Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Chimpyisms: Worry
Chimpy: Daddy, I don't know what 'worried' means.
Meng: Worried is when you think about something all the time and it makes you upset.
Chimpy: I'm thinking about something all the time.
Meng: Oh? What are you worried about?
Chimpy: Penguins.
Meng: Worried is when you think about something all the time and it makes you upset.
Chimpy: I'm thinking about something all the time.
Meng: Oh? What are you worried about?
Chimpy: Penguins.
Friday, January 09, 2009
Four Picture Friday: Fashion Parade
Handmade knitwear (thanks, Unca Joe)
Cover boy: Thumbsucker Monthly
Cover girl: Sunglasses Afficionado
Old-school Calvin KleinWednesday, January 07, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Four Picture Friday: The Adventures of Cosmonaut Jojo
Cosmonaut Jojo sights a friendly alien.
Cosmonaut Jojo tries to communicate with the natives.
"Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?"
"This planet's full of weirdos. I'm going home."Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Our Christmas
(This was originally drafted as a Christmas Eve post, tying up the eleven and twelfth Days of Christmas with a bunch of pictures, but being busy with Christmas, rushing to get some house things done before the end of the year and enjoying the last days of K's maternity leave has kept me away from the blog. Our tree is down and our decorations are packed away so I know it's late. Still, here are some of our Christmas adventures. We hope you all had a good one.)
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A Visit from Unca Joe and Auntie Betsy
Chimpy and Jojo's Unca Joe and Auntie Betsy came down for an early Christmas. It was a short visit but Chimpy and Jojo both were ecstatic to get the extra attention. For their part, Unca Joe and Auntie Betsy were ecstatic to get some diaper changing practice. (Practice?! Well, whatever could I mean?)
Someone in this picture looks as though she's glowing!
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Christmas Tree Lane
We usually take an evening 'family walk.' Lately, we've been touring some decorated houses in our neighborhood. This one day, however, we made it out to "Christmas Tree Lane" and snapped these pictures.
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Seeing Santa
No tears this year, but Chimpy wasn't as pleased as this picture makes her out to be. She knows how to say "Cheese" then get the hell out of there.
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Our Christmas Party
Here are some great pictures of our Christmas party taken by our friend, Tom Story. Chimpy did great, only breaking into tears once because there were 'too many people.' After a small breather, she found her friends then spent the rest of the evening playing with them. Jojo had slept for a few hours straight before the party, putting himself and his hair in fine state for our guests.
Chimpy and friends.
Jojo regards our guests with interest. Of particular interest... blonde women!
The number of babies led one friend to comment, "This party brings new meaning to BYOB."
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Amazing Chimpy
Though I had only read it to her about a dozen times before Christmas, Chimpy had managed to memorize The Night Before Christmas. She is able to recite it with only a little prompting, but she can't do it in one take without being distracted or interrupted by Jojo. We'll try to get a good video of it.
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Wii Love Christmas
Our family gift to ourselves was a Wii. Here is Chimpy and her Mii.
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A Visit With Uncle Jeff
Chimpy got to renew her love-hate relationship with her Uncle Jeff on Boxing Day. My brother loves kids, but his love manifests itself as a series of pokes, prods, pinches and presents. Uncle Jeff will grab Chimpy, poke her, ask her if she's a monkey, then give her a kiss while she's still trying to tell him, No, she's a little girl. A minute later he is holding her hand tenderly and letting her pick the jacket of her choice off the rack of the chichi kids' boutique downtown. The better gift, though, is that he has taught Chimpy how to deal with bullies. She stands her ground when Jeff goes too far, planting her feet and saying "NO!" When the day comes that a playground jerk calls her a name, she'll just look him up and down and say, "You're no Uncle Jeff."
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Merry Christmas from Lil' Chimpy Enterprises
See you next year!
A Visit from Unca Joe and Auntie Betsy
Chimpy and Jojo's Unca Joe and Auntie Betsy came down for an early Christmas. It was a short visit but Chimpy and Jojo both were ecstatic to get the extra attention. For their part, Unca Joe and Auntie Betsy were ecstatic to get some diaper changing practice. (Practice?! Well, whatever could I mean?)
Christmas Tree Lane
We usually take an evening 'family walk.' Lately, we've been touring some decorated houses in our neighborhood. This one day, however, we made it out to "Christmas Tree Lane" and snapped these pictures.
Seeing Santa
No tears this year, but Chimpy wasn't as pleased as this picture makes her out to be. She knows how to say "Cheese" then get the hell out of there.
Our Christmas Party
Here are some great pictures of our Christmas party taken by our friend, Tom Story. Chimpy did great, only breaking into tears once because there were 'too many people.' After a small breather, she found her friends then spent the rest of the evening playing with them. Jojo had slept for a few hours straight before the party, putting himself and his hair in fine state for our guests.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Amazing Chimpy
Though I had only read it to her about a dozen times before Christmas, Chimpy had managed to memorize The Night Before Christmas. She is able to recite it with only a little prompting, but she can't do it in one take without being distracted or interrupted by Jojo. We'll try to get a good video of it.
Wii Love Christmas
Our family gift to ourselves was a Wii. Here is Chimpy and her Mii.
A Visit With Uncle Jeff
Chimpy got to renew her love-hate relationship with her Uncle Jeff on Boxing Day. My brother loves kids, but his love manifests itself as a series of pokes, prods, pinches and presents. Uncle Jeff will grab Chimpy, poke her, ask her if she's a monkey, then give her a kiss while she's still trying to tell him, No, she's a little girl. A minute later he is holding her hand tenderly and letting her pick the jacket of her choice off the rack of the chichi kids' boutique downtown. The better gift, though, is that he has taught Chimpy how to deal with bullies. She stands her ground when Jeff goes too far, planting her feet and saying "NO!" When the day comes that a playground jerk calls her a name, she'll just look him up and down and say, "You're no Uncle Jeff."
Merry Christmas from Lil' Chimpy Enterprises
This Just in!
Ford has rolled over by himself. Film at eleven.
(Note: there will be no film)
That's my boy.
(Note: there will be no film)
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day Five
Jojo proudly shows off...
five golden things
hand picked from the toybox by Chimpy.
hand picked from the toybox by Chimpy.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Twelve Days of Christmas: Day Four
As I don't expect to be able to get my hands on a partridge or a pear tree much less eleven lords, we're taking a less than literal approach to the Twelve Days of Christmas. These posts might take some figuring, but they do make some sense. For the record, that was "free bench pens" yesterday. Here's today's:
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Friday, December 05, 2008
Four Picture Friday: PhotoShop Fun
No PhotoShoppery, just some cute outfits:
Thursday, December 04, 2008
The Mysterious Eyes of Jojo Connors
Chimpy's eye color was difficult to read, but as far as I can remember not as hard as Jojo's are. Some days his eyes look like they are brown like mine, other days they look like a dark blue. I'm not sure at what age Chimpy's eyes settled down to their permanent color but I feel Jojo will be keeping us guessing for a while.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
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