asian market adventure

Meeting the Buddha for the first time and showing us his belly button.
That made the Buddha laugh.

Kaemon Ze spied some odd-looking fruit as asked, "What's that?"
I said I didn't know, but I showed it to him anyway. Very prickly.
Daddy came along and told us it was a durian.
He said they are very stinky and that he'd bought one years before, just to try.
His sensory experience:
"It smells like something died, a week ago, under your feet."

Yummy pineapple bread. I became aware of his hunger as he was looking at live catfish and live crab saying, "I want to eat that." OK son, let's get you something to eat that doesn't require me buying either one of those options.

Zoom zoom!
Hello everyone!

Snacking and riding.
We didn't have any quarters on us, so he just enjoyed sitting and pretending - which is awesome.
When he saw these photos as I was working on the blog post, he said, "No money." Ha! Good memory, son.

a cold but enjoyable morning at the zoo

OK guys, look at the camera. Over there.

Go Ducks!

Enjoying the sea otter.


At first, these giant seals scared him a little.

A smooch for mama?

Having fun running with the penguins.

My JoyBoy.

The most ferocious bear on the planet...he's HUGE!

We got some amazing close-up walk-by's.

The massive male polar bear.

As tall as... no bear!

Watching other kids. Whenever a parent would say,
"Okay guys, let's go," Kaemon Ze would start to follow.
Ummmm..."Son, where are you going?"

Hello elephant. You are beautiful.

What Kaemon Ze had to bite his bit to see... a crocodile!



Blessed with another close-up experience.
At first, JoyBoy did not see the leopard!


Being goofy...

...then he hears the male leopard roar! And then...

...he asked, "What's that?!" And looks a little wigged out.
(Good street-smarts, son!)

Wondering if he should leave...he asked us about that.
Very smart. :)

The male, pacing.



A beautiful oily-substance spill at the zoo.

jamming with finn

Finn's daddy is a musician and has lots of musical instruments in their home. Kaemon Ze loves to play the drums, and tonight he found the organ. Finn was rocking out, bobbing his head up and down while his Daddy accompanied them on drums. Happy boys!

went on an adventure walk

JoyBoy waiting for a car to pass.

Found a stick. He looks so big to me!


Not sure what he's doing exactly...

My big boy.

drawing at the great-grandparent's house

kaemon ze, where is your toothbrush?

Getting ready to head to Gramma's this morning,
Kaemon Ze found a new holder for his toothbrush.

more from the photo shoot

day two of 2011

Helping Daddy make the waffles for Sunday Waffles.

His very first tattoo--a T-Rex, of course!
His Auntie Laura gave him a pack of dinosaur tattoos on New Year's.
He thought that was pretty neat. :)

photo shoot with halley

Jason's step-sister was in town for a few precious hours and blessedly, she wanted to photograph us for two of her on-going photography series: "Men in Tubs" and "Women on Rooftops."

The final shot Halley chose for her series.

Now... on the roof - in freezing weather!

The final shot of me with Kaemon Ze.

Shooting her friend, Hana.

The final shot of me in her "Women on Rooftops" series.