Before and after

Theo's hair was getting long again and his mullet was getting more pronounced and unruly every day, especially after waking up. So yesterday Penny took him to a kids barber at the University Village - fancy pants for Seattle. He got to play with toys the entire time and took it all in stride like the little man he is. If you look close you might note a glimmer of "product" that they used to style his hair........

Before:

After:

Theo also decided that it was fun to kick a soccer ball this week! And he kicks it pretty well I must say. For the longest time he just wanted to throw the soccer ball. He liked to throw it regulation style but as you all know his head is big and his arms are short relative to his head's size. So he had a hard time getting the ball to clear his head as he wound up (and as he threw it) and just about fell every time he tried. Kicking the "hoccer" ball is much easier for him.

Father's Day Dance Party

We haven't uploaded our own photos yet, but here are some pictures from Father's Day from the
KEXP Dance Party Blog Post. You'll see us if you look closely.

(photos of the Dance Party by Chona Kasinger and Tracy Cilona)

Happy Mother's Days

Make a Smilebox slideshow

theo's latest tricks

Quietly calling role at dinner (acknowledging everyone at the table)
Calling role while walking down the street with people (Da Da, Mommy, Me Me, Pa Pe – check, check, check, check)
Exclaiming “GOOOOOOOOO” as he starts down the sidewalk
Sort of getting the concept of Stop and Go
Walking in circles on command
Walking backwards (on command)
Flapping his arms like a bird on command
Running
Winking (or very close to it anyway)
Reading books or playing quietly by himself occasionally
Climbing onto the ottoman himself
Looking at us in all seriousness and repeatedly raising his eye brows until a breaking point of his own laughter
Saying “two” and sometimes seems to get the concept of having two grapes, or two hands, or two balls, or two whatevers
Walking in the grass or on rocky surfaces
Saying “weee” when he goes down hills (even the slightest) and saying “up up up up up up” as he goes up hills of even the slightest incline
Building his own lego “trucks”
Eating halibut & salmon
Using a spoon to eat his own yogurt and applesauce
Using his yogurt and applesauce as hair product
Doing a routine that involves crossing his arms, pointing at his cheeks, covering his eyes, and shrugging his shoulders (some sort of act)
Not enjoying baths as much
Swallowing grapes and other fruits he usually sucks on and spits out

October - January in 2 minutes

Maybe someday I will get around to blogging about all the fun details of the past 5 months - Halloween pumpkins, Cincinnati, Christmas, etc... but just in case that doesn't happen, here are some favorite pictures that we just finally uploaded from the camera.

At the Pumpkin PatchWhistling for the band

"No, YOU look ridiculous wearing all those clothes!!"

Learning to use a straw. Note the mullet.

"You are coming with me. Now. And we are going to drink Cokes."

Sippin' on water and juice...laid back.

Dinner with Emma

Drooling on a Ralph Lauren sweater.

There is nothing like seeing the joy on a child's face on Christmas morning.


Lola!!! Bappa!! Hat!

Hangin with Bappa.

"Look Uncle Pete, Lola lets me play with chewing gum."


The Haircut.

theo in portland (in hat)

Proof he was in Portland?

Not so sure about bull riding, Dad

But very sure about blackberry banana pancakes.

Steps! A reward upon returning to our hotel (and after sitting in his stroller longer than desired).

Not in the red light district but an interesting composition none-the-less.

obsessed with balls again

Theo has a renewed interest in balls. It is basketball season now and while I don’t think he likes it quite as much as football he does often sit on the couch, point at the TV, and repeat Ball Ball over and over. We think this means “turn on the tv and find a game for me dad.” So we humor him from time to time and turn on a game. Now that he has some bball games under his belt he likes to pretend he is dribbling a basketball. He might do this in his car seat, high chair, or anywhere else he is not able to actually play bball. He sticks out his arm very straight and stiff and then bounces it up and down – more like a rapper leading a crowd to jump. He also practices a throwing motion. This he seems to do regularly in the high chair and sometimes with food in his hand and sometimes he actually throws the food which is not good and usually results in a reprimand and poorly disguised laugh from Mom or Dad.

It all came to a climax this weekend in Portland. We went to the Nike employee store and there was a container of foot, basket, and soccer balls in different colors at the front of the store. He quickly got obsessed with the balls. He would point at the compartment of pink footballs and say ball ball over and over again until we handed him one. Then he would point at the green ones until we gave him one of those. He generally held one for a second and then threw it down and then pointed at the next one until he got one. He then settled in and decided he really liked the soccer ball. So he walked around the store for 20 minutes with it. Occasionally he would stop and throw it toward me or drop it and kick it. And on a few occasions a friendly store employee would coax him into throwing the ball to them. A group of about 4 guy employees wanted to see him throw it. He got stage fright and never did. But a minute later he did for one of the cute girls who wanted him to do the same thing. A natural ladies man. In the end we bought him a small basketball and soccer ball. He was still obsessed with them when we got home and had to sleep with the basketball in his crib. He got so worked up every time Penny took it away that she finally conceded and let him sleep with it and Dougie.