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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

boo bear decorates it all for you...

festivating and cuteness

way more gingers and cuties than are typically on one loveseat at a given time...

aww, friends...auntie kellichka and cousin zolani

like sugar with more sugar and then some more sugar...

fierce warriors of the mighty high chair fort!

griffin's teach-abration celebration, part 1

daddy, you sure are fancy in your smarty-pants get-up! and i'm sooo content here on unc's lap

then again, it sure is nice on pappy's lap, too!

gwan! mornin' joe'll kill that owliness!

umm, unc - not for nothin', but i'm kinda' cooler than you. no offense, kthanksbye! we LOVED having pappy and unc here for a visit!

pre-christmas (i can't obsess about these being in order or i will combust!)

mmmmm......

just one more lick, mommy - yeah, it's good (most christmas cookies were marked with ivy finger swipes and imprints...as it should be!)

jollymaker and daddy!

heavenly light bathing my wee cherub

christmas, part 2 - family!

i love my grandma!

i love my aunt teresa!

christmas morning, waiting for the gals to dig in (and for the caramel french toast cooking in the oven!)

let the present-opening begin! pure magic.

our first christmas in our new home, part 1 - the home

about time we shared some pic's of the new home, dontcha think? this is after snowstorm #1 (today is #3)

presents for all (and milkies for dahlia!)

one little festive bookcase nook

two little festive bookcase nooks (ah, ah, ah!)

Friday, August 28, 2009

aunt jenny's jovial july visit

yeah, yeah, yeah, i know it's been forever (again) since i've posted. join with me in getting over it and enjoy the pic's already, won't you? anyway, aunt jenny came out for a visit in july and the girls loved spending time with their aunt! above and below are shots from cousin zolani's 2nd birthday party (yes, pic's from ivy's coming soon!)

i adore this pic - so much joy in both of their faces! ivy loves her aunt jenny (and grapes, as it would seem!)

aunt jenny & ivy on the carousel at franklin square...note the trepidous look on ivy's face...this disappeared by the end of the ride, and a healthy chorus of "again, mommy!" began!

ivy's first words

4/21/09...ummm...she's basically just talking non-stop now, earning her the nickname "lil' miss chatterbox" :)
in the months since i've posted, ivy's accumulated really too many words to count..some that come to mind right now are: cheese, mommy (melts my heart every time), daddy, shelley, piper, mark, outside, car, please, baby, book, up, down, out, bird, pee-pee, poo-poo, tree, wow, cookie, bath, quack-quack, shoes, socks...the list seriously grows daily
aa-oo (thank you) so polite, our little miss!
aaiuhoo (i love you) - so stinkin' cute and sweet - we thought it would only be a matter of time before she started parroting this, since she hears it so much!
tuuhtul (turtle)...we have a peice of hawaiian artwork with turtles hanging directly in her bathtime view, and last night (8/12/08), this was where "the point" and the "diss" fixed upon...so smart!
hhhht (hot)...a long, open-mouthed "hhhh" sound followed by the "t"...somehow the vowel never makes it in, but it's more dramatic and even more cute this way!
jituuulh (gentle)...can you tell what we;ve been working on here?!!
nana (banana)
no! (with finger pointed at whom/whatever she is saying "no" to!) although I have yet to hear/see this for myself, Ivy's beloved caregiver, Shelley, relayed to me that Ivy, clear as day, firmly told her playmate Mark "no" twice when he was splashing her in the pool! UNbelievable!
haaaa (hi - sounds like she's saying it with a long Southern drawl...very Aunt Brookie!)
issssss/iththththth (kisses!)
ba-ba
a-dah (duck)...followed immediately by a kiss to her stuffed duckie!
mama
dada
uh-oh

specials at cafe ivy (ivy's fave foods of the week)

mama's homemade ...balls - since we recently found out that ivy has iron-deficient anemia (easily treatable and temporary), we're bulking up her iron intake, meaning mama makes not only meatballs but tofu-kale-brown rice-cheese balls, both of which are packed with iron, and both of which ivy constantly signs "more" for!
ice cream...although I make a really funny face from the cold, I just love its sweet, creamy deliciousness sooo much!
cheese - I eat it as fast as mommy or daddy can cut it! I'd eat a whole meal of cheese if mommy would only let me! I wonder where I get that from...hmmm??
strawberries...once mama cut them up, they were the only thing I'd eat off my tray Wednesday night! mmm...
pickles(!!...hence, a new nickname was thus christened by daddy!)
tofu nubs

ivy's recommended summer reading

"We Are Family"...the cutest book with real pictures of adorable animal families - coincidentally, she started picking this up the morning that we went to the zoo, and it has since become her #1 book request in the mornings!
"Goodnight, Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown...I find that this is best enjoyed with a shot of mama's milk or whilst in daddy's arms...ah, the good life!
"Pat the Bunny" by Dorothy Kunhardt...each...page...torn...apart...chew marks...love all around...'nuff said
"The Wheels On the Bus" by Paul O. Zelinsky...as soon as I come down to the living room in the morning, it is the FIRST book I seek out EVERY morning! The moving parts intrigue me so...although the bus driver has had to have his arm re-attached, and the windshield wiper blades have some serious duct tape holding them together!