Happy New Year 2008

1999 had nothing on this party.


Or this one















Or this one

Or this one

This one got a little out of hand, but it's cool. I can stop eating yogurt whenever I want. But I'm not going to stop eating yogurt because it's New Year's Eve and you know there's a 19 month old on Prince Edward Island who is pounding all the eggnog he wants because he's just coming off his Boxing Day buzz. And he's all like "It's midnight in Amsterdam, Mom! Lay off! It's not like you have to worry where I am. What am I going to do? Steal your car? Go ahead and put me in my crib, 'cause the party is where I'm at!"







Time for bed. Happy New Year to one and all.



And keep your pets warm this winter. Love, Elizabeth

Merry Christmas 2007!

Some pictures for EXS fans around the globe. Since Andy is putting these up, there are more pictures of Nancy, who is very pretty.

This one is from Hanover, MA a few weeks ago at Nancy's folks' house. We wish we could be with the McSharrys, East coast West coast andOmaha (no school like the old school) Jensens and all far-flung members of our family this Xmas but we will settle for our overcast Seattle skies.







Aside from sports teams that don't live up to expectations, another Winter tradition is the Christmas ships. They drive around to various points on Lake Washington with lights and carollers. Despite the picture, EXS really liked it.

Our friend Martin also liked the Christmas ships and, as always, was a great help to us playing with Elizabeth.









Yesterday, we got a surprise visit from the Eastside Andersons and Bixbys from Missoula, MT & Factoria, WA, respectively.









Clockwise from left, Aunt linda, Uncle Larry, EXS, Tee Tee, Susan (Andy's mom), AJ, Nancy, Cousin Joshie (yes, he's 30 and a successful web animator but he will always be Joshie. Sucks to be you, dude), Maddie-Moo, (Jessi's daughter) Amber, Joshie's girlfriend*, and cousin Jessi. Not pictured are Parker, Jessi's husband and their son Duncan. There was screaming and a timeout in the car. That's all I know.

*They've been together for more than a few years and own a house together. So it's not like "What's her name again? Oh HER? Well, she can take the picture. Wait, that might be awkward... We'll just figure out how to use the timer."

If we got our Christmas cards out on time, we would've used this one.





















Not this one.... Or the one after that.

Dancing with Grandpa McSharry

Here's Elizabeth keeping her Grandpa on his toes

Visiting her grandparents in Hanover

Elizabeth is a well travelled child, and is currently on her third trip to the East Coast to visit her McSharry grandparents.

She is having a wonderful time here. Grandpa (whom she calls gege) has taught her the polka (video tk) and Grandma races around after her as Elizabeth pushes her doll Baobei in the little carriage. They all takes naps in the afternoon while Mama checks out the Christmas Tree Shops and enjoys Massachusetts ' lack of sales-tax on clothing and gifts.

It snowed here and it seems our daughter, while snow a
verse, digs the puddles.

Snow in Seattle

Seattle got its annual snowfall yesterday and we took the baobao outside in her snowsuit (courtesy of her friend Tessa.) We are pretty sure she's seen snow before - she told us "snow!" as soon as it started falling. She also responds in a similar fashion to Nancy's brother Peter (sorry shushu!)