Jada and the back yard
Jada - 5th grade in Nova classroom, Austin Montessori School
Jada and Izzy
Jada - 5th grade in Nova classroom, Austin Montessori School
Jada - 5th grade in Nova classroom, Austin Montessori School
Jada - 5th grade in Nova classroom, Austin Montessori School
Jada playing in a heavy downpour
It's fun to play in the rain!
Birthday Girl! Happy 11th.
Jada about to open presents from Mama and Papa
It's a CD, she says (correctly)
Jada was a bat hanging upside down
Jada and Steve - Tae Kwon Do class picture
Jada's 10th birthday - sleepover Saturday night - running in circles playing horses
birthday party proper - girls playing twister
more twister
Jada getting ready to blow out birthday candles
Ten Years Old!!
ready...set...blow!
The guests all decorated their own cupcakes
opening presents
Jordan and Jada ballet portrait
Jada ballet portrait
cleaning dishes at the outdoor sink while the kitchen is being remodeled
Much splashing
washing dishes is fun!
Pretending to drink 'foamy beer'
Here's some more beer for you!
Jordan, Jada and Julie walking down the path
Family self portrait
Jordan and Jada attacking El Torreon
Jada, Chip, and Julie on tour
Jada, Chip, and Julie
Jordan, Mara, and Jada on the annual trip out to get the Christmas Tree
Happy Girls
Jada showing Mara the Donkey
preparing for s'mores
making s'mores
arty shot of Jada
Mara on the hayride
group shot with the tree
re-enacting the Iwo Jima flag raising
back at the house, decorating
blur of excitement
next ornament!
almost done
Jada at the piano recital
Jada and classmate - ballet open house
Jada in motion
Jada with a silly grin
Jada and one of the twins
Jada zooming
Tiny house that Jada built
Tiny house that Jada built
Tiny house that Jada built
Tiny house that Jada built
Jada - full cycle Birdsong
Jada - full cycle Birdsong
Jada - full cycle Birdsong
Jada showing her new dizzy disc
Eva explaining the workings of the water slide to Jada
Jordan, Eva, and Jada examining some paintings
Jada at open house
Jada at open house
Jada and Annika prepare to give a report
Jada and Annika giving their report
Jada concentrating
Jada and Julie at open house
Jada and Julie at open house
Jada helped waterproof the benches
Swim Team Ready Benches and Jada
Jordan and Jada reading in the ivy
Jordan and Jada - "dancing with ghosts 1"
Jordan and Jada - "dancing with ghosts 2"
Jordan and Jada - "dancing with ghosts 3"
Jordan and Jada - "dancing with ghosts 4"
After the race, we went to the Omeletry for brunch
Jada at her Winter Piano Recital
Jada playing "Au Claire de la Lune" and "Russian Sailor Dance"
Jada in the group shot
testing the waters
Jordan takes the plunge
Jada enters somewhat hesitantly
Jada fully submerged
Yee Ha!
going for a morning walk
Jada and Nicole at the park
Jada working the monkey bars
Girls taking care of Michael
Jada pushing Michael
Jada trying to keep up with Jordan and Nicole
On the way home from Houston, we stopped to get our tree
Photo opportunity (tm)
a lovely picture of my favorite females
Jada and Jordan enjoying the hayride
Jada singing with her class
Jada and Lily
Silly girls in matching jammies
Jada school portrait
Jada school portrait
Jordan and Jada off to school
Jordan and Jada on Gramma and Grampa Cross's boat
zooming!
Jordan and Jada
swimming in the Guadalupe River
Jada splishy splashy
Jada on the rope swing!
She got going good
swinging up...
and release!
successful landing
At the Gruene Manion Inn - Crepe Myrtles covered in blossoms and butterflies
Jordan and Jada
Jordan and Jada
bubble bath
more bubbles
portrait of Jada by Jordan
Showing off their sundaes
It's time for Greek Myths
Just waking up
4 rays of sunshine
In the sand pit
Pool time
they were pretending they were in a storm at sea
Lots of splashing
Lots of splashing and yelling
definitely a giggle of girls
more arts and crafts and tattoos
Jada and Jordan at the new Blanton Museum of Art
always at least one silly face
Jada and Modern Art
Jada
room installation mobile at the Blanton
Jada seems entranced
Jordan and Jada after a long day at the museum
Wildflowers on campus
There's Jada in Beginning Ballet Tuesday
Silly Jada
Silly Jada and Jordan
This year's placemat picture
Jada at open house
Mara and Jada at AMS Open House
Jada doing some roman numeral work
Jada wondering what to show us next
Eanna, Mara, Eva, Celestina, and Jada
Steve and Jada at the picnic
Jada enjoying the day
Jada
Jada and Steve
Jada on the ready bench
Jada with goggles off
Go Gators!
all ready to go
on your marks, get set...
GO!
backstroking down the lane
almost there!
Jada moving in on the action
Jada Easter egg hunting
Jada was proud of this egg
Eating cupcakes at the pool
Chomp! With horses.
there were lots of cupcakes for everyone
opening presents
Girls showing off their new swim team swim suits!
Jada enjoying some ice cream
Jordan and Jada enjoying large hot chocolates in the square
goofing for the camera
Jordan and Jada found a huge icicle
Chip, Julie, Jordan, Jada, Steve
Jada's work
Off go Sophie and Jada
Jada close behind
Jada and Sophie stuck candles in their ice cream
All the girls
Julie and the girls at the Loop 360 Bridge
Jada found the Loop 360 Letterbox!
Jada on the trail
Jordan and Jada on the river
Jordan and Jada again
Jordan and Jada - no flash
Jada swinging
Jada monkey-girl
Jada in her jellyfish costume
Jada again, with Eva's web
Jada's birthday card to Julie
Happy Halloween!
Jada and friend dancing
Jordan and Jada at the River Inn
walking up to the flume
in the pool at the top of the dam and flume
Jada with a 'birds nest' salad she learned to make from a magazine
Jada about to lose her first top tooth...
Jordan and Jada standing in the rain, talkiting, talkiting
Jordan and Jada are getting to be good swimmers
Looks very scared, doesn't she
Jada with cream cheese face
Three amigos
suckin down the juice
Jada about to lose her 4th tooth!
contemplating
girls hangin out
Jordan and Jada on the ferry to Ocracoke
Girls at the pony pens
At the beach - kids running from the waves
Jordan, Jada, and Erik Melchers. Keith also.
Jada likes see food.
Deborah and Jada
Papa, Jada, Jordan, Mama, Dave
A series of shots taken by Jordan and/or Jada
Jada from up high
Jada eating spaghetti
Jada and Papa
Jada showing us the movable alphabet
Jada doing Jordan's poem
Jada swingin
Jada Ballet Recital Rehearsal
Jada always thoroughly enjoys cake
Jordan and Jada with the rocket
present from Mama and Papa - a sleeping bag
funny games with the sleeping bag
presents from Grandma and Grandpa D
stuffed dog house
Jada skipping
Dah Doo, Dah Doo, Dah Doo!
Meow, sayeth the horn section!
Jada at her Occupational Therapy Eval
Jada at Zilker
Jada at the dollhouse
Jada dancing
Jordan and Jada on the boat
Jada and Jordan on the slide at the park
Jada
Jada says, "Do you like SEE FOOD?"
Jada gets adventurous
Jordan and Jada in a sedan
A goofy pose by Jada
Girls at the Circus
Jada on the ball
Jada with a light-up nose
Jada is adventurous enough to touch the rays, but they still feel WEIRD.
Jada happy in her kitty-cat hat and poncho
Jada at the Turtle Rescue Center
Papa and Jada (mostly Papa) working on a sandcastle
Happy sisters
hug
Mama and Jada on the hike to the summit
Jada demonstrating glass polishing (for the third year in a row...)
Jada putting away the strip board, where she does addition
There's Jada in Pre-Ballet II
Jada was in the Mice also
There's Jada, farthest to the left
And Jada, as a mouse
Jordan and Jada in their HEAVY makeup
Jada and Jordan and Sakura
Jordan and Jada found theirs too
Jordan and Jada unwrapping
Jada on a picture taking spree!
Jada took a picture of our first poppy of the year
Another Jada original - also shows Julie's donation to the AMS auction
Jada roll-coloring an egg
Jada with face paint
nearly-naked jada
Jada wizzin' in the river
Jada floating downstream
After playing at Eva's all day, Jada was tuckered out. Asleep by 6 o'clock!
Jordan and Jada playing in the snow
Jada running on the path left by the snowball
Jordan and Jada enjoying the snow
Max and Jada swinging
Mara likes what she got for Jada
Self portrait of me, Jada, and a quacker.
Jada trying on a doily
Jada showing me her 'snake'
Jada after dinner
Wee Jada Ladybug
Jada on her way to school one morning
Jada and I went to a birthday party - inflatable wonderland!
Jada sliding
Jada on the BIG slide
Jada chompin' on down
Jordan and Jada class picture
Jada and her hot air balloon
Jada and her dragon - she was very proud of this one!
Jordan and Jada and me at the Mt Bonnell Letterbox
Jada and the rock table
Jada after a scissors experiment
Jada and Jordan playing rickshaw
Jada hopping
Jada says being a tourist is hard work!
Jada and Steve
Jada and Steve again
morning after the party - Jada in a sleeping bag - photo by Jordan
Jordan and Jada at the reflecting pool, as we have a picnic lunch
Jordan and Jada with the Memorial
Jada enjoying dessert
Jada rock climbing
Another picture of Jordan and Jada, the rock, and the pergola
Jada and her wet undies
Jordan and Jada on the carousel
Jada holdong onto the bar very tight
Jada and her fruit bar in front of the fountain
That was a HUGE polar bear. Jordan and Jada were a little scared.
Jada on the subway
Jordan and Jada on the bridge
Jada dressed for camp
Jada looking reflective
Jordan smiling at Jada
Jada in mid-leap
Jada starting on her ice cream
Jada perusing a catalog
Jada made a clay beaver
Open House Night - Jada showing me glass polishing
Jada rolling up her rug
Jada showing me the green boards with letters
Jada wanted to show me one more thing - she knows the names of all these butterflies!
Sanjit, Jordan, Jada, Evan, Alex
upside down Jada
Drew, Jaz, and Jada
Jada stops to smell the roses
Jada rolling down a mat
Jada jumping up...
Jada hanging
Jada got her a TeeBall bat and ball, which she is also happy about
Jada putting on her birthday outfit
Meanwhile, Jada eating pizza
Jada
Jada Apple-face
Jada helped on this one
Jada zoomed by this one
Jada getting a try with the fiddle
Barry, the "Velveteen Rabbit" girl, and Jada
Jada at the Houston Zoo - yummy snowcone!
Jordan, Megan, and Jada - you say that snake is HOW big?
Jada in one of the bigger sections
Jada on the way to Evan's birthday party
Jordan and Jada climbing
Self portrait of me, Jada, and a quacker.
Jada driving the duck
a couple of more birthday presents for Jada
Jada holds it up for inspection
Jordan and Jada and Mara swinging
Jada opening a present from Uncle Scott and Kaili
Jada sticking her tongue out and everyone eating lunch
Scott and Kaili and Jordan and Jada in funny hats
Jada and Jordan love these swings
Jada standing next to the tree we picked
Jada intent on her work
What a funny game, think Jordan and Jada!
simley Jada with her necklace
Jada took this one of the kitties
a cash register for Jada
I think Jada said something like "This is my best present EVER."
Jada solo on the cash register
Jada sleeping in her Clifford jammies
Jada and Mason, next morning
The kids took all these pictures - Jada and BEAR
Grandma reading to Jordan and Jada - "Giraffes Can't Dance"
Jada showing us a new bracelet
Jada in the footrest swing
Jada and Jordan love these swings
Jada ready to eat
Jada laughing
Jada enjoying a hot dog, while Jordan starts on her ice cream
Photo op! Jordan and Jada in a carriage
Jordan and Jada and curious and not shy
Jada petting a VERY large horse
Grandpa and Jada
Jordan and Jada wanted to be princesses for Halloween
Jada going for a ride
Jordan took this picture of Jada
Jada took this picture of Jordan
Jada and Papa, after a bath
Jada showing off one of her FIRST PAINTINGS!
A Jada painting
Jada painting
Jordan and Jada watching the Dolphins IMAX
Jordan and Jada are both pretty excited about this,
Jordan and Jada and Mara pool party
Hello Jada!
Jada and Mara swimming with faces in
Koan and Jordan and Jada
Jada powering back to shore
Mama and Jada
Scott and Kaili and Jada
Scott and Kaili and Jordan and Jada in funny hats
Kaili and Jordan and Jada
Jada on Scott's back
Jada can swim with her face in!
Jada, looking back towards the visitors center
Jada
But Jada rode must of the way back
Jada gets a stern lecture on the dangers of wandering away in mountain lion country
Jada LOVES her Mama!
I had a nice hike - even though we carried Jada a lot
Jada and Julie by the Blue Mountain winery headquarters
Julie and Jada having lunch
Jada snack!
Jada trying on a bandanna
Jordan and Jada aren't the best actors!
Jada looking cool
self-portrait of Jada and Papa
Jada in the box
Jada dunking her head into a pot on a hot day
Jada looking a little mischevious while looking at the album
Jada was bit cranky, even after eating some
Jada doing some diving
Jordan and Jada and Papa with a SHORT haircut
Jada and Papa
Jada got her arm painted with flowers.
Mama and Jada
Jada climbing down very carefully
Scott and Jada
Jada, almost all the way down
Jada and Andrea at the end-of-the-year AMS picnic
The Jada
Uncle John and Jada
Jada sticking her tongue out and everyone eating lunch
Me drawing a J (for Jordan, Jada, and Julie) with a flashlight
Jada and Friend
Jada likes to help too
but I think Jordan played with it more than Jada
Jada liked it too.
Here are Jordan and Jada being very sisterly.
and Jada!
Mama and Jada
Jada is a little imp
Jordan and Jada listening to CDs
Late evening panorama of the backyard, garden, and Jada
In case you didn't know, Jada is 3 years old!
Jada and Mara
Mallory (she's FIVE already) steps in to help re-focus Jada on the task
Jada says, "Enough of that...on to the next one!"
Jada got LOTS of new art supplies
Jada in her birthday hat and birthday suit
Jada wearing her dress up dress and matching skirt
Jada playing in the bushes
Jordan and Jada modelling the towels their Aunt Leann made for them for Christmas
Jada at tea-time
Whew! That's hard work - and Jada didn't get crushed by the falling tree this year
Jordan, Jada, and Papa making biscuits
Jada wearing Mama's glasses
Jordan sleeping on Jada
Jordan and Jada in front of the house with lights
She thanked Jada after Jada gave her some money - Jada was a little scared, but she went up anyway
Jada about to leap from a log
Great Grandma Van Horn hand sewed these lovely skirts and vests for Jordan and Jada
Jada spinning
Jada got a new bunny from her great Aunt Deborah
Jada reaching into her stocking
Jada opening a game
Jada trying on a ribbon
Jada digging into a big one
Jada checking out the dinosaur cookie cutters
(What are you doing to that plant stand!) - Grandpa does his exercises while Jada plays in the sandbox
Jada got a snowglobe too
Jada hanging her ornament on the tree
Jada got a horse and would NOT let go
Great Grandma and Jada
Great Grandma and Jada
Jada got a farm
Jada shows Great Grandma her horse
Jada in her new Clifford Jammies
Jada dancing
Jada is getting very good at jumping
Jada wearing her hat outfit
Jada splashing
Jada standing
Jada sitting
Jada working
Jada, take out that pacifier so we can see your pretty smile!
Jada knee deep in the pit
Jordan and Jada
Jada handing Jordan a snack
Jada bobeda!
Jada looks like a woodland sprite
Jordan and Jada each got spider rings
Jada jumped a little
Jada and her spider ring
Jada entranced by the singer
Jada busts a move on stage
Jada wagging her tail
Jada smiling
Jada climbing on Papa
Jada at Zilker Park
Jada, and Jordan with 'gloves' and cheeser the rat
Jada waiting to go swimming
Jada funny face
all dunking their heads - Jada came up too fast!
Jordan and Jada with Clifford at Deep Eddy Splash night
Jada eating breakfast
Jada eating breakfast
Mama and Jada on the hayride
Jada at an overlook
Jada standing up
Jada was all done
Jada has to do whatever big sister does!
Jada and Jordan,off to Northwest Montessorri and Austin Montessorri
Austin M School Picnic night - Jada all suited up to go swimming before we eat
Jada says 'Hold me!'
Jada with undies, and Papa's new haircut
A late entrant, Jada, mixes things up!
Jada got her first sparkler, too!
Jordan and Jada - wish I had brought my tripod!
Jordan and Jada with skirts on, looking at themselves in the mirror
Julie and Jada
Jada with goggles
Not sure when this was taken - Jada at Houston Childrens Museum maybe
Jordan and Jada seize the opportunity to play in our neighbors sprinkler
Jada with strawberry finger
all tired out, Jada with egg-glasses
Jada with a butterfly on her forehead
Jada with her first ponytail
Jada is a grubby chow hound
Jada makes a find on Papa's rock-carving table
Jordan and Jada help set up camp
Mama and Jada
Jada slumping
Jessica, Jeremy, Jordan, and Jada
Jada on the tyke bike
Jordan and Jada snuggling on the couch
Jada, with some BIG kites in the background
Jada looking up at kites
Meg and Jada dancing
Jada has started peeing in the potty! Undie-girl!
Jada wearing her new sparkly shirt
Pooh and Jada
Jada clapping after singing
Jada, Nicole, Uncle Craig
Jada tries to take a nap
Jada never did take a nap
Jada checkin out the action down low
Jada gets some pop-up books
Mama and Jada reading
Jada looking at herself
Jada says 'cheeeese!'
Gramma and Jada riding stick horses
Jada and her umbrella,
Jada got blocks too!
Jada modelling Papa's NYU shirt
Scott takes Jada for a ride
Jada showing us how to squeeze the stick horse's ear so he makes galloping sounds
Scott and Jada playing on the stairs
Jada again, with face paint
Jada walking her moccasins on the table
Jada watches with mild amusement
Grandpa and Jada
Jada coloring
Jada likes her closeups!
Alec magnadoodling, Jada and Jordan and Aunt Julie drumming
Jada eating mostly icing
Jada stuck around after everyone else went to open presents
Jada and Jordan are getting to be pretty good hikers
In the new Children's Zoo section - Jordan and Jada as eagles
Jada going down the Otter slide
Jada climbing
Jada ducking under the bridge
Oh! It's Jordan and Jada!
Hi Jada!
Slam! Here comes Jada!
Jada lying in the grass
Jada says she's a dog (pant, pant!)
Jada wizzin' in the tub (she got out right after!)
Jada 'rockin' out'
Jada and Jordan like coloring
except Jada usually eats the crayons
Grandpa C and Jada
Jada and mama and giraffe
Jada is walking a LOT these days
Jada doesn't DO poses!
Jada likes to use a spoon
No wine until you're 5, Jada!
Last Photo of Jada crawling
Jada at Eastertime KidsFest
Jada and cupcakes
Jada drinking Juice
Jada at the Kite Festival
Jada Closeup with FLASH!
Jada is eating good these days
Jordan and Jada jumping on the couch
Jordan and Jada smiling on the couch
Blow out the candles, Jada
Jada opening presents, first birthday
Jordan feeding Jada
present for Jada
Jada with blocks and Dr Kit
Rocking chair belonged to Grandma C, Mama, and now Jada!
Grandpa and Jada
Jada and Tyke-bike
Uncle Scott feeding Jada
Grandpa D, Uncle Scott and Jada
Jada and Uncle Scott
Grandma and Jada
Meanwhile, Jada is playing under the table
Jada tasting a starfish
Jada speed-crawling
Grandma and Jada
Grandpa and Jada
Jada
Another nice Jada smile
Enzo's birthday - Jada and friend
Enzo's birthday - Jada with a new prize
Halloween - Jada as an eggplant
Uncle Jack's - Aunt Janet, Jada and Great Grandma Van Horn
Uncle Jack's - Grandma C, Jordan, Jada, Aunt Janet
Chip and Jada
Jada and her splint
Jada camping
Jada says its not too bad
Jada splint closeup
Jada still happy with a broken leg
Jada with the real cast #2
Jordan and Dr Jada
Very Smiley Jada
Childrens Museum Houston - Grandma, Grandpa, Jada
Childrens Museum Houston - Grandpa D and Jada
Childrens Museum Houston - Grandpa and Jada again
Childrens Museum Houston - Jada on her way out
Childrens Museum Houston - Jada sliding with Grandma
Jada - chomp!
Jada - our little pilot
Jada after her bath
Jada big smile
Jada closeup
Jada eating applesauce
Jada finishes the applesauce and starts on the bowl
Jada getting nebulized
Jada happy with nebulizer
Jada in a towel
Jada in the Letter House
Jada is tired
Jada playing in the crib
Jada says that was good
Jada snacktime
Jordan and Jada in the crib again
Jordan and Jada in the crib, with shades
Jordan and Jada in the letter house
Grandpa C and Jada
Grandpa C feeding Jada
Jada and Jordan playing
Jada gets a big kiss
Jada going for a toy
Jada likes learning new things
Jada on Mama's Shoulder
Jada sleeping like a log
Jada sleeping on Grandma C
Jordan and jada in the crib
Jordan holding Jada
Jordan showing Jada how to play
Jordan shows Jada how it works
Jada Mohawk
Jada on Papa's shoulders
Jada on the ottoman
Jordan and Jada in the crib
Mama and Jada with mohawk
Papa and Jada
jada sunbath