That's a playground.

That's a creek. I guess I should have taken these after the sun came up.

That's our front yard.

When the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock. . .

Dirt Hills

Science and Physical Education

Fabulous Fairy Friday! Eva and her friend enjoy a fairy tea party.

George Washington (on the quarters) experiences both gravity and friction as he parachutes during Science class.
Eva enjoys off-roading at the Dirt Hills.

Dirt Hills

A Long-awaited Visit from the Tooth Fairy

Eva lost her first tooth! We were all beginning to wonder if it would ever happen. At her last checkup, the dentist said that if she didn't have a loose tooth within 6 months, we'd need to get some special x-rays to find out if she had any adult teeth. Last week, I overheard Eva talking with one of her 7-year-old friends. The friend said, "You haven't lost any teeth? I've lost nine!" Eva hung her head low and said, "Everybody says that." But lo and behold, on October 13, 2009, Eva lost a tooth! I've never seen a kid so proud of a tooth before.

Late September

We didn't quite satisfy our appetite for destruction when we had the driveway replaced, so we decided to replace the main sewer line this week. Last Saturday, we meticulously trimmed the hedges and pulled tiny tree suckers; three days later, our front yard looked like this:

Ben had never been beneath the sidewalk before. Now he can cross that item off his bucket list.

The Rockies made it to the playoffs! Emily and Grandpa joined us for a Rockies game last week. Emily sure can boogie down. They didn't win on this particular day, but at least it was an exciting game.

Also, for those of you who took part in the Great Tolman/Terry Health Care Debate of 2009, I have a proposal: next time let's just see if we can arrange a boxing match between, say, Sarah Palin and Jimmy Carter and call it good. What say you?

And, as an additional postscript, H1N1 hit our house this week. Rebecca is the only family member who hasn't grown a pig snout at this point.