Penny doesn't ask to go to the park. She asks to go the 'black swing.' Guess what her favorite thing to do at the park is.
Cookie break!
Having a little juice and deciding what to do next...
The swing, of course!
It is funny when Daddy pushes from the front.
Dad! Are you sure Mom knows how to do this?
Hey, Mom lets us get pretty high up! Whee!
Secret Agent Penny (codename Double-O-Cute) checks her ammo.
I probably should be more disturbed that she thinks it's fun to suck the water out of the gun barrel.
The Milk Taster: Hmmm. Piquant, with a creamy aftertaste. I give it a seven.
But it loses a point for not being a bendy straw!
Because this sort of thing amuses me, geek that I am.
A sucker, a cup of milk, and Elmo! What more could a girl want?
Mmm, tasty!
Jess's birthday theme: Pirates!
Penny was a big fan of the grog.
Jess had her own exceedingly adorable pirate outfit!
Conquerer of the Couch
Jump jump jump!
Whee, a slide!
Penny says, GO already, or you'll be walkin' the plank! Arr!
Elizabeth displays the mini ninja hippo Karen made for her. (Don't ask.)
Pirates say ARR, and dinosaurs say RARR!
Mikey and Emma fence.
Baby Sarah does not know what the fuss is all about.
She just concentrates on standing.
Pirate cake. Arr!
Who's ready for cake? Ooh, me!
Penny likes chocolate. Penny likes chocolate a LOT.
Jess didn't seem too unhappy with it, either.
Chocolate Girls
Mikey and Cathy
Penny wonders if Jess is going to finish her cake.
Arr! Time to open the booty!
A grog mustache is not a pretty sight.
Hope Dad wasn't planning on having anymore grog for himself!
Sarah's getting so big!
Karen, Elizabeth, and Jeremy
Sarah says, Your socks! Give them to me!
Yes, Jess, I promise Sarah will not eat your toy.
Jess and Sarah share.
At last, Penny has the slide to herself!
Jess was quite enthralled by the toy we gave her.
Running pirate! Arr!
Oh, no! It's the Dread Pirate Mikey!
Man, baby toys have sure gotten complicated...
Jess shows Auntie Karen how easy it is, really.
Penny shows off her Puppygirl Panting
Back from the hunt!
Let's see, what've we got here...?
What?! No Milk Duds!
Hey, let's have those M&Ms, Mom!
It's MY CANDY. You CAN'T HAVE IT.
PleeeEEEeeease?
Well, okay, you can have one.
Put it right in there, Dad!