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Play
The term I grew to love is now almost something I don’t even remember anymore. I remember playing from sun up to sun down and not knowing what my true goal was other than to occupy my mind with my imagination. As a father now, watching...
Angel Wings
My dad (your grandfather) has often said the feathers of your angel wings are starting to fall off. Of course I laughed it off until this past weekend to which I witnessed one of your angel wings fall off in a tantrum over what you wanted to ...
The Beach
I can’t even fathom what it would like to just wake up and be taken anywhere without really knowing the destination, which is the case most everyday for you. It’s like you are on automatic pilot as you are swept away to tropical d...
Imagination and Memories
I have to say the past 6 months have been the best with Lia. Communication is up, tantrums are down and this is the age I always said that I looked forward to the most. The development of her personality right before my very eyes has been ma...
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What started out as a innocent Saturday afternoon ended up being a little tramatic for the both of us and you with a nasty little knot on the back of your head. We had been invited over to neighbors to hang out because they have grown very f...
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When was the last time someone asked you to look at the clouds on a fair day? Well today on the way to the zoo my daughter exclaimed “Look at the clouds daddy”. Not that it was an unorthodox statement, but rather when was the last tim...
Walking Teleporter
It is said that teleportation is the way of the future. So it comes at no surprise to me that I am indeed the father of a walking, talking teleportation device.. I can walk into any room in the house and have a pretty good idea of where something...
No, Thank you!
[See post to watch Flash video] When you finally slow down enough to get a snack in your tummy, you still find a way to provide free entertainment for our viewing pleasure. I have been very adamant about you saying please and thank you, which you ha...
My Little Drama Queen
My poor little angel had to have blood drawn from her big toe for an iron count. However, her facial expression, the tears and her body language suggest that she had her foot amputated. Notice how she even has her big toe lifted? Well this my f...
Defcon 1
Things are definitely changing with you almost daily. You still have your sweet and innocent mannerisms, but you have a wild side that rears it’s ugly head from time to time. Of course it’s to be expected and I’m not at all su...
In Loving Arms
Who knows what dreams really mean, after all they are sometimes incoherent pulses of the subconscious mind. For some reason, mine can sometimes make me pay attention to something that I didn’t put a lot of thought into the first time around....
A New Year Brings New Stories
They say time flies when you are having fun, and it couldn’t be more true than right now in my life. Each day seems like an hour as we slowly tick closer to the end of a decade filled with dot com busts, wars, recessions, and me a first time ...
Mamacita Claus
Mamacita from They Creative on Vimeo. You know Dasher, Prancer, Pancho and Pedro???? WHAT! Exactly, those where the lyrics I heard coming from my daughter’s singing Chihuahua. A present from my grandmother who is notorious for giving out ...
2 Years Young
Today is D-Day, err I mean your B-day. You officially turned 2 this morning and probably had no earthly idea what everyone around you was trying to tell you. Well, my little girl you have officially spent 730 days on Earth. It doesn’t see...
Crayons: The Breakfast of Champions
The other day Lia was doing her own little coloring thing in her My Little Pony coloring book. I’m guessing her arm was tired, and decided to take a break from redecorating my walls with Jackson Pollock like accuracy. Anyways, I had noticed...
Christmas Treeson
In my 34 years here on earth, I am pleased to announce that I can now say that I have had a real tree for Christmas. Now I know there is nothing wrong with having a fake tree since that is all I really knew growing up. My parents committed “C...
Vintage Lia
What use to sound like a foreign language is actually starting to sound more like English. Of course when your “binky” is in your mouth it regresses back to someone with Novocaine filled cheeks trying to talk. For example last weekend y...
With me all the time
We are forever together even when you are miles away, I see you in my mind playing and laughing each and every day. I smile when I pull your clothes from the warm dryer, our bond is visible to everyone and very often admired You are my kite soaring w...
Park Stroll
Park Stroll from TheyCreative on Vimeo....
My Inspiration
When someone like you comes into my life and turns it upside down for the better, it makes me realize just how lucky I really am. I don’t really believe in luck, but I do believe in destiny, and the work of God to bless those for his own purp...
Learning Lia
It appears my school career is far from over as I am apparently attending Lia 101. Although Lia is in a constant state of absorption, she can also turn into an unsolvable Rubik’s cube at any time. At times I feel like I am in a Mission Imposs...
Summertime
Sometimes words can’t describe our times together… see above video or watch in HD here....
Daddy’s Little Girl
You are a daddy’s little girl, that is for sure, Whatever you want, with that smile so pure. Each day a blessing, no matter what we do, Immeasurable love is what I have for you. You laugh, you hug, you kiss and you cry, I will always be there t...
Uh-ohhhh!
Don’t let the picture above fool you. Although she looks ready to go swimming, she is totally a layout diva rather than a fish. You threw the biggest tantrum when one micro spec of water splashed on you when someone dove in near the pool edge...
Human Moral Compass
Heading into the 18th month of your life, I find myself wondering what you would think of me depending on my actions. It’s not like I am about to pull a ski mask over my face before heading into a bank thought, it’s more of life’s ...
Theme Park
As an adult you tend to forget what Toy’s R Us was like as a child. I was quickly reminded this weekend seeing Lia play with almost everything in the store. If only she would have had an inventory gun, she could have done the entire store in ...
Shopaholic’s Anonymous
“Attention Target Sales Reps, customer service is needed in the baby shoe department.” This is surely not a good sign of things to come for me. A shoe shopper at 15 months? Is that even possible? My parents have horrid tales of me th...
To swing, or not to swing…
At 14 months Lia is growing fast and things are starting to change about her almost daily. There are things that she doesn’t like now that she loved when she was younger. Yesterday was a beautiful day outside and we decided it would be a grea...
Picture Perfect
It’s been said many times that Lia is a Gerber baby and that she should be modeling. As her father and her #1 fan, I am cautious of modeling and exposure to that industry. I know that even if she only does it from now until 2 or 3 that she wi...
Fatherhood
With my parental senses coming to full blossom with a year now under my wings, I have noticed that I am much more “daddy” aware of things around me. For instance, when I am out to dinner without Lia, I notice kids running around tables, ...
