Crayons and Keyboards

Social networking sites are slowly taking over our world, one "Friend" at a time.

Crayons & Keyboards was a giant step into a new realm of mixing the real world and the digital world on an everyday basis; the next big step has just been taken.

Join the Crayons & Keyboards fan page on Facebook, and get even more of the digital/real world kool-aid than you ever wanted. Not sure what I am actually going to do with the Fan page, but we will figure that out together.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Crayons-Keyboards/167641219333?ref=mf

The Family That Rides Together...

Waiting.

Belle's First Train Ride

One of Fort Worth's little gems, is the Forest Park Miniature Train. For about $2, it is 45 minutes of relaxation typically not found with toddlers. Always full on the weekends, it is a staple for all kids. I rode it as a kid, and now we visit it frequently with Jaxson; but from now on Annabelle with be part of the tradition.

The long shadows from the setting sun and the spectacular colors from the season changing made for a beautiful Saturday evening ride.

Belle's First Ride:

Costco Is A Dangerous Place

You walk in with this; notice the empty basket:

You leave with this; notice the non-empty basket:

Saturday Morning Bonding

Graham Crackers Are Good

An Early Christmas Story

The story or the time of year doesn't matter, it is all about the moment.

Backyard Campfire

Just A Bunch Of Clowns (Boo & Pops)

Candy Seekers

Blake, Katie, and Jax set out for the goods with parents following closely behind making sure they get the good stuff.

Halloween 2009

Our Honey (Bee)

Down and Dirty

Sofa Loungers

All Dressed Up

Tights Gone Wild

Momma buys some tights for Halloween, leaves them open in the closet, and you leave the kiddo alone for five minutes and this is what you get.

Mirror Images

Heads & Feet

She's Got Her Bling

First hurdle crossed for our little girl.

Our doctor offers ear piercings in their office, which is great because you know it is sterile, they numb the ears, and there are plenty of bodies around to help hold down the wiggly worm.

Knowing that doctors, for the most part, are perfectionist and that they (we) only want to go through the process one time definitely made for an exciting (tense) few minutes. After a few test placements and double-checks from the nurses, we went for it.

She was more upset at the fact that we were holding her down, because when the actual piercing happened, the screams were doable and she recovered very quickly. A few hugs from momma and she was ready to show the world.

Showing her bling with momma:

Duo At The Doctor

Two kids, one doctor, two parents, 3 shots - makes for an exciting visit. All in all, good news. Both kiddos are healthy, stats as follows:

Annabelle:

Height: 28" (85 percentile range)

Weight: 18 lbs. 15 oz. (75 percentile range)

Side Notes: Double ear infection, although she did really well in not complaining to us about this - never said a word. Now we know why she has been extra cranky the last few days.

Jaxson:

Height: 39-3/4" (95 percentile range)

Weight: 39.6 lbs (95 percentile range)

Side Notes: No outstanding issues, which is great news considering the last few weeks of sickness. However, I think the doctor has a crush on my little buddy.