Talking With Your Mouth Full

Alex has begun talking -- sort of. He strings together many consonants and vowels in a way that, presumably, he thinks will be meaningful to us. He hasn't quite mastered this whole "language" concept. His favorite things to say are "Lah lah rah wlah wlah" and "Arrrrgh". He's been doing this in earnest for about the last 2 weeks, and it's only getting cuter. No "real" words yet, but I'm sure they're real enough to him.

He's eating too -- sort of. He enjoys the act of eating, if not quite grasping the purpose. He likes bananas, sweet potatoes, peas, carrots, and rice cereal. He also loves Indian naan bread, graham crackers, and teething biscuits. He is definitely NOT a big fan of asparagus - he made the cutest, scrunchiest face while attempting to eat a sprig of asparagus. The jury's still out on french fries, but they're salty and fun to stick in your mouth at least.

Last time I fed him, easily 2/3 of the food ended up on me, the floor, the wall, his bib, or his face. I can only hope that his aim and tongue dexterity improve over time.

Wedding Addendum

I can't help but post some of my pictures from Jim & Pemma's wedding. It was a wonderful afternoon!
These guys are such a great couple! And their ceremony was short. We took our time navigating the countryside of western Virginia, so were a couple of minutes after 3pm getting to the wedding, and they were almost half done!

But the real treat of weddings is the cake, of course:

Huge, delicious, moist, vegan wedding cakes, prepared by the bride's Mother!

Yours truly, swarthy Dan

Jim and me, in our dress uniforms.

As they say in Virginia, "What n'the hell was that?"
I'll tell you what that was, a humiliating defeat of the Golden Bears that night by Oregon State! Sarah, if you ever hear me saying, "Don't worry, Oregon State is going to be a breeze!"again, please just punch me in the face!

(Actually, it was some awesome fireworks, courtesy of the bride's brother!)

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