Merry Xmas

Merry Christmas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zet8zC9CPRY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Tootsies

Baking Cookies

Lena is Mama's little helper in the kitchen. And together, we baked chocolate chip cookies to share with our friends. It was fun!

"Wanna make cookies?"
"OK! That's a good idea!"

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Mmmm. How do they taste?

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Hey mom, you forgot the salt!

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Actually, funny enough, Lena wouldn't even try the cookies. Later, when we made paper chains out of wrapping paper remnants, she did eat the glue. So, there you go...

You can view more images from our kitchen adventure in this album:

2012-12-20Cookies

Lena enjoys our greenhouse with some new friends

Making Guacamole

Tonight, Lena helped make our guacamole for dinner. She added the chopped tomatoes and onions (Papa helped chop) and mixed it all together. Fun!

Coloring with Rae

Enjoying Sunday brunch at Rae's house

Why?

Is it just me or does this look like a toddler dinner made in heaven? Mexican pinwheels (sliced bean and cheese burrito) with rice and cheese (both favorites, usually.) Lena took one look and refused to come to the table by laying down screaming on the floor. And I thought I was a picky eater!

~Mama

Climbing trees at Zilker park

Enjoying fall with Lena and Rae

Mama and Lena

Enjoying autumn

#leafpeeping in the Ozarks foothills. #fallcolour

Tips for toddler sleep challenges

Here is a great article with tips for dealing with sleep challenges for 12-26 month olds from Zero to Three. Thanks to Ms. Liz for sharing!

Cute video from this morning!

Thanks to Betsy and Libbie's Second Birthday Bash fundraiser event at Austin Music Hall!

Watch "Lena Rose dances with the Biscuit Brothers" on YouTube

We'll definately be back again next year!

Who's that girl?

December 1977

Thanks to Grammy for this contribution!

Happy

Just another Saturday in the pool

Friends

Let the yum commence

Splashdown!

Poppa and Lena

This is older pic from when Oma was here in May that I just uncovered and had to share! Miss you Oma!

Family dinner with friends

Hello Sunshine

With new picnic table

Happy kiddo

Sucka

Big sucka

Potty practice

In the reading room

Hello from our picnic in the park!

Pigtails

Patriotic toddler!

Small town happenstance in the big city

Today, Lena and Ms Liz went down to Bookpeople for storytime. And who does little Lena run into, but her friend Rae, who also just happen to be going to storytime with her mom. Hooray for storytime! And hooray for Mrs. Bagnall being out for the summer and for keeping this still-working mom in the loop on the hottest toddler hangouts in Austin.

There will be somersaults. Very soon.

Jupiter, FL

Going for a golf cart with Grandpa in Florida

Oops

Sorry about that accidental cross post! While I'm sure Lena will learn to appreciate the Woz some day, not yet!

Steve Wozniak at AFP TechKnow discussing the importance of mentors and sponsors to incubate innovation

Hello from FL

Lena is checking out the gators in Orlando!

Sock Monkey's twin rides with Grammy

Sock monkey rides alone. Lena will u come keep him company?

(via Grammy)

Let tomato season begin!

Playground to ourselves this afternoon

Poppa's got a brand new bow