Another hat

I don't know what it is but I'm really in to hats lately.


Check out this one.


P.S. Happy Birthday Dad!

Crazy Arms Refined

I'm learning how to put these crazy arms to good use.



I'll be playing catch in no time.

Hey Dad...

Wanna go fishing?


Maybe a trip to the beach?

My first hike

Happy Monday everyone. I had another great weekend hanging out with my parents.

They took me on my first hike. We went to the Marin Headlands, my mom's favorite place.

Fresh air, beautiful mountains, sounds of the waves crashing- it was all so serene.

I just closed my eyes and meditated the whole time.

Of course, I was exhausted afterward and had to take a nap.

It was such a great experience. I can't wait to go again.

Photoshoot

You guys saw this picture the other day. It's me and Grandma and my cousin J.J. It's a nice picture, but you don't know the back story, at least until now. See, Grandma really wanted a picture of her two grandsons together on her lap. But I don't think she realized how tricky it would be to get a baby and a one and a half year old to sit still and smile for the camera. This is the end product. What follows is the process.

This was one of our first tries. As you can see, J.J. doesn't like to sit still for anything under any circumstances.

Here Grandma got J.J. to sit still and she has a nice smile, but my face was blurry. Strike two.

In this one Grandma is getting annoyed. She's trying not to let everyone know that Grandpa, just off camera, isn't helping her out to her satisfaction and is being threatened. J.J. and I thought that was pretty funny.

This one is all action, with two squirmy boys trying to break loose.


And again with the finished product. Aren't you glad Grandma stuck with it?

And now for something completely different

Couldn't resist putting this one up. Enjoy.

Snuggly Bear

My mom says I'm as snuggly as a teddy bear so today she dressed me up as one.


Pretty cute, eh?


Thank you Battah for getting me this great outfit. I can't wait for you to see it in person.

Michigan Trip

I just came back from a trip to Michigan to meet my dad's family. It was so much fun. I got some very special treatment.



There was a big party in my honor where I got to hang out with my aunts, uncles, cousins and even my great-grandmother.

Here is a picture of me with my second cousins. I thought only Arabs had lots of kids but this was definitely a big crew. There was so much giggling at that table. It was awesome!


And I finally got to meet Peanut in person. She was even better than I imagined. At first the timing of our naps was totally off and we weren't awake at the same time. But once I adjusted to the Eastern time zone, we got a chance to hang out and have a lot of fun.


Of course, I got some more quality time with my grandparents. Since I'm a California kid, they wanted to introduce me to snow so they made it snow at their house the last day of my trip. I was so impressed- I didn't think that could happen in April.


JJ came over to hang out with me a lot. He's one and a half years old so he's very cool and knows all sorts of tricks. He kept trying to have me run around with him but I need a little more time to hone my skills. In the meantime, we enjoyed hanging out in Grandma's lap together.


Thanks everyone for a fantastic trip!

Field trip

Mom and I went to visit Dad at work the other day. This is where he makes it rain.

He was so happy and proud he couldn't stop smiling. He even showed me off to his co-workers. And then I farted really loud.

New Tricks

Giving kisses to Dad and talking to Mom are the tricks I've been working on this week.

Awesomeness

I used to think my Dad was the coolest Giants fan in the world. But then I met this guy.

Check out this tattoo! It's a perfect replica of AT&T Park.

It's got the big baseball mitt and giant Coke bottle in left field, the scoreboard and even the Bay Bridge. Here's the real thing for comparison.

Man I love this city.

Happy Opening Day

My Dad says Opening Day is an unofficial American holiday. After what I saw today I can hardly disagree. For starters, it really is the unofficial first day of spring. And it's the best day of the year for the optimists among us because every team is a contender. But there's more. There are former players and fighter jet flyovers. We even rocked out with these guys.

Live!

There's also tons of history and tradition (RIP Ernie) and no small amount of patriotism.


Mom kept telling me about all the other times I've been to AT&T Park in her belly. I even got a certificate commemorating my first game.

This year was extra special because we saw the Giants raise the World Series Championship banner.


It was all so awesome, but I got hungry. And when I get hungry I get cranky. So I made my Dad leave before the Giants won on a walk off hit in the bottom of the 12th. He didn't seem to mind. He kept saying it was the best day ever. Maybe it is. Or maybe it's just the beginning of another year.

Tummy time

I'm supposed to be spending some time every day doing exercise. At first I would just face plant and try to eat my hand. A couple of times I just pooped instead of exercising. Then my mom ratted me out to my dad so I've been taking the exercises more seriously. I'm starting to make some progress.

Before long, maybe I'll even roll over.

It's like my dad says, the journey to Olympic gold starts with one step.

New friends

I've been making lots of new friends lately. Daddy's co-workers have lots of babies, including a couple little boys just a little older than me.


Here I am with Graham. We're getting ready to race!


Graham's Dad is pretty cuddly for a Marine.

And here's Jack. He woke up from his nap long enough to talk junk about UCLA and Michigan State. That's cold.

All smiles

I'm happy today because my mom weighed me and I gained almost two pounds in the last three weeks. That doesn't sound like much until you consider that I only weigh a total of 12.6 pounds.

Spring is here!

We have had beautiful weather here the last few days. Mom and I have been taking nice long walks enjoying the sunshine and smelling the flowers.



And with spring comes baseball! Yesterday, we went to opening day for the Oakland A's. It was the first opening day for my parents too. It would have been nice if we would have had better seats, but we still had a good time.