Me and Brother

Notice how I am in the front. Yeah, I planned it that way.

Again I am in front. I am happier there.

Just me. I sure am cute!

This is my favorite dress. Even if I only got to wear it once.

My First Crocs

My Halloween Outfit

In case there weren't already enough examples of my extreme cuteness, I decided to share this with you all.

Thumbs Up!

Put my hat on please!!

Yay! I have my hat and my running shoes on.

Surprise Video

Hi guys, this little short was meant to be a picture but Daddy forgot to the camera on camera mode. Oh well, Mommy thinks it's cute so she had me put it up for you all. Enjoy.

Lazy Fridays

I just love lounging around with Brother reading my favorite Clifford books. He is so funny when he tells me about Clifford running over cars and climbing up sky scrapers. We didn't even know Mommy took this video of us!

Brother Speak

I was reading a book about colors and monkeys. Brother was telling me how to say the names of different things, but I'm pretty sure that he was getting it wrong. I mean, was that trees? cheese? bees? please? keys? sneeze? knees? No. It was "There it is!" Seriously... I think I'm going to figure out this talking thing on my own, thank you.

Dinosaur Land

I went to the land of the rars today! It was a lot of fun. Since I was with Brother it wasn't even scary, just awesome! I got to see a T-Rex that was bigger than Daddy! A furry young Albertosaurus and even a pointy Triceratops. It was a lot of fun. The only part that I didn't like was the volcano demo. That was hot and noisy.

First Night

Tonight is my first night in my own bed. Some somnambulistic typing is allowing me to post this while comfortably positioned sideways at the head of my test toddler bed. I hear there is a princess bed in the works somewhere once Mommy and Daddy figure out how to make it all fit in my room. I didn't want to fall asleep right away, I was dizzy with the freedom of being able to get out of my bed whenever I wanted to, but Brother helped me back in bed and left me a lone to fall asleep.

Jumping and Spinning

Brother tells me that if I am going to keep up with him that I need to learn to jump, run and spin. I'm still not sure why this is so important to him but I am sure that it is a lot of fun.



Sometimes, when I spin to much the world starts to spin even when I stop. This is awesome and I plan on trying this more later. It did interfere with my ability to jump.




Aleric got a little involved in my spinning too, proving that it's probably not just a phase. Enjoy the videos guys.

Carrying My Own Weight

Lately I've been trying to make sure that I always carry my own weight, by that I mean walking instead of making Mommy or Daddy carry me. I'm still a little slow, but everyone seems pretty patient with me since they know I'm just learning.



The problem with all of this extra work I've been doing is that I not only need to eat more, but I need to sleep more. Here I am in my forward facing carseat sleeping off the effects of a shopping trip.

12 Month Well Baby

Weight: 21 lbs 14 oz
Height: 30 1/2 inches long
Head: 18 1/2 inches

Height and head are both 95th to 98th percentile and weight is 57th percentile.

Victory!!

Aleric earned a ride in the firetruck today but through my cuteness manipulation powers I managed to get a ride too! Not only that but I got Daddy to focus the camera on me not Aleric. Boy was he upset, but I win... :P

I Like Mail

When Mommy checked the mail today she pulled out a present from my Grandma. It was an awesome bag just like Mommy always uses at the store. It fits perfectly under my arm, especially nice for catching dropped binks while riding on Daddy's shoulders.

Proof of My Victory

The photos above prove that I won the cuteness contest tonight. That's why I'm smiling in all of the pictures and Aleric just looks mad. I'll make it up to him by sharing my Monkey Bubba with him tomorrow so it will all be OK.

Birthday Fun!!

Today I celebrated my 365th day of living and learning. As I look back on the past year I see a lot has changed. Just 6 months ago I was still rolling around on the ground when I wanted to get to something that was out of my reach. Now I can just run on over and grab it. I can climb stairs, wave hello and sign when I'm hungry or thirsty. I laugh, dance and play games with Big Brother. To mark this momentous occasion in my life, I got some amazing gifts and a really tasty cake which I promptly demolished. Here are some of the pictures my Mommy managed to snap when I was occupied.

Here I am surveying for my next piece of yumm to pop in my mouth.

I found the sugar cones, that tasted good, come on come on, it's Hollywood!

Practicing for Rock Star Babies, Daddy was afraid I might do something dreadful with the fork if I got too into it.

Toes are great for grabbing that hard to reach piece of cake, and for find the candy hiding in the frosting!

More sugar cones. I really love these things. Good thing Daddy didn't catch me pretending to be Madonna!

Just cute. Nothing more to add.

Daddy, can't you see that I'm eating?

A Bubby, a Bo and a Har-bear

After all that cake eating fun, we got to play in the water and make sure that the icing didn't stain my toes. I was nervous that I might have purple prunes for toes when I got out but they stayed plain old pink like they should.

This is a pretty turbulent bath, what with three of us crowded in here like sardines.

Hi Daddy! Am I clean yet? (notice I still have my fork)

Aleric is showing us women how a man sails a ship... In circles pretending to know where he's going.

The Gifts

Wearing My Cake & Eating it Too!

Mommy got a little camera happy and recorded a lot of footage of us eating my birthday castle. I hope you all enjoy the sugary carnage as much as I did!

Princess' First Castle

Brother-Sister Business Venture

Aleric and I were really good at the store the other day so Mommy and Daddy decided to let us rent a hot dog van for a few minutes. First thing we did was ditch the hot dogs, yuck. Then we had a lot of fun cruising around and pushing every button we could find. I let brother do the driving since he's got the most experience and I manned the kitchen.

Splish Splash

Brother heard the rain coming down outside and convinced Daddy to let us play in it. We had a great time splashing in the puddles and taking an impromptu shower. Even Har-bear joined us in our rainy day exploits. I've never done that before and it was a lot of fun. I can't wait for the next rainy day!

How Stuff Works: Puppy Wrapping

Daddy & Mommy: We decided to put this up for those of you who were curious on just how one might go about wrapping such a large puppy. Here you can see it done step by step by Shannon.






And there you have it. A puppy ball.

Perks of Aging

For the past year I have been stuck looking at where we've been not where we're going. Now that I'm one, I can finally see the road unfold before my eyes. I guess aging isn't all bad!




Another perk is that now I can kick Daddy and Mommy if they aren't listening to me!

Wearable Bliss

The fashionable green sash around my waist is aptly named the "Happi Tummi". I won't go anywhere without it ever since I discovered this little wonder of modern baby life.

"Wait. Is the fashion shoot starting now Daddy?"

This is the proper stance for showing off a pre 'happi tummi' tummy.

My action shot, demonstrating that one can move around freely while still enjoying the comfort of a blanket without the tripping hazards that it normally involves.

Tagging Along

When Mommy told me that Daddy was going away for a while I wasn't sure what to do. Then I noticed this huge red bed lying on the floor in the living room.






I climbed in and thought to myself, maybe I can sneak along with him if I fall asleep here!

Walking Baby!

I had already mastered crawling, but Brother and Mommy and Daddy were still way faster than me! I knew I had to try something radically different if I had any hopes of keeping up with the likes of them. So I sat quietly and observed their movements for about a month.



About a month ago I began feeling confident  enough to begin trying what they call walking for myself. It wasn't until today that I knew I was ready to share my newfound skill with the world! Please enjoy this video of me walking all by myself with no need of support items.

My Rankings

I went to my 9 month well baby appointment and I guess I'm doing pretty good. Here are my rankings so far.

Weight: 20 lbs (66th percentile)
Height: 30 inches (96th percentile)
Head: 18.5 inches (98th percentile)

Cupcake Scarfing Contest

Mommy made a few batches of cupcakes to celebrate Brandon's birthday. This picture looks like I just ate three of them all by myself. I'm here to tell you that although that would be great, the truth is far more sinister. The big people were eating the tops with all of the good stuff on them and giving me the bottoms, the stuff that they couldn't get off of the paper. This all happened when Mommy and Daddy were out of the house for the evening, but I guess the bottoms of cupcakes are better than no cupcakes at all.

Awesome Backpacking

This is the awesome safari back pack. I hear that Brother got quite a bit of use out of it too. I'm not sure what Brandon is doing with his hands there, is that a W, or a 3?? I thought he was from Hillsboro, not Willsboro... Oh well, this was a fun hike regardless of how wonderful my ride was.

A Peaceful Temple

What is that with the hands? Not even a proper W this time...

We visited a peaceful temple with a jazz concert in session. It was very nice. A little too nice. Oh well, it was nothing that my super Bubby Blast couldn't fix! I was so noisy that Daddy claimed he could hear from the other side of the temple grounds. I did like the birds though, they were noisy like me. In fact, in the above picture I am craning my neck to get a glimpse of a swan that was waddling by.

Hula Grill

Whereas Brother seems to enjoy eating outdoors, I prefer the stable environs of my own home. Here, Brandon is attempting to console me as I covet the neighbors' bannana pancakes. They never just let me steal what I want.
This time, someone walked by with strawberry French toast. Those looked really yummy. Luckily for me, I was able to steal some strawberries from Brandon's when he wasn't looking. Just like Brother drank a pitcher of creamer while no one was looking. His choice ended... smelly. Mine, however ended with a happy tummy.

I Win

"All your laps are belong to us"

The above quote is of minor cultural significance and a tired Daddy couldn't help but include it in this post. I don't know what it is supposed to mean, but he assured me it would be funny to a select few readers. All I want to say is, look where I am sitting. Now look where Brother is sitting. I win. :P

Following in my Brothers Stick Hits

I am not sure if these are instruments of music or instruments of war. I've seen Brandon smacking rubber pads masterfully in time with some great music so apparently in the right hands they are for entertainment.


I have also seen Brother smacking everything within stick reach in such chaotic rhythms that I crawl for my life. Although I like watching Brandon play, I think I like using them more like Brother does. These are Sticks of War.