Finn's View on Video

Finn was playing angry birds on my phone the other day while I was putting gas in the car. Later that day I was looking for a photo on my phone and noticed at least 10 mysterious videos. We watched them together 3 or 4 times. Apparently he is his own biggest fan, as he fell onto the floor from laughing so hard. Here's a little compilation...

Congratulations Karen & Mike

We had an amazing time in Raleigh this weekend. Karen & Mike's wedding was absolutely perfect. Jenny Hammar was the wedding photographer, a friend of Karen's who flew in from Sweden with her husband Tom. She posted this on her blog, a little tease of photos to come. Can't wait!

Friends Getting Married

One of my very best friends is getting married this weekend. I've been trying to write a little toast, so I thought I would share a bit of what has been on my mind. Even though we've spent most of our friendship communicating long distance, as I moved to Florida just 4 months after we met, we managed to continue to talk twice a week. Karen has been there for me through it all. We've spent many a night drinking wine either in person or over the phone, mulling over life or brainstorming our next creative project. She is not only a good friend to me, but also to Bil and Finn.

She sends Finn gifts from her travels.

And makes him the most adorable things that end up being presents for me too!

I'm so excited to see my friend off on her next journey. I know how special it is to marry the love of your life and begin a family. I can't wait to watch her as she experiences how amazing it all can be.

Finn's Playlist

This is Finn's most recent playlist, the songs he requests when we get into my car or during our afternoon dance parties. He refers to each artist by name, except for She & Him. Whenever he hears Zoey Deschanel sing, he tells me that it's our friend who sings the Winnie the Pooh song

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I'm not sure why he thinks she is our friend, but it's kind of cute and she is pretty adorable. Maybe he has a crush on her?

Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
Cee Lo Green - Forget You (edited version)
Selena Gomez - Love You Like a Love Song
Andrew Bird - The Naming of Things
She & Him - This is Not a Test

No he didn't just say that!

I bought this book a few weeks ago to record the hilarious things that come out of Finn's mouth. Life has become a comedy show and my son is the lead character. I have found myself either bursting with laughter or beet red from embarrassment. My latest embarrassing moment was in the restroom of the Orlando airport. Finn proceeded to ask a female security guard if she was a police officer, "Do you fight bad guys? You have a big belly! Belly, belly, belly, big, big, big". It was bad enough, but he had to make up a little song at the end. Needless to say, I was humiliated. He speaks the truth, but we need to work on the filter.

I picked him up at school the other day and ended up meeting his occupational therapist. I had a nice conversation with him and got lots of tips to help Finn at home. We said goodbye and went to the car. As I was buckling Finn into his seat, he was staring at my teeth with a confused look on his face. He told me that I had something on my teeth. By the time I got into the car and looked in the mirror, it was gone. I asked him to tell me what it looked like and he said "it looked like a missing tooth". Apparently the turkey bacon I shoved in my mouth on my way out the door was stuck to my teeth. Lovely!

Weekend at Home

I'm having trouble getting into the groove today after a lazy weekend sitting around the house. I took lots of naps and Bil taught Finn how to play Star Wars Legos on the Wii. He is also teaching Finn to how to paint. Man, I'm making myself look bad. Oh well! It was a much needed break, but I always feel guilty afterward.

Back to School Shopping

As a kid, I loved back to school shopping. All of my favorite things; new fall clothes, book bags, shoes and paper products purchased during a two day shopping spree. Wish I could still do that! Instead I'm shopping for Finn. It isn't quite the same, but I do love dressing him up.

Stripes and Cardigans - enough said!

Finn is extremely particular about his shoes. In the spring I ordered 3 pair from Zappos in hopes that at least one pair would work. He wouldn't wear any of them, so I bought the shoes he already owned in a bigger size. I think he will like this pair of Adidas.

I wonder if I can get him to wear a bow tie? Probably not, but it's so darn cute.

He has this backpack in a slightly different design.