Photographing Babies Is Hard

These are some "outtakes" from my attempt to take a Christmas photo.

Our Thanksgiving, by Claire & Keira

We went to Maryland for Thanksgiving to visit Grandpa...

...and Grandma.

It was exciting.

We ate some good meals.

Daddy Feeding Claire from Laura Sehdeva on Vimeo.

We saw many people. Including our Auntie Carla...

...and the entire Smid/Cole/Edwards/Sinclair clan.

We posed for pictures with red bows on our heads.

We met Diana...

...Brian...

...a baby about our age...

...another baby that looked strangely familiar...

...and one still baking.

We got lots of presents!!!

Keira told a funny joke that made Brenda laugh.

But Grandpa and Tom remained serious.

We ate more good meals.

We were exhausted after all the fun...

...and happy to come home to see Emma.

Playing, Learning

All Dressed Up With No Place to Go

Claire:Keira:

Keira & Claire Go to the Mall

This weekend, the girls had their first trip to the mall, where they stopped by the coffee shop.


Claire and Mommy posed for a photo in front of "Claire's."


We ended the day by dining in the food court.

Language Lesson

Last night, Alex decided it was time to start home-schooling our daughters. He did a great job, considering their short attention spans.

No... Sleep.. 'Til Brooklyyyyyn!

For the first time ever, the girls left Westchester county to visit our friends Jess & Jim in Brooklyn. Actually, they slept the entire way there, some while there, and the entire way back. At home later that night... not so much.


Claire naps in the stroller before leaving for Brooklyn:


In Brooklyn, Claire with Jessica and Keira with Laura: