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removing the clothes from the hamper has long been a favorite game at our house.  imagine my surprise when she crawled right in...

music class

usually sara, our nanny, takes etta and her daughter valeria to music at the library on mondays.  this past week sara took the day off and we met at the library for class.  the third baby in the pic is etta's friend vivian.

Fish

we went to see the fish at the new academy of sciences today with tara and theo.  etta loved the fish, but wasn't so sure about having theo touch her pumas...

apples

not the most interesting, but i'm playing with imovie...

escape artist

since she's started crawling, and she's gotten brave enough to leave the room, we never know where we are going to find her....

Play Group Halloween

we got together with our play group buddies for a little late halloween celebration. the babies weren't all that happy about wearing their costumes again...  jamieson was a panda, eva was a lion, you know the rat, and cecil was a strawberry.  we had a great time.

Notice to Grandparents

Etta will not need toys for Christmas.  Vegetables will be just fine.

My Favorite Place

I love the Discovery Museum of the Bay Area.  Not only because Etta had a blast, but also for what happened on the way home... best $10 I ever spent.

Clean up crew

Fred has been officially added to the staff here in SF. Every time Etta sits down to eat he moves into position under the highchair.  Cheerios and waffles are his favorites so far.

doin time

etta spent some time in baby jail last night.  yes- the nasal bulb is clean.

New Stats

we went in for etta's nine month check up yesterday (a little early). she's weighing in at 18lbs, 7ozs; and she's 28 inches long.  she handled the flu shot like a champ. dr. piel thinks she'll be walking by her first bday.  it is ON people.

Nap Hair

when you wake up and your hair looks like this you know it was a quality nap.

Helping Daddy

Brent hates cleaning out the fridge.  Last weekend he had some help.

Shredder

I think we need to enter her into a toilet paper shredding contest.  She's faster than any other baby I've seen.

Friends

This is Etta's friend Valeria.  She comes to play on Mondays with her mommy.  Etta was pretty much sitting in her lap right before I snapped this picture.

Little Rat