Mmmm... Tasty!

Mary Kate has discovered her feet! Every time I change her diaper, she quickly grabs her feet and tries to shove them in her mouth. She has succeeded two times so far. I can't believe she can bend that way. Here are some pictures to prove it.

Plums Anyone?

quiz kids

Okay, just to be cool, we plugged all of our names on Quiz Galaxy, following the lead of Jennifer and Becky. Here goes:

Brian: "One who is constantly high." No doubt - high on life, and gas fumes from the commute. Thank God for NPR.

Jenny: "A master blogger." I say the same thing to her every day. This site is obviously prophetic.

Mary Kate: "A poltergeist sent back in time to change the course of history forever." BOO! We're so proud...our little girl will change the course of...okay nevermind.

Aggie: "Fuzzy to the touch." Bingo. Perhaps related to Jennifer's cat.

It's Raining, it's Pouring!

Brian and I had a date night last Saturday. We went out to eat and to Target. While we were in Target, we just had to look at the baby stuff. We stumbled upon the cutest pair of baby rainboots that I have ever seen. I asked Brian if he could resist the urge to buy them and he said, "It will be raining in the morning and we don't want her feet to get wet." My husband- always looking out for the needs of his daughter. :)

Here are the boots!


This is MK's face when she saw them.

Girly- Girl

Mary Kate is a girly-girl as far as we can tell. She got some rice cereal on her hands the other day and didn't like it at all. She likes to dress girly (or I dress her girly) and she likes to wear bows in her hair, even though her hair is not quite thick enough to hold it for more than three seconds. Here she is with one of the bows that Nana gave her.

Random Pictures

A shot before church with Grammy and Grandaddy.



The Klempners and the Walkers came for a visit. We enjoyed our time with them.

High Chair Pictures

Thanks to Nana and Pops

Nana and Pops gave Mary Kate a high chair. She is now experimenting with rice cereal and needs a place to sit and eat it. Brian put it together on Saturday and I was enthralled with it. It plays music, and it has toys, and you can put the tray in the dishwasher! It also has three reclining positions and eight heighth positions! Brian asked me if I wanted to sit in it. :)Picture to follow. The Blogger is having difficulties.

Thanks to Grammy and Grandaddy

Mary Kate has a Megasaucer given to her by my Mom and Dad. She wasn't sure what to do with it at first, but she is a pro at playing with it now. She really likes the fact that she can see all around her. A new perspective!

I am currently reading Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger by Ron Sider, which Christianity Today considers one of the top 10 religious books of the twentieth century. As I told Jenny a few nights ago, it is already one of the most influential books I have ever read, and I highly recommend it to anyone. One of the things this book has encouraged me to do is set up a link to The Hunger Site on this blog. On that site, you can click a link, and the sponsors of the link will donate funds to reputable organizations that fight hunger and poverty around the world. It's free, and there is no requirement to enter any information about yourself. Just click.

I encourage anyone who visits our blog to go to this site and click. I ask anyone who regularly visits our blog to visit the site and click before you read our updates. You can do so once a day for free.

I also linked to World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization. Anyone who is interested in heeding Jesus's call to care for the poor and least of these among us will have a ball surfing around their site.

love and peace,
brian

Meet the Motes!

We would like to welcome more family to the blogging universe - Brian's cousin Luke Motes and his wife Becky, along with their two little men John Patrick and Ben. Brian & Luke were born two months apart, and grew up together over at Grandma & Papa Bojo's. Luke's wife Becky runs the blog and does a great job. Like our household, the wife & mom is the brains of the operation. Their site is called Three Men and a Lady, and will now be found on our Links section over on the right.

Poor Aggie

Aggie's life has changed dramatically since we had MK. We used to play with her all of the time and now she doesn't get played with much. She spends most of her day sleeping and chasing me around the house with her slipper begging to play. Sometimes, Mary Kate pulls her hair if Aggie ventures to close to her. This is a typical expression of Poor Aggie when she has been trying to play with me for hours.

Daddy's Thumb

Mary Kate has been sucking her thumb when she can get it into her mouth. Last night she was sitting with Brian and she grabbed his thumb and stuck it in her mouth. I guess it tasted better than hers!

Tummy Time IV

Mary Kate is able to push up pretty high from her tummy position. She wants to roll over so badly but still can't quite do it. It is so frustrating to watch her struggle to learn. I want to just do it for her, but then she never will learn. It is hard to hold back and just watch her. I love this picture!

Watch out- She'll Get You!

Well, Mary Kate spits up alot! As new parents we don't know how much spit up is normal, but it seems that she spits up at least 20 times a day. Almost every night, when Brian gets home, he picks up his little girl and she lets it go on his shirt. Thankfully, he gets free dry cleaning or we would be in the poor house. The other night she bombed him and he said, "Does she spit up on you as much as she spits up on me?". I assured him that she did. Sometimes I don't even change my clothes. What's the point? I will just get it again. :) This is a picture of MK after she spit up on her Daddy.

Just the Three of Us

I think this is the first picture of our whole family (minus Aggie) to be posted on the blog. MK is wearing her Aunt Maddie's dress and shoes from long ago. Brian dressed MK and I must say he is surprisingly good at getting tights on a four month old.

Thank You Starr Family

This is a picture of MK in a very cute outfit given to her by the Starr Family for Christmas. It is a little tight in the crotch area because she has so many rolls. We are crossing our fingers that she gets to wear it several more times. We are also taking advantage of the nice Christmas present from the Starrs and holding our breath for what next year has in store. Apparently, we are due some payback for a certain present that contained over a million pieces. Who knew!

It's About Time

For those of you loyal blogger-checkers, we are so sorry that we have taken such a long time to update our blog. Brian has handed over the task of the blog to me. We hope we will not have such a long break from new pictures again. I will also apologize that I will be posting on the blog now and not Brian. He is a much better writer than I am.

Here is a picture of Mary Kate in her very own Braves windsuit. This is the only way Brian can get his daugther in sports related clothing. It has to be pink!

Bojo Update / Random Pictures, pt. 1

Whew! It's hard to believe that MK is twelve weeks old. Count 'em, twelve weeks. The Bojo's have been in a grind lately, with time passing quickly like it is prone to do. After being immersed in the Thanksgiving season, we now look forward to Christmas and all that is included there. Life will not necessarily slow down, but we will do our best to enjoy it and each other during the holiday season. Here are some random pictures from the past few weeks (NOTE: this post is a little long, so you might want to throw in some popcorn):

MK with her Uncle Jarred and his girlfriend Michelle:



Here she is with Jenny's Aunt Patricia at Thanksgiving:



And, her Great-Grandmother Hosch, again at Thanksgiving:



Sporting some new gear...(it says "Daddy's Little Present"):



And showing off her tonsils...



As mentioned in a previous post, we were invaded by Mitchell's on the Sunday afternoon following Thanksgiving Day, as they drove through on their way to Birmingham. (l-r) Rachel Mitchell Greenfield, Nathan Greenfield, Aggie, MK, some bum off of the street whom we felt sorry for and invited in, Jon Mitchell, Karen Mitchell. In case you're wondering, Aggie did manage to make everyone there love her. Except Karen. She's still working on Karen.



MK showing off her bear suit (NOTE: This picture immediately made it to Daddy's desk at work):



Here is MK making a positive contribution to Daddy's barbecue sauce. She, along with Jenny and my mother, made some suggestions for the secret family recipe. I could tell you what she suggested, but then I would need to kill you.





Here is MK showing off her Christmas suit. She hated it at first, but warmed up to it, presumably when it warmed up to her, or actually when it warmed her up.



Finally, here is what Aggie has spent most of her time doing lately:



OK, that's it for now. For now? Yes, you'll notice that this post is called "part 1." I have more pic's to post from the Thanksgiving season and past few weeks, once I find the time to do it. So stay tuned...and know that you are loved and cared for by the Bojo's! (especially Aggie)

Burrito Baby, Part II

BREAKING NEWS: After a six-week rebellion phase, MK is back to loving the swaddle.