He's awake! Indeed, Tyler does spend some of the time awake. It's just that usually then we're too busy to take pictures. 27 March 2002
Emma enjoying her baby brother. 18 March 2002
Here's Tyler in the office, taking a little break from all that hard work he does. 13 March 2002
This is what babies do a lot of the time. Except of course, when you need them to. 24 February 02
The girls playing in the living room. 01 January 2002
These guys make a great couple. 01 January 2002
Emma presides over some of the younger ones. 01 January 2002
The Candells made a wonderful breakfast for us all. 01 January 2002
The big girls make party hats for the big occasion. 31 December 2001
We all fall down! Clara and pal Jeffrey play Ring Around a Rosie. 31 December 2001
Almost everyone had a turn at being king that night. 31 December 2001
Enjoying a book, as she can often be found. 31 December 2001
Grammie playing tickling games with Clara. Christmas Eve 2001
Mom reading Clara's favorite book -- the Underwater Alphabet book. Christmas Eve 2001
Emma with Clara's giggle stick. Christmas Day 2001
Someone in the family should have a working kitchen. Christmas Day 2001
Emma paints some of the animals from her new Noah's Ark kit. Christmas Day 2001
Time for tea with Rudolph and Red Bear. Christmas Day 2001
Time to release some of that energy. 26 December 2001
Here is our outside tree, decorated with red, white, and blue lights this year; and our wreath
Emma was a donkey, and her friend Grace was a sheep in this year's Christmas Pageant.
Here is the entire cast of the Calvary Chuch, United Methodist Christmas Pageant.
Clara and Dad work together to hang an ornament that Emma made at school.
Emma helps to mount the tree-top star this year.
Clara's new ornament this year is a fish, though she has a little trouble with the leading f.
Our tree, lit up, at night. No flash.
On the way home from Church, Clara couldn't stop saying, "I like it!" about the snow. 9 Dec 2001
Clara loves to dig in the sand. 7 Dec 2001.
This ring structure is one of Emma's favorites. 7 Dec 2001
Clara on her horsey (or as she would say, "hahsee") 7 Dec 2001
Here's Emma, having climbed to the tippety top of this structure. 7 Dec 2001
Here is a sample of how beautiful sunset can be just down the street from us. 7 Dec 2001
Sitting in the rocking chair together. 2 Dec 2001
Here's Clara, ready to fight fires! 5 Dec 2001
Emma taking a break from working on our kitchen renovation. 5 Dec 2001
Here we are sitting on our back porch in the fall of 2000. This is the picture we sent our with our holiday letter that year. Fall 2000