i'm how old?

wait, i can't quite see how many fingers your holding up, baba

what? @#*! really?!

whoo hoo! i'm 6 months old today!

some of az's favorite things: weird flying saucers and bags for the groceries...

hey, what da ya mean those dogs are mine? really?

kavi-do meets azi-do

aunt mahta instructs on how to give a big cheese

az's first thanksgiving meal -- rice cereal a la maman's pinkie!

oh whoa is me! a giraffe is sitting on my lap.

upright solo, but still a lil' bit tippy

az practicing her WWF moves on B
(who has dubbed her "drool bucket")

gnawing on grandpa frank's handmade teething ring. mmmm....

"a" alligator pants jumping up and down

singing an "i gotcha ya" song with uncle mehrdad

Booya!

grandma mary comes for a visit

reading "mole and baby bird"

wait a minute -- az are you actually reading that book?

hey, look what i bought at the grocery store!

hey everybody, remember to vote your conscience!

az gets buckled-up to go canvassing with Uncle Mehrdad

grandma susi and az pound the pavement to get out the vote

jim, salty, and az outside the dan seals for congress office in waukegan