Fire!

When we woke up this morning it quickly became apparent that this was not going to be an average day here in TO. With helicopers buzzing and sirens blaring we stood watch as the flames grew closer and closer. By the end of the afternoon the hard working firefighers, with the help of changing weather conditions, put out the nearby flames. We're very greatful for the day's outcome and hope that our friends in nearby West Hills and Bell Canyon remain safe as well.

Click here to see some of images taken from our backyard over the course of the morning.

Don't forget me!

While looking back at our last few weeks of blogging, we noticed that there was a glaring omission in our posts. If you didn't know better, it looked like we had a photogenic daughter, but no boy-child to speak of. Well, we decided to fix that today.

Allison Models Our New Backgrounds

We received 2 new backgrounds for our studio this week. Someone had to do some modeling, and Allison volunteered for the job. What a trooper!

Rocket Science

This was the view from our driveway just after dusk tonight as we watched the launch of a military rocket from Vandenburg Air Force Base, which is about 120 miles northwest of us. The eerie colors were caused by ice crystals from unburned fuel from the rocket reflecting sunlight high in the atmosphere.

You can also see bright Jupiter getting ready to set on the left side of the picture.

Cooper added an exclamation point to the event by pointing his nose skyward and shouting at the top of his lungs, "THANK YOU, ROCKET!"

September Afternoon - Kids

Fall has sure snuck up on us here in Thousand Oaks. It seems like, overnight, the temperature has dropped 20 degrees and its getting dark 2 hours earlier. So we got our park time in early this afternoon, and the kids had a great time in the fall sunlight.

Allison spent most of her day crawling (almost walking!) toward Daddy's camera, making it very hard to take a snap a picture of a moving target!

More pics here.

Allison Turns One

As much as I will miss asking Cooper how old his sisters is, and him answering, "Zero!" It was great to usher in Allison's first full year with friends and family. The little princess simply absorbs attention. There doesn't seem to be any such thing as too much! Happy Birthday Baby Allison!

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