one.

to be continued...

baby owl has arrived

callan lawrence

born on january 13th, 2011

8 lbs. 9 oz. 20 1/2 inches

proud parents: marc and jen

we have been waiting for you.

we are excited for the memories we will create together.

welcome to this crazy family little one.

we love you.

a little "pitchy"

here's a video Miles and i shot the other day playing baseball.  getting to drag out his green sports bucket to play in the house is one of his favorite things now.  that list includes getting to play football, which consists of a game of catch with his NERF ball.  this involves a couple of pretty hilarious touchdown dances that are triggered whenever he catches the ball.  video evidence will have to wait for a future entry. 

a few disclaimers about this video:
1) i did not teach Miles this Jeff Bagwell-type stance or his Frank Thomas-type positioning in the batter's box (all the way back and as far from the plate as possible), but i did teach him to tap the plate with the bat to square up.  he now insists i do it, too.
2) i've already apologized to "Curious George" for the lumps he took while playing catcher without a mask.
3) this particular night's game started as an elaborate ploy to get Miles to teach me to play his baseball bat like a musical instrument.
4) it was really hard to not start laughing.  i still laugh just as hard watching the video as i did when i first saw him play this "music".