Napa Henry

another comparison

2009-06-11T21:18:00.001-07:00

monkey

SP will now be called Fancy (I will explain this later).
It is fun seeing that they are so different, inside and out. Here they are at 14 months.

Woot!

2009-06-06T14:52:00.001-07:00

So we have successfully switched out our 80GB for a new 500GB hard drive. It feels so good to have this done. Thanks to everyone who helped me through this process or listened to my worries. I learned so much and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be once I just did it. Yipee!!!

My Best Guess

2009-06-03T19:29:00.000-07:00

This is my best guess at what Monkey was thinking at her last shot visit (3 shots).

After Shot #1: "Hey, watch it lady. Those things are really pokey and you just poked me."

Shot #2: "Whoa, didn't you notice you poked me the first time. Now you are just being plain careless, and I am starting to lose my patience."

Shot #3:"Mom, help, careless woman is coming again. Stop holding me down. WTF! Hello? I so saw that coming and I am only 1! You call this healthcare? I was much better off before I came in for my well baby visit. I want out of here."

I can't believe my eyes

2009-05-22T15:50:00.000-07:00

Once my mini was on order, I knew I should get a cool license plate. Since T already had 750ml I thought how cute would it be if I got 375ml. It was taken, darn it, how could they do that, go and swipe my plate. I knew that they probably had a love for wine but I never thought we would actually ever see it. At least it ended up being on a cool car, he he he.

In Loving Memory

2009-05-18T23:13:00.001-07:00

In loving memory of my grandfather, pictured here with his two sons.

Hi

2009-05-14T15:28:00.000-07:00

I think she caught on it was the TV remote at the end.

May Pole

2009-05-12T21:31:00.000-07:00

This is SP's dance class, dancing around the May Pole. This class is from 3-5 year olds, and they crack me up. She is wearing the red tutu (which my friend Suz made for her - super cute!). You will notice she is in a world of her own.

Catch-up part 1 of ?

2009-05-11T23:38:00.000-07:00

I had no idea it has been over a month. So many fun and exciting things have been happening. The one that affects us the most is monkey walking. Here is a quick video. I will try and post more updates over the next several days.

OUCH!

2009-03-30T13:11:00.000-07:00

Just one day before she turned one, Monkey knocked her chin and put her top teeth into her tongue. It still makes me nauseous but it is healing quite nicely. This pic is from a couple days post incident so it doesn't do it justice.

Funny Kid

2009-03-18T09:26:00.000-07:00

So we walk into the bathroom to find curious george using the potty the other day. You gotta love kids. He is wearing teddy's sweater, another dolls pants, "monkey's" socks and the best part is, if you look close you will notice george's pants are pulled down off his bum. All he is missing is the paper.

The brushing battle is over!

2009-03-13T10:11:00.000-07:00

BEFORE and AFTER

She does not know that the hair cut was in any way related to the fact that she wouldn't allow her hair to be brushed. We all love it! It was a win win win.

Garlic Breath

2009-03-05T15:52:00.000-08:00

So I gave monkey some soup I threw together from left overs. I knew I added too much granulated garlic (it came out faster than expected) but I didn't realize how much until a couple hours later and I was trying to figure out why I was smelling horrible garlic breath. Whoa! Poor kid. She did love it though.

Current Favorite Pastime

2009-02-14T10:41:00.000-08:00

She is keeping me busy!

Can someone please pick me up?

2009-02-13T11:13:00.000-08:00

That is what I imagine monkey is thinking is this pic.

SP was really trying to make a snowball but it was a little crunchy.

Still not impressed with this weather.

What a difference a few years makes. She didn't want to go home.

You should never compare your kids!

2009-01-23T19:31:00.000-08:00

Here is a comparison of them at 10 months. They both appear to be suffering from broken tongue.

Thanks Brenda for the cute pic of monkey.

Holiday Wrap Up!

2009-01-08T21:23:00.000-08:00

The cat burgler.

She climbs up on EVERYTHING, and sometimes licks her support on the way up. YUCK!

Thanksgiving with the whole family. It sure looks like foil dinner.

I finally finished the paintings for Monkeys room. oh, and I should mention that I totally poached this idea from someone else's nursery pictures.

Kids party at The Little Gourmet

matchy matchy (and they're not related)

Dog pile uncle D on x-mas eve.

First Gingerbread House

T allowed smarty pants to pick out my new toaster. So not OK.

X-mas morning.

New ball pit.

Bro trying out the new guitar.

They just don't know how to have fun. Did someone hot box the kitchen?

Right Now!

2008-12-16T17:01:00.000-08:00

You'll understand the title in a second.

Modern Dance

2008-12-09T23:19:00.001-08:00

I seriously just had the camera out and said, SP, can you show us some dance moves? This is what she did. Notice the very rare appearance of jammies (they were put on when she woke up because our house was so darn cold.)

It happens overnight!

2008-11-19T23:25:00.000-08:00

Well, these videos are about two weeks apart but one day she is dragging herself along on her belly and the next she is up on hands and knees. This was her very first day of actual crawling. Smarty Pants is always there giving us her commentary. Oh, and she was fine on the landing in the first video, it ends on what appears as a bad note.

Mini is in the USA!

2008-11-05T10:14:00.000-08:00

My mini is in the US and undergoing its US citizenship process, YIPEE! It must be proud to be coming here under the hopes and dreams of our newly elected president, but truly sad to be living in a state that discriminates against humans. Shame on California, there is not excuse for the way you acted yesterday.

Halloween

2008-11-02T14:16:00.000-08:00

SP wanted to be a strawberry so I made Monkey a mouse. This is based on the cute kids book, The Red Ripe Strawberry, the little mouse and the Big Hungry Bear.

At her school party. Always so happy

Carving her pumpkin.

Yuck, there's yummy stuff RIGHT?
Pardon our not so quiet dishwasher.

KIDS KIDS KIDS

2008-10-31T14:11:00.000-07:00

Smarty Pants is wearing her jammies of choice in this photo. She appears to be training for a future in the trumpet section, he he he.
Friends from high school kids. They just keep coming!
Smarty "happy" pants and her friends at the pumpkin patch.

Did it!

2008-10-13T23:51:00.000-07:00

Here we are. This is before the race, it was very very cold. They canceled the swim due to a light breeze (well they claim it was more, but I am bitter). We are already planning for the next one.

Smarty Pants and Monkey

2008-10-02T23:31:00.000-07:00

What my cat must be thinking.

2008-09-19T16:39:00.000-07:00

Baylee: Hmmm, I don't feel very well all of a sudden, I better go find a nice carpeted area preferable under a table with lots of chair legs that would be hard for someone to get to.

Oh yes, I was right, I need to puke.

Whoaa, she is yelling my name and running toward me, I better run to a new location for the next episode.

Yikes, can't she see that I don't feel well? Why is she chasing me all around the house? It also seems strange that she has left every door in the house open, it is not usually that easy for me to get in and out. That is really nice but I definitely don't want to go out right now, my tummy is upset and I may need a new carpet area any time now.

What kind of owner are you, throwing your obviously under the weather cat out one of those open doors. I just might not bring a nice fresh mouse or bird home for you today, so there!