This was meant to be this blog's first entry

These photos were taken prior to December 2006. I had tried to post them to the blog from my cell phone, but they never went through successfully. I'm only discovering them again this evening. As the scriptures say, "The first shall be last, and the last shall be first." (Incidentally, if you're wondering about the photo on the bottom, Andrea was trying to catch snowflakes for the first time.) --SJR

Genius? We Think So!

Andrea received an early Christmas present: Her own set of an encyclopedia. It's geared towards the upper elementary and middle school grades...but she's reading at the 4th grade level already!

Being an Attorney...

...means sometimes that we get invited to fundraising events. Here, the family arrived early Saturday morning at Applebee's for a pancake breakfast, supporting a local private school. --Melinda

Oh, Bother

Andrea's reaction when Mommy and Daddy act silly. --SJR

Family...

...isn't it about...malling?

Another First

This photo was taken just prior to the first day of First Grade. --SJR

What is 3?

The Answer Is: It's the number of purses Andrea uses when shopping at Walmart.

All You Really Need to Know About the Law

Lawyers talk to strangers and criminals. --Andrea

Memorandum on Freedom

In one of Andrea's first typewriter entries, she writes (after spelling errors were removed): "Are you free? We are glad we have freedom. In the Philippines, they do not have freedom. Too bad. They are poor."

Riddle No. 2

From the Desk of Andrea:
Q. What do you call a telephone with legs?
A. A walkie-talkie.

Yummy

Q. What do whales spread on their toast?
A. Jellyfish.
--Andrea

Father's Day

Andrea sang as part of the Primary choir as part of the Father's Day program at Church earlier this afternoon.

On an Interstate near you...

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Andrea really likes "18-tractor-wheelers." :-)

At Church last Sunday

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Andrea colored this all by herself!

Ergo, Ergo, Anya

Melinda attempts to introduce Andrea to logic:

Q. Rich people have brick houses. We have a brick house. Therefore, we are . . .
A. Hmmmm.....American.

A Cordial Invitation

"C'mon, don't be shy... Come here and eat this watermelon so I can kill you."

--Andrea, upon seeing a fly buzz near the dinner table last September.