Naomi's first pumpkin patch experience: here she is with Aunt Jennifer. Below, Samantha and Zachariah pose with the pumpkins.

"AAA! My daddy is BALD!" David offered to shave Zachariah's hair off, too, but he was NOT interested; he's growing his hair out these days, so we just have TWO baldies right now. Here Naomi is 3 1/2 months old. And David sure looks great, doesn't he? 

WHAT? David is shaving his head! 

Does this plant look like it's right out of a Dr. Seuss book or what? Home school this week will involve finding out what all the plants and animals we saw today are called. 

Naomi (on Daddy's back) in the Yellowstone hat Aunt Sarah sent from Montana 

Columbus Day hike for the List family (Naomi is on David's back asleep. I didn't realize that Zachariah and Samantha didn't even take a break from eating to smile for the picture. I guess they were hungry after our 2 mile hike to the top! 

Our hike to Stonewall Peak in Cuyamaca State Park (San Diego county) took a total of 3 hours (up and back, including a quick lunch at the top). 

Samantha at the summit 

Zachariah can read! 

picnic on the grass in front of Grandma's new house! Saturday, September 30th, 2006. 

Naomi is 12 weeks old. Check out the cute shirt from the doctor who performed our c-section! And you can probably tell Naomi has her first little cold. You can also see that we're using cloth diapers now; they're much easier on the budget than disposables. With a washer and dryer in the house, it works out quite nicely. 

Melody and 11-week-old Naomi at Baltimore's Inner Harbor 

On September 25th, David donated white blood cells to an anonymous recipient (the one who received his stem cells last January) in Baltimore, Maryland. David, Melody, and Naomi took a quick trip there, while our friend Shelley took care of Zachariah and Samantha for us.