Godmama Lara at the Aquarium

Christmas AJ

AJ versus the Hamburger

Keys, Please

Climbing and Singing

Trees and Trains

Christmas at the Botanic Garden

AJ Was Here

...with her two bottom teeth!

Light Reading

Milk Duds

New National Capitol Visitor's Center

Food or Toy?

AJ versus the grilled cheese sandwich...

Escape Artist

At D's parents' house in Kentucky, one bedroom door has a flyswatter hanging from the inside door handle, and AJ quickly figured out that pulling on it turned the handle and opened the door. She did this over and over and over and over...

The Elusive Walking Baby

AJ has begun taking steps on her very own. It's amazingly difficult to catch video of this elusive creature, the walking baby. Here's the best we've been able to do so far.

Friday Lunch at the National Gallery

Museum of the American Indian

Camelbak Drinker

Playing With Fire

D and P and AJ

Loving on Mama

In Thanksgiving

Working Out

Mexican Food

Best! Toy! Ever!

Grandpa wins that contest hands-down...

Enjoying the Deck

Gone Swimming

Welcome to Kentucky

D and AJ have made their way to Kentucky to spend the week before Thanksgiving with Nanna and Nonni. Here, Nonni encourages dangerous and potentially life-altering behavior...




And here's the East-Coast-to-Midwest shocker moment:



It feels like there should be a Duran Duran album stuck in the tape deck of the car, filling up at these prices...

Baby Fishmouth

In her post-bath period, AJ likes to run around doing things with a plastic fish in her mouth. She's like a baby seal or something.



And every time we call her "Baby Fishmouth", this is of course what I think of:

AJ Welcomes James Franklin

She finds him handsome and irresistible already! Congrats to his proud parents!

Why We Just Bought Formal Baby Gates

Because this temporary solution is clearly no longer working...

Big and Little

New Chair

We got AJ her own rocking chair last week -- although at this point she seems more interested in using it as a jungle gym.

Yes, she's standing on one foot on the arm of the chair. She's climbing on EVERYTHING. It's madness!

Fall in the District

Yum, Fresh Bread!

Mini-Geisel

To celebrate Jamie's visit, AJ decided to recreate UCSD's Geisel Library in alphabet blocks. (OK, dad helped.)

Mobility

We went to a fun indoor play place for babies today, and AJ decided she was ready to push this little walker toy all over the place. Crazy walking baby!

Magnumpaloosa

Through the wonder of Netflix, P has been indulging his man-crush on Tom Selleck (circa 1982). AJ has been indulging her love of dancing to TV theme songs. P has written some catchy lyrics to accompany the Magnum PI song. They go like this: "Milk-a milk-a milk milk milk milk milk, milk-a milk-a milk milk milk..." Repeat on endless DVD menu loop. At least there's dancing.

Where's My Baby?

Election Day

AJ wants YOU to get out and vote!

I quickly took my "I voted" sticker away from her -- it's not for eating, baby.

Crazy Monkey

Flower Girls In Training

AJ and Ale at Jon and Cathy's wedding...

Last of Halloween