The Easter Bunny Came Over and Made a Mess!

Taku and Taizo continue to be afraid of any stuffed animal figures bigger them themselves as Taku was not interested in the Easter Bunny that showed up to the party. Additionally we watched Taku's extroversion compete with his "id". This battle manifested itself as he struggled with these competing priorities: hunt for eggs (and treats) or or try to hang out with all his toddler friends who were clearly not having the same dilemma.

Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic Slideshow

So after we wound down from all the fun of watching kids attack an adult sized Easter Bunny we decided to use the rest of the weekend to tear down a wall in between the kitchen and the family room. In the "post breaking the drywall" photos some pipes are visible on the left-hand side. My friend and I moved forward despite the pipes that ran down the middle of the wall but luckily my neighbor is a plumber with a heart of gold and a bomber set of tools. After that was done the frame and cleanup was relatively easy. Hopefully the electric, drywall, plaster, threshold and painting will be just as easy. To be continued...

Wall Destroying Project Link

Norfolk Zoo Trip and General Update

We finally closed out Taku's birthday by getting him a cake right before I flew out of town. The next day Mayu sent him off to school with cupcakes. The damage speaks for itself.

With the approach of Easter Taizo got his first taste of the Easter Bunny.
Uhhhh...maybe next year. My advanced apologies for providing Taizo with a future of irrational Easter Bunny fears. I had no idea...I swear.

Finally, at the end of the week we decided to take a trip to the Norfolk Zoo for their "Egg-stravaganza". We met up with Taku's friend Aidan and watched those two run mindlessly through the zoo. After the zoo we went to a park to eat lunch. It was a great morning that inevitably ended up with Taku falling apart because he didn't want to go home. "More park, more picnic, no go home!". Oh the joys of parenthood!

"In this exhibit we see two highly irrational and energetic hominids. Please do not provoke or feed them."

Full Slide Show

Taku's Actual Birthday and Weekly Update

Despite a crazy week at work and a short weekend with a work trip planned next week we still managed to eat some "birthday waffles" with Taku and grab a few good shots of Taku and Taizo before getting on a plane for Mississippi. I read Aunt Jill's B-day card to Taku and took a short video. You can find it on the video sidebar on the right hand side or immediately below this blog post.

So, a philosophic question: Is there such a thing as too much love? Maybe we should ask Taizo. As you can see below he has excellent insight into this age old question.

Taku Loving His "Baby Brutha"

How about this one? Taku found my cammie cover, put it on and declared that he was "going to work". My only question is, "When can we expect your paycheck to post?"

Taku Donning Glen's Cammie Cover

Finally this last gem in our three part installment. My parents bought Taku new foam letters for the bathtub. Being a natural born water bug they have only exacerbated an already untenable situation. The good news is that he can almost spell his name by himself. Too bad he can't differentiate the pronunciation of a "Q" (pronounced Quuuuu) and a "U" (also pronounced Quuuuu).

Taku the Terrible Tub Trawler