Bubbled Beauties

Goo & Punkin enjoy billions of bubbles...

Hush My Lion Dont' Fear My Lion Punkin Sleeps Tonight

The little whispet sleeps on her lion, reluctantly succumbing to slumber.

Up From The Susquehanna

A proud Pa, precious Pumkin and thirsty Thunder, stroll back to the van with the rustic charm of the Susquehanna as our hazy summer afternoon backdrop.

We stopped here and enjoyed the scenery on the way home from Grandma and Grandpa's house while Me-lah Bug enjoyed her third lunch.

The Great Bug Hunt

Armed with only a keen sense of our exoskelital friends Goo & Pumkin search the vast expanse of Grandma and Grandpa's driveway for the elusive Japanese Beetle, an occasional Daddy Long Legs and the rare slug or snail...

At the Station...

A Bug At the Beach
Bug's toes touch the chilly water for the first time

One small step for a Bug...no, pretty much a small step

A Beach Bum in the making

Goo...hard at work in the summer clad beauty of Park Station

Pumkin was demure over the chilly water...at first!

Goo...A Rainy Introspective

I'm singing in the rain

Just singing in the rain

Come on with the rain I've a smile on my face

I'm happy again


I'm laughing at clouds

The sun's in my heart

What a glorious feelin'

Just singin', Singin' in the rain

Comfort Confections

The Polka-doted Pumkin enjoys a ruby red ring sucker...childhood at its best!

A Disney Deluge

This is generally a good indication the quiver has indulged in to much television for the day...

Speaking Of Panache!

Pumkin in an eclectic mix of summers finest & wintry necessities...

Dickens Kid III

Our little Dickens girl displaying her Pumkin panache...

Simply Beauty in Small Packages

As the story goes they were in separate beds when they went to bed

Ice Cream: More Art Than Science

Sometimes your inspiration comes so simply!

"Watcha Doin'?"

Thunder and Pumkin...beautiful...

Two of Three Children Enjoyed This Moment

Some days you just hang on for the ride.

Out...!

DC is hard work

Lunch On The Mall

With the "space ship" as the backdrop Goo, Pumkin and Daddy enjoy lunch after a fun morning at the National Aquarium.

A Contented Bug

Such a pretty girl!

Sprinkler Fun!

Goo & Pumkin enjoying one of summers more delightful treasures...sprinklers.

Me-Lah Bug Taking It All In

Sometimes with an older brother and sister...this look is all you have.

A Quiet Introvert...Really!

Goo discussing his latest discovery...

Dickens Kid II

Sequels aren't usually better except perhaps when we are talking about our Pumkin...!

Saturday Morning Story!

Daddy let's read this!

Twixt the Siblings

Me-Lah Bug rests, perhaps a bit pensively, between Goo and Pumkin--but none the less at home in the quiver.

Introducing Me-Lah Bug

The newest addition to the quiver nestled in her favorite place...close to us.

A Little Dickens Kid

Or perhaps, like her grandfather, she is simply full of the Dickens...our little pumkin after a hard afternoon at play--dirt, dust and delight all in one package!

Daddy what can I shovel?

As the temperature sored into the upper 90's on Thursday -- Goo with a snow shovel in hand is particularly fanciful on a Virginia evening...