Our little Mozart

Here's little Pau having a blast playing the piano. This is our first full day in Michigan. Pau seems a little jet lagged. Slept last night at about 10 p.m. Yikes! Hope he adjusts quickly. Tomorrow, we're off to Ashland, Ohio for my grad courses. 4 weeks four classes. Here we go!

Pau's First Birthday Celebration

Held Pau's birthday celebration a few weeks early because the two of us will be off to Ashland soon. Family, Korean food and a little Korean tradition. Pau had a "tol" which means that he had to choose from several items on the table. The meaning of the celebration is predict what future successes there are in store for Pau. There was a string for long life, pencil for success in school, soccer ball for dad, money for obvious reasons, trumpet for musical talents, etc. Pau chose the soccer ball first, then the money, and thirdly, the pencil. We had such great fun today and can't believe that soon, Pau will be a year old!

Joshua Tree

We spent Monday at Joshua Tree National Park. It was a gorgeous day, the trees were blooming and we had a relaxing ride through the park. As we started into the park, there was a turtle crossing the street. We stopped to take a picture of the little guy. We had sandwiches near the big rocks and were fascinated by people old and young climbing the rocks behind us.

Here are some pix of Merrill's visit to SD. This is Feb. 12. We had a full day which started at the pediatrician's office. Poor little Pau got his boosters and it only took 1 hour and 1/2 wait time! Grrrrrrrrrrrr...... After the doctor's we headed downtown to have breakfast at a place called the Cheese Shop. Yummmy sounds were made by all of us. Terrific cuppa joe here, the best I've had in SD. Wait staff were fabulous and even tolerated a quick diaper change in the booth. At least, I think they knew we did this. :)))))))))) Then we were off to the Birch Aquarium where Merrill was enamored of this teeny tiny teeny little yellow fish. Very cute and seen above seemingly sitting on a rock. After the aquarium, we had to go get fixins for dinner so the last picture is at Henry's where we picked up clams for steaming and calamari steaks for grilling! Merrilly, you're visit was too short, but very sweet. Next time, bring Brian and stay much longer!!!!

Pau Starting to Crawl????

Pau is technically "creeping" rather than crawling, but hey, it's a great start! Though he was really tired, Pau was a true trooper and got quite a workout today.

Video of Pau in the Bathtub with a Mohawk

Pau loves being in the tub. He starts kicking as soon as he gets in the water giving mom and dad a good shower too! Here he is with a shampoo Mohawk. Punk rock on, little one!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyonne