who is teaching Gus these things?

from heidi
two things Gus has said spontaneously in the last few days:
“oh, bummer”
“shake your booty”
thank you very much, daddy.
although I think I am responsible for this one:
“what the hell”
oops!

Enjoying Oregon

from joe

So far, summer has been treating our family well. As our one year anniversary in Portland has come and gone, we are really appreciating our house, our neighborhood, and the beautiful weather. This weekend, we walked down the street to our neighborhood park with our neighbors Deb, Craig, and their baby Parker [...]

crayons are for paper

from heidi
gus enjoys coloring with crayons now. he loves to scribble and we mostly succeed at staying on the paper with one notable exception. if i decide to quickly check my email, he immediately starts drawing on the walls. he knows that as soon as my back is turned he’s got a [...]