Enjoy this little somewhat large selection of our favorite Zoey shots from the last 15 months, and don't forget to vote in our poll over on the right.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Favorites.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Doggies, Haircuts, Snow, Oh My!
Apologies to anyone coming here on dial-up, this is a biggie update.
Zoey Wren had an awesome last two weeks. She made her third trip down to Davidson, NC, where she and Gracie (the golden retriever) promptly fell into giggle fests, she got her first haircut, she played with her Dad in the snow, she fell in love with a complete band set from Grandma and Grandpa, and she colored with crayons for the first time. The fact that I've been off the last two weeks has only made it all that much more fun for me (and Z and El, too, I hope).
When we got down to Davidson, Zoey fell in love instantly with Gracie. A peal of laughter erupted from our little one's mouth, and she didn't stop giggling for 6 days. She also liked getting her face right in Gracie's tail and following her around the house. Strange behavior.
Less strange was Zoey's love for Grandpa's piano. She would run the length of the house, stand on her tip toes, and hit the highest key. Just once. And just that key. Then she'd run away giggling. She also got treated to quite a few concerts from Grandpa, featuring mainly The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
Her haircut was a lot of fun, too. Zoey has this lock of hair that she was born with, and has continued to grow quite quickly. Right into her eyes. Action was required. So we zipped off to a great kiddie cutter in NC, and Miss ZW had her first "day at the spa" (they seriously offered us a manicure for her - don't they know there's a recession on?). She was happy as a clam through the whole thing, which may have been a result of the bubble machine, goofy mirror, and two sets of cameras clicking furiously away. Either way, she got some long bangs and now can see the world around her.
After we got back to NJ, we were treated with a nice bit of snow on New Year's day. A quick bundle up landed me and Z on the front lawn, tasting snowflakes. I promised the little one a cup of hot cocoa as soon as she can handle it. Snowy day play time just isn't complete without hot chocolate, and I feel derelict in my parental duties. Of course, burning my 14 month old's mouth by funneling hot cocoa down her would probably be a criminal act, so I'm glad we held off. Maybe next year. =)
Last week Grandma Margie and Grandpa Steve came down and brought Zoey a holiday haul of toys and books. Far and away Zoey's favorite was a band-in-a-box set. Grandma, Grandpa, Zoey, Mom and Dad all had a silly good time playing maracas, clackers, cymbals, tambourines and other percussion instruments whose name I don't know. She's been handing me the tambourine ever since, trying to get me to do some kind of Mamas and the Papas impersonation. The girl loves her music.
And now, a quick house keeping item. I've been thinking about how we share photos on this blog, and wanted to get some feedback. You'll notice a poll over on the right side of the page. The options are pretty straight-forward: 1)keep things as they are, or 2) have us do some editing on which photos we share. We have some pretty big updates on here (today's, for example), and to be honest, quite a few of these pictures are either redundant, not so great, or both. So, what would you, our audience prefer? Editing requires a bit more time and effort, but not so much that it's really difficult to do. But if people like seeing everything we've got (with the exception of shots that make me look fatter, which I remove anyway), I'm content with continuing as is. The poll is open through February, so let us know.
I hope every had a merry/happy/joyful/{fill in the blank} Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanza/{fill in the blank} and a Happy New Year!
Zoey's First Haircut.
Zoey in Davidson.
Zoey in the Snow.
Random Shots of Zoey at Home.
Mini Update Part II
Here's the promised second set of photos from two weeks ago.
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