Carrot Top

Now, where did this curly, red hair come from, y'all?

Barney

Now, our girls are only 7 months old and I don't know what they're thinking because they can't talk, but if I could crawl inside Nora's brain during these photos, I imagine she's thinking something like.... "sweet Jesus, is that ferocious, purple dinosaur going to eat those daffy kids?"

Happy Halloween from Thing 1 and Thing 2!

Thing 1 and Thing 2 hope you all have a very spoooooky Halloween! We went to a work party this afternoon and dressed the girls up as the characters from the Dr. Seuss book "The Cat in the Hat."

Nora and Iris trick or treat among the cubicles!

Dr. Seuss

Our good friend, Salvador the Bee.

R2-D2 is trying to get Iris' digits.

Poor Thing 1 and Thing 2 had a busy afternoon. They're suffering from a Halloween Hangover. Much rest needed until tomorrow night - party with Salvador the Bee!

Happy Halloween Everybody! Boooooo!

Teething Biscuit Funk

When daddy's away, the girls will play. At least that's what they decided this past Saturday when they took teething biscuit eating to a whole new level. Just look at these two! What's funny is that these aren't even chocolate flavored, so it must have taken some pretty hardcore determination to get this funky. If I had to score this round (knowing we probably have more rounds ahead of us), I'd have to give Nora a solid 5 out of 10 (since she didn't go above the nose) and Iris an impressive 8 out of 10 (for her ability to pretty much start at the nose). Stay tuned for future events...and God help us.

CHILI TIME!

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Hey all...Mark here. It's almost Halloween and it's definitely chili time. Started the season off right with one of the best batches of chili I've made yet. And I bet it will taste even better today when I rip through another bowl. Yes those are Fritos folks. Doesn't get much better than this...mmmm...

Lazy Sunday Morning

Iris and daddy are taking it easy this beautiful Sunday morning. While mommy and Nora are still in Texas, we continue to keep each other company. Here is Iris playing in her Jumperoo while listening to some jazz with daddy. We can't wait to have the rest of the family back home.

Separate Ways

The girls are now apart for pretty much the first time ever. Mom and Nora have gone to Texas for an extended weekend. It is cousin James's second birthday. While those two are away, Iris and I decided to make a stop at the Lenexa Chili cook off to see our friend Todd. Would you believe it, his station was set up very close to the Dacks. Iris got to play with Emily, Laurie, Alex, and Kyle. She loved her hat.

Nora Triptych

These are literally her attempts at smiling...

Teething Biscuit

Iris loses it while having an afternoon snack:

Some Random Photos

Nora's dresser is here now. It's just like Iris's.

Couldn't even make it to daycare. Out like a light.

The girls love their new highchair. The bumbo seat feedings only lasted a couple weeks.

Iris and Daddy.

The old bumbo seat process - this is long gone now. We've graduated to the high chair.

"Nobody puts baby in the corner."