Life Is Simple

It never ceases to amazes me how easily amused a toddler can be. Mostly, all Markus Kari really needs is his pabbi, but a little something like a flashlight never hurts...

Dancing with the Stars Here I Come!!

Ummm, maybe I'll have to do some work on the tongue control thing first followed by the getting famous thing, but now that we're moving to LA, maybe the latter will just happen instantaneously...

Markus Kari is a Closet Hippie :)

ABCs

Markus Kari first sang his ABCs for me when he came home from his first NBA game in Oct/Nov. It pretty much made me cry to see what a big boy he had become. Now he sings it 10 times a day, along with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Old MacDonald Had a Farm and The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Below is one rather successful run through of ABC followed by another, a little less successful, yet more "soulful" version. Enjoy :)

Markus Kari and the World's Best Buddha Cat

Stulli is the most loving, lovable, fantastic cat in the whole world as is evidenced by his patience in his dealings with small children (ok, he's also a pretty old cat these days, but he has always had this demeanor). If you listen to the dialogue in this video you'll hear Markus Kari's father teaching him that he has a tail - real quality parenting in motion here :)

Markus Kari and Katrin Jammin Out on X-Mas

Ummm...is it bad that I crack up at my son's lack of coordination every time I see this?

Christmas Card Photo shoot Out takes

I never thought I would become one of those parents that set up a "photo shoot" for their annual Christmas card. But I have indeed, become one of those parents. Although, at least up until this point, it is strictly limited to photos of my child ;)

We decided that we had reached last minute status on our card for this year, which we had, last weekend and proceeded to dress Markus Kari up in his finest duds and go for it. After about 20 minutes of shooting, with minimal, yet palpable angst, we got a usable shot. Here are some out takes from the experience: