Teacher's Pet...That's ME!

I. Waste. NO. Time. If I didn't get here some other kid could have and that just won't do. No siree, that just won't do at all.

What Can I Do for Ya?

Make it quick. It's fixin' to be my reading time. OK time's up. A buh-bye!

Multi-Taskin'

I can read and do my yoga asansas at the same time. Oooommmmm. Hey there's an apple.

Here's to Jia and Adam!

Jia and Adam's wedding is almost here (one month to be exact) and the four of us gals took a trip to Santa Barbara for an evening. We three married ladies are excited to honor our Jia and welcome her to the club. :)

The Happy-Go-Lucky Bride

La La La. Humm dee dum. I'm opening my presents. Wonder what this is....hmmmm.
Jia! Quick turn around, your sisters are plotting something!

This is...SBG!

Swwweeetttt Baby Glory! We love and miss you to pieces SBG! See you soon!~xoxo~

Hey Glory!

What are we looking at? Sorry POP didn't come see you this trip. She will see you at the wedding for sure!!!

Mommies.

Kid tested and approved. In my opinion, they are the best thing since peas and carrots.

Me and My Cousin Pal Jason

See Jason, having a little sister will be lots of fun. I'm pretty cool to hang with right? Thanks for coming to see me at my house. I love you!

OK Gra'ma Carol

Now that you have mastered "cow" we can move on to one that is a bit more challenging. Next on my list is "monkey". "Mon-key".

No Papparazzi Please!

Ugh! Now I know how Britney and Jessica feel. People...a little privacy!

GRRRRRRR!!!! RRAAARRRR!!!!

Warning: Stay back! Please don't taunt, tease, provoke, mess with, annoy, mock, pester, irritate, badger, goad or harass the toddler. Do so at your own risk. Parents not responsible for child's actions.

Time for B-L-O-C-K-S!

I have the rules all ready to go. Just follow them and we will get along just fine. Ok, first grab a block. Just not any of these. These are mine. That's spelled M-I-N-E.

R.N.?

We may have a nurse in the family. We will get back to you on this one. Say in 25 years or so.

Well..Um..You See..Well..Um..Er...I...

It all started out ok. One bite. Then three..on to four....five....seven...but by ten, I just couldn't control myself anymore. This Marionberry jam from my family's farm is just too dang good. What can I say? Berries are just in my blood. Right Gram'pa?

A Perfect Weekend!

Our pals Philip and Kara (one of my five Austin Aunties) came from Chicago to Seattle to see us. We had the perfect weekend. Here we are on a walk around Greenlake. We saw lots of the city and of course we ate some terrific snacks! See you soon! XO to Floyd.

Hey Man, Don't Look at Me

...I've been sittin' riiigghtttt here the whole time. I think the one you are looking for went the other way, and she is probably half way back to Texas by now. You should have seen how fast she worked. In all my nine lives, I have never seen anything quite like it.

I'm ONE!

And this is what I look like. Not much different than last month. I have on a new dress from my Texas friends Andy, Cathy and Austin. Love it y'all! See you soon!

Strollin' with my Daddy

I am out with my Daddy on a walk. You will have to excuse my neighbors. You see, Seattle peeps don't water their grass in the summer, and those that do are not really following the rules. Maybe they feel as if it wastes water. Who knows, but it sure looks icky. Wait a few more weeks though..it will be greener than grrreeeennn. Just keep your eyes on me and you will be ok.

..And I'm a Movin' on Up..(Movin' on Up...)

To a real seat (to a real seat). To a deellluxxxx car seat for the tru-uu-aauck....Mooovin'on up (movin' on up).. To a real seat (to a real seat). I finally gots myself a cool new seeeeeaa-eeeyyyyyaaaeeetttt!!!

Waaaaa-whooooooo!!!!

I'll show you who's boss sprinkler! Take that! Kiii-ayyyy!

Happy Birthday Jorja Jaye!

Where did this year go? Thanks for coming into our lives. You are loved to pieces!

What's Everyone Looking At?

As the old song sings "It's my par-ty and I'll cry if I want to, cry if I want to. You would cry too if (...you were forced to sit in front of a large group of people staring at you with your shirt off and a weird hat on with elastic cutting into your chin and a strange thing in front of you that you had never seen before that you just knew your Mom was going to make you eat for everyone to laugh at and make fun of you over.....) it hap-ened to-oo you"

Hey...You Want Some?

I haven't even been to kindergarten yet, but I am willing to share this with you. Come on. Dive in. There is enough for everyone. Hope you don't mind that is all a bit squished. If you can't get any off the tray there is plenty in my hair. Who's first?

Enough is Enough!

I've had all I can stands...and I can't stands no more! Do you like my frosting foo-man-chu?

And So It Began...

One year ago today we started out on the road to get Jorja Jaye into this world. You can tell by the smile on my face that ignorance is indeed B-L-I-S-S! I had another 12 hours to go before we saw any results. Tweellvveee hhhooouurrrsssss....

Little Miss Sass!

I have been waiting since before I was born to wear this ensemble and it finally fits! Looks like I even have the attitude to go right along with it. Thanks Auntie Heady :) !!!

Meet My Assistant

A one Mr. Vroom. He gets me where I need to go right quick. I am thinking of firing him soon though as I will no longer be in need of his services. I hear he can be converted into a car so maybe I will look in to that.

And I'm a Walkin' Yes Sir eee I'm a Walkin'....

Here you have it in pink and white. I'm officially walking. Everyone got so excited when I tried this, so I will keep it up.

Me and My Dada at the Swimmin' Hole

My eyes are closed as I am demonstrating to you my "underwater face". See, this is what you have to do when you go under. It is much better on the eyes that way. Try it out for yourself.

HEY JAY JAY!!!

I'm hangin' on by your hair! I hope I don't pull more of it out! Thanks for coming to see me. I am having fun with you. xoxo

Me and My Jan-Jan

I am relaxin' in the park with my Jan-Jan. She came to my house to see me. While she was at it she saw my Mom and Dad too. But I know I am the one she really came for.

11 Months! Almost to the big 0-1!

Honestly, are we not past this ritual yet? I mean really. I am almost a year now and have made lots of advancements. This was cute when I was 10 months, but I am like inching toward being on the number chart now so.....work with me.

Talking Chipmunk Alert!

If I wasn't so busy shoving pasta into my mouth I would tell you that I can say these words: hi, dada, mama, bird, doggie, kitty, bottle, baseball, book, jorja, gentle, this, that, and of course my favorite....NO (ha! ha! mama and dada you thought you were only using it on me). It takes a bit of a trained ear to get my meaning all the time, but I am catching on right quick. (Thanks for the idea Bobbie!)

My Favorite Distraction is...

Make-UP! All I need is this good stuff and I am good to go for at least half an hour. You have seen me doing this before, and it just doesn't get old. I'm telling you this stuff is the greatest.

A visit from Auntie Adri

As mammy in the immortal masterpiece Gone with the Wind says "It sure is good to see home folk." Thanks for hanging with us. We love you!

Enjoying the Seattle SUN!!!!!

Hey it does get sunny here. Here I am out and about enjoying the weather and fun times with my peeps. They are looking a little pale as the Texas sun has become but a happy memory. Better for the wrinkles my mommy has noticed recently. Oooppssss, guess I better keep my mouth closed. They are laugh lines mommy, laugh lines! (um...er....that's my story and ..well you know the rest)

Our New House

Don't worry our truck won't swallow our house whole. It is bigger than it looks from the outside. We think we will really like living here. :)

Get Used to it Kid...

You will be stuck in one of these things from here on out. Just make sure you let them know how you feel about it once in a while. Follow my lead........

Summer Time and the Livin's Easy

Oh goodie it's summer time! I love summer. Well, I think I do.... afterall, it is my first one. My favorite things about summer are; wearing fun dresses without tights, teaching my mommy about swimming, morning walks where I don't need a blanket, and peaches. Happy summer to my peeps!

Gettin' Prepped for the Dunk

Ok, so you will hold on to me right? I think I can do it. No, I know I can do it. I'm ready.
One...Two...Three...

I DID IT!

Yipeeee! I went underwater and loved it! My mommy told me she was proud of me, and I am proud of me too. :)

On Top of the Space Needle

Mommy, me, Glory and Auntie Jaysie on top of the Space Needle. I think it is kind of cool because strollers aren't allowed up here and my mommy had to carry me the whhhooollleeee time. I could get used to that. DOWN WITH STROLLERS!

Charge It Baby!

Me and my shopping cards. I keep them right here in my office. Yikes..sorry my desk is so messy right now. I'm sure you fellow work horses understand. Not enough hours in the day right? Well time to shop.

Hey Somethin' s Missin' Here...

Um...Where am I? Who let them out without mmmeeeee? No really it's fine. Go right ahead enjoy yourselves. Don't worry about lil' me. I'll be just fine. Really I want you two to get out alone. Go. (Ok listen peeps: I can't even believe they would just go out without me...I mean they can't be having any kind of fun, I mean really........could you leave me? As if!)

Here's My Cousin Glory...

Isn't she super cute!

And Here's Me

Doing my best impression of her way cool hair style. Hers does this naturally, I have to work at it. Can't wait to see you soon at my house Glory!

OUCH!

Well peeps, as you can see I have gone and done it. I got too big for my britches, my feet slipped out from under me and my head met the corner of the coffee table. My mommy jumped into action and fixed me right up. It was not much fun, but we handled it.

The Day After

It's the day after my first incident, and as you can see everything's cute. Friends, please remember: TABLES CAN BITE and you need to be very careful around them.

Mama I'm Getting Big Now So...

Can we please pass these shorts on to Glory? I think they are a little snug, even with my belly being sucked in. HHHeeeeeepppppp!