A statement I can agree with

So, Cyndi's been really busy the past few months with school and watching our friend's baby while she works, so she hasn't had time to blog. Unfortunately for all of you, that means I'm going to have to step in and fill the gap a little bit. My apologies.

A Statement I Can Agree With

Every morning as I head out to my car, I take Michael with me to put my bag in the trunk. This morning we were playing a game where I make him say things for me before I take him with me. Our conversation went like this.

Michael: "Daddy's car!"

Me: "Can you say 'please'?"

Michael: "Please!"

Me: "Can you say 'thank you'?"

Michael: "Thank you!"

Me: "Can you say 'I'm a good boy'?"

Michael: "I'm a boy!"

Cyndi and I had a good laugh and both agreed that it was the more accurate of the two statements. He's a very good natured little boy, but he's not always a good boy.

Goodbyes

Michael likes saying goodbye and we like making him say goodbye because if he doesn't want to leave something, making him say goodbye to it eases the transition. So if he wants to continue playing at daddy's computer when it's bedtime, he'll often stop fighting if we have him say goodbye to it. About a month ago he started adding more "b" sounds when he says "bye". This results in cute exchanges as he's going to bed.

Cyndi: "Can you say goodbye to Katie?"

Michael: "Bye Katie!"

Cyndi: "Can you say goodbye to Amy?"

Michael: "Bye Amy!"

Cyndi: "Can you say goodbye to daddy?"

Michael: "B-b-b-bye daddy!"

Cyndi starts heading up the stairs.

Michael: "B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-bye fire truck! B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bye dump truck! B-b-b-b-b-b-b-bye digger! B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-bye daddy's car!"

As you can see, the more "b" sounds he adds the more he loves the thing he's saying bye to. We try to not get jealous.

Pictures

Now for the part everyone wants us to just get to: the pictures. Unfortunately, I'll still have words to go with them. Deal with it.

In July we had Cyndi's birthday. We had a party for her with Rikki and Taylor and Amy and Katie. It was a ton of fun. Here's her with her cake.

Also in July we went up to Idaho to visit Cyndi's Aunt Anne and Uncle James, who were very kind and let us stay in their home. We love their family and we love watching James perform in his improv shows. The dude's hilarious and everyone who has the opportunity should see Chicks n' Giggles perform if they have the chance.

On the way out we stopped at McDonalds, where Michael wanted to sit in Ronald's lap.

Ronald has an eye, which Michael gladly points out.

Michael loved climbing through their cat toy.

We also went to Kuna's firework show, which was amazing. Michael loved the "rainbows" as he called them.

On the way home we stopped at a scenic overlook in Twin Falls, where Michael was more concerned with rocks than scenery. He also liked water and running on the trails.

We stopped at a McDonalds on the way back too. Michael was not pleased with their speed of service.

Earlier in August I went to Vegas for the BlackHat and DefCon conferences on computer security. Working for Adobe at these events is freaking sweet because you get invited to just hang out in suites while companies advertise their products to you. The suite below in Caesar's Palace was four bedrooms, and the bathrooms alone were as big as my room in Bally's. 

BlackHat is a corporate conference for people whose companies can drop a few thousand for them to attend. Defcon is for amateur hackers who have a weekend and $200. The two crowds are extremely different. In an attempt to fit in, here's me and my manager right after getting mohawks.

(The woman in the middle cut our hair. Most awkward hair cut ever. I'm pretty sure she was drunk)

Also this month, we had a little gathering with our friends in the valley who have kids. Michael wasn't very pleased sharing with other kids, so he had some timeout time. The other chair is there because our friend's daughter wanted to hang out with Michael while he was there. It was super cute.

That same daughter loved playing with Cyndi and followed her around while Cyndi was on the phone.

As a matter of fact, all of the kids loved playing with Cyndi. It was a lot of fun. Sorry for the blurry.

Finally, the little baby that Cyndi watches for our good friends. He is SO CUTE and we love having him over. Michael doesn't mind playing with him either and only occasionally gets jealous now. Here's Michael retrieving a ball for him and them just hanging out.