The Apple Doesn't Fall Far...

David makes this same face.

Cinderella

Here's Blondie with her new haircut and a new shirt/dress (thanks kev and nicole).

She's on the go!
She's also helping with blog maintenance

More Random Shots!

"And now I would like the recreate the classic, 'Going to a Party' by Mo Willems. In this production, I, Jack Archer will play the part of Gerald the Elephant. Brian Clark will fill the role of Piggie."

In keeping with the Mo Willems theme here is a single "Piggie" cupcake Jack requested for his sister's birthday.

Look it's how Bridget smiled for most pictures between ages 2-7.

Forever in blue jeans babe.

Tyler Florence has got nothing on him.

So, let's talk circulatory system.

Mmmm, cupcake.

My dad got Lily this little doll and not suprisingly Lil was interested in her footwear.

Random Pictures

"Look Steve, they made a toy out of you!" Woody bears a strong resemblance to someone we know. Also, Lily is wearing Lacey's boots in this picture and evidently admiring them.

I have no idea what is going on here but I like this picture. Matt was probably singing some Carrie Underwood song again.

I like how Jack is just chilling here with the guys.

I plan to take a sandwich shot like this every year.

One year Jack is going to tower over both of them I think.

What's more awesome than an embrace from a fairy princess?

Our Own Little Carrie Bradshaw

Here is Lily opening up her new "sprinkle" shoes (as she calls them) from Grandma Toni and Grandpa Dave. As soon as she saw them she demanded they be put on.



It's hard to get the full effect here, but these bedazzled beauties also light up as you walk.

Happy Veteran's Day Belated

Happy Veteran's Day to all the soldiers and their families past and present.
Thanks especially to my brother, father-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, Dave's grandfather, uncles and friends.

I dare you to watch this and not get choked up.

The story of SoupCan Jones

When we first moved into our house we noticed a black squirrel hanging out in our yard. He looks kind of creepy...kind of a hybrid between a rat and a squirrel. Prior to living here, I had never seen a black squirrel. So, out of curiosity I googled them and found an interesting wikipedia article. Apparently there are populations of black squirrels throughout the country but they are still pretty rare...1 in every 10,000. Having been in this neighborhood a few months now, I can tell you that there is a population of black squirrels in Pittsford. More specifically, there is a population of black squirrels in the Charter Oaks and Knickerbocker neighborhoods.

The other part of the story is that we have a squirrel infestation. I guess that comes with living in a wooded area. At any given time, when you look out our window, you can see at least five squirrels in our yard. Usually there are more and there are chipmunks too. It's Squirrel Central. A few months back David and Jack decided to name some of our new friends. Jack suggested that the black squirrel be named SoupCan. I still have no idea where this came from since his other friends' names are pretty boring (ie, Teddy, Big Dog). David then decided SoupCan needed a last name. That's when SoupCan Jones was born.

Originally SoupCan Jones was the black squirrel who lived on our property. But now, Lily calls any squirrel SoupCan Jones. She stands at the window in the morning and announces, "There's Soupcan. There's SoupCan Jones." I don't think she knows the meaning of the word squirrel.

David managed to snap a photo of SoupCan the other day...

And here's Lily with my sister this past weekend. Our daughter didn't get a puppy or a unicorn or kitten for her birthday. No, she got a big ole' SoupCan Jones puppet. Yes, I know he's not a black squirrel. But as I mentioned, Lily refers to any squirrel as SoupCan Jones. She has been marching around with SoupCan for the past few days. I also found a squirrel t-shirt at Baby Gap. I have to wonder how many parents are buying their daughters squirrel clothing.

When you visit our house you'll have to be on the lookout for the 64 Stuyvesant mascot.

Overheard at Our House This Morning...

I'm not feeling well and have some sort of cough/sneeze misery combination. Anyway, Jack says, "Mom, don't worry. I will take care of you. I'm really good at taking care of people. I love you mom." Then he went and got me tissues and rubbed my back and told me to lie on the couch. And as a bonus, "I'll take care of Lil too."

Two Years Old

Our lovely Lily turned two this weekend. She is growing up much too quickly. She makes us smile every day especially when she starts her morning yelling, "Mommy, help! Daddy, help!" At two, she knows how to get a reaction!. I love her little voice, her readiness (and eagerness) to burst into song at any moment, her love of shoes, her adoration for her brother, her curiosity and her laugh. I also love that she is (as the book from Brian and Bridget states) Little Miss Bossy. She is not going to sit back and let life pass her by or her brother, for that matter. I really want to get some video of her singing so I can post soon but in the meantime here is Lillian Patricia Archer just shy of her 2nd birthday.

Karaoke Finals and Night Out

I'll let these pictures speak for themselves but I would like to

point out the intensity of expression.

Saturday Trip to Geneseo

Can you tell Lily is deliberately not looking at the camera?

She loves her Uncle Matt.

I think Lacey should add a conductor's hat to her wardrobe rotation! Jack was anxious to play with the new train Uncle Matt gave him and directed Lacey to be his conductor.

She is a good sport!

Somebody loves attention...especially from these guys.

Matt and Lacey got the royal treatment. They got to ride in the back of the Dodge on the way down to Geneseo...nothing but the best!


Although Lily is distracted in this picture, I love this shot of David...he looks so cute.

Annual Archer Family Shot. We really have only a handful of family pictures so even though the kids are rather bored here, I still like it.

Love this

I was going to say this is Lily's first college visit but she's also been to Cornell. You can't start too early these days.

I had some communication classes in this building. One of my favorite classes was Intro to Comedy where we watched "Top Secret" and I wrote a paper on "Christmas Vacation." Money well spent. Jules, didn't you take that class with me?

I don't remember that Dr. Seuss pine tree being there when I went to school.

Running around the Quad

We did the major sightseeing tour on our quick trip to Geneseo. We visited the IB, the union, drove by the old RLK house, the hockey house, the Statesman (or as I like to call it, the place where we met with our old el camino-driving-landlord to pay rent), the Ward Street house (Dommer), Mia's, the ice arena, the quad and Main Street. I hadn't been back in at least 8 years. Good times. Maybe Lily or Jack will go there one day...crazy to think about.

Adoration