This is Annika, showing off her "Bitty Bop". It only looks like musty lace and a fluffy stuffed heart, speared with the remains of a Colts car window flag (Sorry Honey!). It's really a special wand that you wave and say, "Bibbity, Boppity, Boo." Unless you're 2 years old. In which case you use it to poke your little sister in the face and say "Bitty Bop."

02/13/2009

The joy of flash. No natural face shadows and ghostly skin tones. But it saved the picture. Or did it??? Argh.

02/03/2009

It's official. I'm the world's most pathetic mother. I helped Annika make her class valentines because I was too lazy (and cheap) to haul my 27 lb lugs out to Target to support The Disney Company by buying scaps of paper with sexy Tinkerbell on them. These didn't quite turn out how I had envisioned, but you never know what you're going to get when a 2 year old operates a glue stick and a felt pen.

02/08/2009

Let's all see what the birdies see... tweet, tweet, tweet

02/03/2009

AAAAAACCCCKKK!!!! What are you doing up here?????
Quick, where's the broom?

02/03/2009

These don't usually come to my feeder. I don't have any idea what they're called. In fact, the only outside birds I know are the cardinal and the chickadee (Annika calls them "Panda Birds"). Somebody might have to help me out. Or maybe I need to order a bird book from the library. On the other hand, if a cockatoo or an amazon show up at my feeder, I'd recognize them. Maybe that's all that matters.

02/03/2009

Speaking of Panda Birds

02/03/2009

What are you, little brown birdie?

02/03/2009

Hi. I'm Mrs. Cardinal and I'm looking mighty fine.

02/03/2009

I'd like a black one, please.

02/03/2009

How many quarters does this machine take?

02/03/2009

Will you quit making eyes at my wife?!? And take your camera reflections with you.

02/03/2009

That's better.

02/03/2009

Wanna see my tongue?

02/03/2009

How about a jig?

02/03/2009

Please excuse my husband. He's a bit of a bird brain.

02/03/2009