Willa is scared of Santa...

Yes, we know it's early, but who wants to stand in lines? Andrew thought it was great to see Santa, really chatted him up, but as you can see Willa had different ideas. The minute she sat on his lap she flipped out. When we picked her back up, she clung on to us like a little spider monkey and kept telling Santa "bye."

Halloween 2007

Trick-or-treating was a big success at our house -- we should have candy until Christmas (if Mom and Dad don't eat it all first). When we asked Andrew if he was Spiderman or Peter Parker, he said, "I'm not Spiderman or Peter Parker. That's why I need a costume."

1st day of preschool

Preschool is the greatest invention ever! Andrew started right after Labor Day, and had been loving it ever since. He can recite the Pledge of Allegiance, comes home singing a new song everyday, and we have a whole box full of paintings, pictures, and other "projects." We've learned his favorite color is blue (all the pictures are blue), and that Casey can't stop laughing when interrogating Andrew about his trips to the principal's office. That's right, apparently Andrew likes to egg the other kids on, and frequently has to be separated from his friends in class. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree after all... Willa misses Andrew while he's at school, and can often be found climbing up the stairs calling his name, looking for him.

Hammond Family Reunion 2007

Hawaii

Words can't describe... Still dream about it, want to go back...