Food

I love food. Meaning, I really like to eat, not that I have some need to substitute food for attention or what not ... no need to call Dr. Phil yet. Wait 'till I'm a teenager with an infected piercing a bad attitude and an unhealthy penchant for Asian anime before you call that quack.

Nope, I just like to eat. Tastes good don't you know. And aside from a few vegetables, canned green beans and frozen peas come to mind, I have not found much on the menu I don't like. I have tried and thoroughly enjoy sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, french fries (yes I'm counting them as a vegetable for these purposes), the tomatoes out of a jar of salsa, kidney beans, mashed corn, and just the other night, zucchini. Not bad.

If you are faithful Fox Albert readers, you are already familiar with my affection for the sweet confections, particularly pumpkin pie ... mmmmmm. But I do enjoy other fair as well. I've had a bit of chili, good stuff that chili. I love all noodles, the cheesier the better if you ask me. Raisins, very nice. Mandarin oranges, mmmmm. Blue berry waffles are to die for. Big fan of yogurt. Oatmeal is more than tolerable, especially when a bit of banana is sliced in for good measure. Peanut better and jelly, while particularly messy, is indeed very tasty. I must admit, I am a bit of a slob when it comes to my table manners. Can't seem to hit my mouth every time. Occasionally I'll get a bit of this or that in my ear, or up my nose, or on the floor, or (and I especially like to see the expression on dad's face when I accomplish this) smash a bit of blue berry into my hair. Yeah, that was a fun time.

I like lasagna (cheese), Macaroni and (cheese), cottage (cheese), grilled (cheese), (cheese) pizza (what little I've been able to try), cheddar (cheese), Monterey Jack (cheese) ... there's a theme here folks. I love the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey. Cheese, manna from heaven if you ask these taste buds.

If I can get it in my mouth and it's cheesy ... look out! If only I could get that in a bottle, like cheese whiz for baby. That'd make for a nice diaper.

-Fox out.

I See You

Just hanging out today, playing with my cars and being cute. As you can probably make out, it's cold outside today, so I am stuck inside. That's OK though, the old man seems willing to entertain me. We ate some breakfast, played with some blocks, had a small drum circle going (if you can have a drum circle with two), and I drove my car around the house. I've even got the vrooom sound down now -- sometimes at least.

Anywho, it's about nap time. Bet you wish you could take one. Make you a deal, you can take mine ... I'm not a big fan. Seems I'm missing out on all the fun while stuck in the old crib. I'll just have to make up for it when I wake up!

- Fox out.

Reflections

Seems another year has begun, or so I'm told. As I contemplate this newest development in my life, the start of a new calendar year, I have to pause and say - who cares? I mean I'm only 14 months old for goodness sakes. I can't even keep my colors straight let alone comprehend the concept of time and it's passing.

However, that being said, I take pause and reflect on my long past and look to what lay before me as the hands of time churn mercilessly forward.

I like blocks. I like stacking them. I like wearing them. They don't taste all that great, but my palette is not yet fully developed so what do I know. I like their multi colored patterns and shapes designed no doubt to teach me some important lesson or what not.

I have a keen fondness for trains. They are wonderful excitement on a wooden floor (you should try pushing one around sometime). There may be a future in railroads for me.

Driving my new car around the house is thrilling of course. And by around the house I mean of course the interior of the house, I don't have my license just yet -- that and I am only able to go backwards at this point.

Music is such a part of my day now. Drumming, listening, clapping, dancing. What a soul enriching experience music, I do hope you take the
time to listen now and again. I recommend Wheels on the Bus or Old McDonald, classics.

Still, while I muse upon the coming year I have high hopes for myself and my family. I suspect I'll soon be giving up the crutch so to speak and start toddling like a mad man without having to grab the couch or ottoman or my mother's pant leg every other step. That will be nice. Mommy continues to deliver new babies into the world. None as cute as I am of course. Big brother plays with me still and will in the future, after homework and chores are done of course. And daddy will continue dictation for me, he's such a sport.

And some special ruminations for the future. Uncle Noah, all the women love a man in uniform, even if that uniform comes with bus keys and a fare counter. Uncle Rick, my favorite color is midnight metallic blue, especially in a Porsche. 911. GT2. Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system and CDC-4 CD Autochanger, you know, in case you find one laying around. Uncle Steve, take care of my newest, unborn cousin -- as well as the fine cousin I already have in Finn (did Woody ever make it home?). Uncle Cameron, good luck in the kitchen. Let us know how your career progresses. Uncle Chuck, (man I have a lot of Uncles) Hermey doesn't look anything like you, you are much taller. Aunt Nicki, good luck with your future as well and next time, I'll pick the restaurant. Aunt Pam, you take care of your self and the little ones, well one big one so far as I'm concerned and one little one. Aunt Dianna loved the wine, give Eli a big hug for me. Grandparents one and all, keep being grandparents, what more is there to say. And last, but not least, Uncle Luke. Remember it's not about the beer, it's all about the wine. Now go ask for a suggestion, order a bottle, and drink deeply.

That's it for now folks, daddy says his fingers are starting to get tired (whimp). Have a great New Year.


- Fox out.

Post Christmas

Happy Holidays everybody.  Now that my second Christmas has passed I thought it time to reflect.  I don't remember much about my first Christmas, I know there was an elf costume of sorts and lots of colorful paper.  Come to think of it, there was an unusually large amount of colored paper this year as well.  And boxes, I love boxes.  What all those toys and clothes are doing in perfectly good, fun inspiring boxes, I'll never know.  Just take the toys out and there's hours of great fun to be had with a good ol' box.  There's stacking, nesting, and if I climb inside an impossibly small box, the old man will push me around on the floor in it while making this disturbing brrrroooom sound.  Mad fun!  I about pee my pants it's so much fun ... actually I pee my pants all the time fun or not.  

I did make the trip back to Illinois this Christmas.  Great to see all the relations back in fly-over country.  I saw my cousins Finn and Eli (Eli you will recall is from 

hamanneggs.blogspot.com fame).  Check us out pictured just above.  That's Finn in the middle and Eli on my far left (your right).  OK, yeah, we were not having the jolliest of times at that particular moment, too many sugar plums or something, but I assure you the good times were rolling right before someone decided to take our photo.  Yup, we were three wild and crazy Hamanns.  Runs in the family.  I mean Finn, riding a horse in the living room and Eli, well, let's just say all the ladies were taking a keen interest in old Eli.  Yup, joy, joy, joy.  Good times were had by all.  I suppose Finn's expression here about sums up the photo experience though ... "why am I always working with amateurs?  I hear you Finn, I hear you.  

Hope you all had a great holiday season, and have a great New Year.

- Fox out.        

Boy's night in.

Tonight, my friend Demani came over for a visit. Sharp dresser isn't he. I'll have to talk to him about where he gets his wardrobe. He and his parents moved here from Michigan about the same time we did. Demani is one week older than I am and he can walk ... I'm just a bit jealous. But I don't hold it against him personally, he's a good guy. We played blocks, I chased Demani around the living room, envious of his upright mobility, and shared the remote to the "T.V." (I know it's just a fake remote and not the remote to THE T.V., I'd have to pry that away from my dad).

I showed Demani my secret stash of toys under the microwave stand, the one I showed you in my video. He thought that was cool. It is. We put blocks in boxes, took them out again, and then played with the cars he gave me for my birthday. Nice friend to give a guy a car for his birthday!

Even though he can walk and I can't seem to master the vertical shuffle just yet, I was glad to be able to hang with the big "D" man for a while. Demani's cool. He has inspired me to try harder to get the hang of this walking thing. Perhaps next post I'll have to do wireless I'll be so mobile. I'm sure my parents will appreciate that!

I'm calling it a night. Entertaining a friend can be exhausting. Thanks for coming over Demani! See you later. (I've got to get a pair of shoes like those ...)













- Fox out.

Nor' easter?

So, on the right you'll see my back yard at 8:00 a.m., just as it was starting to snow today. On the left and below a bit you'll see the result of that snow at approximately 6:00 p.m. Needless to say, it snows a bit here in New York.

Now I'm no stranger to snow. I was not born yesterday after all, last year perhaps, but not yesterday. I am told we had a fairly good snow back in Illinois, that is back when we still lived in Illinois. I think I was just a few months old at that point, during the blizzard of '07 (yes I realize it's still '07, but it sounds better this way) so I am unable to report with any degree of accuracy as to it's impact. I am told however, by very reliable sources that the big snow of '07 (the one I referred to earlier as having occurred during my short residency in Illinois) was in fact more devastating than the snow we had today. That is not meant to diminish the impact of the snow today, just to relate a sense of scale. In fact I seem to recall that we lost power at our home in Illinois, during the blizzard of '07, and have not in fact lost power here in New York. I do have to say it was an impressive amount of snow here today for a relatively short period of time however. I have it on good authority that the snow today, and I quote, "is nothing". Like I said, it snows here. A lot. Not sure I like the sounds of that.

It was fun to watch the flakes falling from the sky today. Like watching a giant overturned salt shaker, if some miscreant had loosed the shaker lid that is. No time to cry over spilled milk however. What's done is done. Stiff upper lip and all that. Perhaps it's time for a nice bottle, calms the nerves. Milk of course, the Guinness hat is my dad's. He just let's me wear it, provided I do my tough guy look. Not bad eh?


- Fox out.

Been busy ...

Wow, it's been a hectic week. I think I sprained my brain on that last post. While it is a fact that I have an unusually high IQ for a 13 month old, there is only so much I can manage without getting overloaded.

With that said, I thought I'd check out becoming a foot model. What do you think? Granted I am cute enough to become a regular old super-model, but they get such little respect. A foot model though, not everyone can pull that off. I mean just LOOK at your feet! Gross. My feet on the other hand are as yet unmarred by the ravages of the everyday grind. I mean I hardly wear shoes for goodness sake. Yup, foot model it is. Maybe hand modeling, although mine are usually busy with something. I'll have to check with my agent to see where the demand is.

Anyways, hope you all have a great week. Remember to take time to prop your feet up (just not while the boss is around).

- Fox out