What, No Turkey?

From Park Play Nov. 2009

Piper, et. al. spent thanksgiving being thankful for spending thanksgiving with piper, et. al. If no traveling, no hosting, no turkey and no football sounds a bit bah humbugish to you, rest assure that et. al. took off an extra day from work, went back to the park and enjoyed braised short ribs. The true spirit of thanksgiving was there, just not the traditional green bean casserole and hangover.

From Park Play Nov. 2009

This Thanksgiving, Piper is thankful for:
1) swings
2) bumblebees
3) et. al.
4) blocks
5) braised short ribs

From Park Play Nov. 2009

From Park Play Nov. 2009

Piper is sitting very well, and can stand if she holds on to something - et. al. or her latest activity cube do just nicely. She is sleeping well, but has gone back to the pacifier at night. With 11 hours of sleep though, et. al. cannot complain. Piper is grabbing Cheerios and if they do make it to her mouth she gets very excited. And of course she still loves to dance!

Finally, here is a new song Piper likes to sing in the mornings:

Good morning, good morning.
How are you today?
Would you like some toast and jelly
before you go out and play?

Pancakes and waffles will chase the hungries away.
Good morning, good morning.
How are you today?

From Park Play Nov. 2009

Monkeys (I mean Girls) Just Want to Have Fun

From Park Play Nov. 2009

S-w-i-n-g-i-n-g,
s-w-i-n-g-i-n-g
why don't you swing with me?
I like swinging, swinging among the trees
I once was a banana junky,
now I'm a swinging monkey.
So come along,
and sing along
with a swinging monkey like me!

(sing to the tune of Daisy Bell)

From Park Play Nov. 2009

From Park Play Nov. 2009

From Park Play Nov. 2009

While not yet big enough for a tandem bicycle, Nora and Piper enjoy a swing built for two. The two are quite a pair, singing and dancing and generally acting like little monkeys, I mean little girls. Here is another song the girls like to dance to -

From Piper and Nora

Piper is a monkey,
she likes to kick the donkey,
then she goes to monkey town
where she gets her party down

From Piper and Nora

Monkey monkey monkey town
part party party down!

From Piper and Nora

Nora is a monkey,
a real banana junky,
then she goes to monkey town
where she gets her party down

From Piper and Nora

Monkey monkey monkey town
party party party down

From Piper and Nora

Monkey monkey monkey town
party party party down ...

From Piper and Nora

I'm Not A Snail, Not A Slug

From Halloween 2009

I am a spotty dotty lady bug.

No ghouls or ghosts this Halloween, piper, et. al. celebrated all hallows eve with a lion, a lion tamer, a Noe Valley mommy, a dragon, a princess, and a sensitive daddy.

From Halloween 2009

From Halloween 2009

We strolled to NOPNA's neighborhood party, and then to the block party. While the party was choc full of parents and kids, the block was an expansive prairie, where we could roam and run without fearing modern man and his car. Next mission: Mission.

Piper showed Minerva her dance moves, before meeting up with Christina.

From Halloween 2009

From Halloween 2009

Piper recognize Christina right away, while Nora was not so sure this wicked witch could be the same Christina. Piper, et. al. headed home, and our spotty dotty lady bug went to sleep.