Better than nothing

Certain parties have complained about the lack of Juniper pictures these days.  I am sorry to say I don't take as many as I'd like to; certainly not as many as that cutie deserves!  But here are a few (and I even almost managed to catch some smiles).

Peaceful

The small ones

Tithing's over in Asia

"Squeeze my cheeks and I'll give you a kiss!"

So sweet to his sisters!

This boy has never been one to avoid using a word just because he doesn't know what it is or what it means.  My favorite thing is to hear him singing (at the top of his lungs) various songs he's overheard, as he interprets them.  (And he hears LOTS of songs around here, especially since Abe joined the Utah Children's Choir last year.)  Here are some of his (mis)interpretations:

"Nova, Nova, Tidings of Salvation"="Nova, Nova, tithing's over in Asia"

"As I sat on a sunny bank"="A slice was on a Johnny-bank"

"Won't we look purty in the ballroom"="Won't you put birdie in the ballroom"

Lettuce wraps="soda scraps"

My other favorite thing he's said lately?  The following:

Ky: (crying) I got hurt on my tail!

Me: Your tail?

Ky: (crying harder) Yes, and I don't even HAVE a tail!

Our pursuits stay remarkably constant

2007

2011

Bear II, smiles, diapers

Sebby got to bring Kinderbear home again.  He brought the girl kinderbear this time.  We loved her.

This girl's hair is growing and growing!  Rachael, do you see that ponytail and clip?  So cute! 

I asked her to smile and she produced this hideous grimace.  Her real smile is much cuter, naturally.

This tiny one smiles at us ALL THE TIME---definite, unmistakeable smiles.  I still haven't been able to capture one in its full glory with the camera, but here is the tail end of one.  She is such a remarkable baby :)

The bag of disposable diapers I bought for right after she was born ran out, so now she is in the cloth and looks like a Real Nielson Baby: tiny little body with big soft bottom.  Cloth diapers always look SO BIG on newborns!  I was experimenting with making fitted diapers (using flannel pieces I had) which is why the one above is more decorative than usual---usually she just looks like this:

May Day

Daisy looked so pretty in her flowery dress.  And, Beth, please take note:

HAIR!!  Enough to (sort of) put a little clippie in.  Do you see it?

Soon she'll be sporting French-braids and all sorts of other hairstyles, no doubt. :)