The Work Bench, A Gift From La La!

Roland received his Land Of Nod work bench; a gift from Grandma Claudia La La.  Kasey had it shipped to my house so we could put it together for Roland before taking it to his house.   We knew it might take a lot longer to put together than the length of patience a 3 year old might have.   Roland also got a  xylophone but enjoyed stacking and counting them more than playing.    This past X-mas Roland got the hang of what wrapped presents were all about.  

The Work Bench! from lynden tanenbaum on Vimeo.

From Baby To Little Boy In The Blink Of An Eye!

Its great that Roland loves the water.  I was amazed that he takes up three-quarters of the length of the tub when he is sprawled out, and I have a big tub.  I wanted to compare my first photo's of his tub time to the present.   The toys have changed but the colored floating balls and the Fireman Duck are still a favorite. The Fireman Duck was a gift from his Mama that has a sensor on the bottom that measures the temperature of the water.  We can also put much more water in the tub these days too.   What fun!!!!!

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A Star is Born!

We all gathered in Portland for a post X-mas family get together. Aunt Terri has some great ideas for family involvement and this year she suggested that we all compose an original holiday rap song.  The highlight of the gathering was an impromptu rap song that Roland (just turned 3 on Nov 24) added at the end of the performances.  I could only do snippets of some songs but I added the full performances of Kasey (who won the votes) and of course Roland.  Starting off the rap is cousin Em, then mama Kasey, cousin Diana, Uncle Roman and Annie, myself (grandma) Aunt Terri and Roland.   We were able to get a few family photo's too in the studio before Roland gave up. 

Top L-R  Annie Lawrence, Uncle Roman, Cousin Emily, Aunt Terri, Cousin Diana, Papa Jak   Bottom L-R  Grandma Lynden, Mama Kasey, Roland and Dada Jake

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Its All About the Sweater!

I love to find great unique sweaters for Roland.  I love sweaters for little boys.  And its all about the stripes, but Hannah Andersson has a great snowflake sweater too that looks so cute.  This sweater was hand made and that's a big plus.  

Reindeer Ears!

This is what you would see in the afternoon at Grandma's: Roland and Papa looking at the iPad.  They usually look at funny cat video's or possibly a truck documentary as per Roland's request, but today they were watching a counting video.  Everything looked normal....well, except Ollie was wearing her Reindeer ears.  She is such a sweet dog and Roland loves her.

 

WALL-E

Last Christmas Roland spent the holidays in CA with Aunt Terri, cousin Emily, Uncle Roman and Mama.  I understand that he watched the movie WALL-E multiple times and my sister said that Roland would love any WALL-E toys.  I did get the movie recently and the small bot WALL-E.   Near the end of the video Roland is saying,"Wow, where did you get it?' Enjoy!


 
WALL-e from lynden tanenbaum on Vimeo.

What a Cutie!

I try to take a photograph every couple of months just to see the changes.   I am so excited about the holidays again. If one ever loses the holiday spirit, bring a child into your life.   We have been watching the Disney Holiday Specials.  His Favorite is Donald Duck's Christmas Every Day Of The Year. He laughs every time Huey, Duey, and Luey burp at the Christmas table and they do that a lot.