The difference

Here is a picture Daddy took:



...and here is a picture Lauren took.

Catch-up

It was Reagan's 2nd birthday on the 14th. The kids all wanted to play outside. Good times.


Trevor really likes slides. We packed up in the bike carrier, and it was such a hassle getting the helmet on him that we left it on at the playground. he didn't seem to mind.


Pretty girl on a slide


Packing them into this thing was difficult, but once the ride started everyone seemed to love it.


This is Lauren's view from the bike buggy. I really like this picture.


Lauren and i went to a CBJ game last week, and Diego was there!


Trevor's first go on the Zoo carousel

Futureboy

Uh, let me first state that I have no idea when this picture was taken, or any context behind it. Ryan just dug it up from his archives and sent it to me. If I had to guess, I would say it's from 1995 or 96. Let me conclude by saying ????????????????

Another outside playday

This is Lauren's chalking masterpiece. It's a picture of "a girl standing in a meadow with lots of pretty flowers and bushes, while the sun rises into the blue sky with clouds behind her, and she's yawning".
She's an imaginative one.


Also, Trevor enjoyed the car and all the cool buttons on the steering wheel. Not quite as much as he enjoyed rolling my basketball into the street, but that's another matter.

Nice Day

March is a funny month. It's been 20 degrees and then the next day it's been 60 degrees. (I'm rooting for the 60)

pre-spring

love swinging

Thrift Store Madness

There's a fine line seperating good deals and the loss of your sanity. This line is crossed many times at the Clintonville thrift store on the last Tuesday of every month, when everything is 50% off. If you go, you will save money, but I'm warnin ya, you might not make it back with your sanity intact. Trevor? He's crazy to begin with.

Haircut

There is my hair. Quite a chop!

Main Ice Skate

One of the perks of being in the Jacket backers is that they arranged a skate for the members on the main ice of Nationwide Arena. It was the first time Trevor has been on skates, as well as the first time he's been to the arena. Lauren and I brought our hockey sticks and played some "pass the puck". Her end of the bargain included hanging on to the wall with one hand and swinging the stick towards the puck with the other, but it was a good start. And, contrary to appearances, she really did enjoy being in the penalty box!

CBJ away game trip: Pittsburgh

Beth and I had a fantastic weekend away from home. We went to Pittsburgh with the Jacket Backers and had a great time. We had a group of 40 or so people make the trip, and I will say that we got a little loud. The CBJ lost the game 4-1, but that wasn't going to keep us down for long!

Lauren Ballet Class (and Lauren pix)

Lauren has been taking ballet at the YMCA on Sundays, she loves it. The pictures below were snapped by Little Miss in our family room. I've said it before but it bears repeating, Nobody makes her brother smile like she does!

Snowday!

Beth didn't have to work today because of the level 2 snow emergency, and Lauren's classes were cancelled. So we went outside and played in the falling snow. It was great fun.

Here is a bonus picture of the the kids on a giant Mushroom at the zoo. So we got one of those, then.

Self Portraits and new computer pictures

Here are some pictures i took of myself. I have too much fun with Mommy's camera.

And I also love playing on my computer. Here are some pictures i took of my new computer that daddy just got for me. He was really excited to find a G4 on craigslist for $40. Uncle Matt also gave us an old G4, so we swapped some parts between the computers and now it all works great!

Guest Author, my dad

Yes, Kathryn and I are proud of daughter Debbie Phillips, who took her oath of office two weeks ago as a newbie member of the Ohio House of Representatives, (92nd District, Athens, Morgan Meigs and half of Washington counties).

Recently, during the absence of the Speaker of the House and the Speaker Pro Tempore, Debbie presided over a very brief session of the Ohio House of Representatives. Her role was to gavel the few members present into session, entertain a report that there was no business to conduct, and then call the roll on a motion to adjourn.

Still, she looks pretty “in charge” to us, and we thought we’d share this photo with you too.

After all, you helped her get there, either through financial and/or moral support, or just by being part of the same gene pool!

Thank you for helping her grow!

Mike and Kathryn Lorz

Inauguration Day!

Just a glimpse of the future!

Boo ! ?

Does anyone else have leftover Halloween candy? DIdn't think so. The tally: 9 dum-dums, 4 pez packs w/one dispenser, 1 Werther's, 1 Laffy Taffy (Banana), 1 jawbreaker, 1 bubblegum, 1 mystery mexican candy, 1 Jolly Rancher, and 1 Tootsie Roll pop.

Snowman

There is a SMALL amount of snow on the ground today, but it's the right consistency for snowpeople. So out we went during Trevor's first nap to build him a snowlady. I'm not sure how Lauren knows it's a lady, but she says it with conviction, and who am I to tell her different?

Birthday Boy

As previously noted, someone's birthday was delayed due to illness... but we finally celebrated.  First birthday, in conjunction with Christmas #2, involved little cupcakes with Grandma and Grandpa.

Second birthday was a cake at home with mom, dad and sis.

Birthday 3 was in conjunction with Christmas 3, with Papa, Nana and extended family.
Here's the whole family on little dude's actual birthday.  At his appointment he weighed in at 26.7 lbs (90th percentile) and is 31 inches tall (85th percentile).  He's officially 3 lbs. heavier than his sister was at this point, and 1/2 an inch taller, and we thought she was tall for her age.  He only got one shot, due to noted illness, but he gets to go back soon.

Debbie in the House!

Here she is, her seat is in the second row, center aisle... 

Representative Phillips with her campaign manager extraordinaire Rob.

We were all able to be there today, from left to right... me, proud dad, Jim Phillips, Representative Debbie, Pauline, brother Dan and Jeremiah.  I'd never been in the chambers before, and the awe sort of wore off after the third vote or so... Congratulations Debbie!