D. J. d. j + d: 2005

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Monday, December 19, 2005

Jamisen testing out the Excersaucer

Here Jamie is trying out the excersaucer...it looks like she likes it.

Snow

We have had quite a bit of snow over here on this side of the state so far.

Friday, December 02, 2005

Happy Eyes....

Happy blue eyes and chubby cheeks make a cute baby, don't you think?

(and by happy blue eyes I don't mean David, and chubby cheeks does not refer to me...I'm just saying she's cute, that's all.)

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Swimming Lessons

Here is Dawson waiting patiently for parent-tot swimming lessons to begin. (We go once a week at our local rec center.)

Cool Hair

Only the cool kids at swimming wear headbands to protect their ears and get hair like this!

The Grinch

Dawson is our (almost 2 years old and grumpy) Grinch.

Monday, November 28, 2005

Jamisen's Baptism

Jamisen was baptized on November 27, at Heritage CRC in Kalamazoo. She was 2 1/2 months old at the time.

Bundled Up

All bundled up in the coat, hat, booties and blanket that Grandma Oele made (that Janet wore for her baptism 25 years ago). The dress was also Janet's.

1st Snowfall

Dawson & David enjoying the first snowfall of the year at Grandpa & Grandma VL's house.

Great Grandmas

We visited with Great-Grandparents on Thanksgiving day

Keeping Busy

Is Grandma keeping Dawson entertained or is Dawson keeping Grandma entertained?

Monday, November 14, 2005

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Dawson Helping

Dawson helped with bathtime by taking out all of the kitchen utensils.

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Pumpkinpants

Here's Jamie...she didn't really need a costume, she slept in the stroller most of the time that we were out trick-or-treating.

Dawson and Jamie

This was the best we could do taking a picture of the two of them. (It was a good attempt, since Dawson was fussing with this hood and not concentrating on holding Jamie.)

Dawson's Doggie Costume

We could not get Dawson to keep the hood on his doggie costume. Oh well, everyone thought he was cute anyway.

The Fire Station

There were lots of halloween treats and things to see at the fire station (two blocks away from our house).

Candy Break

Dawson had to stop after each house and open up the candy he got.

Another Candy Break

Another candy break (in the stroller this time, so we could keep moving!)

Northville Houses love Halloween

Some of the people in downtown Northville go all out for Halloween, there were big productions and tons of decorations (these are two of the many houses that did something over the top..."Extreme Makeover: Monster Edition" and "The Jungle Book"). There were thousands of people walking around (luckily the rain held off until 8pm).

Checking out the Goods

Time to sample the goods (even though we were doing that the whole time we were outside already!)

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Pumpkins

Here we are working on our creations during the annual pumpkin carving fest (it's not really a fest, we just do it every year.) Dawson finished his pumpkin so now he's helping daddy.

Matches

Dawson wants to light the pumpkins, is it ok that we let him play with matches?

The Finished Product

Here are the final products, can anyone guess which one is Janet's and which one is David's?

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

This is why Janet never gets to nap

Dawson fell asleep on the couch today...this is one of the reasons I never get to take a nap. He and Jamie will never take naps at the same time...no matter how hard I try to time it. If Jamie is sleeping Dawson doesn't want to, or if Dawson is sleeping Jamie is awake the entire time. For example I was waiting to put Dawson to bed until Jamie was sound asleep, but the little bugger fell asleep on the couch and Jamie was still wide awake! Again, no nap for me! Oh well.