Porch Picnic Movies

The first one opens with Georgia asking me what the name of our neighbor is. Her phrasing is interesting - she asks me what "Claire's boy's" name is. As in, she's asking what Claire's husband's name is.

This happened while we were playing a game where Georgia puts us all to sleep and then screams, "WAKE UP!" and then laughs and dances like a maniac. It's fun, you should try it.

Porch Picnic

The first of the season! Actually, that's not entirely true. Daddy set one up for G and Soph the night before when I was working late. His optimism about pulling it off all by himself is noteworthy.

Georgia tolerates the camera when I move the viewfinder around so she can admire herself.

She finds herself endlessly fascinating. Luckily, so do we.

She's eating steak. Which, by the way, is the thing she "ordered" from LilyJ's daddy at the park when they were playing restaurant.

Sophie went along for the bounce.

More on Sophie's Seating

Daddy-Sophie pow-wow.

G's here, too.

"Stop taking my picture, will you?"

Sweet, sweet baby Soph. She loves to smile at you. Really, it seems to be her favorite pastime.

Sophie's New Seat

G was a little curious about whether it would fit!

Life Lessons

Georgia and I were in the car listening to the Disney princess CD she prefers us to play at all times. It was the Mulan song - the one where she sings about how her dreams are different from those of her parents, and how she doesn't know who she is going to be. Granted, this is a fairly existential topic for a Disney song. Add to that the fact that we are deeply into the "WHY?!?" phase of toddlerhood and you get Georgia, howling from the backseat, "WHY SHE SINGING? WHAT SHE SINGING?"

So I tried to answer. I said that Mulan is worried that her parents will be disappointed because she doesn't want to get married and be the daughter they want her to be. Realizing how much of her worldview she's getting from Disney these days, I added a bit about how her mommy and daddy will always try to support her in whatever she does. Then I went on to include the nuance that even if we don't support a decision that she makes, we will always love her.

She paused for a moment and then said, "I WANT A PRESENT."

So much for a moment with my daughter.

Baseball Videos

Take G Out to the Ballgame

First game of the season! And our little Supergirl was sooooo excited.
Daddy even treated her to her own Zimmerman shirt.

This is her game face.



This pretzel got a lot of mileage.













See, more with the pretzel.

She came home and gave me the play-by-play of the Presidents' race and then told me she hit the ball and ran after it on the field. A tall tale, but ambitious, no?

Then there were sweet potato fries. What? Complex carbohydrates, thank you very much. And what they say about toddlers evening out their own diets is true. She came home and ate asparagus and pork tenderloin for dinner. Really!



View from the stands.

This seems to be the only way to ensure that G's ponytail stays put.

Georgia wasn't as scared by the crowds this year (I think her Disney princesses experience may have taught her something).