Terrorizing Toys "R" Us ...

One toy at a time.

Ah ... the infamous Elmo chair.


What do you mean I have to pedal?


So after spotting this next toy, Josie's eyes lit up and she immediately removed the box straight off the shelf. It's not light by any means (for her) but she made it seem like she was picking up a stuffed animal. Into the middle of the isle it went and then the poking, prodding, and scheming began. It took me a minute to figure out what the infatuation was and then I realized that it was very similiar to the one that we have at home (which she loves), just with different characters on it. She started out playing with the exposed portion but quickly realized that wasn't going to be enough. Seeing that it's all boxed up, I proceed to tell her that she was not going to be able to ride it, which is what she ultimately wants. Well Josie was determined to get on this thing one way or another, so here's what happened next.







Yea, that's right. She wedged herself INTO THE BOX and sat down on the car. I guess you can't blame her. I mean ... it does say "TRY ME" right on the freaking thing.

Oh and here's proof that Josie can make anything look good ... evenly over-sized aviator sunglasses.




Pimpin'

Another life lesson learned ...

And now Josie knows that if she ever runs out of paper to color and draw on, there'll always be eggs to take its place.





Mommie's masterpiece. And yes Josie recognized it right away as Elmo.


Please see shirt for proper identification.

We got a trampoline!

No we didn't. But Josie thinks that her bed now doubles as one.


She was so happy we couldn't help but let her have a little fun. What you don't see is that she pee'd all over her bed after about 10 min of jumping around. She was promptly removed and placed into the germ removal chamber a.k.a bathtub.

It was all worth it because otherwise I would have never gotten this shot.

Dramaticus

Although it may appear that she's being eaten alive by her brightly colored activity table and the giant brown seating device, she freed herself just seconds after this moment was captured.


Need proof that she made it out unscathed from that life altering ordeal? Here she is exactly 7 minutes later.

No matter how busy we get ...

There's always time for TV and veggies.

Spring has sprung!

As the streak of nice weather continued, we continued our own streak of spending as much time outside as possible.

For those who struggle with weaning their little ones off of a pacifier, here's a trick we just discovered. Buy them a giant red ball. She seriously wouldn't let go of the thing.


But giant red balls can lead to this ... a scraped knee. It was her first one so we took it harder than she did. It didn't even phase her one bit.


And since there's only so much enjoyment one can extract out of a red round plastic object, we picked this up.


First road trip :D


Quick pit stop.


Wagon's in the shop already. Maybe it's really a rebadged VW?


All that wagon time can really drain a girl. Spent some time on the swing to unwind.


Even a ham like Josie wants some privacy from time to time. This picture is a result of me interrupting something very important between her and her giant red ball.

The playground ...

Is where some of the greatest thinkers throughout the history of mankind spent most of their time.

It's BEAUTIFUL!

Dinner time?

Or play time?

Mommie says ...

That you can't eat yogurt with a fork. Well what about two forks?

Dog ... the bounty hunter.

Or is it Bounty, the dog hunter?

Cleaning up the world ...

One rock at a time.

Worst GPS ever.

Where's the snacks & Elmo locator on this thing?

Hmm ... I don't know ...

This burrito sure isn't getting any smaller.

What do you mean "no?"

Nose to nose ... kind of

Hey old man!

A long time ago today, our very own Uncle Denny came into this world. So if you haven't already, send some happy birthday wishes toward his way.

Here it is!

Hey there everyone. It's been a stale couple of months on here, I know. We went through a really busy time at the end of last year and unfortunately, I again fell behind with updating this page. The good news is that I never stopped taking pictures. The bad news was that I ended up with an enormous backlog of content to sort through and process. It took me a while but I’m all caught up now. Hopefully they are well worth the wait.

Anyways, our little Josie continues to amaze us every single day on so many levels. She’s growing right on target and now weighs in at around 23lbs. I don’t know her height exactly but I do know that she can no longer fit under my legs without creating significant discomfort for me each and every time she darts through at what seems like 30mph. Her hair is coming in nicely as well. Bath time seems to have tripled now that she has a relatively full head of hair. It should be even more fun a few years from now.

And what about teeth? You betcha. In the past two weeks, she’s amended to her arsenal of teeth artillery going from 8 to 12. And a couple of them are big molars too. It stinks that she got them all right around the same time, but she’s a little trooper and isn’t letting them bother her too much.

I keep saying that this is such a fun age and we know that it’s only going to get more fun from here on out. Sure she has her bad days where she’ll stomp her little feet and scream and her legs magically turn into jello the moment you put her down. But the majority of the time, she’s such a happy and outgoing little nugget. She can say a few things now, and we can see that she’s trying to repeat a lot. I know I’ll regret saying this but I really can’t wait until she can talk back. I can only imagine what’s going to come out of that adorable little mouth of hers.

- November -

To celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving, we ate … a lot.


Yes that is, in fact, a cheerio in the back of her mouth.






Heisman! Oh how we miss football.


Chief Whinney Whinnerson.


May I present ... spaghetti ... the official food of Native American Chinese Indians.

- Law Law's 85th Birthday -

Deem Choon Choon!


Leila was so cute with Josie. She simply adores her.

- December -

In December, we discovered Cliffords.








And we also remembered how scary Santa Clause is.




Still don't like Santa ... really.


Christmas with cousins Addy & Evan and their new chairs!


Oh haaaaaay guy I don't like.




It's just Grandpa!

- Christmas Day -

Kicking it with the new Elmo slippers.






Christmas dinner ...


All over.


All cleaned up!

- January -

It was a confusing time ...




New Hello Kitty backpack!


Huggies for cousin Addy.




Story time with Grampie.


Completely focused ... not at all.


I'll be right back.


HeheeheHe ...




Check out that cute tooshie!


For those who don't believe it, she does actually cry and throw fits. But look, she'll still eat!




But it usually doesn't last very long. Happy girl again!

- February -

All bundled up ... ready for fun in the snow.


So this is it? What's the big fuss about.


Eh it's not so bad I guess.


Ok I can't feel my legs. Get me, I'm done.




Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

- Chinese New Years -

Well here's your problem.




No words needed for this picture.


Totally Chinese'd out!










All worn out.


Goofing around at home.






I got it MaMa.


Avaya Government Solutions, how may I help you?








I need this basket immediately.


So I can ...


Do this.


AHHH BASKET MONSTER.


Just kidding Ma Ma ... it's just Josie. Kisses!




Wet ...


Or dry, it's always crazy.


Yes, I know I'm adorable.


Kisses for BaBa!




Oh hay mao mao.


EEEEE!

- Latest Virginia visit -

Oh nom nom nom.










Who needs ice cream when you have the ice cream cone.




Cheesy Chex Mix ... the official snack for track star champions.


Josie? No I haven't seen any Josie.


I swear I didn't do it. It was like that when I got here.






And that's it! Thanks for stopping by and getting caught up. From here on out, I'm going to be doing DAILY UPDATES. My goal is to put up at least one picture everyday, or every other day at the very least. So come back and come back often. There'll always be something new to look at. I promise.