Locking Blog

On February 15 we will lock our blog to all but those who have been invited to view it. It is mostly because of this, but also just the general creepiness of any stranger viewing our cute little son. We don't want to miss anyone when we send out the blog 'invitations' via email on Feb. 15, so leave a comment on this post or send us an email if you think we don't know you visit us here. Or if you don't think we have your most current email address. Thanks for stopping by!

A look back

I don't remember ever seeing this picture before... but there it was in the archives. Doesn't Ian look full of thought? He was 7 days old.

Tangerine Snitch

Ian has a special interest in tangerines. Over Christmas, Ian pulverized more than one innocent citrus fruit with his bare hands. Today, he stole a half-peeled tangerine from my bedside table while I walked across the room. He managed to stuff several sections into his mouth and was clenching several more in each fist. He was so focused on the deed that he didn't even realize that he was standing unassisted for several milliseconds. I know he's not supposed to have citrus for another few months, but it was obviously very important to him. So I took pictures instead of taking the fruit away.

"I'm really eating it mom.... aren't you going to stop me?"

"Ah! What IS this stuff? Is this a trick?!"

"Hmmmm. Maybe it's not so bad."

"Are you going to eat yours?"

"Are you sure it's really all gone? Darn."

Here is the Cutie

I am going to stop moping about losing all my links now. So, we are back to our regularly scheduled update on the Cutest Kid Alive.

Ian really, really, really likes blueberries. And we have a stockpile of them in our freezer. Remember this? It is getting close enough to blueberry-picking season once more, so now I don't feel the need to be so stingy with what we have. Looks like we will have lots of purple stained faces in the weeks to come.

These pictures were really fun to take, because Ian suddenly seemed to catch on to smiling when I said "one, two, three!" I don't know when he figured it out, but Ian is smiling and looking at the camera in every single picture I took at bath time tonight!

Ian's eyes are an interesting color. Friends and strangers frequently comment on how Ian's eyes aren't quite blue, but aren't quite green or brown either. They are beautiful.

Scott made this German pancake last Saturday. It baked up above the sides of the pan like castle walls, and then promptly collapsed when we went to get the camera. Really cool looking and incredibly tasty.

Part of the fun of homeownership is the ability to burn stuff in your own back yard, even if it just your nasty old leaves.