Pretty sunlight coming through the clouds.
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Jess had a Build-A-Bear party. Penny was very excited to get to pick out her own puppy...
...and that was even before she spotted the Superman outfit!
We may have a new favorite toy, here.
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Check out that awesome grin.
Jess is not too sure about turning her bunny over to someone else...
Ray is pretty happy with his pirate dinosaur. How can you not love that parrot!
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How long is this dressing of the bunny going to take, anyway?!
You'd better be almost done...
At last, Spiderbunny is mine, and we shall rule the world!
Sarah and Emma were pretty pleased with their creations, too.
I'm not sure this picture could possibly contain more cuteness.
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Whoo, time to open presents!
Confronted with a candle a whole cake's width from her, Jess calmly picked it up to blow it out.
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Sarah likes cake...
Ray likes cake...
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Matt likes cake... (One day I will put together a photo album that is Closeups Of Matt With His Mouth Open.)
Emma likes cake...
Penny likes cake...
...How come these other people get to eat my cake, Mom?
Cool, a carousel ride!
Very pretty carousel -- see large shot for details.
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Ray on the carousel.
Penny and Jess on the carousel.
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Jess is nearly as bouncy as her balloon!
Penny was all worn out after all that partying, and fell asleep in the car, her new puppy clutched tight.
Penny helps Matt put our new bookcases together...
Whee, banging on things with a hammer is fun!
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Baby shower! Widdle slippers and rattles!
A special hat, just in case the horns are visible.
I love a product that doesn't try to give itself fancy names: Butt Paste.
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Just in case there was any doubt...
The Moose toy was a source of much amusement.
...and perhaps some dubiousness.
Liz, Alma and Elizabeth
It has pandas on the widdle feet!
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Aww, so soft...
KT, Gina, and Becky
The Name Game
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The girls had fun, too. Penny looks grouchy, I know, but she's actually playing with the air coming out of the vent under her feet.
I just like the way I look in this one.
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Guest shot - Sam, John, & Dad
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Guest shot - Karen, Elizabeth, KT, Gina, Becky
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Penny knows how to live the high life, lounging on a beanbag with some chocolate mousse!
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Because the funny hat is too funny not to reprise.
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Funny how Mom and Karen always wanted to take the same pictures.
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John and Sam were highly amused by The Moose!
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Penny and Uncle John play some KooshBall!
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Making contact!
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Not bad form, really...
It's time to get some Hallowe'en pumpkins!
Look, Mom! They're growing right there on the ground!
Look at the one I found, Mom!
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This one is still attached! ...A little help, here?
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Come on, let's check out the pumpkins on the far side of the field...
Entrance to the corn maze. (Get it? Maze, maize? HAH!)
Matt and Penny in the corn maze.
Penny is Spider-Man!
Penny and her friend Peyton play a game of Toss-The-Spider at the school
The candy-in-the-ball-pit game is always fun, too!
Hey, Dad, look what I found!
The game: get the (gummy) worm out of the (chocolate) mud without using your hands!
(They never said she couldn't use Dad's hands...)
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Hush, Dad, let me eat my chocolate mud in peace!
Whoo, a piñata! (I can't believe they let those kids at that thing with a real stick, even without blindfolds...)
Yep, she's fully graduated to the big-kid swings now. Except she hasn't figured out how to use her legs yet.
Penny was hideously offended at the idea that we might CARVE her pumpkin. So instead, she drew a face on it with a Sharpie.
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Penny with our family of pumpkins. The small orange and one of the gourds came from a school field trip. The other gourd is for the baby, of course.
Happy Hallowe'en, Ray!
Our wacky Hallowe'en-loving neighbors down the street.
Matt and Penny (excuse me - Spider-Man!) set off for some treats!
The pumpkin family, carved (well, 2 of them) and lit.
SpoooOOOOoooky! Only, you know. Not.
The triumphant candy-laden return!
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My costume -- at 7mo pregnant, how could I be this round and NOT use it?