Don't Forget the Lyric!

Today we went to Uncle D and even-closer-to-being-Aunt T's house for a BBQ. I sat patiently and ladylike on the lawn while waiting for Daddy to grill my hot dog.



Then my new boyfriend Lyric came over to play.



We started off with a little catch. Lyric was unclear on the wind-up required for a 2 inch throw.



Suddenly, out of nowhere, he turned it into a wrestling match. What a pin-head.

Eye of the Tiger

Before leaving the BBQ, we raided Uncle D's prop closet to find some shtick for Daddy to use at the wedding. Let's just say there was no shortage of material. With the disco balls and the Bulls helmet, I did my best Rocky Ballbulla impression.

Fleshing Things Out

Unfortunately, the hotel didn't make robes my size. I have a feeling this pic will make me the butt of jokes for many years to come.

Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?

Today we flew to Minneapolis for Uncle D and so-very-close-to-being-Aunt T's wedding. Once again, I was a little miffed at not being the center of attention. Maybe if I were a little tanner.



Ahh, that's better. Thanks Elovics!



I loved the food at the rehearsal dinner but, as you know, I'm not a picky eater. I also liked having both red and white wine, er... water and milk in front of me.



I made friends with a cute little boy named Lyric. Sorry, Leo, but I'm in a different area code.

Badonkadonk

We took advantage of the hotel pool but Mommy and Daddy forgot my swim diapers so I had to go old school. I retained more water than Mommy did when she was prego with me.

Bathing Beauty

We didn't bring my tub with us so I took a bath like a big girl. We can check that off the list on the right rail of things I'm looking forward to. It was pretty underwhelming really. Especially considering I had Mommy behind me keeping me from slipping around too much. At least my hairdo was exciting. If Ed Grimley had a baby with a shark, this is probably what she'd look like.

Steppin' Over

Today I took twice as many steps as my last two efforts combined! This go round, it was the promise of keys that kept me going after a brief "How Big is Ellie?" interlude and then a newspaper story about dirty syringes that almost got me to step over the carpet. Unfortunately, "almost" only counts in horse-shoes and hand grenades. Roger, Roger? Over, Obher. What's your vector, Victor?

Steppin' Up

Yesterday, I took 6 steps on camera. Today I nearly doubled my output. This time 2 orange blocks were the carrots dangled in front of me and, rather than a graceful butt landing, I full on face-plant. Of course, after that tumble, things were certainly looking up.

Steppin' Out

Earlier this week, I reached a big milestone -- I took my first steps on my own! Today was the first time we got it on video, though. Here you'll see me walking 6 steps lured by the camera before falling on my bum. I'll spare you the obvious, one small step for Ellie pun. But I will say it's one giant leap for standkind!

Square Peg, Round Hole

Lots of my toys have different shapes and matching holes so I've been getting better at figuring out what pieces go where. Today, Zayde threw me off though. I've never seen a mouth, I mean hole, that big!