Noah celebrated his first birthday with great fanfare on Valentine's Day. He thought the new food group, called chocolate cake, showed great promise for things to come. But first, a healthy dinner of black beans...
We discovered that Noah loves beans. (The Morgantown clan must be proud!)
The challenge is finding them. I finally tracked them down, at $2 a can, at a local vegetable market. They have these cute "green grocers" that sell fresh veggies and some canned goods. They pack up your purchase in old cardboard boxes. Every time I go, I feel like we're visiting Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street.
[Random factoid. Mr. Hooper was Jewish on the show and when he died suddenly of a heart-attack, Children's Television Workshop decided for the first time to address death on Sesame Street. They aired it on Thanksgiving day, 1983, so families could talk about it. Apparently it was a very emotional show for the actors (and muppets) and won an Emmy. Read more...]
Cake Time! (Two candles? One for good luck!)
This is what comes after baby formula?! I'm in!
Lucy thought it passable.
(Then asked for seconds.)
It's a party!
A quick Skype with Grandma Judy and then up for a bath and bed.
(Meet George Jetson! Jane, his wife... )
I can't believe our little guy is one year old. Time flies, even on an African safari. xo,
Glenn
I remember when Mr. Hooper died. I was 5 1/2 and in morning kindergarten, so I watched Sesame Street every day while I was eating lunch after school. That was definitely my first exposure to death and I guess I handled it well since I'm fairly normal now.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Noah!