Neighbor Long’s truck + little longshoreman.
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Author: The Nack Daddy
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Questionable Padre
Finny doesn’t necessarily approve of my wearing his friends’ glasses. 🙂 (This shot comes from pal Anja’s fourth birthday party, held on Sunday.)
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¡Lucha Futura!
Señores & Señoras, “El Segundo” would like to wrestle you now!
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Happiness is a Warm Son
Margot kids me for my “grandma stylings,” slinking around the house with a blanket over my shoulders. Finn spied me like this on a recent cold morning:
Finn: “Hey, I see you’re wearing a cape! I’m going to take it off you.” (proceeds to try)
Me: “No, but I’ll be cold!”
Finn: “It’s okay, Dad-O. I’ll just hug you to keep you warm.” (proceeds to wrap himself around my legs)
Heartwarming & leg-warming, all at once. 🙂
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Go I-nish!
And now, a scene from the bathtub the other night:
Finnegan: “Are we the Irish?”
Margot: “Yeah!”
Henry Seamus: “Go I-nish!”
Me: Beaming!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone. 🙂
Here are the lads this morning:
And just for old times’ sake, here’s a little historic March 17th action featuring our guys:
- Two-week-old Finn’s first St. Paddy’s (shamrock bodysuit)
- One-year-old Finn on St. Pat’s (shamrock bib)
- Both Nack leprechauns last year
- Finnegan’s rainbow
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G-Man & G-Randma
Henry & Grandma Nack enjoyed playing a little peekaboo during our visit to Happy Hollow. I just wish I’d been a little quicker on the draw & that you could more easily see & hear his cackling. 🙂
We had a terrific time celebrating Finno’s Big 3 a couple of weeks back, and now that the sugar crash has worn off, we can post our little photo gallery and a video from the birthday train ride!
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Go Go Mom-O!
I interrupt our regular lad reportage to mention how proud we are of Mom-O & her ongoing race training! Today she blazed through the Go Green St. Patrick’s Day Run in nearby Los Gatos, en route to walking a half marathon on May 1st. Way to go, P! We’re so proud of you. (And thanks, by the way, to all our great family & friends who’ve contributed to Margot’s ongoing fundraising efforts on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!)
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Fedora? Begorrah!
The lads model some headwear at the local Puma store.
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Henry Unleashed!
One 3-year-old + one 18-month-old + one backpack/leash? That, my friends, is a recipe for good times. 🙂
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Fields of Gold
A small boy explores his pockets & some flowers.
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Taking a spin with Grandpa
When the guys spied the Happy Hollow carousel, Henry instantly did his “pitch horizontal in your arms & do the breast stroke” routine saying “Horsies! Gato! Touch it!!” And so we did, having a blast all around (no pun intended).
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Escape from Meedgit Castle!
We have a long, proud, and hilarious tradition of “meedgit houses“–grown-up leg prisons used to ensnare hapless & guffawing kids. Just as I battled my dad thirty-odd years ago, Finn tested his strength when my folks arrived:
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One funky little elephant
To say that the boys are enjoying the Lego fire station & trucks my folks brought would be like saying that oceans are kind of wet. As Finn noted with some amazement while being put down for yesterday’s nap, “I just keep thinking about firemen!” Pics will follow, but in the meantime, here’s Henry’s unique take on the proper use of a rescue slide. 🙂
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Kan-dinsky
If Henry someday shoots, I dunno, let’s say President Boehner, people will ask, “Gee, did you ever see it coming?” And everyone who knows Hen will quickly answer, “Oh yes, that’s all he talked about: ‘Getboehner, getboehner, getboehner…!'” In other words, the G-Man gets *reeeeal* focused and obsessive.
Lately he’s utterly focused on garbage cans (pronounced “kahns!!”). For the last couple of weeks he’s constantly begged to go to the window (“Blue one! Black one! Wheels! Tip over! Oh *no*!!”), go outside to push, pull, and inspect cans (“Empty! Water! GarBAAZH!”), and generally discuss them at length. He was so sad when the neighbors finally rolled in their cans, mourning them like phantom limbs. When the baby monitor crackled to life this morning, “Kahns!!” was the first word out of his mouth. And after our little morning visit, he spotted Margot’s Kandinsky print (see above) and announced, “Kahns!!”
So, to any Secret Service folks who might end up reading this, just remember: Keep the kid stocked in Rubbermaid & we’ll have no problems!
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Darth Squirrels
Heh–you never know what’ll happen when sharing photos online. In this case Facebook friend Michael Jahn, inspired by my getting manhandled by Darth Vader, had fun adding a little drama to our recent barber shop visit. 🙂
(Original photo here)
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Adrenaline Junkie Finn!
When it comes to physical daring, our big guy tends to take after his dad, being cautious maybe to a fault. That’s why I was so pleased today when, after a little hemming & hawing, he agreed to ride the roller coaster at nearby Happy Hollow park. Despite its small size, I started having flashbacks to age four, when a treacherous “kiddie” coaster was so intense that it blew my mom’s contact lens right off her eyeball! So, how did Fearless Finnster do? You be the judge:
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Barbershop Trio
In terms of dollars spent per smiles rendered, is there *any* better investment than a barber buying lollipops? 🙂 Here are our little suckas about an hour ago.
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TP Treasure Hunt
One basket, two hoodie towels, and three rolls of toilet paper = loads of fun.
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Drivers’ Ed
A post-dinner trip to Lowe’s = good time-killin’ fun
