April 2008
Lexi Standing
April 27, 2008
Lexi stood up on her own for the first time today.
Lexi Standing with the help of the "family room" containment zone
Baby Dedication
April 26, 2008
Today we held the Baby Dedication for Lexi and Brie.
While we (again) were not able to have the event outside, we all crammed into our house (36 adults and swarms of kids if we recall correctly) and everything went great.
The Whole Family
Brie and Lexi with the cake
The Cake
(By Tracy, of course)
Some of the kids eating
(some)
The Main Event
Lexi
Brie
Asleep at the Table
April 25, 2008
Sometimes the fun and excitement of all that transpires in the Deba household is simply too much.
Today, Brie just gave out and fell asleep while eating.
Brielle "eating"
Lexi stayed awake
Softball
April 24, 2008
Jamie had another softball game tonight.
He has had lots of them, but most of the time there is nobody there (Tracy) to take pictures.
Today's game epitomized the phrase: "It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game."
Boy, did they play well!
Jamie playing 1st base
Growing Up As A Parent
April 24, 2008
Tracy got to grow up a bit as a parent today as she watched teenagers push her little boy on the swings.
You can tell from the look on his face that he is just terrified.
Oh, right, that was Tracy.
Nevertheless, she resisted running to save her little boy from certain disaster and everyone involved came out of the situation unscathed.
Drew swinging WAY TOO HIGH
A Girl and her Balloon
April 23, 2008
Lexi continues to get cuter and cuter.
Here she is playing with a balloon.
Alexia and her balloon
Another Containment Zone
April 22, 2008
Today Tracy fashioned a new containment zone with cutting-edge style.
This one even has an access hatch that only Drew can utilize.
(Yes, we do hold the girls most of the time.)
The "Living Room" Containment Zone
The Containment Zone
April 20, 2008
Jamie has become quite famous for his ever-present desire to create containment zones.
A Containment Zone is a safe, contained play area into which two little girls can be placed.
Jamie recently realized that our house has a ready-made containment zone once the gate at the top of the stairs is closed along with all doors to the rooms upstairs.
The "Balcony" Containment Zone
Another View
Drew and WaWa on this same day
Cinderella Cake
April 20, 2008
Tracy has been getting back into making cakes again.
Today she finished up a Cinderella Cake.
Cinderella's Coach Cake
(Drew's "Toaster Boasters" in background)
Visit to the Kuepper's
April 18, 2008
Tracy and the kids all ventured to the Kuepper's (Page, John, Sam, Evan) today.
I have no idea what went on because I was at home working.
Mitty and Sam playing with Brie
Page with Lexi and Evan
Brie Standing
April 16, 2008
Today was the first "official" day we can say that Brie has started standing up on her own.
Jamie snuck up behind her hoping to catch a photo or two without startling her into falling and hitting her head.
Brie Standing Up
Tapper and Roper
April 13, 2008
Drew got to pick out and bring home his first two fish today.
We thought he would be excited, but he was even more excited than we imagined.
Not more than a couple minutes after choosing the fish, Drew quickly named them Tapper and Roper.
He took less than a few seconds coming up with the names.
Tapper is a red beta fish and Roper is a blue beta.
They share a small tank designed for two betas.
Drew really enjoys looking at his fish and always wants to remove the opaque separator which still keeps the fish apart but lets them see each other.
Happy Fish Owner
Setting Up The Tank
Filling The Tank
Watching Tapper and Roper
Brian's Birthday Celebration
April 12, 2008
Today we celebrated Uncle Brian's birthday two days before his real birthday.
We had a wonderful meal, some special cake, and lots of fun.
Blowing Out The Candles
Uncle Brian and Auntie Sarah
Bumper Walkers
Baby Shower Cake
April 12, 2008
Tracy created a wonderful baby shower cake for her friend.
It turned out as good as all of her cakes.
The bear is 100% edible
(rice krispy treats covered with fondant)
Family Visits
April 9, 2008
Great Grandparents and Great Aunts converged on Colorado for a few days and it was great to see them all.
Nini and Pomi live in Colorado, of course, but were visiting Texas for a couple of months, so it was good to welcome them home.
Great Aunt Shelly and Lexi
Great Aunt Greta and Brielle
The Whole Gang
IBM Movie Day
April 5, 2008
IBM hosted a kids day at the movies today.
Drew was very excited to go to IBM which is where Daddy's office is, even though Daddy is never there. Drew still knows that sometimes Daddy goes to IBM.
We saw 90 minutes of Dora the Explorer and Drew was lucky enough to win the DVD at the end.
We can't ever go again because Drew will wonder why he didn't get a movie next time.
Arriving at IBM
Waiting For The Movie
Playing After The Movie
Daddy Plays Softball
April 3, 2008
The whole family came out today to watch Jamie play softball.
We don't need to discuss the final score...just that it was cold but still a lot of fun.
Daddy's Biggest Fan
Jamie At Bat
Two Cute Girls
April 3, 2008
The twins sure love their graham crackers!
Brielle and Alexia
Brielle Pulls Up
April 1, 2008
Brie surprised us today by pulling herself up on her knees in her crib for the first time.
It was quite a flashback to taking these exact same pictures of Drew a few years ago.
Brielle In Her Crib