Trying to wait patiently for cake, January 8, 2012, 5:39 p.m.
From Daddy: Here are more photos from Sunday’s birthday party that I forgot to post. Robert faced away from me and toward the cake, but you can identify his cap.
Gazing at the cake, January 8, 5:36 p.m.
Getting ready to light candles, January 8, 2012, 5:39 p.m.
From her birthday party two years ago:
Running with the soccer ball
One of the problems with chasing the ball was that his pants were long; you can see them droop in this photo
Playground Structure 2 - 3
Playground Structure - Bubble 2
Playground Structure - Bubble 3
Almost there
Waiting patiently for cake
Tired of waiting for cake
He tries to tie the back of his hair with the band...only his hair isn't long enough
Swing with Mommy, January 3, 2010, 3:19 p.m.
From three years ago:
Robert in mid-swing, January 11, 2009, 11:14 a.m.
Robert and girls, January 11, 2009, 11:13 a.m.
Happy swing, January 11, 2009, 11:15 a.m.
Robert napping incognito in front of mommy (Hi, Jess!), January 11, 2009, 1:09 p.m.
Such a cute Christmas photo!, December 25, 2011, 9:19 a.m.
Merry Christmas from Grandma, Granddad, and Robert, December 25, 2011, 9:18 a.m.
From Daddy: We all enjoyed eight days visiting grandparents in Southern California, and we just returned today!
We drove down on the night of Thursday the 22nd arriving around 1:30 a.m. (with Robert awake for the last two hours. Eeech.)
Santa gave Robert a Thomas pillow, December 25, 2011
Mommy helps Robert open Thomas tracks, December 25, 2011
Beholding the Thomas train tracks, December 25, 2011
Saying cheese, December 25, 2011
After presents on Christmas morning at Grandma’s and Granddad’s, we drove to Grandpa’s and Grandma Pam’s.
Enjoying the golf clubs with Grandpa, December 30, 2011, 3:02 p.m.
Posing with the golf clubs and Grandpa, December 25, 2011, 3:02 p.m.
We didn’t spend the night there, so during the following the morning, I hurried downstairs with the camera when I heard Robert giggling so cutely and loudly:
Looking serious, December 26, 2011, 8:55 a.m.
Volleyball with Grandma, December 26, 2011, 8:55 a.m.
Robert was playing volleyball with Grandma!
Bouncing the makeshift volleyball, December 26, 2011, 8:58 a.m.
Getting ready to throw to Grandma, December 26, 2011, 8:58 a.m.
Later that day, armed with the golf clubs that Grandpa gave to Robert the day before, Grandpa took Robert and me to the Alhambra Golf Course!
Grandpa takes Robert by the hand to lead him down to the driving range, December 26, 2011, 1:06 p.m.
Grandpa got a medium bucket of golf balls out of the vending machine and then he led us down to the lowest of the three levels of the driving range.
Better that Robert hit from the lowest level!
Surveying the driving range, December 26, 2011, 1:06 p.m.
As I look at the photo above, I am reminded of Robert sitting happily and peacefully with Grandma and Granddad watching a lone golfer at the driving range at the golf course in Golden Gate Park on September 4. I didn’t think as much of it at the time (http://beanieblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/big-fat-windmill-big-fat-windmill), but in past three months he has developed a love and obsession with golf.
A golf lesson from Grandpa, December 26, 2011, 1:07 p.m.
After a golf lesson from Grandpa, Robert was happily pleased to be able to hit the ball approaching forty yards.
Looking so pleased, December 26, 2011, 1:07 p.m.
The obsession was golf carried onto Wednesday morning when Granddad took Mommy, Robert, and me to Egg Plantation for breakfast (which turned into brunch due to the long wait):
Merry Christmas from us!
Mommy and Robert on a motorized cable car tour, December 16, 2011, 5:08 p.m.
From Daddy: This is Robert’s signature on artwork that we sent to Goo-Poo for her birthday (Happy Birthday, Goo-Poo!) Mommy helped to steady his hand, but he did most of the work on the writing! As he wrote the letters, he started taking more and more liberty. By the end, he wanted a free hand to write a very big T.
At lunch on Monday, he also drew the following artwork:
This is Robert's attempt at a pentagon, December 5, 2011
This is his self-portrait!, December 5, 2011
Aren’t they cool? They are better than most of his attempts at photos!
Robert rarely takes successful photos, October 15, 2011, 2:29 p.m.
Teeing up at the second hole, November 25, 2011, 12:11 p.m.
From Daddy: One of his major obsessions over the past few months has been golf.
Nice shot on hole two, November 25, 2011, 12:12 p.m.
For months he has been talking about his desire to go golfing. This summer, he and the girls went miniature golfing in San Rafael and he loved it. During the recent Thanksgiving long weekend, we all went with Grandma and Granddad.
One of the moments that I’ll remember most is the long walk to the miniature golfing entrance of Malibu Grand Prix in Redwood City. His mommy and I smiled happily to each other and we saw the happy bounce in his step as he pranced down the walkway. Awwwwww. We love that kid.
Usually, he would tee off from the beginning of a hole (often missing the ball a few times). Much later, closer to the hole, he would pick up the ball, move it immediately next to the hold, and tap it in!
After the fun of golf, he got to play some skee-ball in the arcade and then we had lunch at the Old Port Lobster Shack.
Lunch at the Old Port Lobster Shack, November 25, 2011, 1:56 p.m.
Recently, mommy bought him some nice soft golf balls for playing around the house. He loves these.
Golf game and four foam kid-friendly golf balls
This morning, he said to me, “Next time when the girls come here, next time when the come here, we can play golf together in the house.” Yep, there would be a golf ball for each of them. Awwwwwww.
Robert models his 2011 Halloween costume, October 24, 2011, 11:17 a.m.
From Daddy: Robert’s latest obsession is Thomas the Tank Engine. Over the past few weeks, he’s become more and more interested in Thomas and the lore and details of the characters. This inspired his Halloween costume above (which surprise us because we thought that he would prefer Buzz Lightyear). Remember that two days before the photo above, he was playing with trains at the Randall Museum.
From Daddy: Thursday night was tough for Robert. He cried–sad and frightened–in bed (and later we brought him to the living room) with his eyes closed for a very long time. We think that he had a very bad nightmare and couldn’t wake up for a while. Finally Mommy roused him awake and he wanted to snuggle for “five minutes.” Then we put him to bed in our bed.
Later, he repeated with a lesser version of the night terrors and almost unconsciously wriggled himself out of bed. Poor Robert!
Last night, we drove down to visit Grandma Carol for her birthday. During the second leg of the drive, he cried a few times in his sleepiness, possibly due to the discomfort of having grown a bit big for sleeping easily in his car seat.
He was all smiles this morning though, asking Mommy how he got here when he woke up. He had some quality play time with Grandma this morning. Here’s a video of their batting practice:
From Daddy: In the past week, Robert has been particularly scared of automatic flushing toilets. Poor boy! He cries, scared of the prospect.
At dinner last weekend, I let him to the restaurant’s restroom. When he asked if the toilet would flush automatically and I said that it might (it would), he began to cry immediately! I led him out.
