The babies have been learning to feed themselves and love to do it every chance they get. Tonight we experimented with re-fried beans - they loved them! Most of the beans made it into their mouths, but some made it in the hair, on the cheeks, on the hands, on the shirt, well - you get the idea! 
Catherine has tears in her eyes because we attempted to take the spoon for a minute. How rude! She really enjoyed this dinner. 
Parker and Noel had the opportunity this weekend to speak with the "Head Guy" himself. Yes. Mr. Clause was available to the kids that came to hear the Houston Symphony play this weekend. It was a wonderful concert and the kids made sure to be extra good while the musicians were playing...
We're hoping this will not be the last time they're willing to pose with Santa.
Elizabeth:"Please do not forget that this box was sent to me too. I would like participate in the fun as well!"
Both:
"Hi! We're in the box! We love it! Maybe we should use this box to go to Hawaii to visit."
Both:
"Hmm....yes. Just fold this side over, then this side...."
Elizabeth:
"You know what, maybe you should just go by your own self, Catherine. I could use the extra attention around here, and maybe a few extra cookies!"
We participated in the Texas Dare 2007 Adventure Race on Saturday. 
Here's a lovely shot of Susann's leg and shoes. Just a little muddy. Probably had something to do with crossing streams carrying a bike, trekking through wetlands, etc...
Here we are after we'd finished...21.5 miles later - 3 hours, 48 minutes. We were very dirty, very tired, very hungry, and very relived it was over! Out of 14 co-ed teams, we came in 9th place. Not too bad! We're looking forward to our next race early next year.
