Thanksgiving

Here are some pictures Paka took over Thanksgiving...

At Jane's house, playing with toys that make noise...whose idea was that again??



browsing The Belsnickel Craft Show (learn more about what a belsnickel is here) with Daddy - this is where Jane and Grammy "throw down" with their mad crafts...



here's a picture of the elusive Grammy (Paka also featured) at Jane's house.



at the park with Paka...Mommy wasn't there, so I actually got to experience dirt - sometimes, Mommy is a little too prissy for me.



a stunning family picture - this is what Mommy looks like when she's trying not to throw up. thanks for saving it for posterity Paka.

New Clothes

Mama T. also sent me this stylin' leap frog outfit. You can't tell in the picture, but there's all sorts of educational stuff written on it. I'll learn by osmosis.

Awesome

I've mastered the snap. As in the enclosure on clothes... I'm so awesome.

Picture Out-takes

Mommy decided she needed my Christmas picture last night. (the outfit is compliment of Mama T.)

So...I'm not going to reveal the final choice to you, but here are some out-takes.

Getting ready for the photo shoot...



I was super wiggly, and didn't want to look at the camera...





ooo...piggies...

DISGUSTING

This story must be prefaced with the following:

A couple of nights ago, Daddy was at the computer. Mommy and I were already in bed. All of a sudden, he sees a shadow of something on the desk. Due to the size, his first thought was that it might be a mouse. Then further evidence led him to believe it was a giant bug. He couldn't find it, and went upstairs when he was finished. Mommy was of course FREAKED out at the thought of a giant bug hanging out in the office.

Fast forward to this morning.

Mommy's lounging on the couch, and catches a glimpse of me. I seem to have mud all over my pants. She comes over to me to inspect. Hmm. It doesn't really look like mud, but it doesn't really look like anything else. Then she notices a very long insect leg on the floor. She looks at my mud clump again. It's a squashed bug. It's a giant squashed bug. Green bug guts are all over my pink pants. She looks around for any signs of bug remnants, and finds another giant bug leg in another part of the dining room.

We get some scary basement bugs that occasionally find their way upstairs. Normally via the cats. The most dreaded of these is the scallywag (the silver colored milipede type icky bugs that Mommy HATES). Second to this is the mysterious giant jumping bug - it sort of looks like a stinkbug, but it's not, and it jumps really high. *shudder*

Here are the conclusions Mommy drew:

1. the bug was already dead

1a. the bug was really big, but indiscernable as to its type. the legs were like a cricket, but the bug seemed bigger than that. maybe it was the mysterious jumping bug. *shudder*

2. i sat on it.

3. after sitting on it, i apparently log rolled back and forth over the dead bug so as to smear guts all over both pant legs.

4. Mommy is thanking Jesus that I sat on it and didn't try to eat it.

AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

Mommy changed my pants too. *shudder*

Routines

During the week...

Mommy comes in my room in the morning to get me ready for the day. I say "my dada?" She responds "daddy's at work". then I say "yeah yeah".

At multiple times during the day, I "call" Daddy on my play phone. I dial, and say "my dada, mama, dada" etc...

It's very cute.

I like the weekends when Daddy gets me up in the morning. Mommy does too.

Sunday Fun

I was really diggin' Daddy's shirt yesterday. He put it on me, and I was the bee's knees. I would have left it on all night if he'd let me.





Here's an awesome piano that's a hand me down from my cousin Stratton. Mommy forgot this was in the basement. It's a full-blown synthesizer (the lid raises up and all the buttons/etc... are in there). Here's my Schroeder moment.



The piano is still a little old for me, so Mommy's putting it back away for a few months. I look forward to making music on it again.

Pictures

Here's my new dress that Mommy found at the thrift store. (actually a few weeks ago, but today was my first day to wear it)

Pictures

Here are some general pictures of my cuteness. You'll notice Mommy did not do the most fabulous job of cutting my bangs. Oh well.







Sweet sweet blankie.

Mrs. Teddy Ruxpin

Shelly got me this groovy outfit awhile ago. When she saw me wearing it, she said I looked like Teddy Ruxpin. :)

A Message From Her Royal Tootness

Hear ye, Hear ye.

Let it be known, that I, Willow, Her Royal Tootness, who is possibly cutting a tooth, possibly having an ear infection, and definitely has the sniffles, am currently boycotting this peasant notion of sleep. Who needs a nap? Pthhb, I say.

As Her Royal Tootness, it is fully within my right to not only refuse to fall asleep quickly like I normally do, but to also refuse the array of food that Her royal subject (aka Mommy) lays before her. Again, I say pthhb. I say bring me my nuggets! Bring me anything Mommy is eating! But away with this hog feed she seeks to feed me! (green beans, pineapple, pear, peanut butter, pancakes...the list grows)

More From Halloween

Check out Bruce's blog for a great video (I make a small guest appearance) and some more pictures.