baxter – Page 6 – The Thing With The Stuff

Happy birthday to me!

To celebrate the beginning of my 44th year, the kids and I made a video. 🙂

A little help please

Mama, can you come outside? We need you for somesing.
Do you need my help for something?
Yes.
What’s wrong?
Um, you’ll see.

Today’s Obi-Wan Batman tutu outfit

All of Baxter’s costume wishes are granted in this stunning combination: something pretty/twirly, something superhero, something Star Wars, and a tightly cinched waist.

Baxter on Dramamine

Baxter gets car sick, so when we drive to the coast, we give Baxter a dose of Dramamine so he’ll sleep through the mountains.

There’s usually a time either before he falls asleep or after he wakes up when he’s still tripping, and sometimes he gets chatty. This last trip to the coast, I recorded some of his musings.

Mama, some of my fingers are thicker.
Mama, when will we see Lewis and Clark?
I know a lot about the earth. I know a lot about nature too. Because it’s living. And it’s not pretty when it’s dead. And when it’s alive, it is pretty. And I just saw a squirrel.
Wait a second! Where’s all of that sand from?
It’s hard to take care of a baby because they have very soft bones. Even if they’re a boy or a girl.
This is a very exciting day.

Pictures from our Tuesday beach trip

Videos from the beach

Baxter throws sand in the water, and Amelia jumps waves.

Great fun with the PDX Broadsides at Ardenwald Park

We had a blast tonight at the last Thursday night event in the Ardenwald Summer Concert Series, listening to the geek-filk band called PDX Broadsides. Here’s part of their first number, “Aim to Misbehave,” which references Firefly and Capt. Mal Reynolds.

Usually the kids and I pay some small attention to the band at these things, but tonight Amelia sat on the steps all night long, gazing up at the band adoringly (I’m a huge fan too — folk music plus geekery? Squee!) One of their first couple of songs referenced superheroes, so they got Baxter’s attention early.

Amelia was so tickled by their last number, “Nathan Fillion, Please Take Off Your Pants” (which they told the kids was about a boy who was not putting on his pajamas) that she demanded we buy their album. Neither Tom nor I had cash on us, but I plan to get “Aim To Misbehave” via their online store later this week. You can sample their music there!

If you like beautiful singing, funny songs, and/or geek culture, then totally make time to see the PDX Broadsides. I believe they’re playing Rose City Comic Con in a few weeks. You’ll thank me later; or maybe you’ll see me at their next show and thank me then! 😉