Front yard, part deux

This is one little man that LOVES being outside!

of shoes and words

Curiously, the latest attraction for little Mr. Man is wearing shoes. Not his shoes, but mommy's shoes. I suppose this shouldn't come as a huge surprise; I think all children go through a "big person's" shoe period, it's just hilarious because it was, as Sheryl Crow would say, 'apropos of nothing.'

Also of note, Lucas said his first word. Sort of. His first word is 'A'. I'm not sure that this counts, as 'A' is really a letter, but we are choosing to believe that he means the article 'A', as in, "mother, may i have A bottle, please?" (I know, it's just an article, but then so is 'the', yet everyone would be amazed if Lucas had busted out with 'the'...)

Last but certainly not least, we received an honest-to-goodness sombrero from great-grandpa Tim, so now Lucas' vaccaro outfit is complete. As soon as the little man gets a little taller, we will get some pictures and post them here for the world to see.

[On a vague childhood memory note...Looking at this sombrero, I seem to remember a magazine layout, featuring my grandfather, advertising a mexican bandido pest control company...but then again, I may have been using the peyote clam dip again, so who knows?]

Walking with Grandma

The little man has MAD walking skills! Here's a few moments of his off-roading exploits.

Peek a Boo Bear

Here's a little clip of Mr. Lucas playing his favorite post-bath game...

It's that time of year again...

F-O-O, T-B-A, L-L-R-O-X

Football rox! (football rox!)
Football rox! (football rox!)

Greetings from Renee in Missouri

Renee 1st grade 1961Renee HS Grad 1973
Renee and Gary 2000

Mom, Renee, and Dad 6/21/2006

Lucas' First Birthday

For those who have not seen it, here's the little dude on his first birthday. (If you look quick, there's cameo appearances by all SORTS of people)...IMPORTANT NOTE: This video is a shade over 6 minutes long, so plan accordingly.

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Uncle Craig!

Okay, so it was a week late, but better a late party than none at all, right? If you want to see some pictures of the big shindig, look at some of the ones I uploaded onto my Flickr account (to your right).

I can't believe that we managed to catch a couple of shots with everyone's eyes open!

Happy Birthday Craig, you old fart you...

The Maestro at work

And we thought the piano would scare him...





Of course, this one reminds me of Bill Murray a la "Lounge Singer on a Train"...