As soon as Sonata realized how much easier it was to carry things around on two legs instead of four, she took to walking rather quickly. That’s her story and she seems to be sticking to it.
Song credit: “Drivin’ on 9″ by The Breeders (from Last Splash).
Snap Snap Snap. Also, first steps or therebouts.
Song credit: “Henry Kelly” by Ansty Pants (from Antsy Pants).
Sometimes, eating breaks. Them’s the breaks.
Song credit: “…Banjo” by Thee Spivies (from Ready or Not, Here We Come).


Sonafey has a thing about doors. Plus, she’s inherited her mother’s knack for indecision. Plus, she doesn’t like doors that close all the way. Plus, she’s still kind of a
Our dining room suffered the singular problem of being a Tight Fit. With the white walls and no way to hang paintings without the reasonable fear that someone would knock
Sonata empties a purse! Sonata eats a nectarine! Sonata plays with Quattros! Sonata points! Sonata bangs a drum! Sonata wanders off! Alright, you got me. There’s really no over-riding theme for
Sonata got this cool hat in the mail from Noble friends in Texas, so she thought she’d try hovering around in it. Because her head’s so tiny, she’ll probably be
We took Spookypants to the pool for the first time the other day. Let’s just say that something physical that you could fall through was met with something between curiosity
For Muzzer’s Day, we got free-entree coupons for both Boneheads and Pei Wei. So what else could the Bird have done but taken us to both restaurants for Muzzer’s Day
After eating an apple and hanging out with grandparents, there is nothing so satisfying to a young lady as working off the calories by climbing stairs. [Note: a mother was
Sonata has been looking into communist theory and seeing how to apply that much as they did in New Testament times, what with the early Christians sharing all things in
A smattering of Sonata-related radness (if you’re into that sort of thing). In which we discover that The Gus a) enjoys flips, b) likes dumping things from our bookshelves, and
We took Sonata to a Seventh Day Adventist joint to get her first haircut. (Note the barn.) Not a fan of paparazzi, she took matters and the camera into her
For one whole day, Sonata held her mouth open. It was kind of weird. We never did find out exactly why she did this. (We suspect she was no fan
Primarily miscellaneous video of Sonafey at nine months. Longer than she deemed suitable in her previous environ. Also a bit of stuff from a couple weeks ago and a short
When you have your first tooths there are really only two things that matter: 1) being tossed into a fluffy comforter over and over again; and 2) chewing the heck
Young David asks an innocent (though deeply foolish) question. Both query and return may be discovered forthwith in the short supplemental video found in the below quadrant. Watch and be
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Several weeks ago, Michelle and I finished playing the excellent Machinarium. Invigorated by our time with what was clearly: an awesome game, she asked me a simple question: what is
The other day featured Sonafey’s first major rainfall. At least the first that she was conscious for. She found it so interesting from inside that we thought she might like
Crayola’s washable markers are maybe the best thing ever invented for a dad who doesn’t want to get in trouble with the law. (Society’s one thing, but the law? Nah.)
Since it’s been a while, we thought we’d toss up a large pile of Bird pictures. So here she is captured sparsely over the last four months, still winding the