Category: Faces

Haircuts, Grandparents and Hockey (oh my)…

Since Easter, we’ve all been very busy. And a lot has happened, so here goes our April update:

Every kid has his first haircut, and to be honest, daddy was worried about your reaction to it. But as you can see in the picture below, your first haircut was a smashing success:

Soon, I'll do this MYSELF!

Soon after that, we were getting ready to visit with your Mimi and Doc. They drove very far (two days of driving!) to visit you, but Mimi got very sick. We ended up spending the time with them in the hospital in Shakopee. While we were very worried about her, it was great to see both your grandparents (Daddy’s parents). We ate lunch with Mimi in the cafeteria and played ball with Doc in the room.

Mimi shares snacks? How awesome is that?
Showing Doc how it's done!

Later that month, we watched our favorite team, the Chicago Blackhawks, get knocked out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, your enthusiasm for hockey wasn’t quelled. Here’s a movie showing you watching a different game with zeal:


St. Patrick’s Day

Today was Saint Patty’s Day, but instead of doing something silly that involved too much green, we took you to a new park in South Minneapolis. You were thrilled to toddle along in the sand, across to watch some guys playing basketball & you met a new beagle friend. Later, we drove around a little looking at houses (after all, you’ll need somewhere to grow up!) and found a cute little cafe. There you delighted (and maybe slightly irritated some of) the older couples around us by loudly asking “wot dat!?” about everything. You had your first sweet potato tots, which you really liked. You also added a word to your vocabulary; “bo”, which you said every time you wanted some bread. Before your bath we took a walk around the neighborhood and you went to sleep calmly and happily after.

Art, Art, Art! (and some food)

Today we took you to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. It was probably more fun for daddy, since he loves this sort of thing. But you had a GREAT time playing in the kids’ room (so much so, that you loudly protested when we took you out to see art). Eventually though, you began to notice, question and enjoy the art.

Later we took mommy to one of her favorite restaurants, the Hard Times Cafe. You fussed a bit at first, since you were slightly tired (we got there just around nap time), but you practically made snack time dinner time by eating mommy’s seitan, two of your “squeezie fruit” snacks and the bananas in the fruit cup we ordered you.

2012 so far

You had a good New Year’s Eve. It consisted of you sleeping as mommy and daddy watched Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin goof around on CNN in Times Square.

We did a lot of shopping and running around this week. One evening (as you will see in the pictures) you decided to wear  your evening snack rather than eat it.

And unfortunately, you had your first “throw up” experience. Didn’t seem to bother you much at all, but it scared mommy & daddy and really shocked the patrons in Noodles and Company; not much of an appetite for anyone after that. You gave us a couple more repeat performances because it turned out to be a stomach virus.

We had to give you Pedialyte so you wouldn’t dehydrate. Our doctor suggested we give you the frozen kind and you seemed to take to it VERY well. Here’s to starting a “frozen treat” trend, but not too often.

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Christmas, Christmas, Christmas!

What a fun day. You got up early and opened presents with mommy and daddy. You got lots of fun stuff: A kitty that lets you chase it, an alphabet train, a pirate ship, books, clothes and lots of other useful things.

Later that afternoon, when you had played with nearly everything, we decided to go for a walk. You had a great time swinging, we said Merry Christmas to everyone we met (there we lots of people out), and then we came home so you could nap while mommy made Christmas dinner.

And oh what a dinner! We had  hazelnut cranberry (vegan) roast “en croute” (that means in a crust), sauteed spinach with lemon & sea salt, and the best mashed cauliflower we ever tasted. We were all stuffed. It was a great Christmas.

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Even more Santa

A week or so ago, we went to a party thrown by the lady that found us our apartment. You got to see Santa again(!) and I just got the pictures today. With two Santa visits, you’ll surely be top of mind for him this year.

Skyway Meandering

Tonight we took you to walk around the Minneapolis Skyway to see the holiday decorations. It was cold, but not so much in the Skyway. There was a holiday parade people were lining up for, but since it was past your normal nap time, we figured we’d plan better for it next weekend.

This pic shows you and mommy as we’re getting ready to leave.

Mommy and Campbell, off to brave the elements (sort of)

Santa, Baby!

We had a great Thanksgiving with friends and you sat at the table and ate with us. On Friday, while out looking for Christmas presents, we got your picture with Santa Claus! Of course, with your predilection for beards, Santa was nearly as fun as a pirate.

Your first pic with Santa. And of course, it's in a pirate-like hoody and pants.

In other news, you’ve really mastered the finger food thing. Your favorite so far? Tofu!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMPBELL!

WOW. We can’t believe it’s been a whole year, but today is your birthday! We had a party for you at the Minnesota Zoo, themed “Sea Creatures” since it seems to be your favorite part of the zoo.

Many of our new friends attended:

  • Jack, Emmet & Ollie Wilcox
  • Joy,  Audrey, Molly & Maddy Himmer
  • Steve, Carter & Charlie Crane
  • Todd, Gracie, Adi & Gavin Dexter
  • Jud, Katrina & Luna Kilgore
  • Jason Johnson & Rachelle Traut
  • Molly Murphy & Ben

Of course Grandpa Boyd and Grandma Belinda. And joining us via Skype were Mimi & Doc.

We started with some activities while you ate your lunch, then the rest of the crew had pizza. There was coloring, a little talk about dolphins and finally CAKE (Although your cake was made up of many cupcakes). You were a little reluctant to eat the cupcake at first, but mommy and Grandma Belinda finally coaxed you into it.

After that we all went into the Tropics section of the zoo, the Minnesota Trail section and finally, the Undersea section. Our guests had to leave, but the family remained to take a tram ride around the park.

You also got a few things from the party, but we asked that people bring toys for Toys-for-Tots (for kids not as lucky and fortunate as you).  You even stayed up in the car and hummed all the way home.

I hope you had a good day! We love you. Happy First Birthday.

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Scarface, Bananaface

So tonight you had a little slip on your “baby fence” and gave yourself a wicked little nick on your cheek. While a dueling scar may be attractive if you’re a rakish swordsman, this one caused mommy &  daddy a little distress.

Banana Face : ORIGINS

Mommy decided that since you had a spill, perhaps some finger food would improve your mood. She gave you… a mashed banana.  It made all of us feel a lot better.

Bananas: The cure all