January in VT

Oakes turns one!

























It was a brief, small, and intense celebration, but Oakes was into the carrot cake (no surprise there).
















"I'm one!"
















Fashion photo-shoot w/Oakes.































Skiing with the whole family -- Sylvia makes her first leash-less turns! Whoo-hoo!



















The legendary Single Chair.









Is she a cat?

Sledding party






Dress up with Claudia





























Nice self-portrait.




































Sylvia took this one!























Syllie geared up (in a vest that's too small for Oakes).

















It's pretty much always like this -- siblings in harmony.









Gran Cassie at the base-box, and Moosie gets ready to ski.





Moosie in the sling

GRRR.

Kids + Movie = Parents relaxing...














Sylvia bashes the gates in Callie's corner -- Look, no leash!



Some skiing videos... One is simulated, one is real.

Fall in Vermont

The colors were beautiful this year and we snuck in a few hikes where we really got to enjoy them.

Here are some recent photos of the kids. Sylvia had a full calendar with two Halloween parties where she danced her costume off bobbed for quite a few apples.

September Happenings

September has been busy. School is in full swing, the temperature is dropping, Blueberry and blackberry season came and went, foliage season is upon us and the kids have both made big developmental leaps. Oakes has learned to crawl and is now getting into everything. Sylvia is done with nighttime pullups. Justin and I are actually finding time to do things again and all of us are looking forward to a long white winter. Here are some pictures and videos of life in the Walker/ Chapman household.Sorry that I don't know how to turn video clips.

Kerry and Melinda on the top of Camels Hump.

The addition is almost done

Here are a few more pictures of the addition. The windows are in and the floors are done Soon we will have trim and a shower.

Trip to the Adirondack house

We had a great time in the Adirondacks. The house looks awesome.  The weather was pretty good and the deer flies weren't that bad. There were of course the usual scrabble games and lots of great food. We went to the State Park near by and enjoyed a day at the beach, and hot showers. Justin added a new trail to the property and we can now go out and enjoy a 20 minute loop right from the house. The beavers appear to be back so perhaps the water level will rise again. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Vermont studio

Here are some images of the studio.I think that thing

s should move along quickly now that all the behind-the-scenes work is done.