Spiffy Bears

Between Grandma and Pop Elkins and my friend Alexis, Bears should be all set on fancy outfits for quite some time.  He decided that he really wanted to wear his "green one" a little while back and then go out and inspect our neighbor's trailer, dog bones, and basketball.  All activities that are best done while looking one's best.

He wore his purple fancy outfit to his birthday party but I foolishly didn't bring my camera.  He ended up stripping down to just his diaper in short order anyway.  No doubt because he realized that the only appropriate suit for the occasion was his birthday suit.  Very wise, Bears.

Feeding the fishes across the street.

Getting bit by those blasted fishes because he couldn't feed them fast enough.

Looking mischievous.  I'm sure that disaster ensued shortly after this was taken...fortunately, my memory only goes back about 5 minutes these days so I have no traumatic recollections of what must have happened.

Every time he sees this image, he says it's "Papa"

He does not like the idea of Papa with an arrow through his head.

Here's a video for Grandma and Pop Elkins of Bears opening his birthday present from them.

All Dressed up With Nowhere to go

A friend gave us this awesome tux because she happened to find it at a consignment shop and it looked to be about Bears' size.  Fortunately, she was correct and it fit him perfectly.  Unfortunately, we didn't have a grand event to attend in the foreseeable future.  So I just dressed him up in his glorious new outfit this morning and we puttered around our neighborhood.

Here he is showing of his casual bachelor partying lifestyle...

Using his charm to get free pastries...

And here's his used-to-be-successful-but-down-on-his-luck side

Dangerous Rogue

Casual photo shoot outtake 

GQ

Super Hero

Orchestral conductor collecting himself prior to performance

And some more...

Fancy Dandies

Last night we got the opportunity to get all fancy shmancy and go to the Governor's Gala, courtesy of John Pestana (guy who co-founded omniture and who's been big time helping Ryan and Jason with their company). It was some good times with good company.

Unfortunately, Baby Man wasn't invited due to his passionate personality. He's way too into Keepin It Real to attend these types of functions so Grandma Cupcake and Grandpa came over to watch him. They must have fed him really well because the next day, something of quite an alarming magnitude happened in his diaper as you can see here. It must be some sort of record.