LOTS and LOTS of pictures to update - some have been sitting in my camera, so they are a bit old. Thought I'd update and "wrap up" 2011 so that all the posts going forward are caught up and are from 2012!
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| Not QUITE ready for a tricycle, but she'll be a champ this coming spring for sure! |
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| Headband overload! |
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| So, she did this all by herself: refused to keep clothes on one morning, she got into a bin of old, infant-sized bibs, put it on (looks hilariously small!), climbed up into the highchair/booster by herself and strapped in the one leg... Just too funny for Mommy to pass up taking a pic! |
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| Ah..."someone" figured out that one of her sippy cups leaked if she shook it up and down...and leaked a whole bunch. Mommy looked over after the squealing started, to see the milk all over the floor that the cat was licking up...then, as I got closer, I noticed all the milk that was sprinkled all over the TOP OF THE CAT from EJ. And, apparently cats don't like to get wet with water, but don't seem to mind it if it's MILK! I didn't know if I should cry with the mess or laugh.... |
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| Cool kid helping Mommy with the tree (yes, sunglasses are on upside down) |
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| EJ's first time painting! Kind of intense about it, huh? : ) |
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| Cute girls with matching hats and warm coats at the Maplewood Tree Lighting event! |
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| She looks cute in her stylish shirt and tights, and innocent enough.... |
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| But this is what the FULL picture looks like when EJ's done playing! YIKES. |
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| This isn't just a silly, dis-shelved little girl cheering for something on TV, if you enlarge the pic, you'll see green marker underneath her right arm! |
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| EJ's first try at eating a candy cane...it was a little rough, but oh-so-tasty! |
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| Trying so hard to put all the headbands on the kitty, who was good sport, all in all. :) |
Girls' Night Out
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| Some of my favorite 2 chicas - Kim and Laurie - my awesome college roommates our last year at Miami. Laurie comes to visit us regularly (although it'll never be often enough...until she moves here!) and we ate some AWESOME chicken and had a fun, laid back evening hanging out and catching up. SO great to hang out with them! |
Christmas Time with our Friends and Neighbors, Dave and AnnLouise
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| Somersaults and "Boo, I See You!" combined! |
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| Awesome, Crazy Hair Pic #1 |
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| Somersault Part 1 |
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| Somersault Part 2, with a timeout for a picture and a smile |
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| Somersault Part 3 |
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| Somersault Part 4 & Awesome, Crazy Hair Pic #2 "Ta-da!" |
Just the Other Day....
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| This was ALL her doing...I wondered why things were so quiet and what she was doing...if you zoom in, she's putting the magnetic letters between her toes?! What? How does that become a thought in her mind? Hilarious.... |
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| EWW!! But then, THIS is how she decided to remove them from her toes! Gross? Yes...and hilarious. |
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| First time ever this kiddo has fallen asleep on the couch watching a show... |
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| My little rocker girl, in her rocking chair, rockin' with her guitar :) |
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| Just to recap this awesome outfit: pink-and-black striped shirt / brown-and-neon-colored (with guitars) fleece pants / blue Cinderella nightgown / green-and-yellow rubber gloves / big smile on face :) |
Catching Up on Older 2011 Pictures:
So, CJ and Mary were kind enough to send me copies of old pictures from this past year....thought this would be a good time to insert them, and fun to see just how much she's changed in some of them....
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| This was in April...WOW...all the hair that's grown since then!! |
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| The girls lovin' being held by CJ. He's so fun! (It was nice of "N" to "share" Daddy, too) |
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| Zoo-goer friends, and cute lil' girls... |
A Few Additional Halloween/Zoo/Costume Pictures...
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| EJ in N's costume, in N's stroller, being pushed by N's parents. :) Big, ol' switch-aroo with the girls that day, but they were happy. |
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| Me 'n' EJ, CJ 'n' N...and...wait for it... |
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| The girls are holding hands! How cute! |
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| This tiger lost her hat, but put Mommy's on. I love this lil' face... |
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| Intensely watching the seal lion show together... |
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| Watch out! Kitty chasing a Tiger! |
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| Precious kitty and tiger friends...holding hands... |
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| The 5 of us having fun at the zoo! |
More Birthday Pictures from Chuck E. Cheese
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| 2 SWEET lil' girls.... |
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| ...and their pink"ness" |
And, lastly, a few summer pics....
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| N and her mommy, Mary, who's usually taking the pictures and is therefore rarely IN them.... |
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| LOVE pic of me 'n' EJ ('cause I can never take them myself!) and LOVE this excited, little face of my lil' girl... |
