The Actor
May 17th, 2005Heather is a great imitator and actor. She has an ability to impersonate my mother with detail I’ve never seen. It’s amazing. Heather does it in a good spirited way, and it never fails to bring a smile.
I used to “act” during my high school years. The less we talk about this, the better. I also was in several bands, so being in front of people and being “on” was never a big deal to me. I had four older siblings who loved to have me come in and perform for their friends. I staged elaborate death scenes with impeccable timing. I fear for my contribution to my daughter’s gene pool.
Leta has started to mimic us in ways that I didn’t expect for some years. Behold:
I am sticking my tongue out at her and laughing.
May 17th, 2005 at 6:22 pm
ahhh - the beginning of the end for you I am afraid.
wait till she gives you the finger.
May 17th, 2005 at 8:29 pm
She looks like she is fitting into your family quite nicely.
I wonder- will she be constipated like her mom or regular like her dad?
May 17th, 2005 at 8:42 pm
Cute!!!
May 17th, 2005 at 9:09 pm
That’s a sweet photo. Wait ’til she picks up the glass of Jim Beam.
May 18th, 2005 at 5:39 am
It’s the best form of flattery they say….very sweet!
May 18th, 2005 at 9:37 am
that’s cute. look at all that hair! how long is it now??? over her shoulders??? jeez, my 18 month old still barely has hair. doesn’t need brushed or anything.
May 18th, 2005 at 10:09 am
Mmmm, Cheerios.
May 18th, 2005 at 11:12 am
Adorable! I love when they start copying the things you do. It really is endearing.
May 18th, 2005 at 11:51 am
Ah, heredity. Well? Whose tongue is it? Yours or Heather’s?
May 18th, 2005 at 3:09 pm
She looks just like her mama in that picture.
May 18th, 2005 at 5:47 pm
Just wait another year or so, when she begins repeating EVERYTHING you say. . . I call my 2.5 year old “Pete-n-Repeat. . . “
May 18th, 2005 at 7:01 pm
wherein you clobber US with this much cuteness! and we get to comment on said cuteness! i am so much tweaking that cute little nose.
May 19th, 2005 at 7:05 am
it starts benignly with the tongue. in only 3 more years, words will come out of her mouth that will piss you off …before you realize that it’s something you say all the time.
May 19th, 2005 at 8:43 am
leta’s thinking: daddy’s face is good for licking!
May 19th, 2005 at 10:16 am
Just wait…it won’t be long til she comes home, sticks out her tongue, and the shiny metal piercing glints in the light.
For the record, my mother didn’t bat an eyelid when I came home and did that. Even my 84-year-old grandmother was pretty impressed with it. That kind of gene pool is the best kind
May 19th, 2005 at 11:43 am
Ah, yes, let the mimicing begin. Actually, this would be a good time to start teaching her various funny things that she will pull out of her repertoire at the most inoportune times. They’re perfect little mimes at this age!
May 19th, 2005 at 2:39 pm
Wait until she is calling you a doodee fart head. Her hair is sooo long and purty!!! AAWW
May 19th, 2005 at 4:49 pm
What a cutie… Yes, this is where it all begins. Remember this moment when she pulls out all the stops and shows grandma and grandpa what she’s learned. All of it.
May 21st, 2005 at 12:59 am
oh man, that photo made me CRAVE cereal. can’t get me the cherrios in china. dammit.
May 26th, 2005 at 1:14 pm
It’s funny to me that you are more concerned with what your acting abilities (or lack there of) my have done while mixing with Heather in the making of Leta when far more important John issues like.. um, I don’t know.. the “must kill the bowling ball” gene… seriously, I think that you and Heather are THE BEST and I enjoy the little glimpse into your lives from time to time. Leta is adorable - no matter what CraZy genes she’s made up of.
May 29th, 2005 at 3:35 pm
My daughter is about a month older than Leta. It’s cute to see my child progress then get online and see the new things your child is doing. I called my daughter a dork yesterday. She spent the rest of the day following me saying “dick” as loud as she could. God help us all.