bkg: http://www.beanmom.com/pix/bluedesigns.gif Dcp_5890.jpg Helloooooo there... Lilith has a friend over Dcp_5893.jpg Alice makes her feelings known 7 is a period of disequilibrium Dcp_5894.jpg Dizzing out Sammy contemplates the cat Dcp_5895.jpg Oh, didn't see you there! Snapping back to reality Dcp_5901.jpg Cruciform Sammy sleeps sacredly Dcp_5904.jpg Sleepy in sepia More sleeping. Now I'm tired. Dcp_5914.jpg Riders on the Storm We're on the way to adventure! Dcp_5916.jpg Bag lady This picture just cracks me up. Dcp_5919.jpg Like sands in a little bottle thingy Alice and art Dcp_5922.jpg It was love Sammy and new friend (and shadow of balloon) Dcp_5923.jpg Pony girl Alice gets a ride Dcp_5925.jpg Mounted victory She loves the ponies Dcp_5926.jpg Smaller pony girl That pony person complained about being hot and tired the entire time Sammy was riding. Bleh. Dcp_5929.jpg Got her Pop-pop Well, she does. Dcp_5933.jpg Giraffey ride And the mystery balloon revealed! Dcp_5934.jpg Wisteria or something We're all tired by this point Dcp_5935.jpg Told ya we were tired See? Dcp_5939.jpg Two for the price of one One day of yard sales, that is Dcp_5941.jpg Stretching She's heading off for her recital Dcp_5942.jpg Make-up Ready for the stage Dcp_5946.jpg Sammy. Innocent, quiet, sedate Sammy Dcp_5947.jpg Monkey Dance!! Sedate? No!!! Dcp_5948.jpg More Monkey Dance!! She never stops! Dcp_5952.jpg Big Monkey Finish!!!! Words fail me. Dcp_5956.jpg Proof She does sometimes hold still Dcp_5965.jpg This picture is slow to load Because the green makes for big bandwidth Dcp_5966.jpg Alice took this And the Daddy had a little talk with her about framing of shots Dcp_5968.jpg Picturesque I forgot to mention we're on a hike. You could probably tell. Dcp_5969.jpg Throwing rocks Nice form! Dcp_5971.jpg White Rock Cream Soda Nice form here, too! Dcp_5972.jpg Trail mix Sammy has a snack Dcp_5973.jpg We're leaving... ...but she forgot to get off the damn rock Dcp_5976.jpg Crazy bad hair day Sammy's embarrassed to be seen with her Dcp_5977.jpg Crazy bad hair in close up From the front Dcp_5979.jpg Crazy bad hair redux And from the side Dcp_6021.jpg Another lovely sleep pic She's so sweet when she's not a manic blur Dcp_6028.jpg Post-bath glamour shot I She's looking a little punk here Dcp_6030.jpg Post-bath glamour shot II A little bad-ass Dcp_6032.jpg Post-bath glamour shot III Just plain cutesy Dcp_6092.jpg The artist at work I Mommy couldn't choose between these two shots Dcp_6093.jpg The artist at work II They're very similar but there are subtle differences Dcp_6095.jpg Okay, so... ...she doesn't always look like an angel when she sleeps Dcp_6110.jpg She Might Be Alice Trying out a retro hipster nerd kinda look Dcp_6111.jpg New hairstyle I think these look like anime ponytails Dcp_6114.jpg The Sammy and Alice show I "Thank you all for coming!!" Dcp_6115.jpg The Sammy and Alice show II "We're very excited about our first guest! Here she comes..." Dcp_6116.jpg The Sammy and Alice show III "It's my Sissy!! Let's dance!" Dcp_6117.jpg The Sammy and Alice show IV "Wasn't she great, folks?" Dcp_6118.jpg The Sammy and Alice show V "Let's hear it for Alice!!" Dcp_6119.jpg The Sammy and Alice show VI "Show's over! Go away!!" Dcp_6121.jpg Still so small My little baby girl Dcp_6123.jpg Where we were The kids do a little ad work Dcp_6124.jpg Go ahead and stair I'm sorry, that caption amuses me Dcp_6126.jpg Who's this young lady? She looks a bit older than 7 here Dcp_6127.jpg The joys of city life Sammy makes the pigeons scatter Dcp_6128.jpg Going down! Sammy slides Dcp_6132.jpg Cool thing We never saw these things before Dcp_6133.jpg In the moment I bet it's fun right up until you vomit Dcp_6134.jpg So helpful Imaginary friends need a push sometimes, too Dcp_6137.jpg So very amused Doggies give her the giggles Dcp_6138.jpg Tummy! Going in for the tickle Dcp_6140.jpg Pet pet pet A new friend Dcp_6146.jpg She's gotta sit down All that doggy fun wore her out Dcp_6148.jpg Quiet time Alice digs some tunes Dcp_6150.jpg Nappage Told you the doggy wore her out Dcp_6151.jpg Goatbrusher What else would you call it? Dcp_6155.jpg Giant olive The DC Zoo features a giant plastic play pizza. I can't explain it any better than that. Dcp_6161.jpg Poseurs We're at a zoo, we have to sit on statues Dcp_6163.jpg Dino trainer Alice defies death Dcp_6165.jpg Monkey love Monkey statue, monkey girls Dcp_6168.jpg I had to majorly tweak this picture It was so green, for some reason. Dcp_6172.jpg Mommy can't resist Sleeping sister shots Dcp_6173.jpg Out to lunch The sweet young lady Dcp_6175.jpg Everybody's gotta eat Baby has a snack Dcp_6177.jpg Downtime again Foreground: manga. Background: nap. Dcp_6178.jpg Visiting the Big Blue Room Mommy's first time out of the hotel in 3 days Dcp_6179.jpg "I see trees!" Sammy scopes out the view Dcp_6182.jpg Sweetly posing The girls and their small kitty cat Dcp_6183.jpg Smarmy Who knows what's going on here? Not us, that's for sure. Dcp_6185.jpg Self-portrait Last shot of her old glasses Dcp_6187.jpg ¡C'mon, vamanos! Sammy and some cousins at a Dora party Dcp_6188.jpg Everybody, let's go! Alice is outfitted for the wilderness Dcp_6192.jpg Checking out the loot Flower girl plays party games Dcp_6194.jpg Good stuff! Sammy and Mommy party down Dcp_6197.jpg New glasses/artsy shot Check out the Transitions lenses! Dcp_6199.jpg Feral fingerpainter This way, no risk of paint on her shirt Dcp_6202.jpg Piled in Alice and cousins go for a tractor ride Dcp_6207.jpg Drum babe Sammy found a drum set! Dcp_6208.jpg Cousin moment They're probably talking about you Dcp_6211.jpg Kara-OKAY! "Twinkle, twinkle, little staaaaarrr!" Dcp_6214.jpg Watching a movie Sammy and a cousin hang out Dcp_6225.jpg Family I Mostly sweet cousins Dcp_6226.jpg Family II Mostly silly cousins Dcp_6227.jpg "Ice cream" She loves her squeezy bulb thing Dcp_6228.jpg HP6 Mommy takes her moments where she can get them Dcp_6229.jpg I'll be framing this one Alice at the playground Dcp_6232.jpg Hydration Taking a break from the action Dcp_6234.jpg Low humidity Gotta love those plastic slides Dcp_6235.jpg Miss Sparkler Alice's hair isn't as floaty as Sammy's Dcp_6240.jpg Lying in wait Alice about to pounce Dcp_6241.jpg Wait, where'd she go? Again, again! Dcp_6242.jpg There she is! Silly girls, lovely day Dcp_6244.jpg Self-portrait New glasses Dcp_6247.jpg Goober girl New glasses Dcp_6248.jpg Nutbar Um, new lenses Dcp_6251.jpg Study in red An artistic nap Dcp_6252.jpg Sprain strain Laid-up bean girl Dcp_6254.jpg Hope you can see this one Low light Dcp_6334.jpg Oh so silly Alice hams it up Dcp_6339.jpg Just a pretty little... ...eight-year-old! Dcp_6346.jpg Plotting something She's got a plan Dcp_6351.jpg Hysterical I Alice is literally ROTFL Dcp_6363.jpg Hysterical II Ohhh, it's funny, whatever it is Dcp_6364.jpg Hysterical III We were TRYING to take a picture of something else!! Dcp_6370.jpg Pre-coffee This is Sammy, first thing in the morning Dcp_6376.jpg Hope Sammy ventures onto the bike path Dcp_6377.jpg Despair Sammy hits the grass and is defeated Dcp_6879.jpg Lupine Sammy howls at the moon Dcp_6882.jpg Brownian motion She moves too fast for the camera to capture Dcp_6885.jpg Resist the belly No one sleeps like a 3-year-old Dcp_6887.jpg Poised I Sammy on the slide Dcp_6888.jpg Poised II Alice on the slide Dcp_6898.jpg Just her size Sammy makes a caprine friend Dcp_6899.jpg Miss Goatmilk 2005 She's nothing if not always glamorous Dcp_6900.jpg Cracking up Who knows why Dcp_6915.jpg Once more She's comin' at ya! Dcp_6929.jpg Perspective Sammy likes to look at it this way Dcp_6934.jpg Adventure ahead! We're going on a hike Dcp_6936.jpg The Blair Baby Project Sammy likes to hike really fast Dcp_6940.jpg Again with the glamor Alice is ready to go, too! Dcp_6941.jpg Panorama Our hike was full of rocky cliffs and breath-taking vistas Dcp_6944.jpg Scanning Can she see her house from there? Dcp_6950.jpg Mommy enjoying the cliffs and vistas Did we ever mention that Mommy is afraid of heights? Dcp_6953.jpg Happier Mommy She prefers the hiking and the forests to the cliffs and the vistas Dcp_6955.jpg Baby bird Apparently she wants a snack. Dcp_6963.jpg Again with the panorama Mommy will just hug some rocks a few yards back Dcp_6964.jpg At last... ...Snack time! Dcp_6972.jpg The final leg See that zig-zag? That's the banister on the last bit of "path" to the top Dcp_6980.jpg We had a nice time Hiking back to the car Dcp_6987.jpg We're at the zoo! Let's start over there! Dcp_6993.jpg Coooool! Naked mole rats! Dcp_6995.jpg Let's learn... ...Some weird facts about naked mole rats!! Dcp_6999.jpg That was cool! We feel so smart now! Dcp_7007.jpg Lookout What animal will we see next? Dcp_7012.jpg Awww... It's a peahen and peachick! Dcp_7015.jpg Contemplation I Nature is so amazing Dcp_7017.jpg Contemplation II Looking at animals makes us pensive Dcp_7018.jpg Snapping out of it Now what will we see? Dcp_7019.jpg Our next animal It's the silly sister bunny! Dcp_7032.jpg Statuesque If they got rid of all the statues, we'd take half the pictures Dcp_7033.jpg Sunshine girls Aren't they sweet? Dcp_7045.jpg Going meta Alice, playing the bunny, is also giving herself bunny ears. I'm confused. Dcp_7052.jpg How does this thing work? I won't give them 50 cents Dcp_7061.jpg See and be seen The polar bears are always so cool Dcp_7063.jpg Rainbows Sammy pauses for refraction Dcp_7067.jpg Penny squasher I'm out of change, but she'll play with the crank anyway Dcp_7070.jpg Sweeties Can you bear it?? Dcp_7073.jpg Wildlife They're chasing a pigeon Dcp_7077.jpg Third grade First day of a new year! Dcp_7080.jpg Big sissy Sammy took this one Dcp_7101.jpg And now we're at the York Fair And Sammy has fallen in love with the prize pumpkin Dcp_7102.jpg Ewww, freaky! Alice checks out the vegetable freaks Dcp_7110.jpg Speeding sisters Taking a ride on the elly-phants Dcp_7119.jpg Comin' atcha I The slide at the end of the funhouse Dcp_7120.jpg Comin' atcha II Sammy's big enough to join in! Dcp_7123.jpg One bunny girl Their buses are called Rabbit Transit or something. Whatever. Cute, huh? Dcp_7124.jpg Another bunny girl The ears match her outfit, even Dcp_7128.jpg A York Fair favorite... ...the super bouncy rubber band thingy!! Dcp_7130.jpg Getting air She's a pro at this Dcp_7132.jpg A different view Looks like fun, huh? Dcp_7133.jpg Poised One more big push, and... Dcp_7135.jpg Aloft ...she's up again!! Dcp_7136.jpg Satisfied All done! Dcp_7140.jpg Applause And a 9.5 from the East German judge Dcp_7141.jpg Fair family Sorry for the quality -- this one came out very dark and this was the best I could tweak it Dcp_7147.jpg Kitty friend Sammy in the petting zoo Dcp_7148.jpg Kitty friend moved Alice in the petting zoo, same sweeeeeet kitten Dcp_7158.jpg Ice cream Chilling at the end of our fair day Dcp_7162.jpg Golden afternoon Sunset means time to go home Dcp_7166.jpg And now for something completely different... ...A three year old on the wrong side of a table Dcp_7170.jpg Our erstwhile favorite restaurant Before they screwed up Daddy's vindaloo that one time Dcp_7171.jpg Primate Sammy the monkey girl tries on the napkin Dcp_7172.jpg Fez-tive Alice has her own take on things Dcp_7176.jpg Naan, naan naan, naan heinous Indian food is so yummy Dcp_7187.jpg On her way I Where's she going? Dcp_7188.jpg On her way II Where's she going?? Dcp_7189.jpg Destination The big play castle! Dcp_7197.jpg In flight Sammy loves the swings Dcp_7201.jpg Fun girls Alice picked out the matching outfits Dcp_7203.jpg Breezy I just like her hair in this picture Dcp_7211.jpg Getting dizzy "Faster! Faster!!! Dcp_7215.jpg What's in that tree? I see something! Dcp_7216.jpg The Sammy... ...in the wild Dcp_7223.jpg Late summer climbing This is "her" tree Dcp_7224.jpg Going down! It's a teeny tree, but she's even smaller Dcp_7226.jpg Boing! Having a bouncy day Dcp_7233.jpg She's like the wind Don't even try to understand her! Dcp_7244.jpg Speaking of not understanding... There is no explanation for this outfit Dcp_7249.jpg Got her babies Sweetie-faced bean girl Dcp_7250.jpg Less than sweet A special face just for you Dcp_7255.jpg Sit 'n' spin 'n' get wet On the deck, in the rain, in a leotard. Of course. Dcp_7263.jpg Dejeuner sur l'herbe Picnic break! Dcp_7266.jpg Just hangin' around She is glad that we moved the exercise bike into the living room Dcp_7270.jpg "Love" She "loves" the kitty. Poor kitty. Dcp_7276.jpg Halloween 2005 The leopard kitty and the pink poodle Dcp_7278.jpg Close-up They requested the painted tongues Dcp_7280.jpg Doing the funky leopard Sammy at the school dance Dcp_7280a.jpg Shaking butts Pink poodle and cheerleader (the cheerleader's mom took this picture, hence the border) Dcp_7282.jpg "I can't see my tail!" She tried for a long time, though Dcp_7283.jpg Pin-up Posing on the school's loft Dcp_7294.jpg The contest Pink poodle + princess + Krispy Kreme = guaranteed good time Dcp_7299.jpg We have no idea who this is... ...or what is going on Dcp_7305.jpg Punkies The one on the left is mine Dcp_7311.jpg Resting up She's contemplating her trick or treat route Dcp_7314.jpg Ready to go A witch has joined the crew Dcp_7318.jpg A sugar stupor Another Halloween has come and gone! Dcp_7323.jpg Action shot Sammy is a very good jumper Dcp_7326.jpg The usual hotel trick Alice just loves to do this Dcp_7327.jpg Copycat Sammy gives it a try Dcp_7328.jpg Getting it together A two-person trick! Dcp_7330.jpg Leapfrogs A batch of 3-year-olds Dcp_7341.jpg Pensive Sammy is so cute Dcp_7342.jpg Long-suffering Around here, cuteness gets you smoochies Dcp_7344.jpg *gasp* She is shocked at having to have smoochies! Dcp_7346.jpg On the other side of the booth... ...Alice is feeling camera-shy Dcp_7347.jpg Sneaky peeky Persistence pays off Dcp_7348.jpg A near miss Almost got her that time! Dcp_7350.jpg She gives up! Go ahead and take a picture already! Dcp_7354.jpg Wait, what? Show's over, why are you still taking pictures? Dcp_7355.jpg And what does Sammy think of these hijinks? She has very strong opinions on the subject. Dcp_7367.jpg Sunshine Be happy!! Dcp_7387.jpg Christmas Card outtake I The cat tries to join the party Dcp_7395.jpg Christmas Card outtake II What is Alice looking at? Dcp_7396.jpg Christmas Card outtake III Goofy grins, questionable hair Dcp_7400.jpg Christmas Card outtake IV WAY too much of a smile there Dcp_7401.jpg Christmas Card outtake V Alice is looking suspicious Dcp_7403.jpg Christmas Card picture And this is the one we kept! Dcp_7461.jpg Playing Messing with Mommy's computer Dcp_7473.jpg The Batusi Sammy experiments with the glasses-free look Dcp_7477.jpg Where's the presents? Christmas Eve has arrived! Dcp_7485.jpg Let the festivities begin! *rip* *tear* *shred* *rend* Dcp_7488.jpg She loves it! She can always use more Play-Doh!! Dcp_7490.jpg Deep in thought She's getting visions of sugarplums Dcp_7491.jpg Snuggle Alice experiences her new necklace in mid-huggie Dcp_7499.jpg Guess what day it is? CHRISTMAS!!! Dcp_7500.jpg New hat You like? Dcp_7504.jpg Jammie love Christmas hugs! Dcp_7505.jpg The worst part of Christmas... ...Tape stuck to your fingers, apparently Dcp_7515.jpg Letdown "Darn, that's the end!" Dcp_7516.jpg What's cooking? Too many cooks make squishy play clay Dcp_7520.jpg Story time We got new Mo Willems books! Dcp_7526.jpg Shiny new toy Alice shows Lilith her new DS Dcp_7531.jpg So convenient The KidBox™ is the solution to all your child-storage needs! Dcp_7536.jpg Fading fast She is so snuggly right now