Category Archives: Josie

Mickey says hi!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Helene

Is it any wonder that with two Disney-loving parents, Josie learned early on who Mickey and Minnie are? She lovingly calls them (both) Mimi. She absolutely loves her Mimis. I bet you can imagine how excited she was to see … Continue reading →

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Grand Californian or Bust! This time…bust. :(

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Helene

We stayed at the Grand Californian Hotel and actually managed to get adjoining rooms. That might be the best thing I can say about our stay this time. Unlike our previous trip to stay at GCH (which we thought was … Continue reading →

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Josie Walking, Talking and Playing with Mommy

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Steve

Here is some video of Josie that Helene took of Josie walking, playing and talking to Helene and the camera. Now that she knows she can walk that’s all she does. Crawling is no longer an option.

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18 months and counting

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Helene

It’s so hard to believe that Josie is now 18 months old. I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone. We took her for her check-up on Monday. She is now a “whopping” 19 pounds 13 ounces (3rd percentile) … Continue reading →

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What’s new in Josie’s universe?

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Helene

I’m not sure where Josie gets her stubborn streak. I’ve told Steve that it must be from him because I’m sure it’s not me. *wink wink* He laughs and gives me this look. Between the Fornia blood in me and … Continue reading →

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So long old friend

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Helene

About two weeks ago we lost a dear old friend. You can see him standing guard outside of our house, as he’d done for the previous 30 years or more. I’m talking about our stately and beautiful gumball tree. I … Continue reading →

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Josie Video! She walks!

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Steve

Here’s the video of Josie’s first steps!

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Put one foot in front of the other

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Helene

And soon she’ll be walking ‘cross the floooooooooor! Finally! Josie took her official first independent steps last night. We even managed to get it on video, which hopefully we’ll be able to post sometime soon. She took about 2-3 quick … Continue reading →

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Shear Terror

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Helene

It was for me, anyway. Josie didn’t seem to mind at all. I’ve been considering the dilemma of whether to cut her bangs or not for quite a while. She looks so cute with her hair in a fountain or … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Piggy Tails

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Helene

This is the battle I’ve been fighting for a couple months now. Ever since Josie figured out that she could reach up and pull rubber bands or hair clips out, she won’t leave them alone. This was my final attempt … Continue reading →

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