When Liam and Work Interact

So, I apologize for the lack of posts lately. To say that work has been overwhelming is an understatement of epic proportion. We have a full-fledged toddler monster on our hands...something that emerged ever so stealthily since work took over our lives. While Liam couldn't attend the final ceremony ending our exhibition and project, he did enjoy the fruits of some of the labor. Here he is exploring the lanterns used in our final night and attempting to make a drum out of one of them.

A Lazy Sunday Afternoon

So, Liam has experienced a verbal explosion of late, and he now knows so many words...light, car, puppy, book...the list goes on and on...ball remains one of his favorites, though!

We will have to get some video of our little drummer and music lover who avoids bedtime by dancing up a storm.

A quiet New Year's Eve

Happy New Year! Sadly, Jim and I varied little from our pre-Liam NYE pattern, save for heading out for dinner after playing at a park with Liam. Dinner was at a very "fancy" salad bar restaurant...perfect for shrieking toddlers. Liam is clearly in a celebratory mood. Much love to all and wishes for a really amazing 2012.

Holiday House Hunting

Inspired by too much HGTV and enough time off to get into trouble, we have embarked upon what we hope will be a lengthy, successful search for the next home for the Harper Chang clan. We took some time out of the search and fretting to play in one of the parks of the neighborhood in which we hope to soon be, Maplewood/Richmond Heights. One of the reasons we want to be there is for their early elementary education, which features the Reggio Emilia philosophy of education coupled with farm-to-table experiential learning. The elementary school has chickens! And, chickens are legal in Maplewood!

Here's Liam in front of one of the homes we toured...(having stolen his father's gloves to keep his own hands warm)

And, here we are at the park, where Liam bogart-ed someone's lacrosse stick...

Quick Update for Early December

So, December will be a month of work--I'm working days on Saturdays and Jim is working nights. We are lucky to have each other! Therefore, please don't be surprised if the postings are light until the end of the month. Given our work schedules, we are so happy that Liam got to meet Santa at school. Fortunately, Jim got out of work early enough to catch this second Santa sitting on his phone.

 A better lap-sitting experience while showing off that he can read at least two books at once!

Saturday morning, Liam entered a "cookie coma" after visiting the Cherokee Street Print sale. 

Liam dispenses with the coffee...

and goes straight for the cream.

Would you like some, too?

Liam signing off after a long holiday weekend

that was full of turkey, a cold, a GI-afflication (his father), and many videos. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, too!