Why I haven't had time to blog (an excuse in the form of photo essay & paranthetical phrases)

(Dexter walking at 10 months)

(The boys' first baseball game)

(Look, it's a Dexter holder)

Dexter eats cake!

Dexter's first birthday (cake) from John Parisi on Vimeo.

Happy 1st birthday Dexter!

(I have no babies anymore!)

Happy 3rd birthday Cooper!

I can't believe my baby is 3!

Dexter breaks into comedy

Dexter doing his best Groucho Marx:


"Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas and how he got in my pajamas I'll never know!"

Can you tell his parents are lawyers?

We went to the zoo today & after hours of animal watching, eating, tram riding, & walking, we told Cooper he could ride in the stroller or walk & he chose to walk. Shortly after that, he threw a tantrum when he found out we were leaving the zoo. He calmed down & then John offered to carry him on his shoulders. As Cooper rode on John's shoulders they had this conversation:

Cooper: Dad, sorry I yelled.
John: That's okay, kiddo.
Cooper: Dad, my options were ride in the stroller or walk, right?
John: Yeah.
Cooper: My options weren't carry me or ride on your shoulders, right?
John: Right. Cooper, are you trying to say that if you had the option of riding on my shoulders we wouldn't have argued?
Cooper: Yeah.
John: Well, that's very disingenuous of you Cooper.
Cooper: Thanks!

The scary part is, by the time he's a teenager he's gonna win the arguments because I started to side with Cooper, until I remembered that the argument had been about leaving the zoo and not walking/riding/being carried. Smart kid.

Goin' 'sploring

Little Red Schoolhouse just opened their new building (which Cooper quickly pointed out is not red, or a schoolhouse, but just a grey building) so we took the boys to see it. It's really nice & Cooper loved the new kids play area with puzzles, sticks (his current obsession), and other activities. We did some 'sploring outside too.