ILP rolling photo quarantine 2

autumn boy

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aw!

The girls as spiders for Hallowe'en...

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After a lantern-lit walk around the local rec ground in the dark, Ava and three friends head back to the house...

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those costumes!!!

yeah, those are great. we went with a $10 off-the-rack outfit from kmart that he picked out. last year he didn't really want to wear a costume at all, so we were hoping that by letting him pick one he'd be more into it. which worked pretty well, he did actually go trick or treating for a while. the whole thing still sort of weirds him out tho -- he was excited but also sort of unsure what he was supposed to do and why.

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Hallowe'en isn't really a big tradition in the UK (getting bigger though), in fact I think there's a fair amount of resistance to it here as it's perceived as an imported US notion and it's only 6 days before Guy Fawkes' Night. But Pam is American and she's been determined to pumpkinize London one postcode district at a time since 1998. Tallulah's birthday is Nov 2, so that's close enough for a spooky party as far as we're concerned. Two years ago I think only three or four dressed up - this year was full-on ghosts, skeletons, witches and kitties from the SE19 clan. And Pam's spider outfits of course.

Trick-or-treat is simply a four-stop pre-planned sweet-swop in the immediate neighbourhood. No candy until Thanksgiving now.

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Drag Me to Hull

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Hallowe'en isn't really a big tradition in the UK

when i was in manchester in 1991 i remember on oct. 13th seeing a group of kids trying to trick or treat. they rang the buzzer at one house and this pakistani guy came out and listened to their spiel and very patiently said, "we don't celebrate that, because we're muslim. but also, i think you have the wrong night." and the kids were all indignant -- "no, it's halloween!"

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Second time on the merry-go-round. :-)

Ben:
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Owen:
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Ben looking all J Crew:
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love the coat, nath

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hahaha beeps looks like a giant!!

omg

Also, I think Henry looks a lot like PP.

One more DJ Lance Rock pic:
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwww

i don't have any kids and probably won't for a long time but here are my dear friend's two sons. this picture is killing me with cuteness so i am sharing:

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ahaha the baby beat down

Schwantz, did you see Brad Pitt stole your Halloween idea?
http://loyalkng.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/brad-pitts-halloween-costume-dj-lance-rock.jpg

schwantz kids win it, tho!

no question!

dying at 'drag me to hull' facial expression tbh

*shakes fist*

"Piiiiiiiiitt!!!"

posted my niece in the old thread by mistake:

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Seth at 13 weeks, he gets more amazing every day:

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Aww... lovely fluffy hair!

Archie has chicken pox so not quite so handsome atm

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looks like he's handling the pox pretty well ... it's better to get it younger right?
here's sylvie this week
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oops
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Oh man. She's gorgeous. Look at those cheeks! *dies*

thanks! she is getting cuter by the minute, and those cheeks just keep getting bigger. as does the rest of her. 12 weeks and already well into 3-6 month old clothes.

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gorgeous!

bad iphone quality but here you go anyways:

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omg <3 beeps' monster feet!!!!
and you let her stand on the table!

that is a pretty little girl. great indie chick vibe from first pic.

one of many firsts during a rainy week (note the sudden lunge towards the baby when it seems he might slip)....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZ92WhFXc0

can't believe how big he is!

dude tell me about it.

how old is he now?

almost 1. no teeth!!

cats: protecting or plotting?

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No, no, no, Tracer Hand, your kid is still one month old. Time does NOT go by that fast.

Sunny, can I borrow your cute baby for a while? I miss babies. (I would say I don't miss sleep deprivation. And in fact I don't as I'm still sleep deprived: my two kids take turns waking us up SEVERAL times during the night. I am fuxored beyond belief. ARGH!)

Wow, Tracer, that wiggly crawl once he reaches the top of the stairs! Our Louis was watching over my shoulder and wants to know if your Louis is Lou-e or Lou-iss? These things are important to 12 year olds.

Love the Museum of Childhood, it's a total nostalgia fest.

Sunny, yr baby is beautiful.

Nath - I'm feeling yr pain. Six years of disrupted sleep we had - it's hard. BUT IT WILL END! (probably)

Ned, I'm just fucked up beyond belief. :-( SIX years? Oh crappers :-)

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No sleep here either. Archie had chicken pox, then bronchiolitis, then Howie got the pox. Just about all better now -- last night was the first they both slept through in about a month.

Wonderful stuff (not the sleep deprivation, the photos).

Has it really been five weeks since I posted on this thread? I look at it nearly every day...

Another pair of tights head for the bin after a rough day at school for Ava...
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Lulu, zoning out in a coffee shop with Ivan the Bunny (I had to sit on a stool)...
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Little drummer girls in, hey, another coffee shop...
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Meg, that is one classic photo. MJ, sometimes i think, in the looks dept, Beeps and Lulu are somehow related. I've also been looking everywhere for Ava's boots in my size.

We are introducing Henry to Beeps' old miracle blanket tonight. A shortish wrapped up evening nap definitely showed some promise.

love seeing these cute kids ... here's mine
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