Contentious objects for our toddler

AKA playing with this WILL end in tears...

Zippered rainjackets
Umbrellas
The infamous purple-pink sandals
Cell phones after a conversation w/ Mama when she's at work
Cameras or V cameras
Sunglassess

Oregon Pond Safety Cover

Made for us by a local metal artist in my town...

My little Mexican red owl...

Perched on my porch. 4 months old.

Today is 09-09-09

10 years ago I was working in the VA hospital in San Francisco on the medical service. There was an elderly male Vet under my care who was a bit paranoid. After several days working together he asked me whose side I was on and who was I working for and I hesitated just a moment before replying and he grinned, pointed at me and nodded as if to say "Aha! I gotcha." On 09-09-99 I walked in to his room and in my cheeriest voice announced "Did you know that it's 9-9-99 today?" He snarled "Well good for you" to me and that was that. Happy 9-9-09 to you dear little Vet, wherever you are.

La Mas Preciosa

Via's Milestones

First smile: 5 weeks
First laugh: Today 8/1/09, 3 months old. We were playing a game while I was trying to get her to nurse "drink mama's milk" and she laughed 3 times.
Rolling over to one side: About 10 weeks. Always to the right, looking for Mama to nurse.

Things that Littles' Says...

Big! Garbage! Truck!
Take away?
Lena Honey?
Nana take Via?
Lena Smoofie?
Outside??
No like!
Broken?
Chacho, outside!
Ernie Bert? Fire truck? Dump truck?
Helicopter!
Only Nana...
Don't eat crayons.
Bubble gum?
Dadu truck