Hueston in Concert.

Another video production by David, starring Hueston. :)

Cuteness for Nana, by request.

The best birthday card ever, from Nana and Papa.
Videos One, Two, and Three

H's reaction whenever we walk down the street past a house with two big dogs.

And, at long last, the big boy bed.

More coming, when it's not so late at night! :)

For Nana & Papa.

Opening the present, video #1 and video #2.

Birthday #3.

We're way behind in posting, but here's a quick third-birthday highlight:

CAKE VIDEO!

year zero

year one

year two

year three

Snapshot at 2.75:

• 30 pounds, 36.5 inches (having grown an inch in two months)
• complete, original sentences
• speaking of self in third person
• obsessed with all things musical
• favorite DVDs: Baby Einstein "Meet the Orchestra," Scholastic "Corduroy," "Musical Max," "Wheels on the Bus," "Bugs Bugs Bugs," and "Little Drummer Boy"
• learning to use the potty before bathtime (5-time success, 3 in the last 3 days)
• favorite books: "Little Drummer Boy" and "The Snowy Day" (Ezra Jack Keats), the Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, "Crispin, the Pig Who Had It All," the Rhyme Bible Storybook for Toddlers, "Go, Dog! Go!"and many others
• other favorites: Wook Skywalker, Darker (or Darf) Vader, Darf Maul, Pwincess Weia, Toobacca, da empewor, C-pwee-vee-oh, R-2-doo (a wobot), Han Sowo, strongtoopers, and Eatinga Jones
• Fird Day - Mac, Mark, Tai, a different David, Brad, and Scotty
• taking walks
• the "face outside" = a gazing globe in a neighbor's yard
• "driving" our cars and the car/carts at the grocery store
• enunciation - self-correcting until it's right
• making sure things are in their proper places
• making objects talk - stuffed animals, books, Lego minifigures, or anything else (most say "Hello, Hueston, my name is ___")
• "one more time" with one finger held up
• quoting favorite stories, sometimes changing the words to fit the situation
• Dada's stories - "Once upon a time, there was a little boy named..." "Hueston!"
• good-night kisses
• hiding, hugging, hand-holding
• favorite foods: peanut butter - banana popsicles with rolled oats, cinnamon and honey; red bell peppers, raisins, "hot drink" = honey & lemon juice in warm water, pancakes, beans, apples, applesauce, yogurt, peanut butter crackers, noodles; most other fruits, a lot of vegetables, Chick-fil-A nuggets, fish, quinoa with black beans, and ice cream
• mirrors and shiny surfaces; shadows and reflections
• playing "real drums" with real drumsticks, or Mama-supported blank CDs with zip ties or straws
• playing "red guitar" with a guitar pick, or a slotted spoon (or whisk, or anything else handy)
• singing into anything like a microphone, or singing while accompanying self on guitar or drums
• saying "please don't" or "let's not" as he does whatever it is
• "I love that" (bear, shirt, Lego man, etc.)
• running, sliding, climbing, jumping, touching tall things
• growing and changing so quickly we can hardly keep up!

Today at 2.75

2 2/3 or so...

First experience with brownie batter.

Sometimes it's an enticement to eat the food so he can see Darker Vader - 

sometimes he just wants to dump the plate and get to the picture faster.

Tiny compartments + multiple food options = better eating. :)

Playing in Dada's office.

Father & son. :)

2 2/3

How Did This Happen?

And I'm going to have to start on another yardstick after today - 36.0625 inches!

"What can I say, Mama... I'm a growing boy!" 

The Rest of the Trip.

We got a chance to play with Nana (and Papa)...

...see some good friends...

...work on our general cuteness...

and see some lovely Christmas lights.

Thanks for hosting us, PC! :)

Hueston and Dada.

Looks like H might just be inheriting his mama's cheesy smile.

The Beach!

Lovely afternoon with the family at the county pier.

I have no idea why, but this is one of H's favorite things to do.

Pretty sure H was saying "Go ocean!" and not paying any attention to the camera.

The process of getting down from the pier to the beach was lots of fun.

Sand!

Toes!

Cold!

There was lots of running - Part 1. Part 2. 

E & H had a great time.

I still have no idea what H meant here.

ThanksMas 2011.

We had a lovely trip to visit family at the beginning of December.

The adventure began in the airport.

H enjoys a little light reading in his very own window seat.

Introducing Papa to the epic tale of George and the chocolates.

Baby V is really excited about his jumper.

H has a newfound love of cars. Thanks for sharing, E!

Uncle Matt constructed a super cool racing ramp.

E helped us all understand the finer points of yard baseball.

It was an action-packed afternoon.

Everyone took their turn on the guitar.

On Sunday, we took the boys to Bethlehem Morning at St. Andrew.

E & H made stars in the carpenter shop, but they were a little less sure

about dressing up. This is H's attempt at a shepherd's costume,

minus the staff.

We found a great room where the boys could play.

The barnyard was pretty exciting...

...especially since it was inside the playground.

H also accompanied himself on the dustpan before breakfast.

Later that afternoon, we went to the beach - but that's

a subject for another post. Enjoy the videos!