Form and movement

This is how he goes from sitting to moving.  He bonked his face so many times on the floor doing this that now he kinda does it on purpose--but gently, then eases himself on to his tummy.  Whatever it takes to get the shiny camera.

He seems to have made a conscious decision that rolling works better than crawling, so for now, that's how he gets around:

Yep, that's how he rolls.  Poor kid #5. Andrew at this age probably had trucks and tractors to play with. Henry gets power chargers.

Eyes on the prize

Spoiler alert: he gets it in the end.

We love this kid.

Here's one more video for his most devoted fans.  OK, OK--one more (this is the one where he speaks).

Double digits

We love Ethan. It is hard to believe he is already 10 years old.

We celebrated three times over the last week: with family, with a Big Ugly, and with a group of friends who joined him for laser tag. (Yes, he took the party option over the cash option--the first time anyone in our family has done that in years.)

He is a very special kid. Happy birthday, dude.

Meanwhile...

Andrew ate almost an entire half pound of lips, tails and eyeballs. A 10", half pound hot dog.

He made it halfway

A valiant effort.

He never wants to go back there again.

Ethan is attempting the Big Ugly

22 ounces pre-cooked beef. Making up for his first five years as a vegetarian, I guess. This was his birthday wish.

Overheard

While driving...

SOPHIE: Are we on the highway?
ME: Nope.
SOPHIE: Are we on the low way?