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The most memorable moments I have in life are triumphant ones; having children, getting married... you get the gist; succeeding when it counts.  So when my little guy decided that he was going to conquer the, "big rock!" at the park, I nervously looked on.  He's flexible, but he's a little guy and he doesn't always know that.

So, when he scaled that rock and proved me wrong, I was happy to see him rubbing it in my face- as I would have done and still do.  Check out Cullen's ascent to 2 year old glory.

Thanks!

Seriously, a great big thanks to anyone and everyone who has ever read and is still reading this blog, 

whether it's due to threats from me or not.  

Thanks times a million and one and "good on ya!" to everyone!

Simple

Arden started walking at 10 months, he was side stepping and hanging on with a Mighty Mouse grip for weeks before that but he never had the courage to let go; and once he did let go, he didn't have the confidence to put down his arms.  They were constantly outstretched, braced for an inevitable fall.

But these days, he's got the "moves like Jagger" and swagger to match.  He was stepping out the other day at the park with his new skills.  This picture makes me marvel at how graceful and fluid he's become; walking is now simple for him to do and yet so beautiful for me to watch.

Shake Your Booty, Rock!

Our recent vacation to the Bahamas will forever be known to me as the, shake your booty, rock! vacation.  It's not what you're thinking though.  Shake your booty, rock! was all I heard for an hour straight from Cullen while he was in the pool, where he invented a game that involved throwing my sunglasses while screaming,

"SHAKE YOUR BOOTY, ROCK!" 

and then searching the bottom of the baby pool with his feet to retrieve them.

Hilarious and heartwarming, but my sunglasses were majorly f-ed after his game.  I guess that's also something I learned on this vacation, Cullen's toes are kinda super-humanly strong... now, we just have to figure out how can he capitalize on that!  Tightrope walker, maybe?

Before his career really blossoms, here's a look at some of the goings ons of the vacay.

Brothers

For anyone that has 2 boys 14 months apart, just wait... this will be you one day.  

And like me, I suspect that you too will be loving every single minute of it.

A 10th of a Point

In Olympic style commentating, here goes The Jump:

Commentator 1:  Next up, Cullen.  He's been very successful with these jumps all season, Ellie.
Commentator 2:  Yes, I know, Mike.  Let's see how he does.  The crowd is now waiting...
Commentator 1:  Oh!  So, close.  If only, he'd stuck that landing Ellie, that could have been a perfect 10!
                           But that hop's going to cost him a 10th of a point.
Commentator 2:  Oh I know, Mike.  But, he's a baby, so he's happy with it.

Read Across the Wall

Please note that this was supposed to be published on March 2nd, which will make more sense after you read.  However, due to a technically difficulty because I did not press the right button, that didn't happen.  So, without further ado, here's a post that's being posted in the present but was meant to be shared in the past.


A few months ago, I stumbled upon this intriguing idea: condense an entire book into a work of art- could this be best two combinations going?  Probably?

When done, it looks a little something like this:

 

Now, keeping in mind that I have never seen this in person, I'm just assuming that it's awesome, although probably not actually meant to be read in lieu of the book itself.

So, in case you've been swept up in the current of  Theodor Geisel's Birthday, a.k.a. Mr. Badass himself, Dr. Seuss, and plan on celebrating National Read Across America Day by strolling aimlessly through your local Barnes and Nobles, why don't you dare to be different and visit Spineless Classics and pick up one of these prints of your very own.