Alice Rebecca Lafler-Austern

Alice Rebecca Lafler-Austern was born on December 18, 2005. She's two and a half now!

Alice is an active and verbal little girl. She loves books, climbing, and typical toddler foods like raw onion, broccoli, pâté, and leaves of fresh basil. She has made several attempts to hatch a clutch of Alice-bird eggs in a nest on the living room couch, but, like Jemima Puddleduck, she has never been a good sitter. Alice is now going to “junior preschool” three days a week and comes home with all sorts of lurid gossip about her classmates. Recent accomplishments include leaving messages on her grandparents' answering machines, counting to 11 (more or less), and stuffing various toys down a drainpipe. She continues her long-standing fascination with fluid dynamics and conducts experiments whenever the opportunity arises. Some of her recent linguistic developments and witticisms are chronicled here.

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July

Dressed for a hike Alice and daddy Alice and Sofia
Summer dinner In the jungle Lounging at the zoo
Alice and Andrea Riding on the baby bunny rabbit Alice and daddy on the merry-go-round
Climbing down Under the play structure At the center of the Alice-web
Way high up Climbing

Spring and early summer

Alice at Shoup Park Alice at Shoup Park Down the curly slide
Determination On the big girl swing Alice at Foothills Park
Exploring with Grandpa Strawberry Supervising the landscaping
Alice's contribution to the landscaping Snooze Alice, Nora, and Grammy

February in Palo Alto and Arnold

Junior computer user Silly hat Alice with feather
It *can* go back on the tree At Peets First snow: sliding down the snowbank
Sledding with Grammy and the Mosterns On the trail Imps in the sled
Alice and Grammy On Grammy's shoulders Alice and Nora holding Grammy's hands
The family at Big Trees Park Cavorting in the snow Snow is yummy
Junior pool player Lounging on the snowbank Chasing geese

Now we are 2: Alice's birthday

On Mommy's shoulders That's not my truck Alice looking at Alice
Opening a present Reading a present Playing with a present
Alice and the barn Blowing out candles Birthdays are yummy

Thanksgiving in Arnold

Grammy reading Tacky to Alice and Nora Alice at Bear Valley Chalet On the trail
Alice and Grandma Jo Alice and Nora Alice, Nora, and Uncle Kenny
Exploration At the lake Swinging with Grammy

Fall photos

Asleep with Bobo and Pink Piggy Risotto is yummy Repulsivore
Baby goat Fox in socks, our game is done, sir Mommy's shoulders
Alice and Nora in the pumpkin patch Intrepid pumpkin climber With daddy on the train
Train and pumpkins Pat the bunny Alice, Nora, and Kenny
Goose! Trick or treat! Alice the kitty
Kitty on mommy's shoulders The spark and her experiment The spark and her experiment

Late summer

At the computer Janet, Alice, and hammock Hammock
On elephant's head Water and cup Splash!
Striding purposefully On the bear paw Alice, Sofia, and Stella
Alice and Daddy Alice with flower Prairie dog
The prairie dog in her lair Alice discovers fire Alice and sky

The family at Pajaro Dunes

Ladder chair Family dinner Splash zone at the Monterey aquarium
Playing in the sand Nora, Grammy, and Alice Coffee table
Snooze Playing in the sand with Nora Bathing beauty
Jogging at the beach Here comes water! Alice and Grammy
We don't eat sand! Fluid dynamics experiments Everybody eats puffed rice

Summer visits

Alice at Chetwood House Alice at Chetwood House Up!
Determination Our little imp Riding the bear
Riding the bear

The world traveler: Madison, Venice, and Zürich

Climbing into the bookshelf The first trans-Atlantic flight In Venice: yummy prosciutto
In Venice: at Davida's birthday dinner Piazza San Marco in the rain On the vaporetto
On the train from Venice to Zurich Utoquai Utoquai
Utoquai Planetenweg: the Sun Planetenweg: visit to Earth
Outdoor dinner in Zurich Climbing in the Zurich zoo Climbing in the Zurich zoo

One zoo, two zoos

Cthulhu is soft and cuddly With Daddy at the San Francisco Zoo Patting the goat
The Oakland Zoo petting zoo Sitting back and relaxing Bottle!

Joanne's birthday picnic at Palo Alto duck pond

Auntie Ruthie Keys! Asleep with Bobo and Dumbo
A budding scholar Flowers and blueberries The picnic crowd
Alice and Grammy Water! Alice and Grammy

An Easter egg hunt in Alameda

Eggs! Close up All the eggs in one basket
Nancy, Tucker, Peter, and Alice Cutie girl Alice and Lucy

Playing in Mitchell Park

Climbing the stairs Way up high Alice and the sky
Peekaboo! The very busy baby Froggies

At home in Palo Alto

At home Playing Success!
Alice and Janet Toys! A budding music lover
In the living room Dumbo! Sneaking up on a leaf
In the back yard Alice and Grammy, at home Alice with Grandma and Grandpa
Alice and Grandpa

New year, new house

Opening presents It's an ornament! It's a toy! The Christmas tree
Reading the newspaper The Tiny Tots Gazette

Janet Lafler
Matthew Austern
Alice Lafler-Austern

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