Archive for the 'Huck' Category

Even Behind Bars, Elves Are Jolly

December 20, 2009 @ 5:58 pm | Filed under: Baby, Huck, Photos

elf

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Knight of the Kitchen Table

November 4, 2009 @ 7:55 pm | Filed under: Baby, Family, Huck, Photos

Once upon a time, there was a very tidy cupboard.

Then along came young Sir Destructalot.

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Having wreaked maximum havoc, he paused, well pleased with his efforts…

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…and looked around for new frontiers.

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Enticing prospects beckoned at the far corners of his world, but first he would have to figure out how to bridge a perilous gap.

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Triumph! And now bravely through the tunnel he strode, scoffing at those who would take the more conventional route around the table.

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Eagerly he made for the row of tempting treasures on the shelf, their bright colors practically begging him to pull them free of their wooden prison.

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But just as his massive fist reached the first jewel-toned, delectably gummable beauty, the Voice of Doom sounded from above.

He would have to seek other bounty.

Undaunted, he set forth in a new direction. No Voice of Doom could quell his spirits. There was a great wide world out there for the grabbing,

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and he had just the fists for the job.

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Auditioning for a Role in Two Bad Mice?

October 31, 2009 @ 10:47 am | Filed under: Baby, Huck, Photos

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I hate to break it to him, but I think he’s a little too big to play Tom Thumb.

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When the Godmother Asks

September 21, 2009 @ 6:58 am | Filed under: Baby, Huck, Photos

for more pictures…

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the godmother gets

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more pictures. :)

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Eight Months Old

September 18, 2009 @ 7:06 pm | Filed under: Baby, Huck, Photos

8months

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Ready for Solid Food

August 18, 2009 @ 8:12 am | Filed under: Baby, Huck, Photos

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Bouncing Baby Boy

July 11, 2009 @ 11:05 am | Filed under: Baby, Huck, Photos

How much does this baby like his bouncy chair?

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This much!

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Michelin Baby

April 23, 2009 @ 7:20 am | Filed under: Baby, Huck, Photos

aprilbaby

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Ten Weeks

March 23, 2009 @ 8:58 am | Filed under: Baby, Huck, Photos

10weeks

beanandbabe

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Boy Crazy

January 15, 2009 @ 7:36 pm | Filed under: Baby, Family, Huck, Photos

Sean Patrick Peterson, born January 13th, 9 lbs 12 oz. :::swoon:::

(Psst, sweet friend, see what’s on the arm of the couch? The postman was walking up to our mailbox with your package at the very moment Scott, baby, and I pulled into the driveway. It’s beautiful. Rilla approves wholeheartedly. Thank you so very much!)

And one last shot, decidedly less than flattering but a little gift for my Twitter pals:

Put the ding-dang camera away, honey, so I can eat my PUDDING!

(I didn’t know this photo existed when I was twittering about pudding this morning. When I uploaded the photos this afternoon, I saw it and laughed and laughed. Scott must have snapped that during the one brief moment in time when the pudding was actually still in the bowl. I’m sure I was licking the dish clean five minutes later.)

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