Some beautiful photos

Those Afelskie eyes:  they've all got them.

This photo is from way back before the snow came.  (Was there such a time?) 
Matthew is a bit of a paradox, as he has strikingly different looks at different times.  Sometimes he looks like a little old man (see below), while sometimes he looks round and pudgy, as in the photo following the salad still-life.
He was sucking his lip for a couples of months, but seems to have given it up entirely.

Dave doing what Dave does best.  I notice that Mariana is reading her cherished Babar book in this photo.  My mother takes her to the public library every Friday afternoon and she almost inevitably comes home with the same book, Babar ... in Polish.  Mom says that Mariana runs to the Polish section (yes, strange little town) and says, "Look, Grandma!  I found it,"  as she pulls out what we affectionately call Polish Babar.  Perhaps, Babarski.
Every time I see this photo, I do a double-take because I think that it's me.  Not quite sure why.  However, this is further evidence of Matthew being a brown baby.  Ben is my only other one and calls Matthew his twin who was born 12 years late.

Joe took up guitar lessons this year.  I hope the practising stays commensurate with the cost. 

Power Outage

Sarah with her calm Sarah smile.  Dave's principal is a whiz with her iPhone camera and captured these two photos of Dave and me at the Partridge Race in early October.  Rest assured, Dave did shave that day!

Halloween/Other Stuff (Chosen by Hannah)

Ben:  long-distance runner.  We have multiple race bib numbers lying around, so this is an easy one.
Joseph:  a volcano.  Not easily identifiable, really last-minute, somewhat reluctant wearer.
Sarah:  cowgirl, super-easy.
Mariana:  Madeline, borrowed costume from a friend.
Isaac:  Miner. Inspiration:  headlamp, Isaac's favourite accessory.  Also comes in very handy on darkened street corners.

They look like they are watching TV, but, alas, there is a bookshelf on the opposite wall.
Below:  Sarah and her best friend, Ella.  You guessed it, Mother Teresa.  This is an awesome costume that doubled for All Saints Day.  However, it began to fall apart three blocks in and Hannah MacGyvered it using Sarah's hair elastics (note the lack of braids).

A blurry Madeline demonstrating the importance of carbon monoxide monitoring.

This was an annoying science trick that Jacob devised and I found on multiple surfaces for about a week.  How does one clean this up easily?

I'm editing an English essay for Jacob in this snap.  He's obviously enamoured of my suggestions while Joe is, well, I don't really know what Joe is.

Ice, Ice, Baby.  A Jacob joke. 
Oh, Matthew, your eyebrows kill me every time.  We had a chiropractic appointment recently and when someone asked how old the baby was, our chiropractor wasted no time in response, "25."  Matthew does have a bit of an old-man look to him.  He is filling out now and looking a bit rounder.