Sissy's Vocab - 16 months

Says:
doggie 'ga-gee'
good girl 'goo-ger'
daddy 'da-da'
nursing 'na-nee'
brother 'bubber'
cracker 'ca-ker'
bye
hi
please 'bees'
milk 'nooooo'
banana 'nay-na'
shoe 'sooo'
sock 'dockie'
berries 'bee-bees'
mama

Signs (ASL):
more
all done
milk
bye
daddy
please
bird
chicken
dog
owie
banana
fish
i'm sorry
i'm hungry

The GParents were here!

GMa with the kidlets. Thanks for your visit!















Kidlets helping Gpa with his stretching exercises.

Recent Pix

The girls.














The boys.

Sissy's First Joke

In the car.

Sissy in her car seat.

She puts her shoe up to her ear and says, "HI!"

And then starts laughing.

1st Game - FuSball

Bubba living out his life long dream...

(Actually, it might be more about the uniform than the game. We can barely keep the thing off of him!)

Overheard in the Car

Bubba: Mom?

Mama: Yah?

Bubba: I want my cousins to call me 'Eeej'.

Pause.

Bubba: Or... 'Fireblaster'.

Hamming It Up

Bubba & Sissy ham it up. He didn't realize it at the time, but this is Dad's 9999th picture with his Canon Digital Rebel XTi. We are such blessed kids with often having a camera lens pointing in our faces. Only took Dad 21 months.

The 9999th shot.


Sissy being cute.

Sissy Officially Toddles!

I'm walking folks! Yes, I'm a little tetchy, but we got 'er done. I'd like to dedicate this walk to my Grandma Briggs.

New Doo

Hey folks. I thought you'd like to see my new hairdoo. And my borrowed-from-a-friend retro outfit. And my wheat/gluten-free waffle. With ground flax in it. And my asymmetrical teeth. Aren't I cute?

I started signing 'Thank You' today. And 'where'.

Overheard in the Office

Bubba comes in from his room...

Bubba: Mom, does my hair look SHORT now?

Mama looks at Bubba. (He's obviously been using his kid scissors in an unapproved manner.)

Pause.

Mama: Hmm. It looks like you kind of cut some HOLES in your hair.

Bubba portrays a worried countenance.

Pause.

Bubba: But does it look SHORT?

Overheard in the Garage

Whilst climbing into the car:

Bubba: Wow! I like our new car!

Mama: Yeah, Daddy vacuumed it out for us last night. It does look new doesn't it?

Bubba: He did a good job!

Pause.

Bubba: Mom, remember when our car was NASTY in here?

Overheard in the Car

Whilst driving home...

Bubba: Mom, can we get a police car or a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car?

Pause.

Bubba: I prefer a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car.

Spoils from the Garden

Bubba with some very nice looking zucchini from the garden.


Bubba and Mom with some almost 4ft tall out-of-control tomato plants.

Bubba with Lederhosen

Here I am with my favorite little boy suit all the way from Germany.

Sissy Turns One

Yesterday the family came over to help me celebrate my 1st Birthday. It was great socializing, dancing and devouring Mom's famous pumpkin chocolate-chip cupcakes.

Dance Baby Video!


Sissy Eats Her Cake Video!





My Big Brother (the one in the middle) and his cousins segregated themselves from the girl party by eating in the kitchen. Or maybe it was because the cupcakes were in there.

Rescued from Bubba

Here are the plants I rescued from Bubba's Snipping Escapade (read below). I harvested my first 2 zucchini off the plant in the foreground! Whoo hoo. Had them an hour later in our lunch. Yums.

Gimme a Big Smooch!

C'mon Mama! Gimme a big smooch!

Overheard in the Backyard

Last Month-

Whilst I was working on some landscaping, Bubba asked me if he could "cut the grass with his scissors". (He'd seen his Dad doing some edging with pruning shears and wanted to help.

Mama: Sure. Go get your kid scissors.

Bubba gets his scissors and is heard happily snipping grass.

Later...

Bubba: CUT. CUT. CUT. CUT.

Mama finally hears what Bubba is saying...and realizes where he's standing...NOT by the grass, but by the garden barrel planted with 6 cherished and treasured cucumber plants.

Let me rephrase that...

..."by the garden barrel formerly planted with 6 cucumber plants". They are gone. Cut down to the ground by Bubba and his little kid scissors.

Sigh. I transplanted some zucchini and squash seedlings to take their place.

Overheard in the Kitchen

Mama: Bubba! Your dinner is ready!

Bubba sits. Looks unenthusiastically at the dinner on his plate.

Bubba: MOM! This is NOT good.

Mama: You haven't even tasted it yet!

Bubba: I don't like spinach.

Mama: Yes, you do! You just need to try it.

Bubba tries it.

Bubba: MOM! This is NOT good. I don't like it!

Mama: Bubba. You should THANK Mommy for making you something good to eat.

Pause.

Bubba: Thanks, Mama. But this is NOT GOOD.

Overheard on the way to the Airport

Bubba: There's the air traffic control tower!

Mama: Yah! That's where the guys sit who tell the planes where to fly. I wonder how they get up to the top. What do you think?

Pause.

Bubba: I think they climb up on the outside and then break a window to get in.