Jack and Cate Update -- January, 2009

Thursday, January 1, 2009

We spent New Year's Day at the Kruger's watching the University of Spoiled Children beat-up on young men from an upstanding, God-fearing, midwestern conference. We also ate black-eyed peas.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Like all seven-year-old girls, Cate made a best-friend of a complete stranger in about four-and-a-half minutes.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

My two sweethearts. This is the longest the two of them sat still all day.

Friday, January 2, 2009

For the first time in nearly eleven years, Scott and Peggy made the trip to Dallas. They spent a week staying with Grandma Irene at the ranch, enjoying the mild Texas "winter." They traveled nearly a thousand miles to share their time with us. Meanwhile, Cate loves her some kitschy, Texas-inspired Christmas ornament.

Friday, January 2, 2009

That's more like it. The Nelsongang in its natural habitat demonstrating its most common holiday-time behaviors.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Someone please clarify: just when does the "bunny ear" child development phase end? Soon? Did someone say soon?

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Cole Fruit. He's a sweet and friendly kid, despite Jack's daily harangue.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Cate is still wishing for her two front teeth. She lost the second one more than three months ago, but there's still no sign of a tooth. For the last month, it's looked like one was about to break through at any moment.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

It's hard to tell from this photo, but one of Jack's front teeth finally broke through. Awkward, oversized tweener-smile, here we come!

Saturday, January 3, 2009

And we shall knight thee Sir Eats All Our Ice Cream...