15 Months and a Trip to Texas!

Tonight, Mamma is in bed so Dad is posting. Dad wasn't actually present for the taking of most of these pictures so I'm just going to guess what is going on. Hopefully, the inaccuracy of the captions won't take away from the joy you feel when looking at these pictures.



Judah decided that she would lead a parade through the neighborhood. Pop was the only one she could recruit, but she was not deterred.





Mamma must have taken her Ambien before she posted these pictures, because this looks like exactly the same picture as above!




Judah, seen here discussing brewing with Uncle Chan.

Cousins. Honestly, they are really related, by blood, even though they couldn't look more different.





Zachary, showing Judah his new GIGANTIC BOOK!!!





"Judah, you missed a spot when you were vacuuming," said Zachary.

Judah riding a train. Pop said that he was going to let her ride every one of those rides. But I don't see a picture of her on that big turtle in the background...






Judah, remembering the good old days when people took the train. She fondly recalls her time as a railroad employee, taking the night run from San Fran through to Salt Lake City. That was before all these darn highways and new fangled horseless carriages...






Judah loves riding, confined in her car seat, for four hours to Houston!!!

My brother tried to eat my daughter just so he could say, "I ATE A BABY ONCE!!" Judah cleverly distracted him with onion rings and avoided ingestion.





Time to clean up from nearly being eaten.






Aunt Kelsey and Judah took a power lunch and a stroll through some shops to find some earrings that go with her overalls.

This one I know: Judah took a bath!






Here Judah is trying to call me at home to tell me that she is going to an early 90's party (notice the single strap off the shoulder). Unfortunately, the cell phone she has is without battery.






This one I know: Aunt Kelsey gave Judah French Braids. Really cute. Good job Kels.

We think it is hilarious when she makes this face. Is she happy? Is she excited? Is she scared? Is that dog chewing on her foot? You make the call...






Judah in Aunt Kelsey's rocking chair.






What a beautiful little girl. That is why I don't need anything for Christmas.

FunCole, Mamma and Judah by the fountain.






Judah sees money. She is obsessed with putting money in her college fund. She knows that the value of the dollar is down and she is concerned that with rising oil cost and the continued dependency on oil she might not be able to work her way through college. So, she is saving every penny she can and investing it in hopes that her investment will pay off and she will be able to afford the rising cost of a college education. Or maybe she'll blow it all on a backpack trip through Europe.






Judah had a great time in Texas. She especially liked that her dry skin got better in the humidity. She enjoyed it so much that she has convinced me to pack up the family's four-wheel-drive sleigh and head down the land of cowboy hats and southern twang for Yuletide festivities in a week and a half. She can't wait for 13 hours of sitting in her car seat! But Dad is looking forward to visiting Uncle Chan's house to see what he's brewing up.

And that's what you get when Dad does the blog post. PEACE OUT!