Walking down the Street

Nothing like walking down the street with your favorite two girls.  Daddy gets to hold Betsy while watching Mary Jane waddle along to the end of the corner.  Mommy stands behind and tapes the fun family walk.

Occasionally Mary Jane will point at cars, doggies, or planes (we do live adjacent to an airport) but not in this video.  She just happily waddles along without a care in the world.  Shouldn't we all!

No, not our driveway!

The very next day Mary Jane made it around the 1/4 mile block for the very first time.  The last few houses were difficult -- she started walking up every driveway hoping it was home -- but she finally made it!

Betsy's Back Kick

Betsy's energy has improved immensely.  Then again she does voice her opinion early and often.  Now though she has managed to get her kicks in... maybe she has swimming in her future.  I'm not sure.

The Password Is: Usurp

Mary Jane decided to usurp Betsy's throne this afternoon and sat in her mini-high chair.  Betsy was crawling around and oblivious to the throne stealing but Daddy was there to catch a surprised Mary Jane.  She didn't think that anyone would be there to catch her thievery.  Aha!  The camera is always near by... that's what parents are for.

Mary Jane has recently added the word "highchair" to her vocabulary.  She's also added "bubble" as she become much better at blowing bubbles in the back yard with Daddy.  She needs to learn a bit more patience at it but she's becoming a natural.

Baths Are Fun!!!

At least that's what Mary Jane says.  Now anytime in the afternoon, her favorite word is "Bath."  She knows it's coming at some point in the late afternoon.  The only problem for Mary Jane is that it comes right before she goes to bed.  Subsequently when Daddy picks her up with his towel, that means it's dressing-for-bed time and she screams in disapproval. 

Oh, she can't wait to go swimming again this summer.  Bring on those swimming classes at LMU again!

Letters Count

It's good to see that Mister John (aka Daddy) and his two girls can spell.  Or at least manipulate the blocks into acceptable words.  The bunnies tried to claim that they created this for Mama Bugg but that fell on deaf ears.  While Mother's Day is a week away, the sign was still appreciated by the main Mama in the family.

Someone's Too Cool for the Family

No more photos.  TMZ has been hounding me for weeks!

Mary Jane has gone to wearing sunglasses so she can hide from her little sister Betsy Jo.  I don't think it's working as this picture shows.

The Fourth Is with Her

Mary Jane, Master Jedi, celebrates Star Wars day by lifting a car belonging to Grampa Kendall.  I so love how using the force makes her hair stand up.

Reading with Daddy

Ah, nothing says it's almost time to go to sleep for the night more than sitting beside Daddy and letting him read a book.  Paul also sit between Daddy and Mary Jane while they all figured out who the "monster" was in the book.  Hopefully it wasn't created by some college student named Victor who later abandoned it and then discovered it went on a murderous rampage.

Daddy will have to watch what Mary Jane reads...

Post-Nap-Time Surprise

Mary Jane takes two naps a day: one at eleven and one at three.  Well, the one at three is more of a cool-down time when she sits by herself and plays in her crib.  She flips through books, plays with stuffed animals, and kicks the bars while screaming, "Attica!"  (wait... too much Cherry Bugg there)

But by 3:40 or so Mary Jane starts to whine.  It's not real whining for as soon as Mommy or Daddy opens the accordion door, she beams with a big smile and says, "Mama or Dada" depending on who opens it.

In this wonderful example -- sorry, that it's sideways -- Mary Jane stands at the edge of her crib right next to the accordion door just waiting... and there he is, Dada!  She busts out the big smile and she knows it's almost time for her 4 o'clock feeding.  And 4:40 walk.

Betsy's Goin' Mobile

Betsy Jo is getting a whole lot more mobile now as she gets closer and closer to the camera.  It also helps that she radiates a large smile to the camera as well.