let me out

of the gated community

adam tried to say

that magellan discovered florida. this didnt come out of nowhere. see before he offered this information, i was commenting that maddy is like magellan because she discovered the kitchen earlier today and claimed it as part of guam. i'm not really a historian so i think i'm wrong about magellan. and i know adam is wrong.

triceps triceps triceps


cabinets or a climbing wall?

hug me/kiss me

Maddy attempts to hug Mikey. Since he's younger, he kinda has no choice.
Here she goes...

Rocky moves in for a kiss. Mikey isnt really sure...

non sequitur

action from the crib

hug it

i do what i want

i climb over anything to get what i want.
i do what i want.
just try to distract me!
i'm coming for you...

...and she's up

you climb over anything in the way.

you stand up, press yourself against your toys and then, when you get distracted

you lean, wobble, and topple over.

but i'm always next to you waiting with my hands out like a gymnast's spotter.

when no one's looking

you and rocky talk shop

ice cream bonanza

1. examining popsy's ice cream 2. shoving it into mouth 3. ahh!
4. ice-cream-face

august coldness

global cold-ing Y

where you are

4rocky finds himself nearby 3

behind the camera

is daddy

baby in the mirror

as soon as we walk into the bathroom and turn on the light, you smile brightly at that beautiful baby in the mirror. you know the light of the bathroom means you will be playing in the water.
what is it about the bathroom floor that makes you laugh?
after your bath you roll around in a towel and smack the tiles.

ready for bed

green and everywhere

my dear: when you say "mmmhahm", i'd like to know what you mean - and whether it has anything at all to do with me.

aunt veronica wins

the poll is officially closed and aunt veronica wins! who knew? someone call veronica.

how i love you

page turner

here you are with grandma turning the pages of your book.

sunday

emsy gives you a lift

you'll be dancing

pretty soon. you babble a lot. i think i heard ma today.

mrl and ehb

EHB and MRL working on the floor on a rainy afternoon. Highlights include: Maddy showing Mr. Manny her moves while he teaches her how to howl at the moon. They share toys and talk about physics. Michelle and mommy take notes. Prune juice makes a brief appearance.

and then what happened, popsy?

...then tootsie and sandy (the sandman) met for some gelato to debate the matter at hand:
maddy's incoming teeth.

[Sidebar] sandy had peach, while tootsie had three gigundo scoops (vanilla, chocolate and hazelnut) in a wafer cone with sprinkles as a topping, (hold the pink & yellow ones). its a wonder that tootsie would even consider eating such a sugary snack since she is the toothfairy and all... (hello tooth decay?!) but nevertheless, they ate and smacked their lips, enjoying every bite. [End sidebar]

so as everyone knows, they couldnt talk over gelato because it clouds the senses. so back at home, they reconvened. tootsie asserted that sandy might try to be quieter at night to let maddy sleep through the pain of teeth-cutting-through-gums. she needs her rest. plus, remember what happened to the bad queen? she was wicked! and all because she was tired & cranky.

sandy reminded tootsie that she's always trying to control his every move. "let me do my job, tootsie!" he rationalized that putting the 'optical sand' in maddy's eyes is a very intricate and delicate task. one that involves precision, and if need be, noise. ...(i.e. he commands his assistant mr. snotgreen - via megaphone: "stay left, snotgreen, no you dope! right! move over to the middle... back...ummk, let 'er rip!").

as you can see, tootsie has a point.

but at 2AM, Düsseldorf time, tootsie was spent! she sighed: "goodnight sandy - i'm exhausted and i have tae-bo lessons in 5 hours." sandy agreed to discuss the matter another night. possibly over white figs and peanut butter next time. everyone knows that figs make the brain receptive to words. tootsie found her way to bed, put her lavender eye pillow on and passed out.

[next chapter tomorrow, maddy]

rocky doesn't really enjoy

sharing. because you always win the toy.

morning typical

comin' at ya

you are always so curious and cant wait to get your hands on the camera.

mls & mrl

a visit with aunt merry

look i cant go to school

mls -
when maddy begins writing,
she can add a page to your book.
it might go something like this:
"look i cant go to school, i'm wearing a mini skirt as a tube top"
or
"look i cant go to school, i have cinnamon toast with butter in my hair"

at your request...

Maddy and Adam posing for the August edition of "Dad Magazine". As you can see, Maddy removed her shades for the photo shoot.

"...yes she does"

gramsy cant wait to finally get home to smush your cheeks. and sing to you.

and hold you when she feels better.