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Brainwashing project proceeding successfully. [flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyinwater/4963195831/[/flickrvideo]

In Ann Arbor, discovered my favorite trucks from when I was a child. Old to me, new to him. I also found a swim team shirt from when I was his age. That would make the shirt 32 years old.

Grandpa Lew and I took Niko on his first overnight hiking trip this weekend. I wanted a hike which got us deep enough into the wilderness to be a real hike, but not one that would make him hate hiking from the first trip. I settled on a CT section of the Appalachian trail (specifically between […]

At the company picnic I managed to catch Niko’s “waiting dance” on camera. Until this point it had not yet been recorded. [flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyinwater/4818996545/[/flickrvideo] Niko also proved to be a very serious spiderman, a giddy horse rider, and a big fan of water bounce like-like blow up thingies. And we rode a chairlift. Which is very […]

Sometimes I ask him to read the book to me. [flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyinwater/4828416235/[/flickrvideo]

Nick’s class at the Nature Center put on a show. [flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyinwater/4814506321/[/flickrvideo]

My sister is posting to Buzz, which in itself is news. But the picture is damn cute as well. http://www.google.com/buzz/janljohnston/Qp178LrRVJe/Brothers

Welcome to the world Silas. At first I felt like the call was a lot like an Apple commercial. Then I realized it was actually the Apple commercial that was a lot like the call.

Not sure how much longer I’ll be able to hold him like this, but while I can… [flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyinwater/4801235757/[/flickrvideo]

This week Niko declared, “I can swim, all…by…myself.” And sure enough, he could. [flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/happyinwater/4767572546/[/flickrvideo]