hello santa, nice to meet you

the nut gets a haircut

last month we took elliot for his first haircut at a grownup barber shop in hyde park. he was very serious and slightly skeptical during most of the cut as if asking "why is this lady coming at me with large scissors?" very good question, i would be serious and skeptical too.

but underneath his mullet we found a real life little boy!

where do you think he gets his skeptical look?

wearing his puppy hat

because after taking his stats, the nurse at the doctor's office told me to keep elliot warm while we waited for the doctor to come in.

garden gnome

elliot really did not enjoy being a garden gnome for halloween. i mean at all. we had a good time though, and its really all about the parents being amused, right?

fall is great

because leaves are delicious and you can let your hair fluff fly in the wind.

when life give you avocados...

elliot won't touch avocados with a 10 foot pole. but add green chilies, peppers, onions, spices and cilantro...

it's cute and all, but he is demanding. lets just say that when he doesn't get enough guacamole he isn't pleasant.

baby hippo

elliot and a bowl

unsophisticated thought bubbles:

"what am i supposed to do with this thing?"

"well this is a little better, now i have two things"

"oh yeah, i am all over this. need to bash metal objects together? i am your baby"

"also competent in putting said metal objects in my mouth"

"deep concentration while stirring"

"cute posing while holding said metal objects"

"and of course the crowning achievement..."

"coming..."

"coming..."

"success!"

big and little and a delicious number 97 at culver's custard

"woah, this guy is big"

scream and you shall receive

Many hours of peek a boo on our way back from a quick jaunt to st louis last weekend were demanded by "the boss" and of course quickly complied with.

the ocean is wet

out in california last weekend visiting pam, elliot had his first taste of the ocean at half moon bay. okay, not literal taste (he would have if we had given him half a chance). but he got to put his toesies in the sand and in the ocean and back in the sand and then back in the ocean and he loved it, hated it, loved it and hated it all in that order. and we loved it all.

wearios

some make it in his mouth. most do not.

the nut goes to church

i don't think church clothes get enough credit. there is nothing cuter than a little boy in a sweater vest, argyle socks and patent leather penny loafers. i was a doubter before but dressing a little boy really is fun. if only he didn't mind the constant outfit changes and understood that penny loafers are for wearing, not for eating.