Here is my son shortly after arriving in Albion, NE for Reagan's baptism. I have to believe this was his line of thinking - "Hmm. She's cute. That chair sure looks comfortable. Are those cartoons on that tv? Where are the cookies?"

In May, we took Reagan to Nebraska for her baptism in front of a large family contingent. On the way, we stopped at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Very cool.

cpf2 and Reagan on their way to the Fayetteville Farmer's Market. It was a good day for hats.

Here we have one of Fayettevilles front line defenders taking a moment out to assist a citizen.

This picture is why I love being a dad.

Once again, proof that actual toys are a waste of money. Just buy a cardboard box.

In April, the Junior League of NWA held a fund-raiser that for a 3 year old was the best event EVER. It was called Touch-A-Truck. They filled the convention center parking lot with semi-trucks and bulldozers and police cars, and helicopters and all sorts of industrial-type vehicles. They were all cleaned up and the kids could sit in each one and "work" the controls, honk the horns and all that fun kid stuff. Fabulous. Here we have Christopher making the helicopter pilot increasingly nervous.

Here is Christopher and his Poppie meeting former Razorback coach and Athletic Director Frank Broyles.

Mini-me and Mini-her

This is pretty good display of one with dark hair and brown eyes; the other with light hair and blue eyes.

It's the truest test of a quality eating establishment. Go into the kitchen and if the chef doesn't have brownie batter all over his face, just turn around and leave

Happy times.

Christopher and Mommy

Either I need to get him his own camera or keep this one locked up a little better. Probably both.

Art photo taken by Christopher.

Obviously this was a few months ago.

We haven't quite mastered the art of catching snow flakes on our tongue.

Toddler Rocker

Catching up a little.

He's baaaaaaaaaaaaack.

After an extended leave of absence we happily renew our regularly scheduled posting (and if you've ever been posted, you know just how painful it can be.)

Happy Birthday!

Here's a young man who knows how to dress for a party. Third birthday was a huge success. A new Gymboree opened in Bentonville so we held his party there and everyone seemed to have a great time.

The whole year boils down to this moment.

It seems that Santa had just asked Christopher if he'd been a good boy for his Mommy and Daddy this year. Somehow, before leaving his lap though, he'd convinced the man in red that the "twice-checked list" method of behavior surveillance was entirely inadequate and that there are really too many variables involved in a 3 year-olds behavior over the course of a year.

Time to catch up...

While this may not to seem like much, the importance here is that this is the first picture Christopher took with a camera. I really need to stop leaving that laying around. It is, however, a good display of the suede textured paint job I did in his bedroom.

So far, so good.

He really seems to have accepted her and is very loving where his "Baby Reagan" is concerned. I'm sure that one day in the future she'll be awake and she'll love him too.

There's always something new.

Recently, we were visited by a sorority sister of mommy's, Tara, and her husband John. John is the first, shall we say, "well-accessorised" man Christopher has met and it inspired great curiosity on his part. It was really an amusing exchange that went something like this. cpf2: "What happened?" (pointing to an eyebrow ring); John: "I fell down."; cpf2: "Oh. What happened?" He asks that about most things, and often.

A butt.

Like I said, a butt. Not quite sure where he was trying to go in this one.

I don't know if a 2+ year old can really make binoculars work for him, but he sure held on to them tight the whole time.

Razorback football game

This past Saturday Christopher got to go to his first Razorback game with his daddy. (Mommy was otherwise occupied.) Here he is wearing his D-Mac shirt and craning to check out the pre-game.

So far, he's done remarkably well sharing his Mommy time with little bit.

*Editor's Note*

It seems that when blogger became part of the Google empire, the comment settings defaulted to "only members". That's now fixed on here and on Reagan's. Anyone can leave a comment without joining something, so fire away.

Reagan Elizabeth Foley

Okay, it's not the clearest picture, but the content is high quality. We need to take a moment to welcome Christopher's baby sister, Reagan Elizabeth. For those interested in following her newborn progress, you may do so at http://reaganelizabeth.blogspot.com.

A couple of weekas ago, Christopher went to another little boys birthday party and face art was one of the activities. This was an important event in that it's the first time his face was drawn on with markers by someone other than himself.

Christopher and Poppie on the beach this summer trying out some intricate kite maneuvers.

FoodTV

No commentary necessary.

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Sometimes when you're reading a good book and eating a muffin, you just need to have a bucket on your head.

Cruisin', straight up cool.

This photo brought to you by Rust-eze Medicated Bumper Ointment. Ka-chow.

My Little 80's Rocker

Not too long ago, REO Speedwagon came through Fayetteville (times must be slow). Anyway, as part of a sponsorship deal, they had a cd signing down to the Wal-Marts so I took Christopher. You know, music history lesson. Here he is with lead singer Kevin Cronin. At first I wasn't going to use this pic because he had a silly expression on his face, but then I looked closely and figured you wouldn't really know which of them I meant...so in it stays.

Trip to Florida

Now that is a big fella who's ready to meet the mouse.

Too much.

Rarely have I seen this little boy as excited as he was when he got to meet Lightning McQueen at Disney-MGM Studios. I guess it was the same for me and the Mach 5...but I didn't get to meet the Mach 5. Anyway, I think smile tells the story there. Ka-chow!

I believe this is what is called "a situation". Those regular blog followers will remember that Christopher thinks of Florida as that place you go to be wet a lot. Up until this point, he'd been trying to jump in the pool fully clothed and his cousin Daniel had thankfully prevented it. He somewhat changed his mind after this up-close and personal view of some particularly cold water.

This past week Christopher had the opportunity to go visit his Grandpa and Grandma in Tampa. Here we have cpf2 and his Grandpa putting together their mutual love of books. This one had something to do with little engines and thinking it could...things like that.

(editors note: I never really thought my dad looked so much like his brother until this picture.)

Glenn Beck's Picture of the Day

While this may look like a picture already posted below, it is not...sorta. I posted the "other" one on the Glenn Beck website message boards in a thread for family Easter pictures. The initial comments were in regard to how scary looking our bunny was, what a handsome little dude Christopher is, and that his bucket matched the bunnys vest and tie. Then someone made the observation that the vest and tie looked like something Glenn would wear (his fashion sense has been called into question more than once). At this point, those with photoshop skills began playing games with it. This one, as it turns out, became todays Picture of the Day. Could I be more proud?

More Easter

Here is Christopher with his Marmie and Poppie following yummy brunch at James At The Mill.

Happy Easter!

There's Christopher, waiting to launch on the Easter egg hunt. And no, he didn't run screaming in terror for the Easter bunny...but I thought about it.

My little geek

I've got an old pair of glasses I keep on the nightstand for reading. The other day, someone ran up to me wearing them and wearing is hat backwards (not really happy about that part). From the looks of this picture, he has great potential for being beaten up in school if we're not mindful of some genetic geekness he must possess. Better to realize it now, I guess.

Oh noooooooooooooooooo!

Yes, this picture fills my entire being with mortal dread.

There is a positive though. From the first time he picked up those sticks, he had better grip and mechanics than half of the percussion students I ever taught. (Note to all former Powell and NLR drummers being offended by that statement: First, I said "half", not all. Second, look at the grip and positioning and tell me it's not true (he did it himself, I was too stunned). Third, oh get over yourselves! You've graduated and moved on to other stuff.

Vroom vroom.

Since I'm having to do a bit of catching up, here is Christopher and his daddy checking out the hardware (one of Christopher's favorite activities) at the Bass Pro Shop in Denver. This was in January as we made our way out to Winter Park for ski fun and knee injuries.

Most kids are compelled to ride those little danger zones outside Wal-mart and the grocery store. cpf2 is equally happy to hop up on the lawn mowers lined up outside the Home Depot and pretend for a while...and you don't have to pump quarters into it either!

Little sneak

It seems that as Christopher gets older, he gets a bit sneakier an quieter...when he decides to. One day I went to check on the progress of his nap, but alas, what I found was an empty bed and a little boy up on the bathroom counter, sitting on the tissue dispenser and dousing himself with hand sanitizer. (He'll also occasionally go into the laundry room and "pre-treat" himself, but that's a different story.) He also has that 80's pop band weed eater hair-do thing goin' too. I'm diggin' it.

Next thing you know, he'll be crawling out on the window sill with a lollipop. (yeah, that was me.)

24 off, and 24 on

Here is young Christopher working very hard on his way to putting out the dreaded driveway fire. I sleep better knowing he's close by and on the job.

FINE!

Oh sure. Don't update for a couple of days and people start giving you all grades of heck. It's not like I've missed...seven months...or something.
Anyway, we're rolling again (I think) so lets start off with a disembodied head and a goofy expression all in one.
It'll get better. Thank you for being patient (and those of you who weren't!)

*Notice*

As amazing as it may seem, there is something new on this blog. 5 months. That's what its been since circumstance has truly allowed me to even consider spending time with this endeavor. Ever since the move, the days and nights have been occupied way beyond what should be considered normal. But, slowly and surely it's beginning to lighten up...a little.

Anyway, I realize that the little guy has a legion of fans out there who are clamoring for his return. In just over a week, there should be new material appearing in this space. I think you'll be fairly shocked at the growth he's made since the last post.

Until the new posting begins, thank you for your patience. Good things await you...and stuff.

Here's Christopher with his Poppie on the 4th of July in Fayetteville showing that they indeed survived the cross country gauntlet.

Of course when you're in the Southwest, you've got to detour a bit down Route 66 and check out the sights. This is the Snow Cap in Seligman, AZ. Fun joint and authentic...good eats too.

During the course of the trip was Mommy & Daddy's 10th Anniversary so we declared it to be when we were in Las Vegas (not Luning). we escaped for a single night and stayed at this little dump...phenom! If you ever get the chance, knock over a bank and stay at this place. From the time I made the reservations till we walked into our room, I think we got comp upgrades about 3 times. They were VERY excited about our anniversary.

Another interesting (depending on your definition) site along the way from Seattle to Fayetteville. This is the corner of 1st & Main in Luning, Nevada (if you look closely, you'll see that there is a street sign there) Something aboutthat sign out in the middle of the SW Nevada desert struck me as exceedingly amusing. You've never experienced oppressive heat till you've been there either. It's the only place that the dogs ever turned around to go back inside the RV, BEFORE actually making it down the steps to the ground.

There were a couple of nights in Napa so we took the opportunity visit some of the local businesses. Tasty, very tasty.