Helen's 3rd Birthday Party part 1

Helen got her first bike for her birthday!
Taking Bear Bear for a ride on the Pinkalicious bike
Getting a little help from her awesome big brother Miles.
Test ride.
I'm stylin'

Helen's 3rd Birthday Evening

Birthday Celebration at Red Robin Restaurant Yeah, I love balloons says Helen.
How did they get Miles inside the balloon?
Where's Helen?


Daddy helps Helen read her birthday card from Nana and Grandpa

Opening her gift from Nana and Grandpa


Looking at her new book from Nana and Grandpa


Sharing her birthday sundae with Daddy
Helen enjoying her new book from Nana and Grandpa

Helen's 3rd Birthday Morning

Happy Birthday Girl
Enjoying Birthday Breakfast with a friend

Enjoying her Birthday pancake breakfast at IHOP
Blowing out the candle on her Birthday ice cream sundae at IHOP

I want my Mudder

This video was taken on 10/14/2005 right before Miles turned 3. Just had to share it, just too cute!
Can we say Oscar for best dramatic performance?

First Harvest from our Garden

Helen, Tom, and Miles picking our first crop of Kholrabi
We picked lemons and knolrabi on May 7th. The kholrabi is our first vegetable crop of the year.

Easter 2011

Easter Art by Miles. Everything on this door was made or painted by Miles.

Our friends Diego and Sophie
Diego, Miles, Sophie, and Helen Easter Morning.






Easter basket time.
















Hunting for eggs




The finished product


Tom dyed this egg
Sara dyed this egg and then accidentally dropped it on the table and it came out with this very cool design.

Miles' egg


Mommy and Helen coloring eggs together.
Helen's first time dying her own eggs.