pumpkin patch

Just before Halloween, the fam decided to stock up on pumpkins.

You know, in order to lure helpless trick-or-treaters into Natalie's never-ending world of terror.


"Dad... why are we really here?"


"Um... a little room?"


"Hey - just my size."


Success.

eating... with a spoon!

And the crowd goes wild!

bandannas are forever

Natalie goes through her Hell's Angels phase.

Or perhaps she's trying to recapture Ning's classic early 00 styles.

Either way, this is the only time she's been allowed to sit on the desk (must have been a tough day for Mom).




For some reason, Natalie loves to stick things under her neck.

bicycle man, bicycle man

Dad finally put his money where his mouth was & hooked up this pimpin' back seat to his bike. Now he & Natalie are mobile, agile & in style.

"who is jane fonda circa 1986?"

Too early to forecast a future as a step instructor? Probably.




Now that's grace under pressure.

beads

The spoils from Brett & Ellen's beautiful bash included a slew of beads, much to the delight of all Sweeks under three feet tall.

lil' climber

Nat is what you'd have to call rambunctious. Mom & Dad are finding out it's a way of life.

p'tite bretonne

You don't have to be named Kerlerec to recognize an authentic two-sizes too big Breton shirt. When Carine & her crew sent this over, Natalie literally couldn't wait to try it on.

daddy snuggle time

Somewhere between love & annoyance lie this set of pics...






"I get it, I get it already!"


And we top it all off with an Eskimo kiss.

NOLA

This was the outfit in which Natalie tore up the dance floor at Uncle Brett's wedding.

Abita Springs, LA (and its town hall/opry in particular) will never be the same.

can't top these peepers

Jeepers creepers!

dancey dance

Natalie's favorite show is Yo Gabba Gabba. Highly recommended for those with kids and/or enjoy hallucinogenics. In this video, young Nat starts out dancing before becoming... just... too... darned... absorbed...

end of the golden gate triptych

The W / Marin Headlands side of the bridge. Which reminds us: get out to Point Bonita sometime if you can.

golden gate #2

Smell the excitement as Natalie takes her first steps on the Golden Gate Bridge.


"OK, OK - I'll look at the camera - then you'll let me look
at the view, right?"


"That's more like it."




"What big teeth you have, Mother"


To think some people come for the views.


Nat says: "my push-toy is the bee's knees"

golden gate no. uno

Took the quick jaunt across to the North side of the bay, for a look back at the city on a glorious day. These pics are from the E side of the 101.

bye, bye lakie

Last non-snowy views of Donner this year. A sight Mom & Dad never tire of. So far so good for Natalie too.




"Oooh..."