Cabinet hideaway

We have lots of photos and videos to sift through from Christmas in Palm Springs, and a task like that is much easier when you don't have a young child demanding your attention. But we hope to post little bits from the trip regularly over the next week or so, starting with today's cute video from the kitchen in our room at Casa Cody.

Season's greetings from Palm Springs!

Talkative

But a small example of Jasper's increasingly specific and thoughtful-sounding babytalk. (Examples of attempts at real words, of which there have been a few, forthcoming soon, we hope.)

Funglasses

Special sunglasses were handed out during a recent birthday party at Jasper's daycare. Results below.

Climbing stairs

Jasper encountered this great flight of stairs at a Christmas open house yesterday. Our favorite is the pose he strikes at the top of the stairs.

Snack tease

We were at Target, and Jasper saw Daddy picking out a treat we usually give him at home. He didn't seem to understand that he couldn't have it now.

Repurposing the cradle

Since Jasper grew out of his lovely wood cradle (courtesy of Grandpa and Didi) when he was a couple months old, we've found good uses for it -- most recently, as storage for his toys. In the past week, Jasper has found a new use for it -- and we've even taught him to stay in the seated position, which is much more stress-free for us.