Oh Brother, where art thou?

My Brother Jon seems to have no fear. He has had this trait for as long as I can remember, and for the most part, it has served him well. I mean sure, it got him into a few uncomfortable situations in his younger days, (I still don't believe the car rolled down the driveway and made a u-turn and ended up on the front lawn by itself ;-)) but for the most part it has lead him to great adventure.

Travel to the Middle East in the middle of a war to see where our people come from? Done. Pack pack around Europe for a summer to countless countries alone? Done. Go to Thailand for a visit? Almost done (this winter.) Climb Half Dome in Yosemite as a quick hike? Done. Drive his sisters BMW through a river and really really muddy road? Done. Check out brother Jon below on his little adventure last weekend. I am so proud of you Jon! What's next?

AMAZING!

Our Indian Guide days have clearly served Jon well.

Really? With my car? Really?


I thought this was a joke, but apparently not so much. I guess the X3 didn't float away so no harm done...er...I think.

Eat My Shorts! - Bart Simpson

Although the abovementioned scholar would like us to eat his shorts, it's hard not to want to eat all of our little Annie in her green shorts. I know cannibalism is somewhat frowned upon, but I think Annie is just asking for it. After all, she is advertising her 'berry sweet'-ness.

What Is Black & White And Blue All Over?

How about Black & White and Red All Over?


How About Black And While and Blue And Yellow All Over?

Look, No Hands!

It's amazing how fast our little ones pick up things. Annie has taken to sitting like a champ. Below are two videos; the first from two days ago (Take 1) and the second from today (Take 2). We've been practicing sitting for a couple weeks now with mixed success, but she is starting to get it. You can even see the difference in the two videos.

Take 1


Take 2

Sit Happens.

And apparently for Annie it happens everyday now. I fear mobility is just around the corner. Then the sit will really hit the fan. But that's okay sit happens everyday. The question is...who really gives a sit?


"I'm up!!!"
"But how do I reach my toys like this?"


"Uh oh"
"Dang."

Ctrl-Alt-Delete and Squeal.

Grammy and Grumps came for a visit this weekend. We had a great time, and they brought Miss Annie her very first lap top!!! She can now geek out with mommy and daddy while watching Stargate Atlantis reruns. Annie absolutely LOVES the toy. It is definitely a new favorite of hers. But really, what is not to like? It beeps, lights up, and parts of it fit in her mouth...it's her dream toy.

I think Grumps, Adam and I got a bigger kick out of it than she did. How many jokes can you make about a toy laptop? Apparently limitless. We asked Annie what kind of operating system she was running. Did she ever get a blue screen? How big was the hard drive on that thing? Did she use i.e. of firefox? How long was her battery life. Her reply? Drool. Good times.

To only further reinforce my family's nerdiness Adam and I went to see Star Trek the movie on our only date night this month. IT WAS AWESOME.

Live long, and prosper.

Annie in the handmade dress Grammy got her in Mexico.

"Quit distracting me Grammy, can't you see I'm busy here? Grumps and I are downloading some new apps from Disney"
"Grammys pretty good on this thing too...she told me she can run a PC and and Apple now...who knew Grandparents could be so hip"
"Grumps...quit messing with it, I know what the problem is, let's reinstall the OS."

" Ahh yes, it's all clear to me now. My anti-virus was out of date, I just need to make a few tweaks here..."
" Dang it...battery died, Grumps this never happens with my toy piano. I think it has parts that can withstand more heat. Think a cooling pad will help?"

See...the jokes are endless.

Lucky for you all, this post is not.

My Little Bug is a Lady

Summer outfits are indeed adorable so I feel the need (or pressure from the Grammies) to share as many of these outfits on the blogs as possible. Ashley informed me this morning that she has a pink and red bow that matches this ladybug outfit so I dug in Annie's vast collection of Ashley Couture bows and got it. Is it a fashion faux pas to have an accessory which reverses the polka dots of the outfit? I dunno but I'm sure someone will comment on it.

I am a Lady.

Well, almost.

Enough with the pictures!

Me and my best buddy.

Just Me and my Mom.

Annie was in a particularly playful mood today. I was able to capture these great shots of her and her mommy. I could not ask for two more beautiful girls. Every weekend should be like this.

I can hold my own bottle!

First came the pacifier, now the bottle. I need a little help when it's super full as its a bit heavy...but I'll be on my way to Merlot bottles in no time!

Sunday Afternoon.

Eating your veggies is dirty work.

But then you get to clean up!