Dads and Uncles are Fun

Dads and uncles keep the kids entertained. Highly entertained.

Cousin Cuteness

Check out this bit of cousin cuteness from last month.

John's first time at the table with the big kids

New Year's Eve

In which no one has to go to the hospital.

After you watch this, I think you'll agree that was a pretty big feat.


If you notice Thomas missing from the festivities, it's because he was in NYC for the Times Square spectacle (for work). He promises to post about that. Perhaps you should nudge him.

4 kids, 1 parent

I am traveling most weeks in October and November, so Thomas is solo-parenting a lot. This past week, he kept C and J and Anna and Sammy one night while Park and Ashley had evening committments! 

They all seemed to fare well (though the house was a bit of a wreck the next day when I got home). 

Cousin Hilarity

We've been lucky to hang with the other Fowlkes' quite a bit in the last couple of months. We are SO happy that the kids get along so well, as the video below illustrates. One weekend, Thomas and Park both had obligations, so Ashley and I had a sleepover with the kids at her place. It was fun!

Cousins

I took this video a couple of weeks ago. It's a little long (2 minutes), but it gives you a pretty good picture of each of these kiddos personalities.

Spiderman and Spidergirl!

The Day After Christmas

While the boys were all supposedly at the driving range, we took the kids to the bouncy playground to burn off some energy.

Eavan loved the big slide -- and could climb up the ladder nearly by herself!





Anna gets silly

Carter and Anna get silly together

All the cousins get silly!
(Our sad attempt at a group photo)

And where were the boys, if they were not at the driving range, you ask? Since the driving range was closed due to the snow, they had to make do with sampling (a lot of) drinks at a local watering hole, or so I hear. Apparently a good time was had, and they didn't freeze to death on the walk home, so it was a good afternoon!

Christmas 2010

Christmas morning before the chaos. As Patrick said:

Respect this mantle! Eight hand sewn, sequined stockings anywhere from 5 months to 45 years old. All hung (with care) on the same mantle for the first time ever.

Carter's big present this year was a desk, complete with office supplies. When he saw the clip magnets on his hutch, the first thing he did was RUN to his room and get a picture of Mama Helen and Daddy Phil to clip on his desk!

Carter helps Eavan with her Santa gifts

Everyone enjoyed their gifts!



Even if Eavan mostly wanted to chew hers...

Carter liked to help everyone unwrap their presents

Right around the time we went over to celebrate with the other Fowlkes family, it started to SNOW!

Just look at this hefty accumulation we had the next day!

The Fowlkes

The out-laws!

Thanksgiving

Just getting around to posting pics from our great thanksgiving!

Halloween

Pumpkin Patch

Last week, we hit our favorite pumpkin patch with Ashley, Anna and Sammy.

In the corn box. My job was to keep the corn out of Sammy's mouth!

Carter volunteered at the piglet races for the first time! He didn't get chosen, though. Maybe next year...

Easter Egg Hunting

Untitled from elizabeth fowlkes on Vimeo.

Cousin Time

While I was seeing a great new play called Tennis in Nablus tonight, Carter got to spend time with Anna and Sammy. Thanks to Aunt Ashley for the sitting and the picture!



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Christmas 2009

Here is a short (~2 minute) video of Carter's Christmas morning, followed by a few snapshots of the day. We somehow managed to get virtually no photos of any of the adults present. But the kids are cuter anyway!

What Santa brought

Fun goo that Carter got in his stocking (took less than 8 hours for Thomas to lose it with the goo and throw it out!)

Carter's pile o' presents (not as bad as it looks... i even wrapped up socks and underwear because he like to open presents so much)

Carter's awesome play tent from Aunt Linda

In my new boots, his new jeans, his new t-shirt (covered with his new pajama top) and toting the beloved spiderman umbrella (took him less than 5 hours to break said umbrella, but T managed to put it back together)

Hangin' with Anna

Sammy is not as excited to be held by Carter as Carter is to hold Sammy...

Thanksgiving

My, mom, dad and Mimi came in from Arkansas. Park, Ashley, Anna and Sam came for dinner. Cart Cart and Nonna joined us for dessert.

Family assembled at our house for thanksgiving dinner.

I got in some good snuggle time with Sam.

Carter debuted his new Christmas pajamas (along with Mama Helen's boots) after dinner.

First full Fowlkes family photo with the new addition!