Animal Crackers

Bella's new favorite thing is animal crackers. One of her very favorite things to do with them is to play chubby bunny (no, not with marshmallows, with animal crackers. c'mon, ya gotta keep up). She's gotten three in her mouth - that's the record. But then her very very favoritest thing to do is to then pull them all out and look at them. See photo below.


And here she is just hangin' out at Bucer's on a lovely Friday evening. Note: there are animal crackers involved.

Playground Haiku

Mom took me to the park today.
I ate sand and bark.
My mouth is muddy.

Fun Saturdays

Mom made a cake for Saturday night dinner and I got to lick the frosting off of the knife (and off my face).



I finally have enough hair for mom to torture me with.

A Trip to the Arboretum

We took a walk through the arboretum this Sunday afternoon. I got to ride on Papa's shoulders and play with the pussy willows - it was quite enjoyable. That is, until mom and dad let me walk on the gravel path by myself and I fell down (it didn't hurt, I was just scared.)

Talking on the Phone

Dialing...


"Listening"...


Getting Tangled Up...


Asking for Papa's help.

Our Stylish Little Chica

Old Pictures.

Here's some pictures taken last fall when we first got our new computer and were playing with all the bells and whistles.

More Fun at the Park

We took Bella to the park again on Saturday, and now we offer up these pictures for your viewing pleasure. As the weather gets gradually warmer we will find a better variety of venues to photograph our daughter in, but for now, you're stuck with the Saturday Morning Downtown Walk Photo-Op.

We sent Bella down the slide by herself this time, and she had a rough time of it. Her little rubber soled shoes kept sticking to the sides so she would get wedged in. When she didn't get wedged in, the curve would throw her for a loop and she would end up on her tummy.



Here she is doing her "I'm so excited I'm scrinching up my nose and clinching my fists" look.


Some cute chubby cheekers....


And here we have the nose-scrinching again but this time as a result of the fact that she's slyly peeking at her Papa through the posts on the play structure.

Just a Little Scary.

Sufficient Hair

Bella now has just enough hair to get in her face (okay, so it just comes down a little too far on her forehead for my taste), so I had to get her some clips yesterday. What with the little clip on top and the little curls in back, she actually looks like a girl now!

WSU-45 UCLA-53

I went to my first college basketball game last night. Grandma Bonnie got us tickets and it was soooooo cool. I got all geared up in my officially licensed cougar apparel and we had a blast. I spent the first half clapping and squealing with delight (dad had to explain to me that that sort of behavior was not appropriate when UCLA made a basket - that part was confusing), but then I kinda got tired during the second half so I just sat there and mom helped me cheer. Oh, you're probably wondering why there are no pictures. Well, mom forgot the camera. Mom and dad got some pictures with their phones, but, well, they're not sure how to make those pictures go from 'phone' to 'computer' quite yet. Maybe in a few days. And yes, the Cougars did lose, but I've got my hopes up for saturday's game against USC! Go Cougs!