long overdue...

Oliver's first real swing at the park.

Learning to bang pots and pans.

All dressed up for Matthew's work Christmas party.


Fun in the light of the sunshine.



Notice how if I had permitted it the camera would have gone straight into his mouth several times. He loves biting things!

likes and dislikes

So it turns out that our little boy's personality is really starting to shine through. He is 10 months old now. Wow, he is growing up. Some of his preferences we have noticed so far...

dislikes:

• startling noises...especially when sleepy. Sneezes and coughs fall into this category.
  
• the poops
• napping
• being sleepy (notice how this one and the previous one creates problems)
• playing on his own
• physical therapy
• being in the house too long
  

loves:

• eating
• going out into crowds
• people
• cuddling
• drinking from a glass
• bath time
• hospital soothies
• his slinky
• pulling his socks off
  
• riding in the car (usually, or at least for the first 30 mins)
• cell phones, computers, and tablets
• quiet clapping
• the pee-pee song
• his mama and dada

Just for fun

Don't mind the music in the background...

Why I haven't blogged...

From Daddy

I have been blessed with many adventures in life . . .

I have ridden a horse in 4 countries,
Seen the sunrise from the top of Mount Sinai,
Skydived above my own home,
Swam in the Red, Dead and Mediterranean Seas,
Been peed on by a Wild Jaguar,
Sailed on the Nile,
Sat in the Colosseum,
Climbed 3 live volcanoes on different continents,
Explored inside one of the Great Pyramids,
Stood on top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa,
Run a mile in under 5 minutes,
Overlooked Rome from the top of the Dome of St Peter's Basilica,
Learned a new language and tried two others,
Hiked into King Tut's tomb in the Valley of the Kings (he was there),
Swam with sea turtles,
White water rafted in the rainforests of Costa Rica,
Hiked to the temples in the canyons of Petra (Indiana Jones style),
Hiked 50 miles across the Saw Tooth Mountains,
Been to the Dome of the Rock,
Prayed at the Western Wall,
Seen the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and the Isaiah Scroll,
Sat in the Garden of Gethsemane,
Graduated college,
Obtained a career that I love,
And convinced a beautiful, intelligent and fun girl to marry me,

But none of these adventures compares to the excitement, novelty, cost, comedy, stress, challenge, joy and satisfaction of being a
Dad.

Beautiful

baby-cakes

My cousin made something like this for a friend's baby shower, so today I tried my hand at it. The cake is an aesthetic way to give someone the useful gift of diapers. I felt super crafty waltzing it into the party, that is until it was trumped by one twice the size. Lame.