"After my birthday and Christmas Eve I've got the hang of the ripping process. Practice, Practice, Practice!"
John is giving Allison hugs ,not slugs, here. Obviously my action shots need some work, so forgive the blurriness of this photo, though keep in mind the exercise of toddler hugging can be a very vigorous one.


"I've never met this Santa guy and I don't know how he does it, but I'm liking him... I'm liking him ALOT!"


Though Allison and John had different methods for eating their cake they both ended up with chocolate frosting facial hair and happy tummies!



Lots of loot and lots of loved ones made John's 2nd Birthday lots of fun! Thank you to all who came to party hardy at the "Not So Clean House" (which will not be that pristine again until next year.)
"...in my favorite area of the grocery store, the banana area, getting some festivity food shopping done..."
"OOOOO sweater sale at Old Navy, now that's what I call a fantastic Christmas gift idea. I wonder if they have battery operated/singing sweaters"

"Somehow we ended the evening, without clothing, (kinda) sharing cake."

"I also love sharing my passion for musical toys (as you can see here I am demonstrating the singing birthday teddy bear.) Another fun toddler tip I enjoyed sharing with Allison is my enthusiasm for repetitively pressing buttons. A party isn't a party without a robotic voice crooning one refrain over and over and over. It adds to the atmosphere and I find it quite relaxing."
"Pssst could I get some more snacks ....peeezze!!!"