Josie's First Year -Come & Gone

Dancing Queen?

I can't catch the dancing Queen. I run to get the camera and it is all over. But, here is a little of it after the moment has passed and Josie has moved on to some thing more interesting in the cupboard. I do like the pause in the middle with the hand hold. I think it is a nice choice of choreography. But, the dancing crawl is the very best- Ha!!!! And yes, I am fighting with my 4 year old over who is going to get a better shot with the camera. Arghhhh

Rhyme and Reason

One of the games that Lilly and I like to play is making up spontaneous songs about a random theme. I'll give her the subject, and she'll create a related song. Today, she was showing me her surfing moves on the Lazyboy and I asked her to make up a song about it. This is the result--not bad considering that she made up everything on the fly and still managed to make it rhyme. Anyway, next time I'll try not to shoot directly into a bright background.

Valentine's 2008

Valentine's Day was great besides the fact that I was pulled over not just once but twice in a 20 min time period. Received-two red hot tickets from the first officer and, "I will let you off the hook" from the second officer. Thank-goodness. I didn't want to pay for 4 tickets. That put a downer on the day. Back to the good part of the day. I actually received a really thoughtful gift this year. Not the typical gift. Can you guess what Angee got for Valentines? Yes, it is red, shiny, and pretty slick. It was really one of the best Valentine's ever. I loved it. Ironically, Dave got to pick out a new pair of shoes. Go figure. And no it wasn't a new car to go along with the tickets.



Lilly was so excited when we drove past the clubhouse on the way to her school's Valentine party. She couldn't believe the grass was covered with waving hearts. They looked cool from the street. So, we had to stop. I couldn't get a shot of the whole clubhouse lawn, because I would have had to be in the pond and there is no parking on the street. I also didn't have time to go back home and get the stroller, even though it is within walking distance, because of school. So, here is one of the clubhouse's corners. This is something that is really fun about our neighborhood. Since we are renting, we don't have to pay the HOA fee's. But, get the benefits of many riding trails, 6 different parks, 2 clubhouses, 2 pool complexes and a public community school built right in the middle. Which, I had to register Lilly for a week ago. There are 4 wards in our neighborhood-so it is a little Mormon village. Anyways, for all the holidays there is some planned event. I am happy where we are at for the moment. It is a fun place to be.

Here are the two silly sisters. Josie is a joker. She makes Lilly laugh all the time. She pulls the funniest/scariest faces ever. You can see her little tense body in the picture. She is very excited to be out and about with Lilly.






Josie loves to be outside. She actually cries when we go inside. Lilly acted the same way. They must be sisters. They love the sun.









My favorite picture from Valentines 2008


Right now Josie's favorite thing is her Dad. She laughs when she see Dave's picture on the fridge. She squeals when she hears the front door open. She wiggles and races towards him. She waits with a smiley face until he notices her. She is so excited to be with him. It is really sweet to catch a picture of her looking at him that way- totally in love.

Sea Stars

Riderless-
In graceful gallop-riderless-
one tiny, wingless Pegasus
comes out to take a morning run,
faraway from moon and sun.
Avis Harley- Sea Stars Saltwater Poems

Side By Side

How wide is the sky?
How dark is the deep?
How soon will I sing?
How safe is my sleep?
How old will I grow?
How big will I be?
Will you always be here swimming with me?

Avis Harley- Saltwater Poems

Here are a few of Dave's snapshots from the beach last weekend. Sadly, the battery went dead not long after we arrived. Again, not one picture of Dave. Maybe, there is something to this? You know, the one holding the camera doesn't have to be in the picture. The day was beautiful despite the chill in the air. After running in the waves, Lilly and I headed on a walk down the beach towards the pier, where Josie and Dave were going to meet us. We missed each other and waited at two different ends of the pier. It turned out o.k. We sure saw a lot of animal tracks that day, and created a few of our own. Lilly just knew for certain that we were tracking a bear. The beach is only a few miles from Grandma's house. Who can resist the ocean's call.

Comparing

Here are two pictures. One of Lilly right after she turned 1 and one of Josie right before she turns 1 this month. Everyone is always commenting on how they both look like Dave. What do you think?