coupla pics

A few pics, before the big vacation post(s; might have to be two, because there are a lot of nice pictures to share from MV):

Frida got a set of bongos from Omi and Opa for her birthday. They are a hit, no pun intended:


She also likes to sit on them:



(See her toy phone in the background-- on the far right of the top picture? that was one of her gifts from Grandma and Grandpa. She likes to put the wrist strap around her arm and walk around the house with it, often with a dishtowel or piece of laundry (or recently, my bathing suit bottoms, retrieved from the beach bag) draped artfully around her shoulders. For hours.)

Sam got a new soccer ball. Bean likes it.



She also likes to sit on it: