I'm so awful at updates. Apparantly my server was down, and I didn't even notice.

Our fourth, Colin was born Jan 20th, 8lbs 8oz. He's nearly 12lbs now. Big boy... finally the boy.

Anyway, there's some photos and video I have to post, including Alaina's 4th birthday party. Good fun, good times.

When I stop being lazy, I'll post. Seriously.

All I ever needed to know, I learned in kindergarten.
- Robert Fulghum

Amazing. It’s just amazing how fast they grow. Hailey started Kindergarten on Tuesday. Of course, Wednesday she promptly came home with 103 degree fever, and has been out yeterday and today. Oy.

Anyway, enjoy the video. Yes, been very lazy with updates.Should change now that summer’s over and in theory, I’ll have more time. Pictures coming...

I was rocking out to the second set of 4/21/86 when Melanie came upstairs to do a couple of things, and I caught this quick video of Alaina grooving out a little to Touch of Grey. Figures you never quite get the best video, but you get the idea.

I've added a bunch of photos to the photo gallery:
http://www.killerb.com/photos.do?id=61
http://www.killerb.com/photos.do?id=62
http://www.killerb.com/photos.do?id=63
and some pictures from when Beau, Joe and I went to the new Yankee Stadium in April: http://www.killerb.com/photos.do?id=64
 

Got our first big snow out here of the year, actually first big one in a couple of years. Granted, for us, a foot is big. We’re used to just a dusting or a couple of inches. This involved actual shoveling. But more snow equals more fun, especially for Kylie, who after first not liking the big snow banks she couldn’t run through, found that running around in the cold wasn’t so bad after all.

Pictures and all that will be put up at some point. Got some other wintery stuff to post.  Been slacking off, but I’ll get to it. Eventually.

"Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special!  How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer.... Who’d have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously?"
       ~Bill Watterson, author of Calvin & Hobbes

As Calvin utters so matter of factly, "Getting loads of loot is a very spiratual experience for me", so goes the desire to pile loads of goodies on the kids. In this respect, we’re no different than any other parent.

To accomplish this feat, however, requires a visit to Santa. Santa listens patiently while Hailey and Alaina profess their utmost desire to have a Dora Snow Princess, whatever that is.

On Christmas Eve, we have our folks over for dinner, and the kids get a delicious cake.

Next, Santa comes and puts the pile of loot under the tree. It’s the one day of the year the family room actually looks kind of neat. Easy to bribe children to put away their toys when you tell them that Santa can’t leave as much loot if there’s toys all over the floor.

At 7am, we’re adamantly instructed by Hailey to come see if Santa came. The only delaying tactic that works is the demand for coffee for Daddy. But no worries, by 7:20am the floor is ankle deep in wrapping paper and kids toys.

And lastly, the Christmas Mass is quickly forgotten when Grandma and Grandpa come over with more goodies.

Happy Holidays, everyone, hope yours was as filled with as much joy as ours!

The full December photo album (including loads of Christmas pictures, and Elias Machado’s 2nd birthday), can be found here.