Mega Building

   Here's my latest masterpiece!  Ok so it was a joint-endeavor between Mommy and I.  She gave it a strong base, and I did the rest.  Thus, the creativity of it belongs solely to moi.  I feel that abstract art, while seeming to express nothing, expresses that which the soul can not....it is deep, it is shiftless, it is self-interpretive, it is abstract!  This sculpture for example says quite a lot - "It is a long climb to reach the top; it isn't always upward bound.  There are peaks and side-clefts and tiny steps one might fall off of if one does not tread carefully."  Yes, Mega Blocks are the mode by which life is best expressed.

"The No-Napping House"

     "The Napping House" was one of Mommy's favorite books when she was very little, which may be why she is having such trouble adjusting to my new anti-sleep routine.  My schedule is getting busier and busier as the days go by, so I've decided to drop my morning nap to make room for everything I have to do.  You know, curing cancer, fighting crime, bringing about world peace.  Just a day in the life of MLS.
     It's definately time for this step.  It will be rough, there have been some tears (poor Mommy), but I know in time things will straighten out.  I simply haven't the time to laze about in bed while outside these four walls, the world is moving and changing and living! I want to be part of it all!  I shall not waste my life sleeping any longer! 

Piano Pickin'

  Big day for me tomorrow.  I'm off to select a keyboard for the church.  They begged me to go....I told them how busy I was, but alas, it seems no one else has my amazing ear for all things piano.  No of course I'm not going alone silly!  I'm taking a couple members of the music team with me (Mommy insisted), but for the most part it's solely my decision.  I really don't know how anyone in this world got along before I arrived, I really don't.

Birthday Memories

   Here are the pictures I promised you of my entrance into pre-toddler hood.  One small step for MLS, one giant leap for Mommy and Daddy!

My Scrumptious Assortment, all chosen by yours truly of course

I must throw one heck of a party, cause my buddy is having a blast!

Daddy putting the finishing touches on my cake



Opening Presents - a lovely tux onesie from Auntie Sarah.

My first glimpse of my very own piano...I'm getting all misty eyed just thinking about it.

I don't even know....oh Mommy....I just don't know.

Blowing Out My Candle

A Goody-Bag of Gifts from Auntie Katie

Consuming the amazing banana cake with peanut butter frosting that Daddy made!

One Year Pictures :)

Library Walkabout

  Whoever invented the Public Library was a wonderful individual.  The library is such a grand place - free books, free toys, free non-toxic crayons.....
    In fact it is so inspirational I am driven to walk all over the place when I go there.  Not crawl, not walk a few steps and trip, but walk all over the place!  Down aisles, leaving ransacked shelves in my wake.  Over to the circulation desk, eliciting gasps of awe at my skill and cuteness.  Yep, I was a walking fiend at the library.  But then we went home....
   There is just no scope for the imagination at home.  I have no drive to walk there.  Mommy kept pressuring me, "Walk buddy!  Walk like you did at the library earlier!  Show Daddy how well you can walk!"  No Mom.  Sorry.  Can't do it.  I guess you'll just have to take me back to the library daily if you want to see that skill again. :)

Happy President's Day! Wait, Huh?

       Apparently there is a day to celebrate Presidents in general.  Why?  What did those guys ever do?  Now an MLS day, that would make perfect sense.  But President's Day?  So let me get this straight....I can't go to the Coffee Shop, or the library, or handle any business at the bank, because of a holiday celebrating presidents.....really?!  I mean nobody even goes around saying "Happy President's Day!" so therefore it is not a valid holiday.  
       And you know what else?  If those guys were around today, I think they would want me to be able to go to the library and then curl up with a nice cup of dairy-free milk and my newly checked out library book at the local coffee shop.  And I KNOW they would want me to be able to go to the bank and continue to make wise investments which help secure my bright future as an American citizen.  Day of Presidents pah!
    P.S. Here are some one-year pictures. :)

Eye(s) of the Tiger

This is the look.  Eyes glazed over not with fear, but with determination; the determination necessary to walk all the way from the table to the sink without tripping or holding onto anything, as I have done.  Remember this face....this face will win me my first World Cup Trophy.  This face will win the heart of the fairest maiden on earth (not right now though; I hear they are a lot of trouble...).  This face will conquer potty training, learning to read, swallowing detestable red meat, and Mommy's willpower when she wants me to do something I don't want to do.  It's all in the eyes my friend....all in the eyes.