It’s been a while since the last post, and since that last post, Kai has grown a lot. A LOT!

Kai has always loved music, but one thing distinct about Kai’s personality these days, is his appreciation for vinyl records - LPs, 45s, 12″, 10″, you name it, he’ll listen to it. In fact, if there was a bigger advocate for this durable, long-standing music format - it would be Kai.

He loves the physicality of records. He watches them spin, and when the needle drops on the record’s surface, he KNOWS that it’ll produce sound. In fact, we’ve caught him a few times, where Lisa and I are listening to a CD in the living room, and he’ll walk up to the stereo, stand on his tippy toes to look, and wonder why there’s music playing but yet the turnable isn’t spinning. If I put on a record, he’ll ask me to pick him up so he can look to see what’s playing. Even better - he’ll point to the turntable demanding to hear some music.

Another aspect of vinyl records that Kai finds intriguing are LP covers. He’s especially fascinated by the back cover of A Tribe Called Quest’s Midnight Marauders. He stares at the faces of hip hop legendaries and finds some of their expressions funny.

Mike

Dusted off the lighting rig  and camera once again for the holiday photo.  Set it up in the office and…CLICK!  And just like last year,  Kai was such a great sport about it.  Who knows what the Funks will do next year!

Mike

As 2007 draws to a close, I’ve been thinking about all the cool things that I’ve seen and heard all year. This animation short definitely is one of them. I have shown this to Kai a few times and he loves it. Plus the little one in it reminds of me of him — playful and loves to dream. As featured in Episode 5 of Yo Gabba Gabba. Animation by Lippy and music by Mark Kozelek of Red House Painters. Brilliant!

Mike

Another milestone yesterday…Kai’s first molars appeared! Four peaks “erupting” through the gums on both sides of his lower jaw. Cute little things but I’m sure Kai doesn’t agree considering the pain that comes with them. His 101 F degree fever this past week makes sense now - a temperature is a common symptom of new teeth according to the baby books.  Click the image above to see a nifty little flash animation showing the stages of tooth development.

Mike

Kai helping out with a good Fall chore.

As of late, whatever he sees Mommy and Daddy doing he wants to do it too - like eating Thanksgiving dinner with a fork. People ask us if he’s already talking. Well…he does this thing now where he points at anything that interests him and says (what sounds a lot like), “I see it!”.

Mike

Frida y Esqueleto.

Happy Halloween.

El Dia de los Muertos tambien!

And the sun was still shining. Inside but out of bounds. Pretty as it sounds. A mind over matter day…

– lyrics by Green Gartside 2006