number one!

bianchi's pizza birthday party pink poodles cake eating extravaganza. delicious.

year of the tiger

vivi. great-granddad's sled

pulling vivi on the sled in the snow is like throwing a tennis ball to a golden retriever. it's a game that has no end.

mississippi snow number three!

i tried to tell her this is an unusual occurrence. i think she's gonna count on snow every year at this rate.

vivian and mr. handsome in black and white

she calls mr handsome lola. she also calls pelé (meanest cat in history) lola. she calls lola lola. come to think of it, she calls crowder peas lola. anyway, vivian wants to make friends with mr handsome, who's also called huey or hu-cat, a very large boned animal. mr handsome is reluctant. here we have a glass window between them for safety during the filming

wake up dad

feb cozy coupe - FCC

we're practicing our 10 & 2 and i've already had to have that talk about drinking and driving. she's so young.

if she's not walkin in a week, i'm a bad gauge

practice practice practice practice

i heart hugs and stethoscopes

rolled-up leisure suit tiptoes

it's the getting out that's sad

birthday cake

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/3d2314df2d1686609f879b27ae5dcce9/video/10206066

enough of the pediatricians

turns out pediatrician visits, as horrifying as they are, can also be moments to practice imagination together. and sing a few songs. about friendly monsters.

birthday girl

dark softie before ending #1 bday. 2nd night of feverish sleep, poor thing. i like to think the 103 degrees F has some serendipitous connection with 1st feb 03 birth date.