Samantha Dances in the Grass

Birthday, etc.

Update: photos from Sam's mom

Samantha, 3.75

Benjamin and Samantha haven't seen each other for 6 months. There wasn't much reacquaintance needed. They just got right into playing:

PS Samantha turned 3¾ today.

landlocked gondola

friends & family plan

Benjamin is in Kentucky visiting friends and family.

Benjamin and Sebastian


Benjamin and Katarina

Welcome to the world, Jacob!

October 23, 2007

(Congrats to Susan and Philip. Susan is one of my childhood friends--one of the 3 musketeers, as my father called us. Jake joins Benjamin and Katarina to be the third musketeer of the next generation.)

Washington Park

Miss Angel took the kids to Washington Park and sent these photos from her phone:

- papa

baby burton update

Here's Kate, entranced by the same mobile that was Benjamin's first love:

And here she is relaxing in her Boppy^®:
She had a rough go of things the first week of her life. It's wonderful to see her a couple months later looking so healthy and beautiful.

- papa

Happy First Birthday Kat!

(Katarina taught Benjamin how to turn on this lamp. Pictures of Benjamin's visit with Kat coming soon.)

Happy Moisniversaire, Sophia & Elisabeth

(Two lucky girls born 07-07-07.)