Santa Pics

Natalie got to Santa first
Then Bailey joined her
Natalie just looked at me the whole time

Bailey tried to think of what she wanted This was Kevin's first time on Santa's lap

Fall Ball

Joseph hit a triple off this pitch

Bailey's coach has learned to stand back from Bailey. A few weeks ago while warming up, Bailey hit her coach in the arm. The coach is still recovering from that injury.

Preteen Softball Werewolf?

The best part of t-ball is playing the the line chalk

Natalie saw her shadow while warming up kept getting distracted by it during the game.

Halloween 2008

Pumpkin Madness

Vampire Cheerleader

Cowgirl and her horse

Top Row: Taylor, Rachel & Kevin
Bottom Row: Natalie & Bailey

Carving Pumpkins

Rachel and Kevin got pumpkins to carve with Natalie

Taylor the pumpkin head?

Natalie cleans out a pumpkin

Eeeww!

Natalie seems to like scooping out the insides

College Road Trip

Joe and I drove to Raleigh, NC last weekend to see two of Mallory's last volleyball matches for this season. We drove out in the afternoon, watched her play, ate dinner with her and then drove back home. I got some very good photos.

A few solo blocks

Lots of assisted blocks

Reach for the sky

Ready for the set

Ready for what ever comes next

Mallory had 12 kills during the first match

Straight Hair

Rachel straightened Bailey's hair

Bailey loves it when she gets her hair straightened

Natalie liked Bailey's hair too

Doesn't Bailey's hair look long?

Cheese!More Cheese!

Halloween Party

We went to the Down Syndrome Association annual Halloween party.

Natalie was supposed to be a witch, but she kept growling at me

She really liked the streamers hanging in the doorway

Bailey was a cheerleader

A Kindermusic session was given at the party
Natalie loved the tambourine

Bailey liked the wooden sticks

Natalie liked them too because they made lots of noise

She also liked the bells

Natalie won a door prize of this abacus

Rachel is Back!

Rachel hurt one of her knees at the beginning of the high school season so she has been sitting on the bench for the last 7 weeks. She finally got to play this week.

Rachel got many chances to block.

I think her uniform needs to be longer.

Mallory was home from college for fall break and brought Natalie to the game with her. Natalie always hams it up when I take her picture.

Weekend of Baseball, etc...

Natalie's first game of fall t-ball

Batter Up

Monkey See, monkey do

Getting better at running the bases

Very excited to be playing t-ball

Bailey on base with attitude

A swing and a miss

What was she swinging at?

Joseph's got his eye on the ball

Good Swing