Happy Noon Year!

What better way to ring in the New Year (not to mention our anniversary) then with a Caspar Babypants show at the Mt. Baker Clubhouse where we got married. And since this was a kids band, there was no way we were making it to midnight, so we of course counted down to noon.  

Dressed up for the occasion

Max dancing with one of his preschool classmates, Pela

Of course there was a ball drop at noon, or at least the dropping of the beach balls

Rockin' out to Caspar

Back at the Clubhouse one year later for a different kind of celebration

Happy Anniversary to us

My little stars

Check out Max & Elisa's "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" duet at the Experience Music Project's Sound Lab. Next stop, American Idol.

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We're ready, Santa

Happy Holidays from the Greenes

We hope you enjoy the holiday and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year!

The point of Christmas

Mom: "Christmas is coming. What happens on Christmas?"

Max: "Presents!"

Mom: "Presents? What kinds of Presents will you get?"

Max: "A cloud!"

Mom: "What kind of cloud?"

Max: "A cloud made of car dough. You put the dough in a cookie. The cars are in it! And you eat it."

How to shop for your mom

Mom: "What will you and dad get me for Christmas?"


Max: "A basketball. You can dribble it and shoot it!!"


Mom: "What if I don't want that. Then, what will you get me?"


Max: "A football." (With deadpan expression that says, "Obviously!")


Mom: "What if I don't want that. Then, what will you get me?"


Max: "A giraffe."

Pet the pretty squirrel

One drummer drumming

Weird science

It's science experiment day at preschool. Here's the formula:

Water + Baking Soda = Fizzy Awesomeness

Here comes Santa Claus x3

Asleep at the wheel

Goodbye crib...

 Hello car bed!

Thanks to the Fergusons for the sweet new place to crash.

Thanksgiving Greetings from the Grape

I'm thankful today for my family and to all of you for humoring me with so many posts about them.

Puddle Play

Max makes the most of a soggy Seattle day.

Back to school

I got the opportunity to go back to school, or should I say preschool, with Max this week. I spent a fun-fulled 2-1/2 hours at the Seattle PlayGarden with Max and all his little buddies.

Snack time

Snack making

Teacher Liz takes the class for a ride

Exploring with Ms. Burnley

Hanging with Cosimo

Chicken chaser

I think Max sorta digs preschool

The perfect prescription

Max doing his best Elvis Costello or maybe it's Larry King.

Pint-sized parent-teacher conference

We had our first parent-teacher conference this week. Yes, you read that right. A two-month check-in on our 2-1/2 year old.

We sat in the tiny kids chairs and an equally dinky table and learned that Max is just and happy and active at preschool as he is at home.

He's made friends with all the other kids, especially the few older children in his class. Oh, and he loves the chickens or bunnies captured in the photos his teacher shared with us below.

Whoa Gabba Gabba

Fun to watch Max's mind being blown at the Yo Gabba Gabba show today at the Paramount.

Watching the days get shorter

The Grape's Halloween as a banana

A-peel-ing, huh?

The neighborhood baby gang at our third annual Boo-runch

Bradner Park - the first of three trick-or-treat stops in two days

Bobbing for tiny apples

Neighbor Greg hookin' it up

Grant, Ben & Max  - parrot, pirate & banana

It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

Monster mash

Getting in the holiday spirit