Surprise at work!

I recently was surprised at work by an alluring young woman and hot little boy! Can you believe these two?

Things have been quiet on the Baby Hatchery front. Things are always afoot and we'll have to catch up on news soon!

It Takes A (very spread-out yet electronically connected) Village...

...to raise a child! 

We have toys from Grandparents, 

a backpack and sweatshirt from his Aunt Lisas (yes, more than one), 

and kitchen supplies from Grandparents!

Have you heard of the Banana Dance?

I'll be honest, here. When I first became a dad, I was worried that my life was going to become boring. 

This probably stemmed from that teenage idea that job/marriage/babies= a slow decline to a life of tedium and boredom. I never quite updated that idea, I guess. The funny thing is that when I tell other parents how I was worried that my life would settle into this boring monotony, they completely break out laughing.

One of the coolest things about my (relatively) new role as a dad is realizing that my own kid is not just nice and sweet, but he's incredibly weird and cool. I mean, really cool. If i met this guy as an adult, I'd really want to hang out with him. 

Soren wins the coolness award on many fronts, but his most recent and most impressive is what Lisa and I call "The Banana Dance." It's very simple, really. You simply dance with bananas in hand while classic rock-- preferably Queen-- is playing on your cd player. Oh so simple, yet amazing.

We are starting to see more things like this at an exponential rate. It's so mind-blowing to see life blossom in your own kitchen every morning, often at 6am. 

Setting up said cd player.

This is one of his new cheeky camera poses.

Still sweet with his mama.

Hiding in a box!

These boots were made for walking.

 Boots = $8 at Thrift Town in Hayward, California.

Baby = $14,000 as billed by UC Physicians

Having offspring who walk around in your oversized shoes = Priceless.

There are some things in life that money can buy. 

For everything else, there's grace.

Happy Halloween!

Getting ready.

Getting distracted.

Ready for "tweets!"

Sweet boys.

Taking his mission seriously.

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

Ok, these pictures are a tad outdated, since our Oktoberfest actually takes place on the third weekend of September. But the cuteness of Soren in his uncle Peter's lederhosen (circa 1978) have to make up for a bit of the tardiness, nein?

His first real "ride." Can you tell how much he loved it?

Cheers!

Checking in...

Drinking Green Milk,

contemplating the new "clean",

the season's last tomatoes...

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Welcome to our new life!