I really struggled with whether or not I should post these pictures on the internet.

But come ON!  A two-year-old reading Newsweek on the potty?  How could I not!

Lady Liberty - live and in your kitchen!

Ok, so I climb up on the slide here...

Are you watching this Daddy?

SPLASH!

Holy Cannoli! This water is FREEZING!

I mean, it's great Mom!  Come on in!

And now, for those of you who like to look at pictures of Joe with his shirt off...

I give you...

Super-Dad and the Flying Twinkie!

See how she soars!

See how she laughs!  See how she loves her Dad!

Meanwhile, back on the blanket...

I'm smooching this baby.

Mom?  Why don't I have any pants on?

Why, so I can take not one,

but TWO pics of your big butt and rolls and post them on the internet, of course!

This was some very impressive sitting up for June.

As I'm typing this in January, however, it seems like less of a big deal. 

We break for toes!

I love this one.  It's my wallpaper.

Although this is certainly cute, too.

Wait a second!  What was that about January?

You are going to let the website get 7 months behind?

Do you have any idea how long it will take you to go through 7 months of pictures?

You are insane, old woman.

Me, I'll just chomp my toes some more.  You have fun with that whole web thing.

Ah, yes.  Back before Madam had mastered getting dressed "all by herself".

"Mommy - I need help with my shirt!"

No mention of the panties on top of the skirt. That part seemed just right to her. (In this picture she's starting to realize that I'm not laughing "with" her.)

Ah, my family.

Nobody has as much fun as us.

You might think you do.

But you'd be wrong.

Here is the proof...

The play-doh nose!  

And mustache and beard!  Seriously - if you've never tried it, you're missing out. 

And here we have the brave (re: foolish) man...

...playing with his infant son...

...30 seconds before getting peed on.  (Could've been a lot worse.)

Hey, Twink - can you come over here so I can take pictures of you and Jonas in your matching outfits?

Whoa - such enthusiasm. I can tell these are going to be GREAT pictures.

Well, Mom - at least you've got me!

One terrible picture of them together.

Two terrible pictures.  At least the baby is looking my way this time.  Anyway - behold the matching outfits.  Thought they'd be cute.  My bad.

Hey, this isn't the same bathing suit you were wearing the other day!

Just how many suits does a toddler need?

As many as I can sucker Dad into buying me!  Mwah ha ha!

I just show him this sweet face - see?

And then I ask very nicely - "Please" and everything...

And then he gets out his wallet!  Ha!  It's beautiful!

Aww.  Jaynie and Riley play in our backyard one last time.

I gotta say - it's been many months,

yet Madam still asks if Riley can come over and play.

In fact, she saw me sorting these pictures earlier,

and went to get my phone.

"Call Miss Sally, Mommy!"

Riley - we miss you!

Oh, Man!

I think I see what's causing the slow drain.

There's a big, fat baby in the sink!

Hello!  This can't be good for the plumbing!

Ack!  And a naked toddler on the counter!  Where food is prepared!  Someone call the health department!

It's like they're startled by just how cute they are.

Sigh.  Yummy cuteness. (The baby's not bad, either.)

Jaynie makes an important call, in her underwear.

Hello? Old Navy?  I'd like to buy some pants please.

I look great in this hat!  Yeah!

What does one do in a house with no furniture?

Lay down some cardboard and fingerpaint, of course!  Hey, Joe - you paying attention over here?

He's sleeping Mommy!  Sheesh!

Don't worry about me, though - you can totally trust me with this paint.

You just go play with Jonas.  I'll keep myself entertained.

Just don't worry about a thing, Mom.

Well...  you don't have to tell me twice.

Look at this sweet face!

Armpit! Belly! Chest!

Look at this sweet foot!

Look how delicious and yummy and ..... wait, what's going on in the background there?

(Imagine the sound of me banging my head repeatedly against the wall.  Sigh.)

Huh - here's a yummy baby just laying here, minding his own business...

Aaah!  Attacked!

Whew.  It was a run-by-zerbetting!

Alright, kiddos - this will be the last set of pictures from this driveway, so look super cute!

Nice job!

Oh - getting your feet in the shot!  Good thinking.

Joe, Jaynie, and the neighbor kids clean up a huge styrofoam peanuts mess.  Well, Joe and the big kids clean, Jaynie supervises.

What?  My talents would be squandered on grunt work.

I was made to lead.

Hey - if she wants to boss someone else around for a change, that's alright with me, Mom!

Notice that I've once again put them in matching outfits,

but can't get them close enough together for a picture.

Oh!  What is THIS?

It's fat and delicious!

What are you looking at?

Can't a boy get a little privacy to chomp his own foot?

That it, give me that camera.

What?  Did you just say NO to me?

I'm not sure you know who you're dealing with!

I show you the fist of death!

Ha - that was pretty intimidating, huh!

I chomp the fist of death!

Hee hee hee hee.

Ok - when I asked you guys to look cute I had no idea you were going to go so above and beyond here.  My goodness, I could smooch the screen.

And lets not forget my little biker chick with her very serious looking tattoo. Grr.

Six months old!  Where did the time go?

Look at this sweetness.

They don't come any cuter, folks!

Ah, and my sweet girl.

This is us saying "goodbye" to Jaynie's old room.

Jonas didn't have a room to say goodbye too.

Poor thing was forced to sleep in ours.

Man, this second child thing sucks!  Where's my carefully decorated nursery?!

These crack me up.

Alarmed looking baby in the foreground, hungry toddler in the back.

I couldn't resist taking this terrible, no-make-up, in front of an open closet picture of me and the Muffin Man.  Then posting it on the internet. 

Ah!  Mom!  You're crazy!

I don't know what you're laughing at, Twink - at least I don't have food all over my face.

Look!  Jonas is finally big enough to sit in the cart while shopping!

Oops - I guess if he's depending on Madam to sit still, then he's not actually ready yet after all.

Joe took these pictures.

They were outside at the park,

and he thought he should take some pics.

I said all that,

because I wanted everyone to know,

that it was  him that chose to take pictures of himself with a binky in his mouth.

(Posting them online was entirely my idea, of course.)

And

now

we

have

60

pictures

of

Jonas's

first

solid

meal.

Gag!

Uck.

This rice cereal?

Not that great!

Cereal face!

I love a messy baby.

You can tell that I now have the camera.

Due to the extreme close-ups.

What can I say?  I like to be right up close to the mess. =)

A brief moment of quiet.

This would be a Mr. Potato Head,

except its an ear of corn.  Toys today.

After that cereal....

someone was in serious need of a bath.

Yeah, you!

Jonas makes sure his feet are nice and clean.

Then works on learning some letters.

So we bought this jumpy jump thing for the J-man.

He wasn't any better at using it than Jaynie was way back when.