panzer on ice

today, panzer learned to ice skate.  it was slow going at first.

but daddy stuck with it, and wah-lah !

scream for your supper

today, panzer literally screamed for his supper.

he can be really loud... and it increases exponentially when his buddies are around.  something to keep in mind for his first sleepover.

mashing

today, panzer helped auntie kimmy mash potatoes.

(keep watching to see kimmy's sanitary response to the stray potato plops...)

dumpin'

today, panzer took mohs for a ride.

(then mohs, appropriately, got dumped :(

amtrakkin'

today, panzer rode the amtrak from philadelphia, pa to ashland, va.  he enjoyed it much more than the polar express, quickly making friends with everyone in a ten-seat radius, happy he only had to sit down when the train stopped (so he didn't run off).  and inhaling all of mohs' cheerios.

i hope there will be more chill train rides, and less stressful plane rides, in p's future.

happy christmas!

today, panzer got a visit from santa.  he couldn't be torn away from his new trucks to open anything else.

and pooped out from all the excitement.

please touch

today, panzer visited the "please touch" museum -- a must-stop for kids in philadelphia.  he spent the majority of the time pretending to drive various trains, planes and automobiles.  and mommy and daddy only got distracted launching foam rockets and lost him one time!

even weeks later, he still asks to go to the museum because it's his turn to drive the little blue truck.

daddy is a black man named gordon

today, panzer found daddy's doppleganger at the little people sesame street playhouse.

hee hee hee.

finer things

today, panzer got to play with a real antique -- the 30+year-old sesame street little people funhouse.  complete with big bird, ernie and cookie monster on a merry go round, going down the slide, and woooshing down the secret passageway.

if p didn't appreciate it, we sure did!

new 'do

today, panzer got his first shampoo duck tail.

polar express

today, panzer met santa again on the polar express.  although it was a struggle to keep him in his seat during the train ride, it was all worth it to hear him shriek excitedly when we arrived at the north pole and scream "i see santa! i see santa!" while dancing around and losing his freaking mind.  he stalked santa throughout the train car, and happily rang his bell, singing his favorite christmas carol, "jingle bells," all the way home.

jingle bells

today, panzer started singing jingle bells unprovoked in the backseat of the car on the way to the babysitter.

hey!

astronaut

today, panzer told me he was going to drive a spaceship to the moon.

i will always try not to force my own interests on my kids, but the treasurer-of-the-astronomy-club in me is very proud and maybe that 12-pack of UFO-themed socks i bought is sinking in.  dream big, kid.

:-P

today, panzer was the subject of his first call to poison control.  thankfully, it was just some herbal supplements (packed away and forgotten from when we moved 2 years ago) and they're not considered dangerous.  just lookin' forward to some diarrhea as they work themselves out of their system.

also positive ... P self-reported.  he is just like mom and can't keep a secret.  although when i asked him how many he ate, he said "one."  when i asked if he ate two, he said "i eat two." and so on ...

good-bye afro

today, panzer had his first haircut.

he did great.  (tho thankfully with curly hair, a little wiggling isn't noticeable).  and now i'm letting aaron say "i told you so."  i've been bothering him about panzer's mad scientist 'do for months ... but i'm the one who's sad that it's gone :(

treasure hunt

today, panzer found the trucks i bought him for christmas for the sixth time.  i feel he deserves them if i can't get it together to put them in a safe place.  six times.

slice

today, panzer sliced three pounds of mushrooms to help mommy win second place at the office soup-off!

i was happy to find a task he could meaningfully contribute with.  (we made a hungarian mushroom soup which was really quite good and authentic eastern european -- if P and i can do it, so can you!)

number 2

today, panzer pooped in the potty!

touchdown panzer!

today, panzer threw his first football.

not pretty, but enthusiastic!

freakin' A

today, panzer used the term "freakin' A" in context.

more specifically, P projectile vomited all over the car, his clothes, blanket and cup on I-17 just north of phoenix.  we stopped to give him a bath in the sink at the truck stop ladies' room and try to salvage his car seat.  the whole experience gave him a second wind, despite the fact that it was now past his bedtime and he demanded milk and his blanket.  he accepted that these items were dirty and he could have a new one as soon as we got home.  but then chanted "freakin' A" about 80 times before he gave in and fell asleep.

for the record, that was daddy.

naked! naked!

today, panzer unzipped his own pajamas, ripped them off of himself and started yelling "naked! naked!"

unfortunately, i lost my camera in the tizzy. not sure whether to hope for a repeat i might catch on film or for a one-time performance...

on the nice list

today, panzer got a glimmer of understanding about santa claus.  i heard him muttering "panzer nice mohs santa toys" a few times, before he went over and patted mohs on the head.

then he drove a monster truck over mohs' head.

here comes santa claus

today, panzer met santa for the first time this year.  he was very neutral about the whole thing.  until santa passed over the candy cane.  now he's in.

fashion police

today, panzer refused pants but insisted on frog boots.  

whatev, dude.

workin' dude

today, panzer ran up to me and said "give me kiss, i go to work."  he kissed my leg, jumped on the alphabet train, and took off.

grrrr tools!

today, panzer made his pliers go RAWR!

this is a pretty cute trick -- and apparently anything with a mouth will growl at you -- but generally, P cannot be trusted with the pliers and it will be short-lived.

celebrity

today, panzer rode in the Cottonwood Christmas Parade on the back of daddy's bike with the verde valley cyclist coalition!

i missed it, but heard that P was unusually ornery perched back there, and refused to acknowledge the screams of his many, many fans coming from the crowd.  it's tough being popular.  apparently.