JosieBean Lily

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Random fun

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Misc July pictures

Pillow fight time...

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July 30th, 2011

Josie's first sleep over at our house. J and Amelia had a blast....and so did we!

they didn't stay in the sleeping bags very long...

County Fair

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July 27th, 2011

Orange County Fair with our good friend Heather and one of Josie's best buds, Emerson.

Music in the Park

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July 21st, 2011

Music in the Park - meet up with our neighbors.

Camping at Big Bear

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July 18th, 2011

Camping at Big Bear with my dad and his side of the family. Great bonding time . Love. Love.

Thomas couldn't make it to this trip :-(

Family Camp

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July 9th, 2011

Family camping trip at Lake Skinner

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Didn't take lots of pics on June.

This pic was taken at the Polynesian Festival down the street from our house. Josie was so enthralled with the dancers....and so was I when it came to the sexy men. wooowzers!

Wedding Bells

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5/18/11

Heading to TEXAS

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Sat - 5/14/11

Josie sat in the middle of us and she was good, we kept her busy with lots of toys and treats. 2 1/2 hour flight.

First Day - Austin, TX

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First day we got here, we had to toast to the start of our vacation. Walked down the street to Z Tejas, a Southwest Mexican joint. Had a great time today. Kept it easy, didn't do much. We woke up in the middle of the night and Josie puked up in the bed. We cleaned her up, did laundry at 2:30 in the morning and headed back to bed. J felt better this morning but still has a little fever, she's napping now - 6pm Sun. We met up with Wes this morning for an authentic Mexican breakfast - of course had to try the breakfast tacos. Breakfast tacos are the talk of the town over here. GREAT! Went to "SOCO", South Congress after breakfast to check out all the kooky stores. Tons of people out, great 75' weather, fun time. Came home, Josie needed some down time. Thomas has his guitar out now and he is playing some tunes. Him and Wes are going to get together and record some of their old tunes they'd play back in the day.

Sat - 5/14/11

Josie was in LOVE with this dog, giving it LOTS of love. I think she misses her puppy!

Sun 5/15/11

We were driving around and came across this sign in a culdesac.

Ice cream parlor

Our first night out, we walked several blocks through downtown and picked up a slice of pizza. This pic was right before a couple guys flew out of a bar throwing each other around....OMG...bar fight!!!!

Hot Day for Splash Pad

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Mon - 5/16/11

Splash Pad

I LOVE this baby butt!

Headed over to Curra's Grill for Mexican food and margaritas.

This place was one of our favorites - went a couple times.

Trying to look real tough.

Josie just couldn't do it.

Love this pic - Hardy PARTY of 3

aaaa...here we go...she's a tough cookie!

Josie Cafe

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Tues - 5/17/11

Downtown Austin

After 2 nights, we checked out of our condo vacation rental. This restaurant was across the street.

West Austin Condo - Clarksville

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checked in 5/14 - checked out 5/17

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p284545

This place was west of downtown, kind of the ritzy part. The middle of downtown is about 10 blocks east.

Whole Foods was a block away, this location is one of the biggest and I think is one of the first to open. I took Josie with me one evening while Thomas was playing music with Wes This was the place to be, it was bustling with people and energy. Kind of weird (in a good way) that this is an option to go hang out and eat, and people watch. There were about 3 eating stations (can't really call them restaurants), one sushi, another Italian, etc. People were sitting around the chef, eating and having cocktails. Interesting!!

BBQ

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Of course we had to hit a bbq joint.

Kooky Thomas would not take a normal pic...although this was funny and we both were cracking up. :-)

Hyde House

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We checked into this Hyde Park rental on Tuesday and left for Houston, Texas Friday morning.

Hyde Park is North of Downtown in a college area - this means lots of dive bars and cheap food. (Downtown is not walkable from here, but we got enough of dt and wanted to explore a different area.)

$95 / 2br - 2 Bedroom Hyde Park Home (780 Sq Ft) - Near Downtown (Central Austin - Hyde Park)

Loved the high ceilings in this place.

Barton Springs

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Tues - 5/17/11

I didn't really know what to expect, I just knew it was a spring...WOW! This place is pretty amazing. Very cool to have a diving board too. Loved there was a shallow area where I could safely bring Josie in to.

Barton Springs is really close to Downtown, you can see skyscrapers in the background.

Something we didn't know about this place, or even Austin all together, is this place allows your boobies to be freeeee...you can be topless. If you notice, a lady is partaking in this activity.

Hole in the Wall

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Tues - 5/17/11

Thomas and I were able to go out without Josie...WHAT? you say. We arranged one of Westen's friends to come over to our place and watch her. Her name is Amelia and she took her to the park and ice cream...Josie raved about her the next day.

Sooo, Thomas and I had so much fun. We took the bus down the street and had dinner and headed over to meet Wes at this dive bar where he was playing a late show. We had a chance to have fun while we had no worries of having to rush home. We knew Josie was tucked in bed and snoozing away.

FUN SHOW!!

White Ghost Shivers

The Boys

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5/18/11

Headed out to this food truck park for breakfast and sitting on the bench was Adam...SURPRISE!! He didn't tell any of us he was coming out. The three of them got together and recorded some of their music from way back in the day.

Slam dunk!!

Bfast at Curra's

5/19/11
Bfast at a HOLE in the wall...Good food. Our days need to get started with cheap good bfast tacos...or chilaquiles.

The boys at the studio.

Old TOWN

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5/20/2011 Friday

Heading to Houston for Kelly's wedding. We drove through a couple old towns.

Josie Quote

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"I love my mommy. I love my daddy. I love my family."

Preschool

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Open house at Bay Shore Co-Op preschool. We will know in 3 weeks if she is accepted.

Tues-Thurs from 9 to 11am.

April Fools

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Friday, April 1st, 2011

What a beautiful day it is today. We started out our morning by sitting on the porch to eat breakfast. We then went to the library for just a wee bit and then headed over to Rite-Aid for an ice cream cone. We wanted a place to sit so we headed across the street to sit at the bus stop in the sun.

Computer Savvy

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SUP Day

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Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Went to SUP Cafe this morning, played on the beach and then had lunch with Emily and Soryn. Nice Day.

Valentine's Day

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At Huntington Beach with all of our cousins on Valentine's Day.

Disneyland

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2/12/2011

Disneyland with our cousins.

Bay Shore

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Hung out at the bay this afternoon with Emily and Soryn. As you can see they met a little friend. Relaxing!

French Time

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Easy Bake Oven

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2/3/2011

Gma and Gpa Hardy gave Josie an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas...Josie is in heaven. While we were at the park this afternoon, she was whining because she didn't want to go home. I told her that we can use the Easy Bake when we get home. She gave me a huge smile and grabbed my hand to leave.

Josie Quote

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"Mommy, maybe one day I can have a baby, a baby Hudson."

San Pedro

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1/29/2011

San Pedro tide pools

Skater Girl

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1/24/2011
Thomas picked up a new skateboard so Josie had to check it out...including the trucker hat.
Mollie - this dress you picked up for Josie is soooo cute!!

Josie's cracking up right here because when she bent down she farted. We all busted out laughing and she started to crack up.

Downtown Long Beach

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9/10/2010

Spent the day in downtown Long Beach eating at Gorgio's and playing by the carousel.

San Clemente Fun Girl Trip

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8/31/2010

Thomas was out of town so I decided to take Josie down to San Clemente for the day. Hung out on the beach and then headed in town to window shop. Great day!

Long Beach Paddle Race

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8/28/2010

I competed in a paddle boarding race and I placed...YIPPIE! I was the 4th girl to come in overall but I placed 2nd in my category (different boards place you in different categories.)

Thomas was in Seattle so he missed all the action.

I never have pushed myself as hard and it felt AMAZING!! I enjoyed receiving the trophy too, fun to hear people cheer for you

Coming in to the finish line.

After party and award ceremony at the SUP Cafe.

Top 3 men - I don't have a pic of receiving my trophy but this is the same trophy I won.

Summer Dress

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8/19/2010

Finished this dress as a gift for my friend. I like the way this one turned out.

8/15

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8/15/2010

Took a trip to Big Bear and stayed at a cabin for a couple of days. We had a really, really good time.

http://www.bigbearcoolcabins.com/affordablecabin.html

Santa Ana Zoo

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8/2/2010

Went to Santa Ana Zoo with my friend Heather and her little girl Emmerson.

Long Beach

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8/9/2010

Roaming around having fun.

At the end of Prospect in Long Beach.

8/1/2010 Emily's Trunk Show

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8/1/2010

Emily's fashion trunk show at The Wine Bar in Long Beach.

A day at the beach

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7/16/2010

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7/5/2010

Girls having fun!

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Here are Josie's friends - Emmerson in pink and Soryn. We baby swap every Wednesday.

7/13/2010

Music in the Park

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7/1/2010
The girls had a blast playing Ring Around the Rosey and Duck, Duck, Goose.

Josie got the concept of RAR only because she was holding hands and she followed along. DDG, she kept tapping heads and would not say goose - the girls were patient for so long.

VIDEO

San Clemente Ocean Fest 2010

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7/18/2010

This is where I tried but did not succeed. I couldn't get past the waves so I had to quit....along with one other lady. Great experience though. Thomas and Josie were there to cheer me on.

4th of July

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For the 4th, we headed out to the beach path to join in on the annual 4th of July bike parade. It was approx 2 mi and Josie was a champ and she biked a third of the way.

This is Josie's friend and neighbor Jaclynne.

Girl Fun

2010-07-02T21:27:00.000-07:00

7/2/2010

I decided that Josie and I needed a girls day out, so we headed out to the carousel by our old place. We ended up having a blast.

Josie's wearing a Nessa original.

Dodgers VS Yankees

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6/27/2010
Uncle Bruce and aunt Leslie took all of us to a ball game. THX GUYS!

Disneyland - June 2010

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6/5/2010

Josie's best moment in her life so far, as you can see in her eyes, she met Cinderella. She was so afraid to meet her, then a boy held her hand and walked away. Josie ran so fast to catch up, yelling her name. Cinderella gave her a big smacker on the cheek. she really wouldn't let me kiss her on her cheek after that, she got mad at me.

Mary Poppins - We couldn't stop staring at her, she's so beautiful. The kids and adults would run to wait in line to meet her.

Video - Walking in to California Adventure Park. The music was so loud, we just got in the mood to dance.

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6/4 - 6/7/2010

Birthday

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April 24th - Thomas turns another year older today. We hung out in Seal Beach and walked around the car show. FUN!

Sunday we took a walk to the park to fly a kite.

Silly Girl

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Josie and I are waiting for Gma Rhonda to get here. Josie was acting like a ham so I was snapping pictures like crazy.

Gma Rhonda Visit

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4/17/2010

We woke up on Saturday and headed over to Bluff Park for breakfast and so Rhonda can enjoy yoga overlooking the bluff.

First Paddle Boarding Class

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Monday, April 19, 2010

Today was my first paddle class and I had the best time. The sun was shining and Rhonda and Josie was there too.

Kate is my neighbor (Amelia's mom) and she and her friend started up paddle boarding lessons. Dan who is in the green is an instructor as well.

Thanks Gma & Gpa

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Josie's package was delivered today. Thanks so much. Josie was so excited to explore every item in the bag. She grabbed that hat so fast and put it on, then went on to the rest of the gifts.

One Year Ago

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2/24

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Saturday Morning

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Blogger officially SUCKS...I can no longer drag the photos in the correct order. ARRRRG! Maybe there is a new trick, I just doubt it.

March 13, 2010 - Saturday

Morning breakfast at Chuck's and a walk to the dog park....GREAT DAY!

This girl LOVES butta

Bouncy Chair

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I wrapped up J like a little burrito and we played on her bouncy thingy....we both had fun.

Another...

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Daddy is sneaking this on here...laughs galore.

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bike riding

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My 33rd B-Day

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We went out to dinner and then took a stroll on the beach.

The next day

I wanted to find a deli and my wish came true...

That's Mushroom Barley...yum!

Bye LBC

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2/22/2010 - Bye Gma and Gpa

Playing at the park

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2/21/2010

Stroller parking lot

I know Rhonda you would not like me posting this pic...ohh well, sooo funny!

Need coffee now...

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2/21/2010

She asked me for coffee but I had to remind her she is just two years old.

Thanks Gma and Gpa for wearing me out in a good way.

Gma and Gpa visit

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Feb 17th..ish - random shots

Birthday Girl

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We celebrated Josie's birthday a bit early. This Hello Kitty cake turned out so cute.

Uncle Eric made a Hello Cat cake to go along with the Hello Kitty theme. Hilarious and very impressive all in one.

VIDEO

Grandma is showing Josie how to swaddle her babies.

This is the look you have when you've been up all night rocking your stuffed animals to sleep.

Leaving Endicott

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12/30/2009

VIDEO

Putting on Vans

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2/7/2010

VIDEO

1/31/2010 Disneyland

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Josie was so excited to see the Princesses from far away and once they started to talk to her, she got really shy. FUNNY!

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11/29/2009
We set up a play tent over her crib.

VIDEO:

Playing BABY

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Josie found it fun to pretend Addie is her baby.

Yes, that's a pacifier.

Giving kisses...

Playing with my mascara...

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I loved catching her in my makeup; this really was a fun parenting moment for me.

Turning 2

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Josie turns TWO today.
Josie and I went to our local cafe for breakfast this morning. When we came home, I put together her cradle she received from Kelly her cousin. She couldn't wait to put her dolls in it.

When Thomas got home from work we headed out to dinner - Mediterranean.

This girl loves to make faces for the camera.

After dinner, we went to a cupcake shop.

I just knew when I was recording this video that my voice would be really loud. Well, I wouldn't mind if I could actually sing. THIS is EMBARRASSING!

Josie's Birth Story

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Here is Josie's birth story told by Grandma Hardy. I'm going to keep this letter for Josie's baby book.
On the day you were born:
Daddy and Mommy went on a tour at Swedish Hospital, where you were going to be born (who knew you'd come the next day!). Well, in the afternoon, Daddy called us in Endicott (we were there for the weekend after Christmas) and he talked to his Daddy (soon to be your Grandpa) and was asking lots of questions about what labor was (when babies decide to be born!). Grandpa gave the phone to Grandma and she said...it sounds like Vanessa (your Mommy)is in labor. Well, since it's a 4 hour drive from Endicott to Renton, we hopped in the car really fast! We drove fast too....so we'd get to Seattle before there was a little baby being born.

We got to your house and sure enough, Mommy was having some pains in her tummy! Sometimes she could hardly walk and would hold onto something because she was having contractions. Daddy called the doctor and after a couple hours, they decided it was time to go to the hospital. Well, the rest of us were wondering when we should go to the hospital and Daddy said he'd call us. Sure enough...at midnight (when Grandma was in the shower!), Daddy called and said it looked like they were going to stay and Mommy was in labor.

Aunties Megan and Mollie, Uncles Asher and Bret, Grandpa and Grandma all visited Mommy and then we went out to the visitor's room, where we all tried to get comfortable....we slept on the couches and the floor and we looked pretty silly! Then, in the morning, Grandpa went to the airport to pick up Grandma Jackie. She came from Eastern Washington and she was so excited and nervous because her little girl was going to become a Mommy!

At nine o'clock in the morning, on Monday, January 7th, 2008, Daddy came out to the waiting room and said, "Mom, come on, Jackie's in the room with Vanessa and the baby is starting to come." Grandma Jackie and Grandma Hardy watched as you were trying to come out into the world...we'd see a little head with lots of dark hair start coming and then it would pop back inside of Mommy. This happened for about 3 hours. Mommy pushed sooooo hard to help you get out, but you were such a big girl, 8# 6oz (which is exactly how much your Auntie Megan weighed!). So, the doctor said, "We'll have to do a C-section to get this little girl our." We were worried but the doctor said, "She's doing great," so we knew you were a big, strong girl! They wisked Mommy and Daddy to the surgery room and all of us girls went to have lunch.

We weren't gone long and when we came back, Grandpa told us YOU WERE BORN!!! It was Monday, January 7th, at about 1:47 in the afternoon. We all went into the room and saw JOSEPHINE LILY HARDY, the most beautiful child we had ever seen! You had beautiful skin (part of your wonderful Mexican heritage) and a head full of dark hair. Your eyes were beautiful (when you opened them), and you were round like a little cherub! Your fingers and toes were so cute and you had a very sweet little cry...that we hardly ever heard. You were such a good baby. You had your hearing test and the nurse said your hearing was about the best she'd ever seen because you reacted so quickly! You had lots of visitors and they all said you were beautiful! And You Were!!! Grandma's very good friend, Beth, was especially excited because you were born on her anniversary!!

When you came home, you had a darling dress on, with a brown sweater...oh you were an angel! Grandma Jackie stayed with you and Mommy and Daddy and she was a great helper, holding you, burping you after you nursed, and cooking meals! Grandma and Grandpa Hardy came to visit you lots, we couldn't wait to see you each day. Every day, your doggie, Addie, would lay by you and listen to you coo...she was your best friend the day you came home from the hospital and she still is!!

When you were almost 2 months old, Daddy got a new, great job in California and we helped you move there. You love the sunshine and getting to do lots of fun things with your family! You have a Mommy and Daddy that love you more than anything in the world...and so do you Grandparents and all of your other relatives...You are a special little girl.

At home...

Seattle - Christmas 2009

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At Mollie's concert at her school. The kids had a blast together.

Leaving Endicott

We're playing in Hank's territory playground.

We tried to stage a couple Christmas pics

When Josie wakes up in the morning (obvious by the bedhead) she loves to put on her shoes, and anything else lying around...like leg warmers and a swimsuit. What's so unusual about that?

No dish-pan hands for this baby!

Duck Chasing

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11/16/2009
We went to the park with our neighbor to chase ducks.
Amellia and Josie are so cute together.

Morning Reading

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Friday, 11/6/2009 - 9am

Josie wasn't making any noise so I had to see what she was up to. She was reading Little Mermaid.

Look Grandma, she is wearing her Mickey underoos.

Shaking her booooty.

surfer girl

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Kelly sent Josie this cute little outfit.

Halloween 2009

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Josie's homemade dutch costume.

Josie and Jaclynne - our next door neighbor.

This was her second treat...as you can see, she got the hang of it fast. The first treat, she followed the candy with her eyes and when the candy dropped in her basket, she smiled really big....while still looking at the candy.

J was ham'n it up for a guy in the street.

We hung out at Kate's house after going out. The girls had a blast and so did we.

Kitty just hopped on for a ride.

Dog parade earlier in the day.

how funny is this big guy...

This one was our favorite

Notice his white fur is green.

VIDEO-Halloween night

Shoe girl

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I think Josie has a bit of Megan in her...she might be a shoe fanatic. Josie grabbed these shoes out of my closet and decided she needed to run outside to try them on. She loves to hear herself "CLUNK." I think the heel is just her size.

COMING...

...AND GOING!

OMG

This is her look telling me she wants me to chase her....this is the neighbor's house.

Pretty girl. She has to give kisses to this bunny everytime we walk by.

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yes, she really tries to walk in these.

Pumkin Patch

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We headed to the pumpkin patch and left with ZERO pumpkins....only because they are CRAZY expensive. A medium size was 17 bucks. We went to Albertson's and left with 3 pumpkins for 15 bucks.

Josie loved to run around and sit on the pumpkins. We were going to put J on a pony, but she made a paranoid face...so we decided to go in the house of mirrors instead. She enjoyed the petting area the best.

SILLY Girl

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Josie loves to put on her tutu....she says "tuuutuuu."

I had to grab my camera when she was putting on my boots.
Josie is going to be a "SHOE" girl.

BEATNIK BABY

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"Like. . . .wow daddio." Beatnik speak.

Seattle

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Seattle trip September 16-29th

hanging at the park

Hank's Pony

Auntie Megan's Kitty

Josie was loving Antie Moll's garden gnome girl and bunny.

hank's First Birthday

2009-10-22T16:07:00.000-07:00

Hank had his first birthday at his Mom and Dad's house and his party theme was cowboys and cowgirls. We had such a fun time.

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