Life is good.
:) calvin
11.08.2009
Lovely Life
Life is good.
:) calvin
11.05.2009
Morning Photo Project Day 12 Nov 4, 2009
*note Nov 3 was Election Day and therefore no morning photo*
11.01.2009
Halloween 2009
I have never felt so much pressure as I did this Halloween. Coming off of an AMAZING Halloween 2008, where our family dressed as Barack & Michelle Obama (Cyrus & Grady, respectively) and their Secret Service agents (Tim and I), people were counting on us to bring it!!!!
Well people, we brought it. We brought the 1980's to 2009. MTV Pop-Stars of the past meet a modern-day family. The cast included:
Cyrus: Michael Jackson
Grady: Tina Turner
Tim: Boy George
Calvin: MC Hammer
Even with the rain, we soldiered on and marched in the parade. From the Moonwalk to the Hammer shuffle and everything in between, we did our thing and had another awesome Halloween. Click link below and enjoy,
....ctgc
Halloween 2009
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2040215&id=1333491232&l=2ef852b758
He laughed so hard
Today the four of us were eating lunch together and talking about different things. Family, Halloween, food, and the human body. Cyrus loves skulls and the tee-shirt that I was wearing had one on it, so he asked a few questions about skulls and skeltons. The subject moved to bones and I told him that the skelton is comprised of 206 bones (I still remember some things from that Human Anatomy class that I took my second year at Michigan State University) supported and intertwined with cartilage, tendons, muscles, etc.
We continued to talk about the body and Cyrus said something about pee, which I thought he said penis. I said that the penis isn't a bone and when Cyrus realized that I said the word penis, he laughed so hard. He kept repeating the word and would explode with laughter. Whenever we mention it, he starts to giggle, which eventually leads to an out-of-control uproar. What is it about that word that makes men of all ages laugh like they are at the circus?
10.31.2009
A-ha Moment
As I've written in the recent past, our two-dad home is dealing with maintaining our daughter's hair care. Grady has been wearing her hair in braids for as long as I can remember, but as of late, we have had to let her wear it more natural, as our former nanny is not always available to braid her hair.
Anyway, this week, with her hair out and free, I created an assortment of ponytails, pigtails, and puffs. Not all of these were intentional, but I did my best to create magic with Grady's hair. For the last couple of days, we have gone back to an old-time, pre-nanny hairstyle....the afro. Afro with headband, afro and barrettes and my fave, afro with giant bow hair clip. My fave was not necessarily Grady's fave, in fact, she pleaded with me to give her a ponytail, but sometimes it was just not possible. Does anyone understand how difficult a ponytail can be for a man who has no hair?
After three days of her 'fro, I told Grady that she was going to get her hair braided, to which she replied, "No Dad, I just want to wear it like this. I like this." I was shocked and suprised that she said that, especially as she was anti-fro hours earlier. The next day, while dropping her off to school, I started to hear the other kids and parents say "I like your hair Grady, Grady you look nice, etc" when I realized that while I see something so beautiful in her afro, she had not always seen the same. At that moment, she looked me square in the eye and without saying a word told me that she loves herself and that her hair is special, regardless of the style. It made me feel so happy that she has embraced all of her self and stood so proud and tall for being who she is.
10.29.2009
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