Footloose and Paci-free!!

Today marks two weeks as paci-free! Unfortunately, lots of other things wind up in Marci's mouth now, like her hand and pretty much just about everything else that isn't nailed down. On a more positive note, she has started talking up a storm! Her most recent words include good girl, ball, cookie, more, and bye-bye Miss Tiffany.

Spiderman Lullaby

Spiderman is still a constant topic of conversation in our house, and the theme song is now Osten's favorite bedtime song. (Daddy knows all of the verses from watching the cartoons when he was little.)

The Heavy-Handed Pianist

Here's a shot of Marci doing some heavy-handed tickling of the, er, ivories, I mean plastics! Judging by her facial expression, the melody was not music to her ears.

Kilroy: Revisited

We had another Kilroy sighting the other day!

Just the Four, Five or Six of Us

Lately, the backseat has gotten rather crowded. On the passenger's side, we've got Marci and Parker-piggie.

And on the driver's side, we've got Osten and Wyatt.

Oh, and I almost forgot Batman and Alligator the Dinosaur!

Lego My Fire Truck!

When Daddy was in Orlando, he picked up this Lego fire truck for Osten. It has lots of tiny pieces, so Osten is not allowed to play with it until Marci has gone to bed. Osten loves putting it together with Dadddy, and we can always tell when he wants to play with it because he will start telling Marci that it's time for her to go to bed!

Osten is quite protective of this toy, and he can often be heard saying "my fire truck, my fire truck" as he helps Daddy put it together.

Look Who's Cookin'

I am so happy to report that I now have two little helpers in the kitchen! Here they are making chocolate mousse for dinner with Gramma Sue and Wally. Of course, helping is not any fun without a little sampling!

Marci's favorite part is standing on the chair for a bird's-eye view of the counter. She was quite proud of herself and even figured out how to tap her foot while she was standing on this chair. It was quite a sight, and I wish I would have caught some video of her new moves!