Famliy Resemblance

Some people say that Josie looks like Annie. Some say she looks like JP. We think she looks like a baby. What do you think?

Annie with her Grandpa

Josie in her Independence Day outfit

Annie gets bath in a roaster

Josie gets some love from Aunt Cindy

Annie and her Grandma

Josie and her dad

Team Tiny Elvis

Last Weekend Josie led team "Tiny Elvis" to the semi-finals at Crokipalooza 3.0. Crokipalooza is the annual San Diego doubles Crokinole Championships organized and hosted by Crokinole aficionado Kent Hess and his lovely wife, Lisa. This year 19 teams vied for the trophy. If you don't know what Crokinole is, it is an excellent board game. Sort of marbles meets shuffleboard. Fortunately it is a game well suited to the social virtues, the motto for the tourney is "Eat, Drink, Flick." For more info on the game see www.crokinole.com or www.crokinoleworld.com

Though Josie has yet to flick a disc, she was there to scream JP and Annie on through 3 rounds to the playoffs. We expect that in another couple of years she will likely become a croke phenom. Already she has mad style with a custom made jumpsuit and pompadour courtesy of her Grandma Margaret.

Getting Strong Now!

Track left!
Track right!
Tummy time; roll left!
Tummy time; roll right!
Grab! Grab! Grab! Grab!


Since her 6 week doctor visit, Josie has been undergoing a rigorous training regimen focusing on core strength and visual tracking. All that hard work has been paying off. Josie is now able to maintain some vertical control over that giant noggin and follow an object from left to right.

Practicing sitting up at the Blind Lady Ale House with Miss Leslie

Mastering the 45 degree angle

With Josie's increased core strength Mom and Dad figured she was ready for some supervised play time in her jumperoo, purchased with generous funds from the Johnson Family Baby Shower. She loves it!

Staring at her little minkey

Not actually heavy enough to touch the ground and jump

Fist pumps for the jumperoo! We loves it!

By the way, what is that super cute shirt Josie is wearing while playing in her Jumperoo? Just a prophetic little smock from Aaron, Sherrilyn, and Remy.

"Mysterio predicts I will be a Donut Tycoon!"

Cure for the Summertime Blues

Sometimes there just doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city and the sidewalk is hotter than a match head! What's a girl to do when she's stuck in the dog days of August in the land
of Endless Summer? Josie has many activities to help cope with the heat cause there is nothing on the television!


First of all, it's important to stay hydrated. Josie accomplishes this by drinking as much bath water as possible*. In her first few weeks of life, Josie wasn't too sure if she liked bathing, but now she is sold. Perhaps she caught a whiff of the consequences (i.e Dad).

Josie needs a rubber pterodactyl

Post Bath Luxury

Sometimes a bath just won't ease the misery, so Josie switches her microclimate. At the beach the temperatures are cooler, and there's nothing much to do but relax.

Under an umbrella at Torrey Pines

Enjoying the sensation of warm sand on her feet

In the late afternoon, the coolest spot in the house is the kitchen floor atop a quilt from Miss Donna Mae. Josie loves to roll from side to side and chat with various appliances and house plants.The cats cut a wide swath around her. Turns out cats not only understand the unifying theory of physics, they also know that baby hands are made for grabbing!

Sometimes the best thing to do is get out of the house and enjoy a meal on the town. Josie is fortunate to have many kid-friendly bars and restaurants within pushing distance. The trick is to find a nice, shady spot with lots of room for a stroller to jiggle.

Josie enjoys a bottle from Dad at the Linkery in North Park

*We try to avoid this as much as possible. Don't you worry!