Brown Eyed Boys

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We specialize in them over here.

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Um, would someone mind explaining to me how a person who once lived inside my body is now several inches taller than me? And a whole lot stronger?

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Aww…Judah at 17 months. See, he used to be a lot smaller!

This is the first sweater I ever knit by the way. It was also the first item I ever knit. A bit of an ambitious first project, I suppose, but I finished it!

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Oh, and does someone also want to tell me where Judah's blonde hair went?

*sigh*

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In order to get the photo of Judah, I had to take a picture of his bionicle. So I may as well include it here too. I can see it now. Renee Bergeron: specializing in professional LEGO portraits

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And speaking of brown eyed boys, here's another one. 

You don't think he'll ever grow bigger than me, do you?

{By the way, the size of Apollo's Keen sandals was the source of several comments yesterday. The Keen sizing is just odd. When I asked for size 4 the salesperson brought me a pair large enough to fit Mordecai (never mind we were holding Apollo). The baby sizes all have a "T" after them. So while the size was 4T it was just baby-size 4, not like the sizing at, say, Old Navy. Those would be huge feet! Most of our babies' first pair of shoes have been size 3, but Keens do run small and I want them to fit a while. As far as price, I plan to sell the shoes on ebay when he outgrows them (assuming they're in good shape) and will invest the money in new shoes. I actually waited until I had the cash from the consignment store (for items he outgrew) to buy the shoes. Think of it as recycling :) }

Apollo’s First Shoes

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Chuck, Apollo and I sneaked out of the house Friday night to go shopping for Apollo's first pair of shoes. Up until now he has gone barefoot or worn Robeez shoes. Trips to the local parks (with woodchip play areas) and the lake demonstrated a need for some shoes. 

Off to REI we headed for a pair of cute little Keen sandals.

When Apollo saw the wall of shoes on display he kept pointing and saying "zshzshzsh" his version of shoe. 

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As you can see, he was quite possesive of his new prize!

First pair of shoes: 

    * Keen sandals

    * forest green

    * size 4T

    * Apollo, 13 months old