Grandpa gettin' down with the Peetster

Down on the floor, that is!
Grandpa and Petey had some great playtime when
we visited to celebrate Peter's first birthday & Christmas.
We learned that you have to be fast if you want to build a block tower, since Peter's chief delight is to smash them down, then laugh gleefully.

(l) Collin & Grammy making biscuits


(r) Silly stuff before T'day dinner

A Whirlwind Fall

Time to catch up with the Sheps in AZ....

Wow, it's been a busy fall!! Since last blog we have met our 3rd grandchild via ultrasound pictures, entertained guests from Texas, traveled twice to the Midwest, celebrated 3 holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas) AND grandson Peter's 1st birthday. We've "remodeled" a linen closet (more work than you'd think!), tried to make space for a car in the garage (impossible dream) and attempted to grow a "winter lawn" (not too successfully). We've shopped for, wrapped, and shipped or personally given all our Christmas gifts. Now it's time to think about wrapping up the year 2008.

One of my New Year's resolves will be to blog monthly, which will be a major increase from my not quite quarterly postings. PapaShep has worked hard at getting our photos better organized at the computer. He's also been working on the computer to make it a little faster and less prone to crashing (yea!). I've de - cluttered our office niche so it's more pleasant to work in the small space. Hopefully, all that will help make blog posting easier. If Emily and Andrea can be current with their news while working/raising babies, well, I should be able to do it, too, right? We'll see!