Thursday, August 30, 2007

Chicago Concert

For my company's employee appreciation event, Asante, rented out a mini version of the Concord Pavillion and we got to see Chicago live. Sounds pretty cool I bet. Did you know there are 8 band members? I had no idea. I know only the popular ones. They played 3 or four of those and I can't say they brought me back because they sounded pretty funky. How old are they now anyway? We were in the front of the nosebleeds.


We did have fun though. We brought sandwiches and shared a blanket with Dan and Jacque. If you can't tell from the pic, Dan is Shane's brother. Jacque is his wife and appears to have swallowed a dinosaur egg. We're a bit concered what sort of dino she'll be having next month. Hopefully a vegan. Oh yeah, I chopped off my hair too. I did it right after we moved but this is the first pic I've posted.

And this is Chicago. Five in the front, three in the rear. Seriously, have there always been so many? The opening act turned out to be a local music shop owner. He is very fortunate to have a business to fall back on. He thought he was clever and funny but he was not. He also thought he was good (or so you'd think since he willingly opened for Chicago). He, in my oh so humble and talentless opinion, was not. One of his songs was about eating strawberries that tasted yummy. Another had something to do with praying at the river with a mexican and something to do with boobs.


I'm pretty sure this pic is self explanitory.


The best part of the concert was the crowd. This lovely couple reminded me of those ladies that watch talk shows and are under the impression that they are a part of the 'live studio audience' and that Oprah or whoever can hear them. They were also the only couple in the entire audience (I checked) that did the lighter thing. No joke. This is the picture I took of them with their lighters.

This lovely group provided much entertainment as they boggied their way through the show. Lots of wine and bootie shakin'.

A Few Snippits

Here's a bit of what the kids have been up to...

This is Owen pushing his little tractor around our backyard. He is crawling everywhere (even up the walls it seems). He pulls himself up and cruises the couch and walls. He gets into everything. His favorite pass time is sneaking into the bathroom, pulling himself up and banging his fat little palm on the tub. He also likes to ransack the cabinet drawers in there.(Yes, I am aware that there are methods of preventing drawer ransacking. We'll get there.) I must say my favorite thing about this picture is that it gives you the impression that our lawn is not dying/dead. Too bad you can't live in a picture.


Babies get pretty tired after crawling and ransacking. This is Owen sacked out last night. Alright, ya got me. This coma is partially Benedryl induced. He does have a cold though. Not exclusively foul play I promise.


Here's Lex kicking back on our mini front porch. She loves to sit there and watch all the ferrel cats scamper around. It seems there is no birth control of any kind on our street. Cats and kids run wild, mangey, and abundant. We're down at the end of the culdesac where the last 6 or so homes are thankfully well kept and occupied by normal people. Past those 6 homes it's a whole other world. We are thankful for the imaginary boundry.


Lex and Tally (her cousin). She can't get enough of this girl. You can tell from the pic that Lex is smitten. It is very cute how much she loves her cousins. And awesome how great her cousins are with her.

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Such a Shrimp!


This is a pic of Pinski with his cousin Max. You'd never guess that Owen is three weeks older. He's such a squirt. And no teeth. Max has several. Owen's gums aren't even the slightest bit swollen. Max is also aprox 6 inches taller and 8 pounds heavier than our little guy. Poor kid.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

You've Come a Long Way, Baby!

Some of you may remember my June 22nd post. We had an ultrasound yesterday and everything looks great (so I was told). And thankfully, our little guy seems to be making progress superficially speaking. He already looks less like a mini Igor.

The US Tech said he's about two pounds.
In this pic you can see all his little phalanges. He's got his hand up by his head. The head is the rather large round bit on the side. Sadly, the Neville/Steiner combo doesn't make for small headed babies. We produce the Fat-Headed variety around here. This one shows his little arm bones. Teeny Tiny Ulna, Teeny Tiny Radius. Teeny Tiny Baby with a Big Fat Head.

SURVEY SAYS...

Hello everyone. I've got a very important question for you all. There are several parts to this question. Please answer as thouroughly as you can.

Other than in a medical emergency (when head stitches or brain surgery is involved), When is is okay to cut a child's hair WITHOUT the mother's consent?

Is it okay for a dad to give the go ahead on a buzz cut for a 10
month old baby boy without asking mom?

How 'bout grandparents??? Can a grandparent cut (trim the bangs) of a 3 year old without asking mom?

Last question: Is there an age that sons and daughters reach that makes any of the above situations okay?

Our marriage (I mean me, of course) appreciate all of your answers. Thanks!