Oktoberfest!

Snowbird doesn't get many skiers in September, so they host 'Oktoberfest' to get people up there.  The beer lines were painfully long. (No Utah jokes, please).  Chuck & Lily rode the alpine track.  Then Chuck, Lily & Sophie took a chairlift to the top (almost).  Leah & Levi took the gondola to the top (actually).  Chuck hiked from the almost-top to the actual-top. It would've been a tough hike with his pack on by himself, plus he was carrying at least one child the entire time, and did a good chunk of it carrying two.

One Tooth Down

Lily lost her first tooth.  It happened in the middle of class, and fortunately Mrs. Tuburccio saved it and sent it home.  She's very anxious for a visit from the Tooth Fairy.

High Chair

Neither Lily nor Sophie ever had a high chair; they shared a booster that we'd strap into our stool height dining room chairs. We decided that Levi was going to have a nice wooden high chair that would last, so we could have a nice wooden chair for our grand kids, like both Gram and Memere have.  The chair came in today and Leah 'assembled' it.  One piece is kinda loose, and Chuck can't even fix it.  It'll probably be okay.  (Two months later, the thing was in pieces.  The company sent a replacement part, which we put in, but it didn't fit right. Sorry Grandkids.)  Anyhoo -- Buddy loves it.

Joey

09 09 09 is a special day.  Joey is a special doll.

Pahbug grows up

Sophie's first day of preschool.  She's extremely excited to be a big girl like Lily.  Speaking for myself (Chuck), I wish she'd stay little forever.

First day of Kindergarten, Take 2

Lily's second, first day of Kindergarten.  Hopefully, someday, we'll look back and pat ourselves on the back for this.  Regardless, today she was beautiful, we met some of the other kids and parents, things seem good.