The 1st Haircut

Quin got his first haircut today. It was a pretty special moment for Daddy because we took him to Buzz's Barber Shop to have Don the Barber cut his hair. Don has cut my hair since I was a Quin's age, and has done the same for Quin's Uncle Kyle. Don also cuts Grandpa Kenny's hair and has cut Grandpa Bruce's hair, so I think it was kind of neat for Don as well. And to all of you that were crying about Quin loosing his curls from the haircut, have no fear, Don saved Quin's curls; he's just that good - haha!

Side-by-Side Hair Comparison

I don't know how old he was in the picture on top, but the pic on the bottom is from a couple weeks ago. He's like a living chia-pet (minus the fertilizer).

Sale Item

These are the lone pictures we took on Mother's Day (on Michelle's phone no less). Quin was sick and crabby after lunch on Sunday so we decided to exchange him at Target. They said we had to take him back to where we got him, so we took him back home. I'm also proud of his beautiful mother for strategically placing the groceries around him and not on him - nice!

Despite Quin being really sick, we had a great Mother's day and Quin & I just wanted to let Michelle (aka "Mommy") know that we we love her very much and she's doing a great job. Your boys love you!

10 Months and Counting!

Quin turned 10 months young last week. He is getting soooooo big. Here's out little Viking fan sporting his Vikings outfit. And to answer the question we get over and over, Quin's curls come from Michelle. She had the curly hair as child; thankfully I did not.

Here Quin is sporting the jersey of one of Daddy's childhood heroes; the great Cris Carter.

The Tunnel gets lots of use. And this pic shows off his shiny-white choppers.
Quin has the habit of climbing into things that are really big or much too small like this book box. My prediction is that he'll be some kind of explorer when he grows up because they like to get into small places and discover big things.
RUN-DMC, baby!!! We just need a pair of Adidas instead of the Cons and he's all good.

10 Months marked the start of walking. He still just does a few steps at a time before sitting down, but it's a start and he's getting really good and a lot more confident.

Again, he likes climbing.

To everybody that tells Michelle & I this statement: "when he starts walking he's going to be a handful." We respond: "what do you mean 'going to be' a handful?!"

Standing all on his own - and no, that's not his full set of teeth. He's finally able to use the pacifier that Uncle Jason gave him. You have no idea how many double-takes people give him when they see that thing.

Michelle took this pic last night and she said "it's a great picture of him walking." That it is, but I started laughing because something is missing. I wish he had some more toy buildings because with the pacifier in his mouth, the way he's high-stepping and with the position of his arms he looks like one of those monsters from Japanese movies terrorizing the city.

10 months with our little guy has come up so fast. It's so odd to think that his 1st birthday is just two months away. We already think he's growing up too fast. We love you, Short-round.

New Backyard Addition

Slowly but surely we are finally re-doing our backyard. At the end of May, we will have owned our home (or as our realtor told us, "renting it from the bank") for 3 years. We've been slowly chipping away at the things that bug us about it. Last year we ripped out the hideous shrubs the previous owners left us and planted a maple tree that Michelle received as a gift. Last weekend, she finally used her Gerten's Gift Cards that she's been saving and purchased this lovely magnolia tree; now I'm hoping frogs don't fall from the sky (movie-buffs will get that joke!).

Now that we've planted two trees in the yard, and with hopes of a third in the backyard, maybe next year we can do what I've wanted to do from day 1: paint over the skid-mark-brown paint on the house.