two and a half

ok, finally new pictures! i just recently decided to go back to using film. i got tired of never being able to upload my pictures because every computer i work on is ancient and can't handle all the photos. then today, i developed a roll at ritz and to my absolute horror... the total was $16.25! no doubles, just singles with a cd. wow. back to digital it is! in any case, here are some beautiful pictures of the zuzu.

"i'm a rebel!" look at this BIG GUY. i swear, i never notice how big he's actually getting until i look at pictures like these. not only does he look big, but he's starting to do daring things like balancing on the edge of step stools without me looking. two and a half is a tough age. when he turned two, he started with the tantrums. now it's turned into outright defiance. "no like it, mama!" or "no, papa!", followed by him running away from us and throwing his body on the floor in another room is a common everyday thing in our house. it's so frustrating. but it's comforting to hear the very same sounds coming from downstairs too (incoherent adult voice, followed by a loud "NO!", followed by rapid running of little feet, followed by the cries of punished child). good to know we're not the only ones going through it, and that it's just a phase.

here he is contemplating the meaning of life. or just looking at the crows outside.

this is his sunny day gear. pamper and long hair. he absolutely hates changing into clothes. it's the same routine every morning and after bath. he'll scream at putting pants on and hide under the sheets because he loves being naked under them. what an island boy.

and this is his rainy day gear. apparently at school, they play outside regardless of what the weather is like, so on rainy days, he has to go looking like this. he looks like he's about to do some construction work. but he loves his new rainboots, and based on last year (30+ days of straight rain last march), we're going to put those boots to good use!

i haven't posted pictures of what our new flat looks like, so here are a couple. basically, it's sturctured like a mini hotel. one big, long hallway with rooms off to the sides. i'll post more pictures when my other roll of film is developed. bleh. i'm taking them to walgreens.

and finally, here's the zuzu and papa having a ball torturing each other. they like to wrestle and body slam each other, to my extreme dismay. i always seem to get caught up in the middle of their wrestling bouts, and someone always ends up mad (me), or with a bloody mouth (gani), or getting kicked in the privates and gets mad (guess?). you can dish it out, but ya can't take it!


gani putting papa in his famous feet of fury headlock. those feet are lethal!