http://thetoads.hawkbats.com Because sometimes, things happen. Thu, 25 Dec 2008 04:28:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Look!  We're still here.  Life goes on, and Natalie continues to get older and cuter!  Today we celebrated Nata's second Christmas Eve, whereupon she was gifted with pajamas (a tradition from my family).  Unlike last year, she immediately took to opening her gift. Opening this gift was essentially the culmination of ... http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/12/24/merry-christmas/ This is a funny program that arranges the most frequently used words on your blog, it's called a "word cloud".  It's easy to see what (who) we talk about the most! http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/07/16/306/ What a difference 6 months makes! January '08: July '08  Maybe next time we will remember to take the group picture when everyone is rested and happy? :)  The kids had a great time together for the 4th of July weekend! http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/07/07/growing-up-with-cousins/ Please log in to your subscriber account to read a private post! If you don't know how to do that, follow the directions here. http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/05/22/exciting-news/ (Prepare for a picture overload!) Life is pretty good for our 13-month-old girl. She is really enjoying life and learning so much! Her favorite thing to do is play outside. I say, "Natalie, do you want to go outside?" and she gets a huge grin, throws her arms ... http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/04/09/13-months-old/ For those of you who couldn't make it, here are some pictures from Natalie's First Birthday Party! She loved playing with her friends and relatives, eating her cake, and was especially delighted to hear everyone sing Happy Birthday to her!     http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/03/05/natalies-birthday-party/ Here in the Wilkinson household, we are eagerly anticipating Nata's first birthday coming up on the first! Here's a look at some of her latest exploits. Nata is doing her part in the preparations by growing into new toys, like her uncle Mike's Nintendo DS. She's having great adventures in mobility, ... http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/02/27/happy-birthday-natalie/ Natalie has asked me to inform you all that she is not a morning baby: Just as a side note, I'd like to remind you all that to see our private content, you need to register an account and be logged in. The only loophole is to subscribe to our ... http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/01/24/morning-baby/ We've added a new feature! We Toads now have the ability to make "private" posts, for news or pictures that we would prefer kept to friends who love us at least enough to register an account on our blog. As an added bonus for our readers, registered accounts ... http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2008/01/03/administrivia-private-posts/ This evening, I dropped a stuffed "Larry the Cucumber," and we were rewarded with hysterical laughter from Nata! This is definitely some of her most animated laughing to date. For more laughing, check out the other video! http://thetoads.hawkbats.com/2007/11/28/the-best-medicine/