Happy Halloween!

can you tell what we are? More pictures to come later...

From a few weeks ago...

... but totally irresistable

More Reading With Dad

Tonight's subject:

THE BIBLE (for little ones)

I snuck this shot of pure sweetness from the hallway right before bedtime.

But how will the elephants fit on the ark?

Looking to the spiritual head of our family for answers.



And just for good measure... Sean showing dad he can pick out his own books once in a while.

A Cat!

In a bookstore? Yes, our friend Jonathan and Lauren own a great used book store called Blue Bicycle Books, in which lives a real cat. Sean has been to the bookstore many times, but the last time or two has become intensely interested in the cat. Enjoy:

After a long search by Sean, dad finally found the cat among a table of books.

"I wonder how close I can get..."

This isn't a great picture of it, but Sean practiced his sign for "cat" which is like pulling whiskers off your cheeks. Over and over he pulled his whiskers at the cat.

For a while sean stood post at the front door of the store and (urgently) told every customer there was a cat back there. Of course, he told them in baby sign language, so most just gave him a "that's cute" nod and continued on.


"Now I will stalk the cat in another room by staring at it from this orange chair."

"I bet the cat wants to see my belly button. Darn these overalls."

Making Good on the Name...

of this blog:

That's right, its time for Groeber kid #2! We are very excited (and sick)-- looking forward to April, 2010 when Sean becomes a big brother :)

Waking a Sleeping Bear

Like Lazarus, our camera came back to life. its just a little sick. It turns off when I try to zoom or use the flash too much. So, i'll work with what i have for now. In the meantime here are some cute shots of waking SB up from his nap last week. Waking a baby up from a nap might be my favorite thing about being a mom. I hope these pics do the cuteness justice:


sleeping bear dune with his bum in the air...


"ehhhhhhhh" is Sean's usual wake-up greeting



Now I will stretch my legs before I get up.

sweetness.