Ducklings

Hey, Daddy, the bird sits on his eggs and then they jump and they jump and then they break open and the baby ducks come out.
That's right. They're hatched.
Yeah.
There's Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack and Pack. And Quack.
And they're baby ducks.
Do you know what baby ducks are called?
Yeah.
What are they called?
I don't know.
They're called ... remember? Make way for ...
I don't know.
Ducklings.
Ducklings.
Right. Baby ducks are called ducklings. Do you know what baby dogs are called?
Puppies.
Hey, good. And what are baby cats called?
Kittens.
Right. And what are baby people called?
Sister.

Green bathwater

Sometimes it just takes a little extra persuasion, and yeah, Jan. 21 was a big day for pictures. (1/21)

First

Bites.

Hey Mikey! (1/21)

Vocabulary builder

Hey, look, they're starting to build the new building on the corner.
Why are they building?
There's going to be stores on the ground floor and then apartments upstairs. Do you know what an apartment is?
Yes.
What is it?
It's when there's a fire and you call on the phone and say hurry hurry drive the fire truck and they come and climb the ladder and squirt the water and put the fire out. That's the fire apartment.

Bed

(1/21)

Fire Dept.

Hi. How you doing? Can you go to the store and make sure there's no fire there? Can you come to our house and put the fire out? Can you climb the ladder and squirt the hose and then there won't be a fire? Can you do that? OK. Good. Thank you. Bye. (1/21)

Back in the saddle

This Web site is back up and fully functional. Now we'll be slowly dealing with a little backlog of photos, which is good because we no longer have a functioning digital camera. This is Daisy, new to sitting up with some support when this photo was taken, and now able to sit up on her own for a while before keeling over. (1/21)

Holding the back door open

I'm letting fresh air in.
You're letting cold air in.
Well, actually I'm letting fresh air in.
But the fresh air is cold, so you're making the house cold.
Well, it's good to let fresh air in.
Why is it good to let fresh air in?
I don't know. Hasenpfeffer.

Note: Hasenpfeffer is Dad's answer to the question "Why?" when it's asked too repetitively.