ally through the years 
In February 2009, my daughter Ally turned 10. Here are some photos of her through the years. Click on each thumbnail to see a larger version.


Ally with Beth and her cousins




Partying on New Year's Eve: December 31, 2001


Ally with Beth and our dog Bogart


July 4, 2002; Playing "dress-up" at home


Silliness with Beth and making stuff with Mom


Halloween 2002;  President's Day Blizzard 2003


2003: Ally with her Aunt Katie and new cousin Maggie; cuddling with Oma's dog Wilhelmina


Dad's old shirts make good jammies


Dress-up time, 2003


Celebrating her 4 1/2 bday, August '03


Beginning ballet, summer 2003


Christmas 2003; Ally's tropical-themed bedroom (02/2004)


With Beth at her friend Katy's birthday party, 2004


Florida, Spring 2004


Modeling a new top and zuzzing with our dog Cookie


Christmas 2004 with Santa, her friend Katy, and Beth


Play-acting in Dutch Wonderland with Mom and Katy, 2005; 
Starting her own "jewelry business" with Beth--but they do not take credit cards, thank you
First day of school, August 2005


Greenbelt Labor Day Festival, 2005


Ally as the Statue of Liberty, Halloween 2005, and posing with her Daisy Scouts


In Washington, D.C. at the American Indian Museum


Christmas, 2005. All she really wanted was her two front teeth


Snow and birthday presents, February 2006


Painting crafts at her birthday party


Hanging with the other Brownies and showing off her
uniform to Oma and Nick


With Beth and cousin Molly in Pittsburgh, Spring 2006


Folk dancing with Beth and Aunt Alice;
Ballet in the summer


Dancing girls


Summertime silliness and fun, 2006







Fun at our church's Fall Festival, 
and visiting a museum with Beth and her friend Samantha


Mini-golfing, Fall 2006


Dancing with Beth at the Old Stein Inn


Celebrating their Baba's 60th birthday with the cousins


Making jewelry at Beth's birthday and visiting New York, 2006


Ally's 8th bday, February 2007



Outside our church, Spring 2007




Climbing trees; dressing for Disney day at school with her friend Jade


More dancing, and trying her hand for the first time at some archery, sponsored by our church


So that's what that lump in the mattress is:
a rare North American Bed Goblin


With her friend Shannon,
2008

Posted February 2009