Travel, Tech, Thoughts…
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pincer grasp – take twoThis is another shot of Toren using his pincer grasp to feed himself. He’s an expert at this now, but early on he struggled with getting the food into his mouth. Oh, he also does some funky leg kick thing in the second half of the video. Not sure what that’s all about. 
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gimme the cameraThis is a shot of me teasing Toren with the camera. He really wants to get his hands on it. Perhaps we have a budding film maker on our hands: 
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the pernicious evil that is DisneyI’ve now been to four Disney parks: Disney Land (California), Disney World Magic Kingdom (Florida), Disney World Epcot Center (Florida), and Disney World Animal Kingdom (Florida). I went to Disney Land when I was younger, though I have some memories of various attractions (the Matterhorn, Swiss Family Robinson House, the Haunted House, and the nightmarish… 
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Toren KissesJust before I shot this video, Toren was sucking on Debi’s chin, which is something he does on occasion but I’ve never caught on film. I was trying to catch him doing it, but instead caught him returning a kiss from Debi, which even cuter: 
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9 monthsWhile he was officially 9 months old March 2nd, we took some pictures a few days earlier (just before his fever). And, yes, these were snapped in our backyard: 
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Toren Walker, Kitchen RangerThis is a clip of Toren cruising around the kitchen in his walker. I enticed him with the video camera, which he desperately wants to get his hands on: 
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releveWe have a future dancer on our hands: It’s not the best form, but he is only 9 months old. By a year he better have a better turn out! 😉 
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yep, still cuteIt’s still cute when he does this: 
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Nothing Against Plumbers…… but I hope Toren considers other professions: For all those out there wondering why we are allowed to have a child if we let him do stuff like this, let me ease your mind a bit. I was holding Toren in the bathroom one day while he wiggled and squirmed to find something with… 
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Passport PhotoIn preparation for an upcoming trip, we needed to get Toren a passport. It’s actually kind of complicated for a kid, but we managed. I just wish my passport photo was this cute: