dcp_5318.jpg Thank you, Santa! Sammy models her favorite gift Dcp_5320.jpg Here's the proof... ...that she really did play naked in the box of styrofoam peanuts Dcp_5322.jpg After-bath She had to try out her bath baby Dcp_5323.jpg It snowed... ...a little Dcp_5325.jpg So Alice... ...had to go play in it Dcp_5326.jpg But Sammy... ...was smarter Dcp_5328.jpg She stayed... ...warm inside Dcp_5336.jpg "Oh boy, presents!!" The last day of gifties Dcp_5338.jpg "Here, DeeDee, let me help you!" Sammy is so considerate Dcp_5344.jpg Asleep No foolin' Dcp_5348.jpg Cranium Cariboo The girls can play this together, with light supervision Dcp_5360.jpg Another cheeez She always brings me the camera when I'm sitting at the keyboard, so we have lots of variants of this pose Dcp_5362.jpg Why Robeez are kewl They do this on the bottoms Dcp_5363.jpg Mommy got these for her birthday... ...from the lovely NM Dcp_5364.jpg They're very cozy... ...in an eldritch sort of way. Dcp_5365.jpg Paranoid Did that tree just move? Dcp_5366.jpg Consolation prize Lilith has recently decided that Alice is not totally repugnant Dcp_5370.jpg Lady-like Watchin' the tube Dcp_5388.jpg Sweet, sweet coffee Sammy the caf-fiend Dcp_5391.jpg "Ahhh, coffee..." "...is there anything you can't do?" Dcp_5400.jpg Spot the beans They are all snuggled up Dcp_5411.jpg Teenaged Alice Long car ride? No problem! Dcp_5412.jpg Sammy, by comparison That mouth never stops moving Dcp_5413.jpg So comfy Sammy tries out G-Ma's big chair Dcp_5422.jpg The whole famn damily Our visit to Anth's Grandma Dcp_5428.jpg Silly girls They, too, are all snuggled up. Sorta. Dcp_5433.jpg Hey Alice, watcha doin'? "Playin' Gamecube!" Dcp_5495.jpg Happy Alice That's all, just happy Dcp_5496.jpg Sammy sez... "Say cheese, Mommy!" Dcp_5500.jpg Nature girl We're gonna go for a hike! Dcp_5503.jpg Ready to go A pose before we begin Dcp_5509.jpg And they're off We're hiking, see? Dcp_5511.jpg A lovely day Nice fresh air! Dcp_5517.jpg A picturesque setting Abandoned tracks Dcp_5519.jpg And rocks! Lots of rocks! Big ones!!! They go splash!! Dcp_5522.jpg Rest Thinking about rocks Dcp_5524.jpg *poke* *poke* Getting in touch with nature Dcp_5531.jpg She's in position Sammy wants you to "play catchball"!! Dcp_5541.jpg Animal Crossing Mommy checks her town Dcp_5555.jpg Snuggly sisters Watching TV, pretending to talk on the phone Dcp_5584.jpg Snowgirl She's all bundled up and ready to get snowy Dcp_5589.jpg Purple hat She looks like my mom here Dcp_5597.jpg State of the haircut It's really a lot shorter now, huh? Dcp_5598.jpg And from the side Mommy's surprised at how bad it doesn't look Dcp_5611.jpg Goofball She's feeling silly Dcp_5635.jpg The audition Sammy wants to be on Star Trek Dcp_5639.jpg I didn't take this picture... ...Sammy did. Dcp_5651.jpg Let's sing hello, hello! Sammy pretends to teach Kindermusik Dcp_5657.jpg Stylin' Sammy "cuts Deedee's hair" Dcp_5660.jpg Much snuggling Daddy and his girls Dcp_5667.jpg New shirt You'd think we never got new clothes around here. Dcp_5668.jpg Star material Alice's turn Dcp_5669.jpg "Mommy, take a pitcho!" I think she's pretending to be asleep Dcp_5670.jpg Waitin' for a train Alice is all packed and ready to go to Grandma's Dcp_5671.jpg Red and brown She's got her hands full Dcp_5678.jpg She made her bed... ...now she's going to sleep in it Dcp_5687.jpg Easter goodies Sammy got Tub Tints and crayons and that little giraffe Dcp_5688.jpg Easter goodies again Alice got a Gamecube game and a card game and some lip gloss Dcp_5689.jpg Oh, and... ...they both got chocolate. Duh. Dcp_5691.jpg This one doesn't work Sammy tries out her new "colors" Dcp_5692.jpg Care for one? We dyed eggy-weggs Dcp_5693.jpg Tent girl I have no idea what is going on here Dcp_5697.jpg The highlight of her week She loves the trucks Dcp_5701.jpg Spring girls Alice's face is painted from school Dcp_5710.jpg Play time She will play ball all day if you let her Dcp_5715.jpg Teamwork Lili helps Daddy play Diablo II Dcp_5719.jpg Waifish Totally workin' the hat Dcp_5720.jpg Camouflage Can you see where she's hiding? Dcp_5729.jpg Portrait of the Daddy Sammy took this Dcp_5732.jpg Jumping for joy She loves her Bob-bob shirt!