Such fun today! The daylight savings change has moved Tate's nap back a bit, which means that we are able to take advantage of toddler activities that normally start right smack in the middle of REM. Today, we took on Mr. Ben's "Singers and Stomper's" over at Posie's Cafe in the Kenton neighborhood. Tate doesn't hang out with groups of kids very often, and when he does he tends to sort of observe and hold back momentarily...and then proceed to toddle over and eat all of their Cheerio's straight out of their mother's hands.

Here is a little pictorial...

"Gee, ma, thanks for taking me on such a great playdate with the princesses....just what I always wanted."(Doesn't he look like he's trying to escape bad conversation at a cocktail party?)



But then Mr. Ben started his singing and the grooving began..."Hey man, nice blue kicks...Thanks doll, your pink sparkly slippers are fierce next to your striped tights....And dude, we are totally digging on your high-heels back there...."



Tate takes a breather. This belly is hard to hold up. Prune juice on the rocks for the man in stars and stripes, please.



And finally, a gratuitous pic of a precious Portland child. Wearing a handmade acorn cap. And his name was Alder. After the tree. Of course.