The kids

Ashley getting ready for her soccer game


Samuel can fly he thinks

Just the boys hanging out with eachother

Samuel is sitting up and is cute as ever

Happy Halloween

Make a Smilebox slideshow

We had a great Halloween with some great friends

summer break

Make a Smilebox slideshow

2008 Semi Annual blog post

The ultrasound result seems a little anti-climactic since we not only have found out what we're having, but we've had him, and Samuel is now 5 months old. The truth is, we never thought we would get this blog off the bloggo-tarmac, but have had some friendly reminders recently, and we thought we would revisit this site.

So here's our family's recap in a few lines. Samuel was born in April. We had lots of summer fun. Ashley started 2nd grade in the Fall. Esther is coaching her team.

That should bring us current. Next update: Spring '09?

chaddockfamily.com...again

From the deep murky fog, a decrepid hand rises and begins to tap. Tap. Tap. The tapping doesn't grow louder, but it persists. First, for a few minutes, then minutes turn to hours, hours turn to a sleepless night, and yet the tapping continues.

This nocturnal tappity-tap-tap can only mean that the Chaddock family is again trying to put something about their family online. Our efforts to publish something on the web seem to coincide with the eminent arrival of a baby in our family, and so it happens again.

We are very excited to find out if we are having a brave or a squaw, and we'll get the news this Friday at an ultrasound appointment. Ashley is betting on a girl, even William seems to admit that it's a girl (I think he's copying his sister's opinion, since he only seems to able to share his opinion after she gets hers in first), although Mom is leaning on it being a boy. I'm going to reserve picking, either way, this kid upsets the balance of boys v. girls, righties v. lefties, and so on, so I think that's enough pressure on the little tyke.

Good bye for now.