bkg: http://www.beanmom.com/pix/flowerleafback.gif ADcp_9963.jpg Halloween, take 1 A princess and a kitty, for a friend's party ADcp_9973.jpg Snail... ...and silly face ADcp_9976.jpg I caught a fairy! See her perched there by that book? ADcp_9989.jpg Halloween, take 2 A fairy princess sort of thing, for Malloween ADcp_9992.jpg Alice's official costume Colonial girl ADcp_9995.jpg Ready to get candy Sammy learns from the best ADcp_9997.jpg Demure I never did get a picture of her in her mob cap. :( Dcp_0001.jpg Home to gorge They're done canvassing the mall Dcp_0008.jpg Punkies The carved one is Alice's design Dcp_0009.jpg More punkies The smaller carved one is Sammy's, the larger is mine Dcp_0013.jpg Halloween proper A witch, a princess, and a colonial girl Dcp_0016.jpg Sammy's final answer Definitely a princess! Dcp_0026.jpg Adoring Dora Grandma and Grandpa got a kitten! Dcp_0038.jpg They know where their marbles are They're rolling around in this thing! Dcp_0051.jpg Putting her to work It's an unseasonably warm November day! Dcp_0069.jpg Posing This was an attempt at a holiday card picture, but Sammy's not smiling Dcp_0073.jpg C'mon in! The leaves are fine! Dcp_0074.jpg Yippee!! She's celebrating the New Year early Dcp_0075.jpg Lurking Uh-oh, Sammy's coming in for the kill Dcp_0078.jpg Awash This is pretty much kid heaven Dcp_0079.jpg Jump I Alice makes the leap Dcp_0083.jpg Jump II Sammy is just a blur Dcp_0087.jpg Autumn Alice is a study in rose and brown Dcp_0107.jpg Having fun Yes she is Dcp_0116.jpg Bad girls They call 'em candy sticks nowadays, but they'll always be candy cigs to me Dcp_0134.jpg Our holiday card picture Featuring our holiday girls Dcp_0139.jpg Holiday card outtake I Sammy: too squinty Dcp_0140.jpg Holiday card outtake II Ghost visitation: too occult Dcp_0143.jpg Holiday card outtake III Sammy: too much tongue Dcp_0148.jpg Holiday card outtake IV Alice: hunched back, overly tight hug Dcp_0150.jpg Holiday card outtake V Alice: too distracted Dcp_0159.jpg Cupcakes and hot cocoa with Santa Sammy enjoys a small sugar high Dcp_0171.jpg Her favorite outfit I'm not allowed to dress her any more Dcp_0194.jpg Up! Pick me up!! How can you resist? Dcp_0209.jpg The Takeshi face The pain of unrequited love Dcp_0217.jpg Yellow canary Her costume for the school play Dcp_0275.jpg Bundled up Daddy's gloves fit perfectly!! Dcp_0285.jpg Christmas Eve at Pop-pop's house Think they're excited? Dcp_0295.jpg Christmas haul There it is... Dcp_0296.jpg Still waking up Not quite ready to start unwrapping yet Dcp_0297.jpg Almost ready She's awake and about to dive in! Dcp_0298.jpg Coming to reality She's realized what day it is! Dcp_0312.jpg Presents I New dress, new pony Dcp_0315.jpg Presents II Tangrams!! Dcp_0342.jpg Presents III Tiny Tarako keychain Dcp_0352.jpg Presents IV The MP3 player that didn't even work Dcp_0353.jpg Presents V The Belle dress she asked Santa for Dcp_0374.jpg Presents VI New pajamas and a bride/princess Barbie Dcp_0382.jpg Presents VII New pajamas and a cookbook Dcp_0387.jpg Presents VIII Tiny doggy Dcp_0410.jpg Presents IX Guitar Hero! (And a bunch of other stuff on the floor behind her, mostly Sammy's) Dcp_0415.jpg Daddy takes a turn Yeah, he basically PWNed this game. Dcp_0417.jpg Another favorite present Santa knows just what she likes Dcp_0428.jpg Moral downslope It starts with Guitar Hero and ends with the devil worship Dcp_0436.jpg Fuzzy She's in a mood. I'm trying to jolly her out of it with the camera Dcp_0439.jpg Privacy screen She's not really interested in being jollied Dcp_0440.jpg The boo-boo face That's it, all right Dcp_0452.jpg (Very) Young Urban Professional Posing with some of her babies Dcp_0461.jpg Lookalikes Such faces! Dcp_0463.jpg She's got her Daddy And she's very content Dcp_0471.jpg Up to something She would live in the bath if she could Pic00001_Dcp_0510.jpg Thug in the park Don't mess with her... she'll take your lunch money. Pic00002_Dcp_0522.jpg Walk along the Brandywine This is our new favorite trail Pic00003_Dcp_0543.jpg When Sammy was a child she had a fever Her hands felt just like two balloons Pic00004_Dcp_0544.jpg Daddy gloves "I've got big kitty cat paws. Rowr." Pic00005_Dcp_0558.jpg Hoppin' down the trail Sammy leads the way with style Pic00006_Dcp_0579.jpg Guitar Heroine "Got mah look, still workin' on mah rhythm." Pic00007_Dcp_0588.jpg Face painting from Baby Loves Disco Anyone ready for a cat fight? Pic00008_Dcp_0597.jpg Keeping a secret "My lips are sealed." Pic00009_Dcp_0613.jpg Pensively amused Maybe you've got something stuck between your teeth Pic00010_Dcp_0622.jpg Polar bear express Some animals prefer to be ridden backwards Pic00012_DCP_0626.JPG Girl tower Sammy always takes the lookout position Pic00013_Dcp_0631.jpg Crocus pocus After two months of crouching, finally the first bloom emerges Pic00014_Dcp_0634.jpg Just hangin' around... ...waiting for Spring at the park. Pic00015_Dcp_0635.jpg Zip Line I Alice goes this way. Pic00016_Dcp_0636.jpg Zip Line II Sammy goes that way. Pic00017_Dcp_0648.jpg Log-linear Alice and Sammy take a more balanced approach Pic00018_Dcp_0655.jpg Two out of tree ain't bad Peace out, homeys Pic00019_Dcp_0657.jpg Hall barricade Careful -- she can see the whites of your eyes Pic00020_Dcp_0661.jpg The Bremen Town Mammalians Two dogs, two bears, a hypercephalic anime rat, and a hairless monkey. Pic00021_IMG_0014.jpg Distant early zooming Sammy can see you from clear across the room Pic00022_IMG_0018.jpg Transfixed Sammy would love to hear more about your exciting investment opportunity. Pic00023_IMG_0031.jpg Avid listener No really, keep talking. It's not boring at all. Pic00024_Dcp_0664.jpg More crocuses Or is it "croci"? Sammy seems to think so. Pic00025_Dcp_0665.jpg Running to school This is what Mommy sees every morning Pic00026_Dcp_0682.jpg Crouching tiger, hidden dragon Oh wait, no, I'm sorry... That's just Alice and Sammy again. Pic00027_Dcp_0684.jpg Foul shot Do you think she made it? You'll never know. Pic00028_Dcp_0685.jpg This picture is a little fuzzy Maybe Alice should adjust her rabbit ears. Pic00029_Dcp_0690.jpg The weight of the world Every time you fail, Sammy cries. Pic00030_Dcp_0696.jpg You have something I want Is there anything I can do to get it? Pic00031_Dcp_0697.jpg How about a little dance? A one, and a two, and a... Pic00032_Dcp_0702.jpg Rock of ages Specifically, ages 4 and 9. Pic00033_Dcp_0705.jpg This one is mine. Go find your own glacial boulder, Sissy! Pic00034_Dcp_0706.jpg Interruption in service Anth couldn't think of a caption for this picture, but Mommy thinks it's pretty! Pic00035_IMG_0093.jpg Bunny rabbit? Or Sammy? You make the call. Pic00036_IMG_0125.jpg Early Spring hammock event Snugglin' with Daddy and the cow blanket Pic00037_IMG_0126.jpg The bliss face Sammy just bit into a York Peppermint Pattie Pic00038_IMG_0127.jpg Whoa! Hammocks are awesome! Pic00039_IMG_0140.jpg Ready to ride The first warm weekend of the year! Pic00040_IMG_0142.jpg Back on the Brandywine Trail This time the kids brought their bikes Pic00041_Img_0144.jpg Bicycle bicycle bicycle! I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike Pic00042_Img_0147.jpg The Main Event This is the day Alice took off her training wheels! (video) Pic00043_Img_0149.jpg Look, no training wheels! The perfect trail for learning to ride Pic00044_Img_0159.jpg Trailing behind "Daddy, aren't you coming?" Pic00046_IMG_0170.jpg Going solo Sammy keeps her eye on the prize Pic00047_Img_0171.jpg Biker Chick I Trying to look cool, even though her tires are flat Pic00048_IMG_0179.jpg Biker Chick II Trying to look cool, even though her shirt is incredibly fuzzy Pic00049_IMG_0181.jpg Girl and bicycle A study in grass, leaf, girl and bike Pic00050_Img_0183.jpg Ha ha And you thought I'd never take off my training wheels! Pic00051_IMG_0188.jpg Suddenly everyone was happy. For example, look at Mommy. Just ignore Sammy. Pic00052_IMG_0189.jpg Suddenly everyone was sad. For example, look at Sammy, she's got a car stuck in her helmet. Pic00053_Img_0194.jpg Back on the trail And the cycle begins anew Pic00054_DCP_0707.jpg Check out those monkeybars Bars, check. Monkey, check. Pic00055_DCP_0726.jpg Look ma, no hands! This trick only works on the kiddie swings. Pic00056_DCP_0742.jpg Mao Tse-Tongue Alice's first celebrity impression Pic00057_DCP_0752.jpg Magical tube-slide Funny, the shoes were on her feet at the top of the slide Pic00058_IMG_0233.jpg Sammy likes Ruby Tuesday's See? Pic00059_IMG_0254.jpg Finger-pointing contest Works just like a staring contest, but with fingers Pic00060_IMG_0259.jpg Deep in thought Sammy's overall strategy was formed in this exact carseat Pic00061_IMG_0289.jpg Party in Sammy's stomach Food, tummy; tummy, food; oh, have you guys already met? Pic00062_IMG_0298.jpg Does this hood make me look hat? No animals were unintentionally harmed in the making of this coat Pic00063_IMG_0301.jpg Oh my gosh! Did I leave the oven on? Pic00064_IMG_0326.jpg Lesson in photo composition From left to right: Balloon, Sammy, Mommy, buckets. Pic00065_IMG_0336.jpg Sammy: "Look Daddy, I found a cat!" Cat: "Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." Pic00066_DCP_0771.jpg Hangin' out with the cousins That was definitely the last straw Pic00067_DCP_0772.jpg Pretty Alice I At the restaurant Pic00068_IMG_0346.jpg Pretty Alice II At the dentist's office Pic00069_IMG_0353.jpg Crazy Sammy I At the dentist's office Pic00070_IMG_0383.jpg Crazy Sammy II Wow, look! Now everything's in 3-D! Pic00071_IMG_0398.jpg Trip to Dairy Queen I Mao Tse-Tongue takes his revenge Pic00072_IMG_0408.jpg Trip to Dairy Queen II Sammy thinks about devouring an ice cream cone Pic00073_IMG_0428.jpg Trip to Dairy Queen III Hmmm yes, devouring still seems like a good idea Pic00074_IMG_0438.jpg Trip to Dairy Queen IV Let the devouring begin! Pic00075_IMG_0507.jpg I has a flavor When will the devouring end? Pic00076_IMG_0509.jpg Local Deli I "I hope my food gets here soon." Pic00077_IMG_0511.jpg Local Deli II "Why isn't my food here yet?" Pic00078_IMG_0512.jpg Local Deli III "Food, why hast thou forsaken me?" Pic00079_IMG_0518.jpg Local Deli IV "Food! You made it! Oh, I am so grateful." Pic00080_IMG_0520.jpg Local Deli V "Daddy, can you please stop putting words in my mouth? I'm trying to eat." Pic00081_IMG_0522.jpg Invisible kitten Of course we can keep him, sweetie! Pic00082_IMG_0532.jpg Embarking up the wrong tree A horrible place to open a branch office Pic00083_IMG_0533.jpg Look at alder trees! Cedar one over there, pawpaw? Ginkgo climate? Is it oaky with yew? I think elm maple. Just aspen. Pic00084_IMG_0541.jpg Getting into the swing of Spring "Push me more, push me more!" (video) Pic00085_IMG_0559.jpg Sammy pretends to be a dragonfly A very sleepy dragonfly Pic00086_IMG_0577.jpg A white baseball cap sports some red cherries ...as Sammy looks on Pic00087_IMG_0608.jpg Something scared the crap out of Sammy and she cried like a little girl Pic00088_Img_0612.jpg Alice and a buddy Making hammockery out of their friendship Pic00089_IMG_0615.jpg Sammy seeks a cheap thrill Looks like it worked Pic00090_IMG_0630.jpg Up on the roof I guess this old world started getting her down Pic00091_Img_0826.jpg SQUEEEE! Sammy can't wait to get a lollipop at the post office. Pic00092_IMG_0904.jpg Catching butterflies without a net It's not as dangerous as it sounds. Pic00093_DCP_10789.jpg Ballerina Girl ...and her loyal sidekick, Smiley Armpit Girl Pic00094_IMG_0972.jpg The face of laughter Must've been one of Daddy's jokes Pic00095_IMG_0987.jpg The Goofy Helmet Brigade For these guys, it's just one dam thing after another Pic00096_IMG_0988.jpg Sammy the Peasant Woman The classic pose revisited with an Indian restaurant napkin Pic00097_IMG_1010.jpg Color bars Right next to the monkey bars Pic00098_IMG_1015.jpg Someboney is ready for skull next year We'll just let that one slide Pic00099_IMG_1019.jpg Poised at the top of the half-pipe What a couple of pathetic lugers! Pic00100_IMG_1025.jpg Pruning the greenery Sammy poses for the June cover of Grassy Knoll magazine Pic00101_IMG_1046.jpg Haveyouseena ballerina? Wait, there's one! And it's in 5th position! Quick, shoot! Pic00102_IMG_1066.jpg The Bike That Ate Philadelphia That bike is SO sesqui-pedal-ian! Pic00103_DCP_10814.jpg Alice sleeps in the grass Do not operate heavy machinery while viewing this picture Pic00104_DCP_10817.jpg Practicing puppeteer "The sun shines on those who play with invisible marionettes." Proverbs 6:10 Pic00105_IMG_1101.jpg Triplets Can you tell which one was adopted? Pic00106_IMG_1127.jpg Little girl with big book This library is in Reading, PA... Get it? READING?! HAHAHA!! Pic00107_IMG_1129.jpg Big girl with little book Alice demonstrates casual teen posture #7. Pic00108_IMG_1132.jpg Girly flowers and flowery girls Alice practices the Sammyphone on the front porch Pic00109_IMG_1161.jpg Album Cover II Featuring the smash hit, "Incessant Wardrobe Change" Pic00110_IMG_1183.jpg Female basketball legend in the making How old do you have to be to play for the Sixers, anyway? Pic00111_Img_1184.jpg I mean, just look at that signature form Breathtaking, really Pic00112_IMG_1195.jpg Pickup game Even little froggies have to clean up after themselves Pic00113_IMG_1212.jpg "Daddy, can we keep him?" "No, honey, I'm sorry but this one is metric." Pic00114_IMG_1227.jpg Alice's new bike This one says "AWESOME" and "GIANT" Pic00115_IMG_1254.jpg The IronSam competition Gotta keep the ol' electrolytes up, you know Pic00116_IMG_1255.jpg "Want some?" "I didn't spit in it much." Pic00117_IMG_1305.jpg She sees a horse. Or maybe a dog. Who cares what it was? Pic00118_IMG_1319.jpg Sammy on the Trail-a-Bike The Dad's-eye view Pic00119_IMG_1390.jpg A treat for Mother's Day/Daddy's Birthday Our first time at a nearby Japanese restaurant Pic00120_IMG_1440.jpg What kind of wine is that? I plum forgot. Pic00121_SammyRestaurant-300x400.swf Hyperactivity personified This is what it's like to sit next to Sammy at a restaurant Pic00122_IMG_1408.jpg Monsters Inosculated The emergency stash of finger puppets for fidgety 4-year-olds Pic00123_IMG_1587.jpg No pictures of the swingers please! Damn paparazzi. Pic00124_IMG_1597.jpg Boring Car Trip Face Are we there yet? Pic00125_IMG_1767.jpg Amusing Bike Trip Face The cheeks -- don't you just wanna pinch'em? Pic00126_DCP_10827.jpg Sick Face Eeee...eh...I'm hurting. Pic00127_DCP_10843.jpg Charades One word... Rhymes with "thumb bone"... Hmm.... Trombone? Pic00128_DCP_10849.jpg Return of the Metric Inchworm Do you think Sammy will measure up? Pic00129_DCP_10863.jpg Sunday Afternoon at the Park Daddy picks guitar, while Sammy picks something out of her shoe Pic00129a_IMG_2367.jpg Yes, Daddy! Of course I'm listening to every word you say! Pic00129b_IMG_2396.jpg Supermarket snapshot Can you find the bad apple? Pic00129c_IMG_2905.jpg I mist you! What a nozzle idea Pic00130_DCP_10912.jpg Rapture at Build-a-Bear She walked around like this for the whole rest of the day. Pic00131_Dcp_10932.jpg Awwww Sammy got her maw maw Mommy's looking for Asamda Huggenkiss Pic00132_DCP_10933.jpg Big Plastic Ring I Alice = 2 pi r / 5 Pic00133_DCP_10940.jpg Big Plastic Ring II Sammy can run rings around you Pic00134_DCP_10953.jpg Big Plastic Ring III Alice trains for the real world: Learning to jump through hoops Pic00135_DCP_10962.jpg The Side Stitch She must have been exhaling on the wrong foot. Pic00136_DCP_10984.jpg BFF Why can't everybody get along this well? Pic00137_DCP_11090.jpg Moving the Earth I hope she's not looking at that picture of Alice right now. Pic00138_DCP_11093.jpg Middle Earth Theatre Alice and Sammy are both well-trained for the role of peasant woman. Pic00139_DCP_11108.jpg Sammy is Mrs. T. F. Gumby My brain hurts! Pic00140_DCP_11130.jpg So how's the weather out your way? Good, good... And how's your favorite sports team doing? Oh, that's a shame. Maybe next year! Pic00141_DCP_11164.jpg Sammy dance, Sammy dance Everything out of control Pic00141a_IMG_3371.jpg Soccer chick Sammy outmaneuvers the lilac bush to score the winning goal! Pic00141b_IMG_3697.jpg Do you know what I'm thinking? I'm thinking I'm almost a teenager. Pic00141c_IMG_3746.jpg Okay, Mommy, you can have ONE bite But then you have to eat ALL your dinner Pic00141d_IMG_4024.jpg Relaxing among the blades So many tickle spots! So little time! Pic00141e_IMG_4028.jpg Pensive moment Did I forget to turn off the oven? Pic00141f_IMG_4244.jpg We've fallen for the hype When we were students, we scoffed at people posing on the lion Pic00141fa_IMG_4314.jpg Creamery deliciousness Mommy is glad/sad that she no longer works across the street from this place Pic00141g_IMG_4493.jpg Wood nymph Look what's growing in this old hollow tree! Pic00141ga_IMG_4528.jpg Special effects Scroll right to see the ENTIRE park! Pic00141h_IMG_4561.jpg Girls This is just a really nice picture Pic00141i_IMG_4581.jpg Decisions, decisions Alice chooses her brunch Pic00141j_IMG_4588.jpg The "th" sound Caught in mid-word Pic00142_DCP_11260.jpg Après le deluge We made plans to wade in this slow and gentle creek BEFORE massive rains turned it into a muddy deathtrap Pic00143_Dcp_11278.jpg Summertime girl She took a leetle deep