Just playing around.

Chile's independence day festival

She absolutely adores this car.

Zip-i-dee-dooo-dah Zip-i-dee-daaaay!

Once a child learns how to work a zipper, how exactly am I supposed to keep her dressed?

Body movin, body movin, a1 sound, sound so soothin

Being all cultural, and stuff

At the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

Dumbo, an American Icon, obviously.

A piece of 9/11.

This is an excellent exhibit.

Abe Lincoln's hat.

Hi I'm gonna take a bath now, kay thx bye.

The Deck In Progress.

She fought the good fight, but alas, it was naptime.

Don't tell Bob.

In Chile.

We went to this amazing little place in Charlottesville for brunch, where each of the tables is named after a country in Central and South America. So's in Chile.

No sleep til Brooklyn!

Growth stat pool

Thursday is Sophie's 15 month pedi appointment, although she was tecnically 15 months old last Monday. One of the things that we look forward to are guessing her stats. I'm allowing comments this time - the people who get the closest to each number win ... a surprise!



Birth 21.25", 8.375 lbs.
2 months 24.25", 12.063 lbs.
4 months 25.25", 14.875 lbs.
6 months 26.75", 18.063 lbs.
9 months 29.00", 21.438 lbs.
12 months 30.50", 24.062 lbs.
15 months ? ?

Because I said so.

Because nobody belived me that I needed to buy tickets online two weeks in advance for an outdoor puppet show where only the adults needed tickets because the kids get in free.

So there.

A few blackberries DID make it into her mouth. I swear.

The future's so bright I gotta wear shades

Mmmmm Mmmmmm Good.

They were sitting in the strawberry swing. Every moment was so precious.

This is mom's 'Happy Place'.

She has a big red chair.

Next stop, Lollapalooza.

Rocknocerous Concert, Wolf Trap Children's Theater in the Woods.

The Thinker.

Shaking her groove thang.

NERD.

Resembling a dwarf known as Grumpy.

The Awakening.

They have moved The Awakening to the new National Harbor, right over the river in Maryland. This has to be one of the coolest sculptures I've ever seen, and I'm glad it was decided to move it here - if it had to be moved anywhere. It's previous home was at Haines Point, an island in the middle of the Patomac that belonged to DC, and word on the street was that it was purchased by a private collector to be placed on his private property. It makes me happy that it will be enjoyed by thousands instead of a select few.

Mom prefers the hot tub.

Adventures in paper hats.

Just hanging out.

Ready to go.

Riding wild horses.