Monday, June 30, 2008

hot pink!


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Originally uploaded by jcampioni
lately evie has been pitching a fit every time that we try to put shoes on her, so i decided it was time to go out and get her little feet measured. turns out they weren't so little. 4.5 on one foot and 5 on the other - no wonder those 4's made her so unhappy....

it also turns out that her feet are wide and tall (hmm, fat feet to go with her man hands, lovely), so there was only one pair of shoes (yeah, that'd be $40 shoes) in the store that we could get on her feet. wouldn't you know that they were hot pink.

and wouldn't you know that she loves them. my shoe hating daughter now wants to wear these hot pink monstrosities all of the time. including last night after her bath. what am i going to do when she wants to play dress up?

Thursday, June 26, 2008

evie loves disco - the video

ok, this is probably the best video that i got from the dance party. for some reason, she just stopped moving every time i pulled out the camera. when the camera wasn't on she was looking up at the disco ball, clapping her hands and twirling around in circles. very VERY cute.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

who you looking at?


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Originally uploaded by jcampioni
so evie spent most of last week wearing little more than a diaper, since it was so blazing hot. being a slave to fashion, though, she needed to complete her look with a hat (she now runs around saying "hat" a lot).

this is her tough girl pose.

Monday, June 23, 2008

evie loves disco


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Originally uploaded by jcampioni
last saturday, evie and i beat the heat by attending an event known as "baby loves disco". it's a dance party for babies at a san francisco dance club. evie loved it from the second that she spotted the disco ball. she spent much of the afternoon staring up at it while she twirled around in circles and clapped her hands. the whole experience was made better by the fact that there was a snack table packed with things that she loves (cheese, grapes, goldfish crackers, etc). that and she had her friends stella and charlie to dance with.

i tried to get a good video, but every time i pulled out the camera, she seemed to stop dancing, i'll see if i can find a good clip to upload, though. in the meantime, click here to see the full set of pics from the day.

name that movie star

ok, i've got a new picture of evie that resembles a famous movie star, see if you can guess who....

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not sure..

keep thinking....

here's a hint, it's a man...


keep scrolling...

ok, here's my politically incorrect answer:

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

the girls share a little love

it's very nice that after a whole day together, evie and paloma still like being with each other. makes me feel okay about being away for the day.

Monday, June 16, 2008

evie + cubs win = great father's day


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Originally uploaded by jcampioni
need i say more?

i almost dressed evie up in a pretty dress for father's day, but realized that mike would probably rather see his girl in his favorite baseball gear. the only problem was the only cubs outfit we had was a 3-6 month onesie that was just a little small for my beefy gal.

enter, pair of scissors. problem solved. daddy and daughter enjoyed the game together.

big girls have all the fun


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Originally uploaded by jcampioni
tony's daughter (eve) and grand-daughter (lilly) are here for a visit, and evie is having a blast with lilly. lilly has somewhat of a blast with evie, at least for a little while. she tends to grow a tad weary of evie's attention after a while, but she keeps coming back for more.

lilly was hula-hooping like a champ, and evie wanted in on the action.

more from my two-fisted girl


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Originally uploaded by jcampioni
yes, her two-fistedness continues. she enjoyed both an apricot and a plum, after she ate her cereal and half a banana for breakfast the other morning. a very good eater, indeed.

unfortunately for my sweet, little girl, those are some kind of big man hands from her daddy!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

baaaaa

sorry it's been a while since my last post. things have been busy at work and at home, so i haven't found much time to write. just to catch you up on the last few weeks, you should know that evie is bigger, faster, climbing higher, and bossier than ever. all seems normal. other than the bossiness (which i actually like a little at times), she is a blast. her personality is very clear, and she is very determined - especially to climb on things.

she's also generous with the hugs and kisses lately. i like that. a lot.

she's getting much more verbal, and at the same time picking up new baby signs. she can now sign "more", "eat", "please", "thank you", "baby" and "cracker". she may know more, but that's the limit of what i know, so it's all i understand. i taught her please, thank you and cracker, but she learned the rest from paloma, which i think is pretty darned cool.

she's also pretty good with the animal sounds, so our trip to the farm at rancho san antonio last friday was a good adventure. sheep, pigs, goats, ducks and chickens to talk back to. all great fun until a goat kind of hissed at her. then abject terror. lucky for me i had a bunch of cherries which would help evie get over any crises.

here's a pic of us checking out the animals. if you look closely, you may notice some coordination in our outfits. i can tell you, without a doubt, that that was an accident. i'm incapable of coordinating outfits for myself, so doing it for both of us it out of the question!