Dirty Little Girl

About 11 months ago, Ida needed a lot of help taking a bath. This, as you may recall, is back when her umbilicus had just fallen off.



These days she doesn't need so much assistance.



As this short film will demonstrate:

Ida Skis!

While her Dad was off in Montana, Ida went on a ski vacation to Mount Hood. She wanted to try out her camo snowsuit:



Though their chariot was fitted with its ski package (towed by Arthur), Elsie still felt a little crowded. Much more of this trip on Elsie's blog.

Elephant-Master

I'm flying around, blogging from the Salt Lake City airport. Gone until Sunday night and I miss this little lady already.

More Rough Stuff

I was going to take this picture of the two girls standing up and looking out the window...



...but Elsie leaned backward into Ida and knocked her over; you can kind of see some of Ida's hair flying around to the left...

Vining Grandparents=Unstoppable

It's a rare thing when Dan-san and Motoko-san visit from South Jersey--and when they do, it's nonstop action. Crazy. Ida is transfixed by them, and wary of Elsie; she can't help but wonder, however, whatever DHV is up to.

Preview: Vining Grandparents

Nonstop action here in PDX with the Vining Grandparents in the mix. Unbelievable long post to follow; meanwhile, this is what it looks like when Elsie is about to bite you:



Ida only likes biting washcloths...

Stealing

I stole this fine series from Elsie's blog, just like Ida steals cheerios from Elsie.

Cousins Run Wild

Vidamae got loose and while I chased after her some strangers held the door open so Elsie could walk into the Reed Library. I had to dive to catch Vida's leash, intensively scarring my side, then scooped up Ida, rushed into the library lobby, where Elsie was making some friends.

Also, and I know there was some distant hypothetical jokey discussion of this: Elsie is a serious biter. Biter! She'll rush across the room, grab Ida's hand, and just chomp DOWN. Tears ensue.

Everyday Hijinks

The Usual, enthusiastically

Ida vs. Ichiban XXXIV