For your entertaining pleasure, Helios sings "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." The first 40 seconds or so are all Helios singing with interpretative hand dance (could he be following his uncle's footsteps and preparing for a career as a mime?). Afterward, Helios cheers himself a little bit, then sings again with mommy, and then finally concludes with "all done eating," at which time performance time is over.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Warm and Cuddly
Several months ago, Helios watched a Thomas & Friends story about Gordon the express engine who, when going too fast, crashed into some oil barrels. Since then, Helios has re-created that scene endlessly with toy trains, pieces of fruit leather, and glasses filled with water. Inevitably, he yells out, "don't crash, [train/fruit leather/water/etc.]! Be careful! Don't crash!" And then, of course, the crash occurs resulting in general disarray and the occasional reprimand from a parental unit.

In the end, he was able to caper around quite well, longish feet notwithstanding. After his efforts (and due to the late evening we had), he was a tired little guy. Here he is cuddled up with his stuffed frog (like Hesperos' monkey, a gift from his cousin from her Build-a-Bear birthday party) waiting to be taken to bed.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Guilty Pleasures

(Note: Before turning us into child protective services, please note that it is not our practice to leave the rail down on the crib nor to leave stuffed animals or toys in the crib. No monkeys, cribs, nor infants were harmed in the production of these photographs.)
Friday, February 23, 2007
Strike a Pose...Vogue!

Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Best Buddies

Above, Hesperos is giggling with joy at being curled up to brother Helios who is held in rapt attention by the trains gliding across the TV.
And now they're both held captive by Thomas the Tank Engine...or is it Bob the Builder...or Caillou? It really doesn't matter. We all know the lyrics to all of the songs...and we sing them all...the...time.
Hesperos Enjoys Squash
"Little" Hesperos is now just over 6 months old and weighs in at around 19.5 pounds. He sounds like a prize piglet at the county fair! However, he's really not that big. Relative to his age, he's only in the 60th percentile. That being said, when he was born, my sister claimed he'd be a basketball star because he was so long and skinny. Now, she thinks he'll be a line backer. We'll see.
The Thoughtful Spot
The Thoughtful Spot
This warm and sunny Spot
Belongs to Pooh
And here he wonders what
He's going to do.
Oh, bother, I forgot -
It's Piglet's too.
- A.A. Milne
Welcome to the blog for Helios and Hesperos, two little boys. Obviously, that's not their real names because not even I would be so cruel. But, those for whom this blog is intended will know who they are, and those who should not be seeing this blog don't need to know their names anyway.
The purpose of this blog is to post a few pictures, a few stories about the boys for their families and closest friends. You may also find a random poem about Pooh here and there...because we all love Pooh, and because Pooh and Piglet have a relationship much like Helios and Hesperos.
Welcome.
This warm and sunny Spot
Belongs to Pooh
And here he wonders what
He's going to do.
Oh, bother, I forgot -
It's Piglet's too.
- A.A. Milne
Welcome to the blog for Helios and Hesperos, two little boys. Obviously, that's not their real names because not even I would be so cruel. But, those for whom this blog is intended will know who they are, and those who should not be seeing this blog don't need to know their names anyway.
The purpose of this blog is to post a few pictures, a few stories about the boys for their families and closest friends. You may also find a random poem about Pooh here and there...because we all love Pooh, and because Pooh and Piglet have a relationship much like Helios and Hesperos.
Welcome.
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