9 months old

Well, the latest news THIS month is that he stood!
on his OWN! from a seated position to a standing -
without holding onto anything! He's jibbering a bunch too now.
Sometimes the words are clear as day,

sometimes I think he's speaking Taiwanese.

Spongebob Squarepants (those crazy spaced teeth)
loves u-pick strawberries!

mmm. that makes fifteen...

Dance-off
Lola & Lucas get their groove on.

Hi Ho Silver, Away!
Kids just know instinctively how to ride their ponies!
giddy up, giddy up...



The Garden Hose
This water is mighty tasty when it isn't going up my nose.

Frog Boy
I guess he learned these moves in utero...
Swimming at Jamie, Jeremy, Ashlyn & Abbie's house.



Words (kind of)
Mama! Moo. Bwak-Bwak.

First Mother's Day!

Well, Pops pulled through for Mother's Day.

He got up with Lucas (even changed him!)
and let me sleep (without interruption - there is a difference)...
which I did until past noon! (boy, I miss THOSE days!)
And during his walk, he let Lucas pick flowers for me.
He also made a scrumptious marinated pork loin for dinner,
which was awesome considering I would have been
happy with take-out or anything I didn't have to cook!
Thank you, boys! Love you both.

ooooh, pretty.



our little greaser.

meeting Linda, our new Great Pyrenees puppy...


lesson: women with estrogen flowing through
their veins should not be allowed to walk by poor,
overheated puppies in front of the grocery store.

do I detect a hint of jealousy?

8 months old

Ode to the Missing Organ Key



Bucket Sing'n
'round these parts, we call this here a bucket sang'n...



The Missing Pants Mystery
You'll see in the next few videos that
often Lucas is missing his pants...
this is why.



Earning His Wings
Lucas' first flight. We both survive without incident!
...on the way to Jess and John's
to celebrate Leo's 1st birthday!!



Two Men in a Tub
Bath time with friends.... awkward!



Monkeys in a Cage
Lucas has barely started standing (with assistance) at this point.
I am not shocked to see his determination here is fueled by Leo's food.



Shake your booty
One of my favorite things Leo taught Lucas was
how to stop what your doing and just dance!

Sharing
Learning to share is not easy. (for Lucas).



Joyride'n
Cheech and Chong joyride to Mexico.
Cheech loses Chong.

Cheese!
How do you make kids look at the camera?
Well, we don't know.
(Leo, your shy smiles are the best!)