Remote Control

This little boy loves things that move, flash and light up.
The remote is no exception. Can you imagine how excited he's going to be when he actually figures out how to turn on the TV with it???

Remo

Doh!

So Daddy continues to teach Vakie all kinds of fun new tricks. Now it is the Simpsons.

If you say "Doh!" to Vake, he will put his hands on top of his head, just like Homer Simpson. So at least we know his future as an employee at the nuclear power plant is safe...

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Duck, Duck Vake!

We spent part of today at a friend's party and there was a petting zoo!!! How fun. Vake was not so interested in the pigs, pony, goats or llamas.

He did however, stand at the ducks' cage rattling away.

Down on the Farm

Taren, V and Huff had a funfilled day at the Children's Museum Little Farm- Vake is so much more into "playing" there than he formerly was- and today was apparently comsumed by "feeding" the animals.
Like the pig. And the horse and cow...

And then there were the eggs to be dealt with...

Crazy Hair Man

This child looks just like his father, but it is safe to say that the personality is all me.
And do we ever have crazy hair in the morning!!!!!

Aquarium, St. Patrick's Day Balloon, New Favorite Book and Custard

Vake is enjoying playing in his room a lot more than he used to- and we put the beloved aquarium at the foot of Vake's big boy bed. (We don't have any plans to move Vake out of the crib any time soon but it is nice to already have a bed in there for when that day arrives.)


Vake and I worked on the laundry in his room last week (or, more accurately, I folded and Vake and Raffi looked at the aquarium).
And crawled around.

And crawled back to the aquarium.

And checked out the handsome devil in the mirror.

As you know, Vake loves balloons. Superdad took V to the grocery store yesterday and SOMEONE came home with a mylar balloon (50% off, too!!!).

What a sweet little boy.

Hi you all. Have you SEEN this balloon?

We've had amazing weather here so he was sporting his madras shorts yesterday.

I am not sure if this child could look any more like Eric and any less like me.

He thinks it is fascinating that the dogs are on the OTHER side of the glass.

I took Vake to church this morning and then after we came home, he entertained himself with his current favorite book- Animal Kisses- he loves that it has touch and feel components.

And as you can tell from the green ribbon, we kept the balloon close at all times.

And then we gave Custard some love. And then he went down for a nap!

Pocket Rocket!

This little man is just so funny. He thinks having his bath letters in his mouth is basically the funniest thing ever and totally worth taking a look at in the mirror...
And how much do we love his shirt- it is from Wal-Mart's Garanimals line (remember that???). $3. That's right.

Birthday Balloons and Cake!! (and the flip is VERY cool...)

Ok, so I've spent some time with the Flip and figured out how to clip pictures from the video- how awesome is that- and they will give you ten clips per second to choose from- so here are three of the seconds of the cake blowing out ceremony- is that so awesome?

As you can tell, little V is fascinated by the whole process but it looks as though E and I are doing most of the blowing.

And we LOVE balloons.

And what a first child- there are people who are ready to throw a party because he is pulling on a balloon!!!

Head Banging!

Vake seems to be able to entertain himself for a while each day headbanging!

Cell Phones and Smiles

Vake's very favorite toy is a cell phone- I can sing basically every jingle that accompanies every press of every button. It is a great toy for riding in the car- he will concentrate on it for 15-20 minutes without interruption.

Vake is also (and I am sure I have said it before) the consummate ham- I don't know if we should chalk this up to my sorority days or what but this pumpkin LOVES A CAMERA.

Today, we are wearing one of our crab outfits in honor of Uncle Dennis, who just passed his social work exam!!!

I love to pose!

I really do. I tip my head to one side for the "especially cute" pose that I love so well!!!

And here's my "open mouth" shot. Love this one too...

Or I can do the sideways pose to the other side.

Footie Pajamas

We've finally outgrown our gorgeous toile pajamas from Aunt Stacy and moved on to footed pajamas from Aunt Deborah and Uncle Charlie.

Anyone out there remember footed pajamas? For some really weird reason, I have this vivid memory of a pair of maroon ones with a football scene on them- Mom will have to confirm. But there's nothing cozier.

Too bad we are already wearing a 3T- I don't think they make them much above a 6. And at the rate we're growing, we're going to hit that size by the summer!!!!!

Back to Nature Baby...

Those who know me know that I am not much of a nature kind of person. Not that I don't appreciate nature, but I can think of things I'd rather do than hike or camp.

So you can imagine my surprise when Vake picked out this outfit. A spotted owl shirt and camouflage (spelling?) pants. And big boy shoes.

"Hey Mom, can we go outside so I can look at some bugs?"

"Oooh. Will I find bunnies of the dust variety in my closet?"

I mean, really. Have you ever seen a cuter baby?

Vake and Stilly: best buds

Tonight little V was playing with his Aunt Liz's blackberry and sitting on his dog. Too sweet.