The pictures below summarize some of our fun activities last Fall.
There are a lot of them and some of you may not have the patience. But
there are some gems in there. The two boys dressed as firefighters and mon
as "fire" for Halloween is awesome. What a great mom!
I loved going to the zoo and getting that bird to come over to us with food.
We had tried it before and it didn't work, but this time, the bird flew right
over. At first, Dec was a little wary, but he got into it.
The "contemplative" Dash pics are great. He has always been smiley
happy boy, but he has a very thoughtful face sometimes. Mon knows how to
catch him on camera. We captured Dash's intro to solid food - and Declan
helped.
We have a visit to not one by two pumpkin patches and a montage of "Daddy and
Dashi" taken by Declan. You will also learn why we call Dashi "frenchie."
|
|
|
|
declan's playgroup buddies: dec, joey, elenore, lucas and william. man! william looks so tiny!
|
|
|
|
this is what i find when i get upstairs from work
|
|
|
|
painting faces at playgroup
|
|
|
|
hey! what about me!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
great smile from the dash man
|
|
|
|
uncle mike makes us pumpkin pudding
|
|
|
|
ready for halloween
|
|
|
|
the two firemen ready to get some candy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
feeding birds at sf zoo
|
|
|
|
|
cool!
|
|
|
|
dash wants to eat his hat, not wear it
|
|
|
|
dec was a little wary of that bird
|
|
|
|
|
|
there he goes!
|
|
|
|
must be mon's b-day
|
|
|
|
tough blowing out your own candles in this house!
|
|
|
|
the mom's group! look at how the clan has grown!
|
|
|
|
dash is sacked out. dec is not happy. strange!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
if you come to sf zoo, this is dec's favorite thing to do
|
|
|
|
at ocean beach. dash samples the sand. and i do mean sample
|
|
|
|
rubbing sand in hair good for scalp
|
|
|
|
bringing the big yellow truck was a good idea
|
|
|
|
|
|
an old cardboard box becomes a train!
|
|
|
|
dash looks on as dec "fixes" the train
|
|
|
|
dash. the early, pensive months.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
your humble editor
|
|
|
|
dec and dash play, man we used to have to watch em
|
|
|
|
dash tries solid food.
|
|
|
|
dash is OUT at the park
|
|
|
|
dash looking at dec looking at me
|
|
|
|
|
|
brothers
|
|
|
|
|
|
over-loaded with boys
|
|
|
|
hiking up to pancakes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
laura joins the hike!
|
|
|
|
pancakes on top of the mountain with the dempseys
|
|
|
|
|
breakfasting
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dec is exhausted. i'm thinking: "you gotta be kiddin' me!"
|
|
|
|
country cousins? you awake in there?
|
|
|
|
great shot of mom and dash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dec sleeps on
|
|
|
|
with smiles like that we must be headed out on the town
|
|
|
|
dad's b-day. back off dash!
|
|
|
|
|
|
dec is always there to help
|
|
|
|
|
this is pretty much dec at a glance. underpants. rain boots. stickers all over his face. snack time!
|
|
|
|
|
come ride the pumpkin train
|
|
|
|
|
|
choose carefully little jedi
|
|
|
|
joey enjoys a horse ride
|
|
|
|
there goes dec again, ridding off into the sunset!
|
|
|
|
|
balancing and waving - what a pro!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dec looks
|
|
|
|
we simply could not get them to look at the camera at the same time
|
|
|
|
yup. not going to happen
|
|
|
|
|
|
dash? can you look over here little pumpkin head
|
|
|
|
there we go. a pile of pumpkins
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
if ansel adams photographed kids in pumpkin patches, he'd do something like this. pensive. quiet. pumpkins.
|
|
|
|
makes me want to drink cider
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
pop - a - wheeley!
|
|
|
|
dash climbs in
|
|
|
|
pensive. quiet. pumpkins. cookies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
a pumpkin headed pumpkin head!
|
|
|
|
now for something completely different! the naked guitarist on a potty!
|
|
|
|
playing your favorite: tinkle tinkle little star!
|
|
|
|
papa's b-day?
|
|
|
|
different pumpkin patch - they're looking in the same direction
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
but not for long
|
|
|
|
a corn beard
|
|
|
|
dash loves that grass
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dec takes the train out
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
this is as good as it gets in the backyard
|
|
|
|
dash says: someday, big bro, i will sit on my butt no longer. and you will be sorry.
|
|
|
|
|
|
i'm little and i smile
|
|
|
|
|
|
i'm little and i smile
|
|
|
|
|
that racoon thing is chowing the pumpkin!
|
|
|
|
|
tough getting nana and papa on the train
|
|
|
|
|
|
playing with cousins at auntie patti's
|
|
|
|
|
we took miffy out again and dec was over-joyed
|
|
|
|
|
ready for halloween treats
|
|
|
|
|
|
dec and dash are firefighters and mommy is fire!
|
|
|
|
|
the train in monterrey. possibly the coolest single thing ever
|
|
|
|
monterrey acquarium
|
|
|
|
dash loved their playroom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dashi! do you see sharks?
|
|
|
|
declan! do you see sharks?
|
|
|
|
pretty mommy! do you see sharks?
|
|
|
|
pumpkin shark!
|
|
|
|
|
|
the family. one of us is not wearing pants
|
|
|
|
|
lissa is wearing pants. let that be known.
|
|
|
|
|
mommy's cake
|
|
|
|
|
|
xbox man. i think dec took this.
|
|
|
|
then he took my feet
|
|
|
|
his feet
|
|
|
|
dashi and me - by dec
|
|
|
|
puzzle pieces of a train, but declan donovan
|
|
|
|
|
|
daddy's legs, puzzle pieces by of a train
|
|
|
|
my brother's hand grabbing MY puzzle pieces
|
|
|
|
dash looking at me, daddy saying 'careful of that butto', by declan donovan
|
|
|
|
|
dash and daddy, but declan donovan
|
|
|
|
|
|
dashi's belly while he's learning to walk, by declan donovan
|
|
|
|
the combination of cake and train make for a very happy boy
|
|
|
|
everyone put pants on and we got a family pic!
|
|
|
|
good family pic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
when i saw this photo, i gave dash the nickname "frenchie" because he looks like a little frenchman!
|
|
|
|
classic dec look
|
|
|
|
another classic dec
|
|
|
|
playing at nana-papas is awesome!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
train cake!
|
|
|
|
|
|
birthday party where they let you eat super-sugary juice! this rocks!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
why yes! i actually prefer riding zebra! it's more efficient than muni - just ask the crawford girls!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shannon orders the animals.
|
|
|
|
|
moms relaxin' at the park
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
jacob and declan at the pumpkin patch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
mommy and dash
|
|
|
|
i never got these things, but the kids love em'
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
swingin' tricks on the bike
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
the family in haloween attire
|
|
|
|
|
|
the pumpkin gang
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
mon on the gg bridge
|
|
|
