More Rugrats

Boy, does the time fly by or what?  Here's Lauren showing off her first bike.  She can't peddle it more than a few turns so far, but she's gettin' there.

An April trip to Kaori's mom's house in Nagano yeilded a bunch of fun snaps, including this one - shot in the garden of Nobuko's house.

And this one and the two below it, all of which come from the Hina Matsuri celebrated during golden week, in which a noble court of elaborately dressed dolls are made part of the household decorations for a few days. On the right, Lauren does the occassion proud in her own traditional finery.

While Katie wonders what all the fuss is about....

....And seems more at home in civilian clothes.

Among other things, going to Nagano means barefoot toddling in a local park.  Katie seems especially pleased with the sensation.

Meanwhile, back in Tokyo, Katie shows off her play suit, in which crawling anywhere is permitted, although Lauren seems to be doing her best to disallow it.

In this sequence, Katie demonstrates the unexpected entertainment value of living room furniture...

...But it is not yet clear that she represents the next einstein.

The excitement has just been too much for Lauren and Peter.

But Lauren, upon awakening, proves willing to share her own personal chair with Katie, who doesn't yet have formal claim to anything but her highchair.

And yes, we know she looks sweet and innocent....

...But nonetheless we harbor some concern....

...Since she apparently worships the Devil....

Here's a last one of Lauren in summer style.

And a last couple of of Katie, doing that toddler thing...