Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters.

  

A Lesson in the Definite and Indefinite Articles

Emma lost the father figure to one of her doll-house collections. When she asked dad to help her find “the daddy,” as she calls him, dad answered (rather reasonably, he thought), “But I’m the daddy, and I’m right here.” Emma was very patient as she corrected her father: “You’re not the daddy, you’re a daddy. I need you to find the daddy.” The daddy, as it turned out, was on holiday, as he is sometimes wont to do, inside the stereo sub-woofer.

My dad says I'm ugly.

  

The Gap

 
Bea's top front teeth are coming in and lo and behold, she has a very healthy gap in between. We attribute this to her grandparents as Nana, Papa and Oma all have some form of a gap too. Thanks a lot! 

Bea, 22 March AD 2006

  

Bea performing her Pentecostal self-healing.

  

Content at last.

  

unhappy Bea

  

potty-mouth

Emma's learning how to go on the potty so we thought we'd try out the ones up on the campus of UD. Annie was in the stall with her and after giving it the old college try, Emma took a brief inventory of her environment and asked, "What is this place?"

a bedtime conversation

Dad: “Emma, let’s talk about Bea. What do you like about her?”
Emma: “Bea’s my best friend.” (So are dad and mom.)
Dad: “Is Bea cute?”
Emma: “Yeah, she’s cute.”
Dad: “Is she fun?”
Emma: “Yeah.”
Dad: “Is Bea nice?”
Emma: “Yes, she’s beautiful. She’s actually beautiful.”

The Elephants

  

Where is it?

 
Jonah and Emma were looking in at the alligator's home and couldn't see that it was right in front of them. 

Our friend visits

 
Annie's friend Natali came to visit and we went to the zoo in her honor. The following are some of our favorite moments. 

Spare the details, please.

 
At the dinner table this evening dad was trying to tell Emma about the errands he had run this afternoon. First, he told her about his trip to the bookstore. Then he proceeded to tell her about his visit to and purchases at the auto store. He told her about the windshield wipers and the air filter he had acquired. When he got to the part about the radiator fluid, however, Emma had to interject: “Huh? What are you talking about?” One purchase dad made this afternoon, however, did manage to catch Emma’s attention-—her very own bouquet of Carnations. 

Bea and Dad like each other.

  

Ponytail Profile

  

Playing with Noah's Ark

  

They say I'm to follow the light.

  

Fun with the crayons and Jonah and Jude

  

So, one day,

 
I was crawling around with Mrs. Potato Head's arm in my mouth,...