Indy 500 - Virginia style!

Chinese New Year at Melanie and David's. Tons of great kids and great food! Happy Year of the Ox!

License and registration, please!

January 21 and the scene is a bit less rowdy than the day before ...

Ooooh! Christmas lights!

A cold trip to the Zoo in January. The lion was in full roar.

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Katie's new dress from Paris (thanks Tom, Lesia and cousins Peter and Daniel!)

Pushing the cart at Costco (straight to the diaper aisle, please!).

Yup, even the Kennedy Center advertises its performances at Costco. We kid you not!

Finally, more photos!

At the Kennedy Center following Eugene's Christmas concert with Choral Arts.

Groupies!

Katie's first packing peanuts. Bad for the environment, but fun for her until her generation gets to clean up the mess (sorry, kid!)


A gift to Julie from her brother, but equally as useful for Katie! Click to enlarge the image so you can read the fine print.

Who's more excited about this gift?

Wow

Katie has been great just grand. She has been climbing stairs, as if it was something she has done all her life. We went out for kabobs last night and she chowed down on Persian flatbreads, rice, and chicken and beef kabobs.

Our big musicial news is that Katie just correctly sang the first five notes to Beethoven's 9th that she hears from one of her toys! Of course, she didn't sing the words, but she sang it to "Ba." It was a one performance show for today.

Good girl!

Eugene

Katie's First Holiday Season

Eugene and Katie hanging out "Christmas style". Katie is sporting a beautiful handmade sweater by Sally!

Katie's first painting!

Little Katie had fun with fingerpainting today! Her teacher said she had a blast. Is she following in her grandma's footsteps?