Hippo-Bird Day, Two Ewes!

You can't be three years old forever, much to a father's chagrin.

Here's the last picture I'll take of a slumbering three-year-old*:

On to age Four!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY ISLA!

* - well, one of my own, anyway.

O Tannenbaum

Having Daddy home from the world travel means actually getting to start on the Xmas tree (after much cleaning, prep, and other decoration work while I was gone) ...

Plus, a bonus carol for your holiday viewing pleasure!

IT BEGINS!

Looks like we may be driving _tomorrow_ instead of today...

Classic

Though not on the face.

Bear-Header

A modern variation on her sister's theme.

Grandfather Pumpkin

Grandpa Pumpkin is starting to feel his age...

All Dressed Up

(to go to a baptism)

Other Forms of Cute

In our house it is always girls, but not always "the girls"...

Our Princesses

... And the crew next neighborhood over...

Go Orange (and Green) !

Results of the carving session...

And the crew...

Carvers unite!

Pre-carnage anticipation.  Note that the two pumpkins in front were grown in our own garden!

Tuning In

Got our beautiful "inherited" piano tuned today.  Sounds great!  Well, apart from a couple of broken strings... Hopefully those get fixed next week.

Violinista!

A feather in her cap

A Bear-Faced Lie

Her sister did books . . . apparently I's trying bears!