NO! NO! STOP!

I drew the picture of the little guy, and Zeke did the rest. Here's hoping it actually has some kind of an effect.

Zeke taking a bath

Talia, getting ready for Christmas

This is the first year we've had a real tree, believe it or not.

Zeke's letter

Zeke's letter, uploaded 1st December, 2010.

Iron Man in the toy aisle at Target

Earlier today...

Zeke getting a nebulizer treatment at the doctor's office.

"Zeke's Club"

"Zeke's Club", uploaded 14th November, 2010.

Zeke drew this a few weeks ago. I wasn't there, so I didn't hear the full explanation, but frankly, I think it's fascinating.

Zeke reading before bed

The kids and I saw this incredible huge moth this morning - anyone recognize it?

Two of them, actually. They had probably just come from their
chrysalis (can there be two in a single chrysalis?) They was sitting
completely still, out in the open. They were definitely alive -- we
saw one move its leg -- but when we left they still hadn't changed
position. I have no idea what it was.

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'If there's ice cream on my face AND cone on my face then I'm an ice-cream-and-cone monster'

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We got the birth announcement for the new cousin today and the kids liked it

The kids spent a while admiring the cuteness of Scout's birth
announcement. If you can't tell from the photo, the inspired stylist
behind this shot put her in a pea-pod costume. Zeke was feeling a
little surly, but he had to agree she was cute. Here was the
conversation:

Talia: "Zeke, do you like her clothes?"
Zeke: "Those aren't clothes."
Talia: "What are they?"
Zeke: "That's a onesie."
Talia: "Zeke, do you like her wurnzie?"
Zeke: "It's not a wurnzie. It's a onesie."
Talia: "Do you like her onesie?"
Zeke: "Yes."

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Zeke had a trike accident today and needed stitches. It happened while walking through town, so we didn't have a car handy. So I carried him to the emergency room.

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Talia's in the bathtub singing: "All my toes are here. You're my toe, you're my toe, you're my toe. All my toes are here."

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Some photos of Zeke at school, not taken by me

I love the middle one.

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The kids 'ran' their first 5K today. Zeke got a gold and Talia a silver.

I think they were the only entrants in their age class.

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Buds

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My dear son, only five years old and already with the makings of a crooked business tycoon

This morning Zeke came in and asked me to write the words "ON SALE FOR $50" on a piece of paper. I did. Five minutes later I look outside and he is taping the paper to a tricycle belonging to his five-year-old friend from next door, which happens to be sitting in front of our house.

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Tapping maples at the preschool

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Talia playing with balloons

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