The trouble with being Tater....

Dad wants you to listen to cool music....

Mom wants to dress you in a bearsuit....

It's hard to decide which toy you like best...


Sometimes only your giraffe understands....


But really, you just want to chew on his head....
I guess sometimes even the bearsuit isn't so bad.

More Visitors!

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit for the weekend to continue spoiling Pasha.

Mom with Pasha ready to go in the Moby wrap. Have baby will travel.

Babushka and Dyedushka

Pasha's grandparents from Russia traveled all this way to visit him for Christmas this year.

Pasha with Babushka Valentina
Pasha with Dyedushka Tolya
Out for a walk
On Christmas Day afternoon it began snowing! It's a good thing Baba and Dyeda brought Pasha a new winter hat and some russian baby booties.Even in the house, Baba keeps Pasha bundled up, worried that he might be cold.

Pasha checks out the rocking giraffe that Santa brought him.Kamikaze remembers getting all the attention from Baba and Dyeda last time they visited, and has no qualms about coming between Pasha and his Baba.

This is how Kamikaze likes it!

December with Pasha

Pasha went to the zoo this December and saw his first real giraffes. It was a beautiful, sunny but VERY cold day in Seattle.
Pasha just learned how to pick things up, and even startled himself with this new skill!
Thanks to Aunt Sandy Pasha was well outfitted for the Seattle winter with his fleece vest, mittens and hat.
Before Dad leaves for work (on his bike) some mornings he takes time to feed Pasha.
And of course, Pasha spends as much time as possible sucking on his fingers.

Trip to Dallas

Pasha took his first plane ride to surprise his granpa with a visit last weekend.
Grandpa taught him to ride a tractor!


And he met Santa Claus (though he was rather unimpressed)


He also got to meet Becky and her babies.

The Lineup

Can you pick Pasha from the lineup at his birth class reunion?
He is both the youngest and the biggest!

Thanksgiving fun

What a cute little monkey with striped legs!!

We headed up to the mountains the day after thanksgiving and it was really cold. Pasha had to wear two hats and mittens to stay warm.

Mmmm yummy fingers!!

Don't be alarmed, but something went terribly wrong with this swaddle. A few minutes after leaving Pasha in his crib, I heard him cry out. I went to check on him and this is what I found:

Between the rim of his hat and the top edge of the blanket I could see one eyeball peering up at me. (since he wasn't crying I left him there long enough to grab the camera) Apparently he wasn't swaddled very well and in his attempt to wriggle his arms out, had slid the whole blanket up over his head. He wasn't crying when I got there because, despite his bottom half being exposed, he was happily sucking on his fingers.