Hello Lucy and Molly fans,

The month of June was HUGE for Lucy: She turned 5, she "graduated" from K4 preschool, she did her first ballet recital, and she hung out for a couple of days at her dad's favorite place, Camp Orkila.  The pictures this month are therefore decidedly tipped in Lucy's direction, but Molly had her moments as well.

Enjoy this month's pictures.  I'll probably not post again until the end of August and do a summer collection, as we'll be gone a lot and I won't have time otherwise.

Here they are: http://www.curtgerstonphotography.com/june09/

Have a great summer!

Curt, Laura, Lucy and Molly

Hi Everyone,

May, a month where every day seems to be a birthday for someone among our family and friends, began as one of the wettest in Seattle history.... and then became one of the driest and warmest.  Well, this month's pictures eschews both birthdays and rain, and focuses just on the good weather.  The girls, and their parents, swarmed outside when the sun arrived, and we haven't come back in yet (except to get a new card for the camera from time to time).  Enjoy, and I hope your summer has begun as gloriously (and early) as ours has.  

Pics: http://www.curtgerstonphotography.com/may09/

~Curt

Well hello,

April is an auspicious month in the McGerston household: Molly's birthday month.  She didn't get her party last year so this year, with her second birthday, we were determined to give her a great first AND second birthday party.  She wasn't disappointed.  Lots of cake and ice cream, and at least two celebrations.  Of course, we've set a tough precedent here, and she'll now expect every single birthday to to be worth two, but so be it.

We also had Spring Break this month, with the single worst weather ever recorded for the beginning of April for the NW (with apologies to Mike and Kay who flew out from Minnesota to spend that week with us, soggy and cold).  Still, we had a good time at our place near Mt Baker, and for a few days at Roche Harbor on San Juan Island as well.  Lucy gets a kick out of seeing where Mommy and Daddy got married (The Sunken Garden).

The weather did eventually get better and, it being April, a lot of the photos this month involve daughters picking flowers.  Hopefully, you won't find them too sappy or cliche, but if you do, don't tell the girls: they think they invented the sport of flower picking.  You'll also see that more and more pictures have the girls doing stuff together.  Lulu and I are amazed and grateful at how much fun the sisters are having together, and I think the photos show that.

Here you go: http://www.curtgerstonphotography.com/april09/

Enjoy.

Poppa McGerston

Well, Hello!

I'm posting pictures a little early this month because we are leaving on vacation, lasting into the first week of April.

This month's selection features lots of dancing with Lucy, lots of goofiness with Molly (exhibit A, above) and a smattering of other activities.  Lucy continues to enjoy her ballet, but her real growth is with books: she's beginning to read, and her parents are, as you can imagine teachers would be, rather pleased.  Molly is turning two in a week, and is asserting her rights, as a two-year-old will, to completely subjugate all around her to her will.  She is the most powerful being in the universe now, and she knows it.  She's also damn funny, which makes it all tolerable.  And you should hear her sing...

The pictures can be seen here:

http://www.curtgerstonphotography.com/march09/

Enjoy, and we'll have lots more, including Molly's birthday party pictures, next month.

Hello Everyone,
February was a short but busy month, punctuated by one big trip: Hawaii.  So, the gallery this month is mostly shots taken in the warmth of South Pacific, and if viewing them happens to help you through these colder days of late winter, than all the better. 

In fact, if you need a little extra warmth, I've posted a second (much larger) gallery of pictures from Maui, including many shots of the aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents who were part of the trip.

In the february gallery are a few other shots of life in Seattle as well, including visits with Gramps (Allan), and Lucy's first ballet class (!).  Enjoy, and warm your hands by the computer screen.

http://www.curtgerstonphotography.com/february09/
http://www.curtgerstonphotography.com/maui09/