Compare these two images, taken within days of each other. Both in December, one in freezing Indiana and the other in sunny southern California. Junie's good mood captured in the pictures lasted a lot longer in the latter.

Junie and Aunt Annie















Happy baby in your face

Junie relished time spent with the "big kids" at the Rands' house.




Christmas (and bubble wrap) come but once a year!























Cooking with Dad.

When Cody offers to cook dinner he lets Junie join in the fun (and gives Mom a double vacation!)





Keeping warm with Dad

Junie braves the cold weather and insists on walking from the car to the apartment in order to capture a few more moments outside. On the rare occasions she lets us carry her to and from the car, she repeats "cold! cold!" over and over as she leans toward the snow - she doesn't let up until we lean down to let her nestle her fingers into it for a moment. We can't wait for spring!

We couldn't resist posting this video of Junie saying her newest word.