Cold Spaghetti

Find photos, photos, and more photos on ofoto.com… links are below. A note: I’m now using Hello and Picasa to manage pictures — so I’ve putting up full folders with everything (it’s much easier than picking and choosing) — so there are a lot more pictures…

Playing with Will in December:

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Visiting NOVA in December:

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New Year’s in Oriental:

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Playing with Will, January:

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Family at Audubon Park:

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Friday night fun! (Jan 28):

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House Photos… renovations, before/afters, etc…

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It just doesn’t get old for him. Here is he, bucket on his head, pondering the world…? Notice you can just make out the pacifier sticking out from the bottom…! 

Happy Will – our little bucket-loving man! 

Fun on Friday night… Mommy gets the bucket-head AND kisses from Will! 

This morning’s conversation between Will and I in the produce section:

Me: “How about some apples, Will?”

Will: “Ap-pulls”

Me: “Yes, apples!” (This was the first time he’d said it.) “Would you like some apples?”

Will: “Ap-pulls!”

Me: “Okay. We should also get some bananas.”

Will: “Nan-nas!”

Me: “Yes, bananas. You eat those by the truckload!! Who taught you to be such a little monkey?”

Will: “El-mo.”

Mass laughter in the produce section from all.

New foods: baked beans, whole banana (just hand it to him, no cutting up necessary — although cutting is still our preferred presentation), peeled apples, broccoli, Kraft mac-n-cheese

New word: Nan-na (for banana)

Teeth? Still at 8 solid choppers. Drooling and chewing have picked up again… more could be on the way soon!

New game: Bucket head. His head, your head, anyone’s head. Any bucket, anywhere, any body, any time.

New fun spot: Playground at Annunication and Eleanore (a few blocks away). Will likes the slides (particularly going head first) and especially climbing the stairs. He’s not into swings right now, but we’re working on it.

Actually, it’s been Carnival time since January 6th. But with Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras right around the corner, things are heating up. We are learning that Mardi Gras is SERIOUS business around here. Some of the interesting things we are learning:

– Local non-profit “Save our cemetary” sells St. Charles balcony space ($50/person) at the local funeral home for the “Krewe of Bacchus” parade. But, the draw isn’t just the parade. The balcony attaches to a large viewing room where a large screen tv will show the live broadcast of Superbowl.

– This Sunday is the parade for the “Mystic Krewe of Barkus”. This Krewe held a press conference on January 20th to announce it’s parade theme and crown King Barkus XIII (his name, “Bee Bop”). This year’s theme: “Hairy Pawter and the Sorcerer’s Bone.” The picture (on the front of the local paper) showed King Barkus licking away at his royal milkbone septre.

– Not to be left out of the fun, this Saturday is the annual bal masque of the Endymeow Krewe. Their theme? “Whiskers of Oz — There’s no place like home.” All attendees receive complementary photographs and prizes will be awarded for costumes (which are highly encouraged) and floats.

I promise, I am not making any of this up.

Will — chilling out with his milk. 

Now that I am a parent, I’ve found that I say the strangest things. I’m compiling a list. Here is what I’ve got so far:

— His poop is getting poopier.

— Cat food is not for babies.

— We’re not going to play in the toliet right now.

— Where are your pants?

— Don’t eat the buttpaste!

— Did you eat your sock?

— Did you feel his butt?

— He’s learning from the cats.

— You can tear the cover off this.

— Plastic bottles are the best toys.

— Put your finger in his diaper.

Endless fun with Mommy’s shoes!