Catching Up

We haven't posted on the blog for a while, primarily because we've been posting pictures to facebook instead because it's more private. However, here's an update for all of you non-facebookers.  Since we last updated the blog, we've celebrated two holidays, taken a trip to NY/NJ, and we've also enjoyed watching Graham as he learns to walk.

Playing in the front yard

Celebrating a birthday

Not sure what to think about Santa

Local Christmas lights

(these were featured on 

Good Morning America)

Being cute

Thanksgiving with Grandpa J

With Grandpa H

With Mama D and Papa D

With Great Grandma and Grandpa J

A friend's wedding in NJ

NJ

NY

Halloween

Yoga

10 days

With only 10 days to go before what will be an historic election (no matter what the outcome), we wanted to post a friendly reminder to everyone to cast an informed vote. Here are a few resources that we believe to be nonpartisan. The best guides to your local races are the local voters guides such as those produced by local newspapers and the League of Women Voters.

Dallas Morning News voters guide: http://z5.thevoterguide.org/a-dallas/?sfr
Dallas League of Women Voters Guide: http://www.lwvdallas.org/files/2008_VG.pdf
National League of Women Voters: www.lwv.org
Politifact.com: http://www.politifact.com/
Concord Coalition: http://www.concordcoalition.org/
Peter G. Peterson Foundation: http://www.pgpf.org/

One of our favorites is also Selectsmart.com's Presidential Preference Test:
http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html, We can't vouch for it's overall accuracy, but it does seem to give us accurate results (and it's short!).

Graham Enjoys Fall

Molly, Michael, Graham, and I spent a

glorious afternoon at the Dallas Arboretum

Graham and his friend watch me feed a goat

at the Big Orange Pumpkin Patch in Celina, TX

They pose on a pile of pumkins

Graham surveys the pumpkins

Graham's Actual Birthday Weekend

We Spent the Weekend in New Jersey for a Wedding

Graham in the Dallas airport playground

Arriving at the hotel after a long day

Graham finally naps (in an
uncomfortable-looking position)

Getting ready for bed

Jason and Michelle at Chris

and Joanne's Wedding

Graham rests during the ceremony

Making a friend at the reception

Michael, Jason, and Chris

Graham's exhausted

Graham hangs out with passenger

pilots on the trip back home

Graham's First Birthday

We celebrated Graham's first birthday yesterday with friends and family. His due date was one year ago today -- one week before he was actually born. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. A few pictures and videos of the celebration follow.

Center of Attention

Birthday Cake
Happy Birthday!


Let Him Eat Cake!

Yummy!

The Aftermath

Cleaned up

Playing With Some Gifts

Sugar High!

Graham's Fun Weekend

On Saturday, we went to a

neighborhood playground.

On Sunday, Graham met

his second cousin.