Gelato Goblin

Here are a few more pictures of Tickle Bug at the gelato shop on Mama's birthday. Thanks to Joddie for the snaps!

Sporty Girl

Here's a sweet girl who really enjoys being outside.

Also, today, happy birthday, Mama!

Quick Pics

Someone is ready for her closeup, Mr. DeMille.

Time to snuggle with Mama on the couch.

Jaunty girl enjoys her new hat and sandals at the park on a wonderful Saturday afternoon.

Houseguests!

This week, Mama's Texas friends John and Brenda stopped by for an "unannounced" visit. You would not believe how surprised Mama was! (Daddy had planned this all out with John and Brenda, because he is mischievous.) So, with guests in town, Tickle Buglet had a chance to show off her favorite places. Of course, this included a trip to the aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola, but quite a few delicious restaurants were on the itinerary as well, since Baby Girl is a nascent foodie.

Sweet Girl shows off her latest creation, a device made out of blocks that enables a Little Monster to run around the house. Some say this is a redundant device, but Baby Girl knows it's just a prototype at this point.

A visit to Grant Park. Little Werewolf shows off the bucket hat she wore a year ago when she was still an infant (and the hat still fit, sort of...).

Hugs and kisses for the polar bear at World of Coca-Cola. Sweet Goblin saw the bear across the foyer and pointed him out and started making kissing noises, so Mama knew that Little Monster wanted to pay him a special visit.

The aquarium is always one of Sweet Girl's favorite places. This time, she spent most of her visit out of her stroller, running from exhibit to exhibit and chasing the fish in their tanks.

Booger Bug is Hungry

We really must apologize for the paucity of posts here in Baby Girl's blog. It's just been so busy with Mama working two jobs in transition, Daddy on a large project at his job, and Little Monster having an icky cold that she's been getting over.

That said, what an appetite this little critter has! It was on the wane with her cold, but now that she's well again, she wakes up with ideas like "Eat!" and "Cook!" in mind. Who can blame her? There's always something good to eat around the house. Just tonight she did cleaned her plate completely, having a hot dog, some olives, some cheese, and applesauce, all of which she ate all by herself. She may still be a bit boogery, but she's definitely a hungry Little Werewolf!

It's always good times for Tickle Bug, too. She loves to have her picture taken, as you can see, and she'll ham it up for the camera if she thinks Daddy's going to send a picture to Mama or if she's going to have her picture on the web. She especially likes to look at pictures of herself, both on the camera and on the computer. If there's a chance she'll be able to watch "Baby," as she calls herself when she sees her picture, she'll put on a real show.