nobody appreciates summer like a wisconsinite

on a walk this morning...
Cousins...

overdue...

Here's Helena, first thing in the morning...






and and couple of cute videos...

too cute for her own good...

spring spring spring???

Its all green outside, Mama- can we go out and play??

nightly walking practice

you'll have to excuse my elegant evening wear in this video and focus on Helena's one-handed walking.... she's so close to two-legged independence! (don't worry- she falls into Daddy's lap at the end - no babies were hurt in the making of this video)

cutey bebe

these were taken today...

and this was from Mom's birthday, last weekend...

and here's an old one from Easter which I just got my hot littles on.

Keeping it real

We're trying to wean Helena off her pacifier. This is no easy chore. She refers to it as her 'mama', i kid you not. We're only letting her have it when in her crib. In the following sequence, it is late afternoon and Helena is tired and getting grumpy - and really wants her pacifier. Even when she's crying she's so darn cute. I ended up giving her three OTHER pacifiers (she only has one she likes). She tried each one, made a face at it, and cast it aside. Finally, she took some comfort from her sippy cup.