Watch it!

Will just counted to 119 and then 120 and 120 AGAIN and we STILL weren't there.

I told him, "We need to get you a watch, it'll save you a lot of counting."

He responded, "yeah, I need a watch. And it has to be one I can understand, not one with all those lines."

As we arrived he said, "oh, I can see the Fun-ness inside!"

Like father ...

This is a mini version of his dad, right down to the wrapped blanket and the barely-used stack of pillows behind his head.

Is it too obvious to call him "Scott Tappa Jr.?"

Or, perhaps it should be "Ken Tappa III."

A great conversation

I was in Cincinnati for a day earlier this week, and carried on the following text message conversation with Will (with Jana typing for Will, who thankfully is not old enough to do it himself yet).

Will: Hope u have a good juice box night. And don't forget to have scissors for dinner.

Daddy: Thanks! I wish you a purple night and sandals for dessert.

Will: Have a good nap in your bamboo skin and don't forget to have a street light for dinner.

Daddy: Sleep in pizza and have sweet bread rolls.

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Recently seen on Facebook

Some recent child-related Facebook status updates, for those of you on MySpace or Friendster.

10/24
Thought I could tire Will out by giving him a sledgehammer (or in his words "sludgehammer") and letting him destroy an old computer desk. Instead, he informs me he is now "energied up" and that his muscles feel bigger.

10/18
Had a nice day on the Iola Ice Age Trail experiencing, as Will put it, "Nature's Mother."

10/17
Will requested we delay going into Target so we could listen to the end of Bohemian Rhapsody, which he then labeled a "weird" song. Yeah, if by weird you mean awesome!

Not sure why, but we're attempting to take both boys to see Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. We may clear the theater if they see us coming.

10/15
Three games, three TD runs for Will, style points again. And we won tonight! Last-second goal line stand helped by darkness and Tanner from the other team losing a tooth. The Tooth Fairy was our outside linebacker.

Halloween in Scandinavia

Coin folders

Here are some shots of Will and Grandpa looking at one of our new Warman's coin folders, a great holiday gift idea from Krause Publications!

(I can hear you: "Boooo, you're using your blog to promote your company's products! Boooo! You're exploiting your son and your dad! Boooo!" Well, get over it. We need to sell these things to put food on Will's plate.)

Seriously, Will has enjoyed doing things with coins, and as someone whose livelihood depends on the hobby, scenes like this (not staged, of course), make us smile.

Giggles

Not much description needed here, it's just fun to watch Charlie giggle.

Goes down easy

Look at how fast Charlie gets down the stairs. This isn't as fast as he can go.

Burp

Just had a nice moment with Charlie. After reading him several books (a pleasant new development) and feeding him a bottle, I put him on my shoulder and gave him three pats on his back to speed along the burp process.

Then Charlie patted me on the back three times. It was nice.

Practice makes perfect

Yesterday we had a flag football game, and we showed up 15 minutes early. Will and I munched on apples while we watched a handful of kids practice running simple pass routes, it was cool. As I watched Will, he seemed to be very interested in what was going on. Then he saw his friend Devin.

"Hey Devin!" he yelled. "Let's practice!"

If only it had ended there. What Will actually yelled was:

"Hey Devin! Let's practice jumping and bumping chests!"

Yes, this is definitely what Will needs to be practicing. As it turns out, they weren't very good at it, so the practice will help. Then their friend Jayden, who appears to be about a foot shorter than Will, joined in, at which point they began practicing jumping, bumping chests, and falling down.

And we had a game. Rough start for young William, who recorded a run 20 yards the wrong way, then bumped heads with Logan, leaving them both in tears. But he rebounded to have a really nice flag-grab and an equally nice touchdown run in which he allowed the defender to overrun the play to the outside before he cut back inside.