Sammy & Henry

December 12, 2007

Henry is the hammiest Christmas tree

Henry decided that the other kids were clearly supposed to be his backup and proceeded to walked to center stage...

December 10, 2007

It's Official: Sammy Can Read

We weren't sure if Sammy just had a good memory, or if he was actually reading, but now it's official: Sammy can read. He clearly indicated that the editorial staff of the LA Times has gone completely insane by yelling "Star.. Banana!" repeatedly at the front section of today's Times... proof positive that he not only understands written text, but can recognize when it is lame.

Henry we're still not sure about. He did say something that sounded quite a bit like "corrupt oligarch war-profiteer" while pointing at a picture of Dick Cheney, but we think it may have been a coincidence.

December 08, 2007

Decorating our First Christmas Tree

Violins!

We attended the Instrument Petting Zoo at the Pasadena Civic Center last Saturday, and Sam and Henry finally got to lay hands on VIOLINS! I can report with some confidence at this point that there are NO other 2-year olds in Pasadena who can come within a country-mile of Sam's enthusiasm for the violin. After 30 minutes or so, I had to pry the suprisingly undamaged instrument from his fingers and carry him screaming from the auditorium. We'll see how he does for next months repeat of the event!

Our first real Christmas tree

November 23, 2007

Henry experiences snow... decides it's lame.

Okay, so someone decided to dump a couple tons of man-made snow (i.e., basically shaved ice) on Holly Street in Old Town Pasadena. Henry checked it out, and appeared unimpressed. Sammy couldn't be bothered, and made a sprint for the jazz combo playing the theme to the Charlie Brown Christmas special on the street... and had to be pulled physically off the drum set.

November 22, 2007

Hats an Important Part of Being Two

November 21, 2007

Flouting Child Labor Laws Attempted

Sam and Henry have decided that washing dishes is fun. Unfortunately, rinsing, drying, and keeping the dishes and water in the sink is not part of the attraction.

November 14, 2007

Continued Musical Aspirations

Sam and Henry continue their obsession with guitars... although in November a new instrument was added to the clubhouse: A Schoenhut "Daycare Durable" upright "piano." These air-quotes are important, because the item in question is actually so laughably fragile that it arrived with a broken stool and half the keys unplayable. It's replacement arrived in even WORSE condition! Also, it's basically a clavicord, hitting metal tines with hammers.. but whatever.