Growing up

Now we're in St. Louis
Well, yeah, we are. You've been in St. Louis all day. Your school is in St. Louis too. You never left the city today.
I'm growing up in St. Louis.
That's right, you're growing up in St. Louis. Daddy didn't grow up in St. Louis but you are. Do you know where Daddy grew up?
Yeah.
Where did Daddy grow up?
[Thinking, thinking ...] Los Angeles.
That's right! Very good.
I'm growing up on my pants.
You're growing up on your pants?
Yeah. Can you hear it?
Can I hear you growing up?
Yeah.
No, I can't hear it. Can you hear it?
No.

New sis

New kicks

It's OK, Daisy

More new pix

Home

UPDATE: More pix

This site

just went plural.

Daisy Luisa Paris-Kaufman

Daisy Lou

Day.Lo

August 6, 2005, 4:28 a.m.
8 pounds, 3 ounces
21.5 inches
Beautiful
Already knows how to eat
Everyone is doing fine
UPDATE: More pix!

Sweet dreams

Did you have a good night's sleep?
Yeah.
Did you have any dreams?
I had sweet dreams.
Oh, that's nice. Do you remember them?
Sweet dreams.
But do you remember what happened in your dreams?
Yeah.
What happened?
I peed.

Choice

What do you want for breakfast? You can have a breakfast bar, yogurt or grilled cheese.
I wannnnnt ... I wannnnnt ... a orange.
[Note: This is the first time Buster has expressed interest in an orange in about three months. It's also about the second day we haven't had one on hand.]
Oh, I'm sorry, Bugs, we don't have any oranges. We have apples. You want an apple?
No.
Well, you can have a breakfast bar, yogurt, grilled cheese or an apple.
I wannnnt ... mackyroni and cheese.
Buster, your choices are breakfast bar, yogurt, grilled cheese or an apple. Those are pretty good choices. That's a lot to choose from.
Can I have chocolate?
Buster. Breakfast bar. Yogurt. Grilled cheese. Apple. Those are your choices.
Can I have a banana?
[Pause]
OK.

This banana's kinda sqwushy.

Lunch

What did you have for lunch today, Buster, spaghetti?
No, I didn't have pasghetti. I had rabbyloli.

Birthday

hats.

Stand-up guy

Hey, Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, I stand up to pee just like you do!
That's right
Do you stand up to pee?
Yeah, I do.
Does Mommy stand up?
No, she sits down.
Oh. Is she a girl?
Yup.
[Long pause. Long.]
Oh.

Toy store

Uncles Peter and Jeb came to visit from New York, and they wanted to go straight to the giant toy store to get Buster something. This of course led to Buster considering the possibilities.


Oh, the possibilities.


Peter had an idea.


No. No motorcycles yet. Buster decided on a fire engine with flashing lights, a siren, a ladder that can be rotated electrically, a little jingle that's already embedded in Mom and Dad's brain, and even an interior light in the cab that comes on when you open the door so the firefighter can slide into the driver's seat. It's really fun to play with, Peter and Jeb assured Buster.


Really, just wait your turn and you'll see.

I squirt

Daisy now!

American Gothic

Apres swim at the hotel with Lindsey.

On the car ride home:
Is Mommy home?
Yes.
Is she lying on the couch?
I don't know, but that's a pretty good bet.
Is she tired?
Yeah, I think she's probably tired. Do you know why she's tired?
Because.
Because why?
Because she is.
She's tired because she's pregnant. Do you know what pregnant means?
It means she's tired.
Pregnant means there's a baby in her belly. Do you know who's in her belly?
Yeah! My baby sister!

Party pix

Cutting the grass before the big event.

Buster, with better taste than manners, doesn't like the host's hat and tries to knock it off.

A fairly random sampling of guests. From left, Kati, Patrick, Kelly, Beth, Louise, Rebecca, Eric, Jim (holding A.J.), Ana and half of Jon.

Photos by Sir Patrick Schmuke


Kelly

The host

Maryanne and A.J.

Miss Jane's third attempt to try to get Buster to go to bed, circa 11 p.m.

Portrait of the young man as an artist.

Plane

Daddy, do you want to play plane?
I sure do.
[Snatching plane away] NOOOO!!! Daddy! Don't touch my plane!
I'm not touching it. You asked me if I wanted to play so I'm sitting down to play.
[Moves plane back in reach]

Can you teach me how to play airplane?
Sure. You put the people in the plane and then they go.
How do the people get on the plane?
They go [bounces person up the stairs]. Here's your person.
Thanks. Can I put him on the plane?
No. He's not going.
Oh. Sorry, fella, you're not going.

Yay! The plane's in San Francisco now!

Note: Can you find King in the second picture?

Kentucky

Father of the Year

Nomination photo.

Oh! Daddy! Look!

A garbage truck!

Dear Grandma Ann

Thank you for my Curious George book. Are we going to Grandma Ann's house? Thank you, dear Grandma Ann. Buster Paris-Kaufman.

Editor

The night-night routine includes singing. (Actual night-night routine not pictured.)

Daddy, I want "Pretty Song."
OK. (Singing) The birds are singing in your eyes tonight ...
Today.
Oh. Yeah. ... in your eyes today
Sweet flowers blossom in your eyes
Smile.
Sweet flowers blossom in your smile
The wind and sun are in the words you say
Where might your lonesome lover be?

Birds may be singing in my eyes this day
Sweet flowers blossom in my smile
But my soul is stormy --
Story?
Stormy.
Story?
No, stormy. Like, there's storms. Storms are when it rains or snows. So it's stormy when there's a storm going on.
Oh.
But my soul is stormy and my heart blows wild
My sweetheart rides a ship on the sea
Shin.
What?
Shin.
No, it's ship.
Shin.
I'm pretty sure I'm right this time, Bugs. A ship is a big boat. You ride a ship on the sea. Do you know what a shin is?
(Points to chin.)
That's your chin. That's close. Your shin is here. (Rubs shin.) Shin. Chin. Bit it's "my sweetheart rides a ship." You ride a ship on the sea. OK?
Yeah.
My sweetheart rides a ship on the sea

Oh my soul is stormy and my heart blows wild

(Singing together) Where might my lonesome lover be?