Joey-Natalie-Slade-Naomi

Since Slade can't run around and expend all his energy yet, he spends his time on his facial expressions which are many:

I FOUND MY TONGUE FACE

UH OH FACE

WORRIED

HAPPY

MILK DRUNK

LEAVE ME ALONE

EXCITED

DAZED

UPSET

BORED

4 comments:

Hillary Vaughan said...: Oh my gosh I can't stop laughing...that picture of him flipping you off is hilarious! They are all so cute , but that one made me laugh. He is so adorable. He is going to be a lot of fun with his personality. You can see it in all his many faces! Love it!! I sure miss those days.; April 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM
The Allens said...: I was laughing so hard too! haha! This is the best blog post ever. What an expressive little gem. I cannot wait to meet this little guy in person! I love him! I can't believe how much I have slacked on checking blogs, I was so excited to see these posts!; April 11, 2012 at 9:40 PM
Big Joe said...: boy cant wait to see the little bugger again. oh you guys too!; April 22, 2012 at 4:55 PM
RobAar said...: Natalie! I did not know that you were posting so many pictures on here!! I am having such a good Sunday morning meeting Slade. I LOVE this strand of pictures in paticular. What a boy.
It took me back to see the first picture of you and your baby. Don't know how to say it.. but I felt everything special all of the sudden inside of me - seeing you as a mom.; May 20, 2012 at 9:47 AM

"Beautiful Like the Darkness Between Fireflies"

Every evening on Richmond's boulevard, our front yard, between the hours of 7:oopm & 8:30pm, the sidewalks are filled with the magical glow of fireflies. There are so many that it is almost as if walking in a fairy-tale. Joey and I try to go on a walk every night at this time and we just watch and enjoy the glow. It is fascinating. I feel like a child again. Last night we were sitting on the couch and Joey caught my eyes following a flying bug. Joey assured me it was just a moth, when suddenly it lit up and glowed! It was a firefly in our house! It must be good luck.

WHALES!

I love whales. Why? Christmas 2006 we woke up to sunshine and glassy water on the west side of Maui. I don't even remember opening presents that morning. We were out on the boat as a family and ready for a Christmas packed with tropical adventure. I was wakeboarding when I noticed that everyone on the boat had become disinterested in me and were anxiously looking to my left. They signaled that they were going to drop me. I thought I was left for the sharks and was less than calm until finally they turned to pick me up. It was a family of whales they had spotted. We watched as they sun bathed on the surface, a mother, a calf, and an escort. I think it was my dad who jumped in the water first. Then several of my siblings followed with their snorkles and soon the adrenaline was pumping as we were swimming with the whales! We were screaming and scared and so excited. I have never experienced anything more thrilling. The calf kept trying to swim closer to us, and he was easily bigger than a car! At one point the escort was about 30 feet under us and we starred him in the eye. You could see every detail. Breathless is the only word to describe it.