December and January Highlights

Just a collection of goodness from the last month and a half...



A few minutes into the New Year!



Bath time's favorite toys, the stacking rings.


Classic soap face.


TJ ponders the possibilities of a career in the plumbing trade.



Messy eating is the bestest eating.



I wanna rock!


No, really, I have a rock. Look.



Family holiday photo (in January, just before the end of our holiday decoration period.)



TJ and JT guitar practice.


Coming soon...
first birthday party
and
the highly internationally anticipated conclusion of
The TJ Evolution Weekly Couch Video.

Kucious & Christmas Day

Energizing for the weekend.



The master of events surveys the situation.



Goofing with dad.



Storytime break... this was a picture book of TJ's first year for Grandma Biciunas.



TJ was enthralled by his cousins Julia and Chelsea.
He toddled around, following them with admiration all weekend.



As you know, TJ is a huge fan of his pup Olive...



...but he's still uncertain about the big blue dog.



Christmas morning stockings were highlighted by some sweet wool footies.



Piano duet with Aunt Wendy.



Cousins Julia and Chelsea constructed a fort.



TJ whets his appetite for destruction.



Once the fort was down, playing with the structural straws was an unanticipated bonus!



TJ is overwhelmed by the wonder that is structural engineering.



TJ messing around with Aunt Rasa.



Biciunas family Kucious & Christmas concludes with a sun break photo op.

Pre-Christmas

We're working on images and video from Xmas with the Biciunas clan, but here are some shots from our preparation days earlier in December....

TJ was rightly confused but nonetheless enthralled by the tree-hunting process.



Textbook toddling stance.


Going for a hike around the living room.


TJ was immediately introduced to the wonders that are playing with wrapping paper cores. His father is more a fan of sword fighting, but with only one available, he found his own way.



Sydney and TJ perform a duet on a recently unpacked hand-me-down piano.

TJ loves Olive

Spider and Olive have become the target of (aggressive) affection from TJ. Here are some of the sweeter moments for the latter.



We've had some substantial technical challenges, which have delayed the bi-weekly updates, but you'll still get all of the content, it just may come in bursts rather than a smooth flow. We're now a month from TJ's first birthday, and we're excited for the conclusion of his weekly couch video series as well as new goodness as he toddles into year two.

Enjoy,
shiv

Olive-induced Giggles

A short and sweet bit from our evening cooking time a few weeks ago...




enjoy,
TJ, Ra, Shiv, Olive and Oz

November Highlights

This installment of TJ's blog is a random assortment of items from November. Enjoy!

TJ samples the appetizer tray at Catie & Bryan's wedding.


Raminta and Erin have been taking TJ and the pups to Sauvie Island, but the day they hit the nude beach left few photos that can be shared publicly.

TJ heads out for a skinny dip.



I'll give you one guess which of our two cats and two dogs is TJ's favorite....

TJ followed Spider to one of the few safe locations in the house.


There is no escape from this Kung Fu grip


...and eventually, Spider just gives up trying to escape.



It has taken some time for TJ to come to appreciate his jumper.



TJ rarely will sit in his exersaucer, but exploring it from non-designed approaches is quite popular.



We officially have a little cruiser. He's not walking, but we're certainly close.



TJ gears up for a hike.



Cruising around the coffee table.



We've childproofed several cabinets in the kitchen, but we left this (and a few others) for his constant need to clean out stuff. He's making me rethink our methods. I'm really not sure anymore why we had everything tucked away so nicely in the first place.

Hal O Ween

Ra found a great costume at Goodwill, so we made ourselves a little themed family for TJ's first Halloween...



Chicken, egg and farmer rallied for a Saturday night party.



Smiles were not available from our chicken, as we departed for the party after his bedtime, so we did a number of photo shoots on Sunday afternoon.



Ra and TJ started their photo shoot under a neighbor's tree.
The leaves could have kept him entertained for hours.



Touchdown!



TJ practices ducky cannibalism while Syd-bee observes in horror.



Strike a pose.



Taste test.



Upon closer inspection, this thing is kinda weird.



Shocked at the dropping of the pumpkin lid.



JT arrives home during the photo shoot and enables some happy-faced shots.



Spider is subjected to the Iron Grip.



TJ hasn't yet grasped the idea that the goodness is INSIDE the bag, not the bag itself.
Maybe next year, kiddo.