Busy Week

A lot happened this week. Peter and I went brewing at Diamond Knot, while Anais spent an entire day with Peter's mom and dad. I'll do a blog about the brewing process with photos later after getting all the pics in order. We went to library group, did a 10K Volksmarch at Renton River days, and had a visit from Wilder and Molly. Anais really liked Wilder and cried waving bye bye after they left.

Anais received an entire bag of dress up clothes from my mom and she has been wearing a selection around the house. I have included photos of two such outfits. I also posted two shots of our little darling sucking on the vacuum hose. I do not encourage her to do this, but I found it quite funny even as I was telling her "NO."

APB: Missing Pig Part

What: Baby Back Rib Bone

Where: Some Place in House

Suspect: Master Criminal Dog, AKA Bad Tucker

How: After obtaining a rib that was given to him as a treat to enjoy while the family was partaking in their supper, the suspect managed to nose his way into the carpeted section of the house. Upon the return inside to remove the bone, the family quickly discovered this treachery and attempted to discern the hiding spot of the rib bone. Currently, the whereabouts of said bone are unknown.

Surveillance of suspect continues.

The "Other Fair"

Friday we made an attempt to enjoy the King County Fair. Sadly, it was raining the entire time we were there and a very VERY mean woman refused to sell Peter tickets and Anais didn't get to ride any rides. She did get to see some awesome animals. She waved and said "hi" to many of them and was quick to say "bye, bye" if she was getting bored.

Today's photos are not from the fair, but are quite special all the same. The first is Anais with a new teddy bear given to us by the very kind owners of 99 Bottles. If you want a nice specialty beer, they can get it for you. The other photo is shot of my supermodel baby. She has naturally tan skin, blond hair, blue eyes, and she knows how to dress. This is a flashy number she sported a couple of weeks ago. She loves to dress up.

Watering

Anais and her daddy have an evening ritual of watering the plants on the back porch. He fills her can (a gift from great-gran) and she wildly waters everything. Keep in mind, watering everything includes her feet, the cement, her clothes, her hair, and a few select plants. This has turned into one of her favorite activities and she gets quite irate if Peter goes outside without her.

Hot Hot Heat

It has been a bit warmer than usual up here and we have been doing all we can to keep the little one cool and comfortable. She has been enjoying the constantly running fans and earlier morning walks.

Tomorrow she has a special surprise...her favorite activity, library group, was canceled for most of the summer. Tomorrow we are going to a different library so she can sing and dance during story time. She LOVES books and music.

The photos are a variety today. Vampire baby is the result of baby tasting her first tomato sauce. The picture of a wet haired baby is the result of one her new games in which I sprnkle water on her head and she runs away, then returns for more.

The final, and some would say most important, is a picture of Peter's first all day smoked pork. It was quite tasty and tender. The smoke ring on this delicious cut was most impressive. He may not cook often, but when he does he is very good at it.

Zoo

Anais had her first visit to the zoo last Friday. She seemed more interested with other people than the animals. She enjoyed the goats and the fish and was thrilled to ride the carousel. She is increasing her use of the word "Weeeeeeee" to include any movement she finds acceptable.

In other news, Big Brother has started, this makes me quite happy. It is another guilty pleasure that I enjoy. Peter and I have also been watching the Copa America on Univision. The USA is out of the competition, but Argentina and Mexico look like they may make it to the finals.

Baby Stuntdevil

Well, our daughter has officially decided she wants to be on Jackass when she grows up. (That's a show on MTV ... trust me, there are people in my family who need to know). She has taken to eating anything that she can pick up. She climbs off the furniture and attempts to jump off with no warning, and she no longer waits for help when climbing up or down stairs. Alas, she did catch me off guard and she fell down a few of our concrete steps outside. She is fine, a few bumps and scratches. Thankfully, she seems to know how to fall quite gracefully.

Even though she is quite rough around the edges at the moment, she very sweetly now says please and thank you with regularity. She is quite fond of mylar balloons, or ba oons as she says, and likes to carry one around the house saying, "weeeeeeee."