Yesterday warmed up to nearly 68 degrees, so we seized the opportunity and strolled the little lady to the park. We shared the premises with a handful of adolescents who conversed loudly about teenage things. (Although I won't complain because I'm nosy and had fun eavesdropping.)
Here are some pics of Selah swinging with mommy and daddy. She seemed to have a good time.
Selah's hat was knitted by a friend of Grandma Merlee. (Selah's Great Grandma) We love this hat and the yellow one just like it. Thanks, Grandma Merlee! :)
My two favorite gangstas.
Seeing Selah hold onto the swing was sweet but also made me cringe because I knew we still had to walk a few miles home before we could wash her tiny hands with soap, and that they would inevitably find her mouth before then. Yuck!
We had an eventful evening with the G's that included a whole lotta Vienna-bashing, dinner (
this recipe from The Pioneer Woman; and
this salad dressing), piles of babies, poker, Selah's enthusiastic display of affection for her thumbs, cookies, Charlie attempting to perform dental work on himself and excellent one-liners by Ava.
"Come 'ere you yummy little thumbies!"
"Delish!"
Girlfriend's got more gums than Wrigley's.
Selah and her "little" cousin Johnny snuggle up.
"Oh. My. Gosh. You have thumbs too?! Can I try yours???"
Ash and I were busy propping up the babies when we heard Ava walk up behind us with her arms full of Selah's dolls and say, "Look! A pile of babies!"
We laughed at Ava's silliness - "Oh, how childish and endearing that she's so entertained by putting these little stuffed babies in a pile and staring at them!"
Then we turned around to focus our attention on our own...
...pile of babies.
I suppose little girls don't change very much when they grow up. :)
Ava brought one of Selah's dolls over to her. Selah promptly ate her.
Ava decided she wanted to spend a bit of time with the doll too, so she took it back from Selah.
As soon as she took the doll back, Ava looked over at Selah and sweetly said, "If you want her back, just say so, okay, Selah?"
Shortly after we moved our pile of babies into Selah's crib, Charlie started acting weird. He kept swatting his mouth with his arms. (Okay, I know all four are all called legs, but really, the front two are more arm-like.) Then we saw blood on his mouth and on a blanket and I almost had a heart attack.
Instead, I busted out my doggy dental kit and pried open Charlie's mouth. It appeared as though he had attempted to install his own special wooden
grill.
The fancy new mouth ornament had been so deeply implanted that the surrounding teeth, peeved about being displaced by a stick, were throwing a bloody protest. (No, not like how British people would describe a protest, I mean they were seriously bleeding.)
I don't really know how the little guy managed to jam a stick so deeply into his gums, but after a few minutes of yanking with all my might, I was able to extract the DIY wooden grill - in several pieces. Charles immediately showered me with millions of tiny licks of gratitude.
Oh, dog ownership.
After the kiddos were put to bed, we adults began to play some poker. That is, until we heard the beginning of a serious jam session coming from the room Ava was sleeping in. Ash went to check it out (camera in hand), and found this:
And here we are, playing our serious poker match.
Remember how I told you that my camera lens broke and now you have to manually focus it? Yeah, well, this was Ashley's attempt at manual focus. :)
"Iloveclippybows!!!!"
Selah's hat was knitted by a friend of Grandma Merlee. (Selah's Great Grandma) We love this hat and the yellow one just like it. Thanks, Grandma Merlee! :)
My two favorite gangstas.
Seeing Selah hold onto the swing was sweet but also made me cringe because I knew we still had to walk a few miles home before we could wash her tiny hands with soap, and that they would inevitably find her mouth before then. Yuck!
We had an eventful evening with the G's that included a whole lotta Vienna-bashing, dinner (this recipe from The Pioneer Woman; and this salad dressing), piles of babies, poker, Selah's enthusiastic display of affection for her thumbs, cookies, Charlie attempting to perform dental work on himself and excellent one-liners by Ava.
"Come 'ere you yummy little thumbies!"
"Delish!"
Girlfriend's got more gums than Wrigley's.
Selah and her "little" cousin Johnny snuggle up.
"Oh. My. Gosh. You have thumbs too?! Can I try yours???"
Ash and I were busy propping up the babies when we heard Ava walk up behind us with her arms full of Selah's dolls and say, "Look! A pile of babies!"
...pile of babies. 
Ava brought one of Selah's dolls over to her. Selah promptly ate her.
Ava decided she wanted to spend a bit of time with the doll too, so she took it back from Selah.
As soon as she took the doll back, Ava looked over at Selah and sweetly said, "If you want her back, just say so, okay, Selah?" 
Shortly after we moved our pile of babies into Selah's crib, Charlie started acting weird. He kept swatting his mouth with his arms. (Okay, I know all four are all called legs, but really, the front two are more arm-like.) Then we saw blood on his mouth and on a blanket and I almost had a heart attack.
And here we are, playing our serious poker match.
Please note the sticker on Justin's cheek. I guess that's just part of being the dad of a 3 year old little girl. Won't be too long 'til David's donning stickers and acting out a My Little Pony tea party. Love it!
Katy came out from SF to visit Ash this weekend and she made her famous enchiladas. Of course, as soon as I heard this exciting news I promptly invited us over for dinner. I'm so classy.
I know these two pictures aren't the greatest, but I worked so hard on getting Selah's hair into a ponytail that I have to show it off!
David thinks the ponytail is ridiculous. I think when he says that, he really means that it's ridiculous how awesome the little sprout of hair is.
They are both mad at me for the ponytail thing...Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and just keep on ponytailing. Sorry, guys. Mom knows best!
The end!
I found this hat in her hat basket with dozens of other hats that were formerly Ava's. And it still had the tags on it. (That sad little scratch on her cheek is from her tiny fingernail. Super frustrating because I trim them once a week at least. They grow so fast!)
I know she's going to kill me for posting this picture someday, but I can't stand how cute her tiny little rear is.
"This is an outrage!"
If you put Selah on her tummy, it's just a matter of time before she flips onto her back. Here she is mid-flip.
Flip complete!
Check out the impressive drool going on. I'm expecting teeth any day now, Selah!
David tries to explain the mechanics of football to Selah
Cousin time!
I love you, my little photo props.
Father/son time.
Kisses for Johnny!
Mom came pretty close to keeping our dogs. And Charles and Kiwizzle seriously abandoned us to sleep in mom and dad's bed on the first night we got there, and never looked back. Loyalty, shmoyalty.
David and I are celebrating Valentine's this upcoming weekend. On Valentine's Day, we hung out with our friends at the park and then headed to Lauren's for a potluck. David, Selah and I spent a little family time at the park before everyone else arrived. We tried to take artsy pictures of each other.
Don't let this picture deceive you. Emily and Lauren were playing some serious ball, practically burning holes in each others' mitts. (You know, because the ball was being thrown so fast...Like, so fast that it caught on fire.)
The boys played some game that entailed tossing balls towards another ball. I didn't really get it. I just kind of watched and kind of hung out with Megan and little Sophie who is ridiculously adorable.
Ems and I chat it up while the others sport it up.
I don't really know what sport this is.
Lauren made the most scrumptious chutney EVER. I asked for the recipe then immediately regretted it when I saw the 40 ingredients and 2 hours involved in making it. I should have known.
Emily's famous garlic cheese toast.
Yeeeah, Tim and Megan made fondue. Fondon't you want some right now?! (I crack me up.)
Arj and Selah chillin'.
I'm learning that babies make great photo props, fyi.
Fun and delish dinner, guys!
Afterwards we played cards. That usually means that Darren and Arjang alternate picking "games" for us to play. Arjang's game is always the same: someone picks a card, and he spends 5 minutes and multiple lousy attempts at guessing the exact card being held. Darren's games are usually something just as random and nonsensical. For some reason we always go along with this. I don't know why...
Gwen!!! So, so adorable. David and I met up with Megan and the kiddos at the park yesterday. Spencer and Gwen are so insanely cute it's not fair to the other kids on the playground.
Selah hangs out with Aunt Megan.
Spencer being sweet with Selah.
Selah and Pop-pop.
Quality time with Nana and Pop-pop before David and I put her to bed an hour early so we could go out with friends while mom and dad babysat. I can't believe it, but it totally worked! I'm not planning to teach Selah how to tell time for another 15 years so that we can make bedtime whenever is most convenient. :)
Lo and I at trivia night. Let's all stop to admire Lauren's perfect eyebrows.
