Attempts at a holiday photo

Elsa-Fest

We had Elsa's baptism and party on November 23rd. The first picture shows Elsa with mom and grandma. Who can find Charlie? (Click any photo to enlarge.)

We were 100 people in total. Elsa didn't cry one bit.

Putting on the Biermann family gown. She was the 17th child to be baptized in it.

Charlie had much more fun at the restaurant afterwards, since we set up a "Color-Me-Rocket". Thank you for the photos, David Fidanque.

Halloween!

The farmer and his two cows...

Elsa is 4 months old

beautiful Portland summer

Our garden grew well, since grandma ("Oma Christa") took care of it this summer.

Elsa wore a dress for daddy's birthday. (And then dad spent his evening giving a talk to software engineers :)

nobody really likes picture taking :)

proud dad

Hands Up!

baby faces

Elsa has gained 25% of her birth weight in 17 days :)

sibling revelry

Elsa is almost 2 weeks old, and Charlie is getting used to the idea that she's NOT going back to where she came from...

ELSA IS HERE!

Elsa Johanna Weber, born 20 June 2008,
2:37 a.m. in Portland, OR
7.5 pounds, 21 inches
(that's 3400 g and 54 cm)

Homecoming on June 21 (our neighbors have a banner for everything:)

Another day at the beach

Is this guy really only 3 years old?

Yup, he is!

(Click on any photo to enlarge)

The Sea & The Third Birthday

Dad's conference in Seattle was an opportunity to visit our beloved San Juan Island in November. (Mount Baker is behind the gull.) As always, it was wonderful to see old friends and that many things haven't changed.

This is back at the Oregon coast, in January. The next wave will flood the boots...

Suddenly, Charlie decided that he does not like to have his picture taken :-) (And yes, mom had her hair cut off, after 25 years...)

The emperor turned three last week! Not a toddler any longer (officially at least... we're still waiting for the emotional maturity :)