Four Picture Friday: Lil' Gourmet

As you might recall from this post, Chimpy enjoys her food. The line between gourmet and gourmand is only as thick as a few letters, so we're doing our best to cultivate some sort of culinary appreciation. In this first picture, Chimpy is trying to figure out the mystery herb in her spinach omelette (it's tarragon):



When shopping, we check ingredients carefully:

No high fructose corn syrup, we're okay!.

There's lots to learn when shopping. Here, Unca Joe shows Chimpy how to test coconuts for ripeness:



Table manners are also important to food appreciation. Even birthday cakes should be approached with the appropriate utensils:



Chimpy is a great help to her Dada in the kitchen. Here she's making a final check on our trout.

"Where's the chervil?!"

And why do we eat so well? It gives body to our hair:

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Four Picture Friday: Parenting Don'ts

Today is Chimpy's birthday! She made it to one year, if only by the skin of her eight teeth. The Mayo Clinic guide is full of dos and don'ts, but here are a few the editors might consider adding to the next edition. For now, we are going to throw our copy out. Happy birthday, Chimpy. Happy birthday, Everybody!

Don't give your baby caffeine.

Don't put your baby on the fridge.

Don't use horse clippers on your baby.

Don't let your baby swim without earplugs, she might get swimmer's ear.


**BONUS MOVIE!**
For her birthday, Chimpy went to Wee Play to see the kids. This was the first time she got to push one of those baby walkers around and she loved it.

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Four Picture Friday: Chimpy's Canadian Cousins

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Four Picture Friday: This Is How We Roll

Grubby gardeners.

When Mama gets home from work.

Dinner on the rotten deck.

*Shameless Plug*

Did you know Chimpy's papa wrote a book?

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Four Picture Friday: Then and Now

Eating then.

Eating now.

Park then.

Park now.

Petite Vampire then.

Petite Vampire now.

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Grazie molto, Nicole!

Four Picture Friday: Shout Out to West Virginia

Happy West Virginia Day, Everybody!



Finding West Virginia

It's got to be around here somewhere, Chimpy.

Ah, the Crocodile Creek placemat map comes through. Thanks for nothing, Rand McNally.

State Mammal: Black Bear
Chimpy demonstrates the West Virginia way to rassle a bar.

First, you stare it down to establish your dominance.

Smackdown!

Then shake.

Next!

"Mountaineers Are Always Free"

Here's Chimpy's tribute to the Mountaineers. Let's go!

See You Around, West Virginia!

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Okay, so the Doors aren't really zen, but there is a zen lesson here and that is to enjoy some of your favorite music.

Four Picture Friday: Image 88

Seeing that the horse clippers freaked so many people out, we decided to take Chimpy to Meng's hair stylist, Jessica.



OMG! She has blue eyes?!


No lollipop? No, but we scored a free hat!

Hairdresser high-five!

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Four Picture Friday: PhotoShop Fun

Chimpy Chompy

Chimpy's LOLTechService

Coming soon to a theater near you...
(Relative sizes not photoshopped.)

Feel the power of the Chimpy Side!

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