"...and you smell like one too!"

Okay, last picture... these presents ain't gonna open themselves, you know.

Seriously, are these trick candles? I don't remember 3 being this tough.

An Evil Knievel Dare Devil Stunt Set.... Jackpot!

Hey duck, get over here!

The kids tried to feed the ducks. Apparently the ducks didn't get the message.

Another Saturday, Another Tailgate...

Hot dogs, hot chocolate and a cool September day... Life in Lawrence is good.

Jack doesn't care about the game. He came for the hot chocolate.

Ella and Liliana show off their homemade signs. Yes, Ella's says "Boo Toledo!"

The kids celebrate another Jayhawk touchdown.

Saturday on The Hill

Tailgating and tree climbing. A perfect Saturday on campus.

Ella: "I think Aqib Talib is playing too deep in the modified cover-2 scheme." Jack: "I agree. He is going to get beat in the flats on play-action check downs." Liliana: "Mom, what does 'Our Coach is Phat' mean?"

Derek sweats out a tight game early in the first quarter. Jack eats popcorn - his favorite part of KU football games.

Ella, Jack, Liliana and their buddies, Sophia and Dominic, have the best seat in Memorial Stadium... for the halftime show.

KU Monarch Watch '07

Liliana proudly shows one of the center's main attractions.

Volunteers said butterflies are attracted to sweet fruit. Ella attracted this swallowtail with her sweet bling.

Liliana shows off her new friend. After the picture, the caterpillar pooped on her....

... so she gave it to Ella...

... and Ella gave it to Jack.

Earlier in the day, Jack watched a show about mutated kimono dragons over-taking an island. He wasn't taking any chances at the butterfly lab.

"Hear the yell / back to school / ring the bell"

"Silly thoughts run through my head / of the bugs and alphabet..."

Jack on his first day at Raintree preschool.

Wasting away again on Labor Day

Jack takes flight, for the 47th time.

Liliana slips down the slide, for the 58th time.

Jack defies height restrictions and security guards.

Ella eyes the poor sucker she plans to splash at the end of the slide.

Hey, is that...?!

Ella, Jack and Liliana take a minute to pose in front of a swimsuit model.

Mud and bugs

Jack starts his career as a worm farmer.

Hot Animal Machine

Derek waves to Tasha. Tasha wonders why Derek is wearing a sweater vest.

Pink is the new yellow

All those early July mornings watching the Tour de France with dad is starting to pay off. Ella and Liliana are convinced these new bikes from Grandpa and Grandma are all they'll need to circle the Champs-Elysees in Paris soon.