Tuesday, February 9, 2010

bklyn


a while ago (almost every post for the next couple of posts is going to start this way. pretend it's a historical retrospective or something...) we went all the way to NYC to see AM and UB. brooklyn, to be specific.


BKLYN!
it was a dark and stormy afternoon.



fresh.


look! they spell brooklyn like i spell brooklyn, all illiterate and what have you. although, in my defense, i didn't have an alphabet sitting next door to me when i wrote this post, so i don't see what their excuse could be.




we broke up the drive to make sure that beebs got some awake time and some nap time. she was a real champ


...which made mommy a happy driver.



when we got there aunt marge whipped up a bowl of welcome to NYC guacamole! and speaking of happy, have you ever seen our kid tear into a bowl of guacamole? TOTAL ANNIHILATION.


i'll just let the following series speak for itself:

















yeah. she's a double-digit dipper for sure. in fact, she usually just uses the chip like a shovel until she's worked it so hard that it gets floppy and either falls in the bowl or onto the floor.



when we finished with our snack, we headed over to meet our newest little buddy, lincoln!

he's the one in stripes.



he looks an awful lot like his dad!



bebe was interested, but cautious, as she should be. never turn your back on a baby.



i'm pretty sure he won her over.



in the mornings, bebe watches the newest skate videos at the berrics...



and then hits up sports center for all of last night's games. she goes to bed pretty early.



after a little light stretching



and a breather



she's ready for the day!



it was mighty cold that morning, but bebe insisted on checking out the playground directly across the street from aunt marge and uncle ben's house.






the grown ups stood around shivering.




but bebe knew the key was to keep moving.


how great are these things? they're a little weird and depending upon how you look at them, a little... mature. like when disney artists draw weiners in the back ground of the little mermaid or make it so that you can see jessica rabbit's panties if you slo-mo freeze your dvd of "who framed roger rabbit." so i've heard.




jay-sus, this one would give me nightmares if i was a little kid!



"i got next."



bebe, bklyn it:



thanks for the awesome time aunt marge and uncle ben!



back into the car we go



headed out of the city.





snoozy kabloozy.



too bad she was asleep. she missed some tight graf work on the way out of town.





not to mention this truck. ON FIRE.



with the setting sun at our backs, we headed home. thanks, NYC.

baby menagerie

when bebe loads up and strolls out, she leaves no child behind:



who thought it was a good idea to make the "baby" look sideways forever? it constantly looks like it's whispering "help... me...."


Monday, February 8, 2010

last of the holiday posts

on new year's day we had a playgroup of kids and parents over for brunch. it was fun to get the kids and the grown ups all in one place.




bebe rocked her newest party dress. mommy was calling this her best outfit evah.



last thing to do before the guests arrive: test drive each chair. wouldn't want any embarrassing mishaps to occur...


there was some jumping!



and some sleeping.



and some squeeeeeezing!!!




and of course some reading.



we had a great time ringing in the new year with our pals!
and with this post, we wind up the overdue holiday coverage and forge onward into the future(past)! got lots of stuff lined up, and we'll be up to speed in no time...


a little tree

even though we weren't going to be home for x-mas, bebe and i wanted to get a little tree. it was mostly an excuse to take a train ride downtown...


"awright! let's goooooo!"



"are you just gonna trail back there the whole time? get a move on!"



"do dee do..."



trash can present for scale comparison.



waiting for the train to come!



"huh. so this the city."



"lots of birds."




"they kind of smell."
well, pigeons are like rats with wings.



"THAT'S DISGUSTING!"



"um, do you think they heard me?"




i think that one over there is calling you out.



we better go. he's getting his friends.



we went to the flower shop outside of Back Bay Station.

most of the plants inside were taller than bebe. if it wasn't for her constant movement i might have lost her in the jungle of flowers. she picked out a tree and we made our way back down to the platform, headed for home.



it used to be enough to just be on a train, but now she wants to look out the window the whole ride.




okay, beebs. here's our stop!



looks great! hey, was that a pigeon i just heard?