theo in new clothes

And the bribe required to get him to wear the article. You be the judge of who is the superior negotiator.
This was a tough one (as his facial expression indicates). After much protest he agreed to try it out with the stipulation that I will buy him an elephant shirt in the future. Not sure when he stopped liking monkeys.

He wanted to go outside and play in the dark, cold, rain. I insisted he wear his ski jacket which is moderately water resistant. He refused. So I negotiated a trip the Green Wood Market if he would wear his jacket outside.
This didn't require much actually. I think this jacket has officially entered the rotation. Nice picture though.

captain Theo

he likes the boat!

a sharing kind of guy

more visitors!

Whitney and Alana made a last minute trip to visit us this weekend. All went well aside from Theo being a little under the weather (can you tell in this picture?) and some confusion over Whitney's name. He's got it down now. Here we are posing for a "mom shot."And Theo reluctantly riding the Pike Place Market Pig. He was seconds from breaking down in this shot:

Happy Easter!

Theo loves the Easter Bunny. He first saw him at the mall with Kathleen. Then we went back to the mall a few days later, and he wanted to see if he was still there. He actually wanted to sit on his lap, waited patiently to do so, and thought it was fantastic. He told me he was not going to smile, however, and pretty much stuck to his word.

soccer rocker

Theo got to play under the big lights tonight at Qwest Field where the Seahawks and Sounders play (MSFT had an internal soccer tournament). He was far more interested in golf cart than the soccer balls of course. Yes, the blue fleece is still obligatory.

The Blue Fleece

Scroll down a bit. Notice anything? Like a whole lot of that blue fleece jacket? Theo will not wear anything else, and will not take it off anywhere we go, until we are back at home. He will only wear a sweater if we assure him it will be covered immediately by The Blue Fleece. Those tubing shots? The Blue Fleece is under there. Expect to see more of it, as he's still got plenty of room to grow in there. I am sure we'll see it all summer long, with his swimming suit at the wading pool.

February in Seattle?

You wouldn't know it.
From Cap Sante (Anacortes, WA) with views of Mt. Baker & the Cascades:

The Chamelia in our front yard:

Throwing rocks into the Sound at Carkeek Park Saturday with Olympics (not the event) in full view:

Theo tubing

And clearly having the time of his life:



We got one run in before a foot/boot problem put an end to it. He didn't hate the ride but wasn't thrilled about it either. He much preferred looking at the tractors, snow plows, and buses in the parking lot and was definitely more at home with a PB & J in a high chair at the Issaqua Brew House. Great outing though and he says he wants to do it again so we will try again.
The Summit at Snoqualmie Tubing Center:

Getting ready to go with Grant Sloan