The Duncan Family: mac-n-cheese

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

mac-n-cheese

Miss Vera loves to feed herself now. We went to Chili's after visiting our friends and she got down on some Mac-n-cheese! YUMMY

5 comments:

Laura @ live.laugh.photograph said...: she could be my mini-me, I LOVE mac n cheese too! good job vera!!; Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Jason and Carrie said...: How cute! She's such a big girl feeding herself!; Thursday, March 20, 2008
Monica~ James~ Connor said...: What a big girl!! Vera, you and I would get along great..I love mac n cheese too!; Thursday, March 20, 2008
Jess said...: that is the best!! i can't wait for makenna to start to feed herself the "right" way! she tried but the spoon always ends up upside down before it reaches her mouth!; Thursday, March 20, 2008
Anonymous said...: the finger on the left hand must be pointed out for the right hand to work!!!!
love, grandma carol; Friday, March 21, 2008

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