Self-Portrait from Japan

How did they know that this is exactly how I look?!

Smile! We're making hummus!!

And it's soooo delicious!

Sunday & Monday

Hmmm... I've got a lot of books. Be prepared to see images of a lot of them...

This is one crazy photograph. Dino sticker, hairbrush, gorilla jammies and polk a dot chair!

Busy fun weekend

Bean and I held hands on the carousel today. She tried sitting on a rabbit for about 30 seconds. But then wanted to sit on the bench and hold my hand. My heart burst into a thousand pieces.

During secret society unveilings I like to doodle... there's only so many jerks you can clap for.

One person who isn't a jerk but was unveiled to be in one of these secret societies and who I'm so super proud of is my good friend Suzy Day. She is amazing and got to be publicly recognized for her awesomeness. I cried. I'm a sap, what can I say? Here is her niece and her enormous feminist cake (plus Elmo drill)...

Toys

I have an obsession with the Bean's toys. I photograph them, I sketch them, I put them away over and over... they make the Bean laugh and sometimes cry (when other kids play with them). I spend a lot of time with these creatures that share our home.

obsessed with iphone apps

Taken with the Hipstamatic iphone app. It's pretty cool and acts like you're really taking a picture (you have to wait for your picture to "develop"!).

Oh the Bean

Bean is almost two and she is full of stuff. Her latest funny things...

Time and the moon

Bean: Where does time go?

Joe: Where does the time go?

Bean: To the moon

Bean: Where rooster, Mama?

Me: I don't know, where is the rooster?

Bean: Big rooster in backyard

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Bean: What rooster name, Mama?

Me: Rocky

Bean: Ohhhh! Right!

Bean: What matter, Mama? Something wrong?

Me: No, I'm fine. Thanks.

Bean: No problem

Gorgeous weekend

On the deck outside. Sally's way into barometers... she thinks they are clocks.

Really crazy patterns at the library!

Crazy colorful Bean.

Here a couple from this weekend! The weather is so nice right now- no mosquitos, cool breeze, mid-60's... it's heaven and it will all go away very shortly.

Going to clean... I swear

Containers in my office.

Food face

I don't think this face is much happier... hmmm... attitude adjustment? According my grandparents, two fingers of Jack will take care of that frown.

How did it get to be Wednesday?

I missed a day! And okay, so these two photos are not the most recent... The Bean watches the "cat movie" and sees her favorite character... the mouse. And, a photobooth self portrait of my worst habit.

Some days are just like this...

I just started laughing when I saw this sad face... Luckily it's an inanimate object and I couldn't hurt it's feelings. Sometimes this is how I feel during the winter- a little eye twitch, a set mouth. In the spring I feel so much better! I'll try to take a picture of spring feeling for tomorrow.

Took a couple of days off...

Bean is very interested in gardening... especially putting dirt all over the sidewalk.

The house is always a mess...

Bean ran to Joe yelling: Dada! Dada! The smile on his face was awesome.

Office shots

A couple from the office... seriously, I feel like I never get to go outside.

I want to sketch both of these... I love the planes of wonky paper and the strangeness of the solid door and the roundness of the doorknob.

Reponse to a January Post

Oooh! So here's what I said I would do:

Make dentist appointment
Submit work for shows
Seriously, clean off the desk in the kitchen
Post Christmas photos on Facebook

And here's what I did...
I made dentist appointments!
I seriously cleaned off the desk in the kitchen (and now it's a disaster again).
I submitted work for a show and it got accepted!
I posted Christmas pictures on Facebook

And I have NOT purchased the camera I want because I'm being fiscally responsible.

Not too shabby, eh?

That inbox will get you

Watch out! That shark will get you... but will it get you if you complete all of the tasks in your inbox or if you don't? Tricky... Really I should post pictures of what a mess my office is... so maybe that will be for tomorrow's post.

Notes in my office

It's that time of year again... time to plan classes at the studio. This year we put giant pieces of paper on the walls to help us see all of the options. They're still up even though we don't need them up anymore. In my office... notes go up and they rarely ever come down.

Notes in my office

The notes my students leave me are just too funny. And slightly disturbing.

Some from our trip to St. Louis

We went on a fam-cation with our good friends and their two little ones to St. Louis. The Cheshire Inn was exactly what we were told- not great, not terrible... and a short walk to Forest Park. We walked into the park every day that we were there.

Bean found a puddle and decided to stomp. Note to self... always bring another pair of shoes and socks. While it was fun and hilarious to watch, her feet were freezing afterwards. Best quote of the day: Look Dada, muddy feet!

We also visited the Magic House, which was incredible and worth every penny. I can't wait to go back now that I know how much time we can spend there. Bean loved all of the different parts and was entertained for hours until she started chomping on the fake bread in the pretend market... lunch time always breaks up the fun.

More Magic House fun... musical chairs so your butt can play music too!

And there are giant chalk people that you can decorate however you please. Bean liked gathering the erasers more than anything else. But Ruby went to town...

And it's all fun and games until you get home and your whole routine has been turned upside down. So here we are trying to get through a couple of nights of crying and weepy calls for more milk.

Happily day time comes again and your crazed sleep deprived child turns back into her normal yet strange self.