Two Little Monkeys, Jumping in the Bed

Ernie is such a great big sister- look! She's teaching Mimi a new game!

You know...if it buys Mama 5 more minutes in bed, I'm not sure I mind!

Saying Goodbye

A + B + C = D

The Girls at the Lake

Girl "group shot" at the beach. Are our swim suits bright enough? *grin*

I love this last shot- if you ask Ernie to smile "really happy" her face takes on an anime quality that I adore :)

Twins?

I've posted "twin" pictures of Mimi and Ernie....now here's LoLo and Myrnie.

What do you think- do we still have the twin thing going on?

And do I even have to ask...do you know who's who?

Boating Babes

We took the boat out for a quick spin- the weather is gorgeous this week! Because this is the off season, it's pretty quiet around these parts too.

Here are a few shots I snapped on the boat the other day! (It didn't last long- turns out small children don't enjoy being zipped into huge life vests and asked to sit still indefinitely. But it was a nice 15 minute ride anyway, and Ernie really enjoyed driving the boat *grin*)

Friends for Life

Ernie and BBJ

They've had a rocky relationship in the past. BBJ was an inquisitive baby, Ernie was a toddler who craved order. The minute BBJ started crawling toward Ernie was the minute Ernie started backing into a corner screaming...and when BBJ finally reached her, it never ended well for BBJ.

A year later, we had a 3-year-old and an almost 2. The screaming, the fighting over toys...it was rough.

Now this year, for our family reunion, these girls are inseparable. Ernie throws the ball, BBJ fetches. BBJ gets shy, Ernie coaches her ("Do you need to go to the bathroom, my dear?") They're sharing a room, and I almost didn't mind that they were up until 10:00 talking and giggling.

But we'll see how we feel about that in the morning *grin*

I am Possibly and Very Bad Aunt

These pictures tell a story. A story of a mean and horrible aunt.

Mimi is eating dinner. What's that on the floor?

Oh that? It's just Siu Jeun. Finding.....scraps.

Yes, Mimi is dropping her dinner on his head. And he's eating it. Eating the scraps that fell from her table.

Poor neglected child.

But victory is sweet! Finally, Siu Jeun gets his day in the sun...umm...chair.

We had a great night with all the cousins together- hope you guys had a great date, Aunt LoLo and Lo Gung! And, umm...wish we had two high chairs.

Some Things Don't Change

November 9th, 2007: What's left of Ernie's lunch

September 3rd, 2009: What's left of Ernie's lunch

Lunch Time

A few shots from Lunch today- Ernie was already asleep, but Mimi got a power-snooze while E was at school, and was NOT ready to sleep, thank-you-very-much. She was ready for quesadillas!

Look at that full head of hair!

You can't quite see it, but she has another tooth (that's 5 now). It's on the top, to the left (your left) of the two you can see.

Ever wonder why there are so many pictures of kids in high chairs? Why yes! It's because they're STAPPED DOWN! :) Makes picture-taking much easier. Heh.

Daddy Daughter

These are a little (OK, a lot) blurry, but they still make me happy. I love seeing Mimi with her Daddy.

It was a "banner day" in the Wonder house this morning, dressing for church: we declared Mimi mess-free! Because of this, Wonder Daddy wore a suit coat to church for the first time since she was born, and Mimi finally got to wear the beautiful silk dress her grandparents bought for her...last Christmas? Thank goodness for little girls with small torsos, that can fit into their Christmas dresses 9 months later :) (She can wear 6-month tops, but her pants are 12 month. 1 piece clothing, like sleepers and coveralls, are verging on 18 month!)

A Morning at Grandpa's

Have you noticed an uptick in the number of blog posts? Mama found her download cable for the camera, and I'm a little giddy!

We spent the morning at Grandpa's house- I was pretty excited, because it has been at least a month since we've seen him what with various colds, flus, and vacations. He was excited...because he was running low on my french bread ;o) (Kidding Grandpa! ...right? *grin*)

First Day of School

Ernie was so excited to start Joy School- she gathered up all her supplies before I took this "first day of school" shot, so you see her with her art smock, her box of art supplies, and the Joy Bear (a puppet who will help with lessons through out the year.)

Will my family also please note: These are her fancy clothes. This long sleeved shirt has a bow across the bodice- it is the "bow shirt" and is requested every Sunday to wear under the dress of the day. (Nana- this was originally part of the Christmas dress ensemble. Thank you :) The skirt is the Long Skirt. I made it for Christmas last year, intending to hem it to an appropriate length after giving it to her- my motion was denied. She loves the Long Skirt. What else...oh, new shoes. And striped socks.

This is our Fancy Girl!