Little Man Liam’s blog

First Christmas

nobody@vox.com(Little Man Liam) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:55:33 -0800

Mom decided to utilize quantity with this Christmas, and so we had an early Christmas morning the other day & opened all our presents from the Mischkers.

guess which one is the dutch oven

getting the hang of it

And yes, oh yes, there are many videos. (At one point, I mistook the camera for a phone? I think. You'll see.)

excited

tricycle

toys

confused about the camera

And let's not neglect Uncle Erik's awesome gift:

Happy dance

dancing Brobee

Thank you SO much, Opa & Nana & Uncle Erik! Your generosity knows no bounds. Now, I'm off to play.

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The Littlest Samurai.*

nobody@vox.com(Little Man Liam) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:49:27 -0800

blurry sword

got it

by the power of grayskull

smiling little samurai

*Mom would like for me to assure you that it is a plastic toy sword.

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November's been busy around here.

nobody@vox.com(Little Man Liam) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:16:27 -0800

First, we had a ringworm scare/mauled face mystery.

ringworm scare

This happened to me at daycare one day. Unfortunately, my language skills are still a little too minimal for me to explain what happened. Mom first thought ringworm because I also had two circles on my arm, but when it quickly disappeared, she realized I had just been the victim of an unruly daycare peer. The world may never know... (I am completely fine now & Mom is not upset at the daycare. We understand kids sometimes scuffle.)

Then, there was Daddy's birthday.

Sean's birthday presents

daddy's birthday dinner

mom can cook too

I helped Dad with the presents, but missed dinner: roasted Cornish hen stuffed with garlic and herb butter, roasted purple potatoes & brussel sprouts with bacon & shallots. Mom assured me it was delicious.

And then, of course, there was Thanksgiving, which we celebrated here in the Deep South with my Aunt Kat. Observe the deliciousness.

behold the feast

Prettier close up of the salad

Butternut Squash soup

vegan celebration roast

Aunt Kat is a vegan (she eats NO animal products), so this was her "fake" meat dish. She declared it tasty, if more pork-like than turkey-like.

Speaking of vegan, Mom substituted soy and rice products for all the dairy in Bebe's Vegetable Casserole recipe, and it was perfect! Mom claimed it DIDN"T EVEN taste a bit different! Veganizing recipes, for the win! Mom also successfully made pumpkin pie with silken tofu instead of milk & eggs, and it too was amazing. Aunt Kat can join us for a holiday meal ANYTIME.

Veganized Bebe's vegetable casserole

That's Cheez-its on Mom's side & Herb Vegetable Wheat Thins on Aunt Kat's side. (Mom says don't be scared of the bubbling; the soy milk just got a little zealous.)

Vegan Pumpkin Pie

Just as delicious & with half the calories! Win, win.

And also, Aunt Kat documented my intense love of applesauce.

Obsessed with applesauce

Applesauce nose

I also discovered a love of "purkey."

"more purkey?"

Boy's attitude face

Liam for dessert

Happy Holidays!

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