wheeeee!!! i'm flying!!!

hey everybody!
check out the awesome pics of az's fun weekend
with baby oz's family on oz's blog.

ladri di biciclette...

chillin' on the mama

at least a foot taller than az and twice her weight,
mr. frog is mercifully a vegan

az loves nothing better than a chance to spoon soup onto herself

whoo-whee-whoo-whee-whoo-whee -whoooo ... wah-wah-wah
don't even think about it kid. this is my slide.

az would give anything for several hundred sandwich bags right now.
she's into hermetically sealed chaos.

giddyup salty!

Wash yer hands!



Ducks eating donuts. Ah, Chicago!

A girl's best friend.

Fall is the tops!

Now that Az can walk, she loves to hit the streets!

Last year on Halloween she was a little lamb...
This year she's BABY BARBARIAN!
(whatever that's supposed to mean)

Sneaking a peek.

Az fell asleep waiting for the Great Pumpkin to descend on Chicago.
Happy Halloween, Dia de los muertos, and Samhain, everybody!

Az is not so sure about small boats ...

they're basically only good for taking naps...

but big boats, like ferries, are grand!

az spent some time kickin' it at the beach ...

she found a couple good rocks ... but if only she had someone to play with...

"hey, will you play with me?"

sure kid. wait a second ... hey, i know you! oi! bro, come check her out!

remember us, az? it's luca and nicco...

yah! what about me?

yahoo! hi zegyal!

A Visit to the Farm

going tete-a-tete with uncle jimmy

chilling with cousin garfield ...

wiggling with aunt jeannie ...

learning some moves from one of the greats ...

here's a pea from the garden ...

eat it up! it's delicious!

uh... not so sure about this...
here, you try it first.

why is az so tired? well, let's review ...

first, she had breakfast with roger...

then she went with roger, sid, and baba to honor the lives of some of chicago's finest ...

then aunt andy came for a visit and they chilled in the park ...

she splashed in the fountain downtown ...

she entertained some admirers on the steps of the art institute ...

she made friends with the baby in the bean ...

she mingled while listening to opera at millenium park ...

she played dress-up ...

she practiced her dog paddle ...

and her surfing ...

she hung out at the dog beach ... hey! where is that dog anyway? ...

oh! he's home doing chores... (cleaning-up az's high chair)

lots of friends from far away places come to visit when you're 1 ...

we had so much fun running around town with Mike ...

reading stories in our jammies with Scott ...

and kickin' it with Amy and her family in the burbs ...

hurray for being 1!

i can wear my party dress while watering the garden ...

swim at the pool with the big kids ...

try more adventurous food ...

and brush me own teeth ... sort of