The Cutlet was born Dec. 26, 2002, and as anyone born Dec. 20-Jan. 3 can attest, it can be tricky to grow up with a birthday so close to the festivities that can overshadow one's special day. Me and the Petite Filet will do our best to make The Day After Christmas a good day for our wee one. We know it will become increasingly difficult and important to make his birthday special as he gets older. On his upcoming 2nd birthday, the challenge is there but not as daunting. After all, he'll only be 2.
In the spirit of Christmas, we tried to concoct a warm-and-fuzzy Christmas card to send out to our friends and relatives (something we attempt each year; last year we sent out store-bought ones; the year he was born we put a ribbon on the PF's belly). Not sure if this photo will make the cut, as the ones I took sans flash of him looking at the tree are more "serious" and "meaningful." We're hoping some of our crazy notions will build character in our son. But ...
... as you can see, the whipped-cream Santa beard was a failure. I've got a series of about a dozen photos in the beard's progression that might be funny. But the PF is putting the card together this year. We'll see which direction she takes.
Is it too early to start wishing people a Merry Christmas?
That's totally awesome :)
I love the beard! I love the first one too! Are you ever just amazed by how totally cute he is? He is a doll!
It's not too early...what a cutie. I can see the T-bone resemblance. This must be the best time of year to have a 2 year old.
That's a magical photo which would make a lovely Christmas greeting for your relatives and friends. Sorry I have been so scarce in these parts. Will try to do better in '05.
That beard one is precious / priceless. But then again, it's pretty easy to take great photos when you have subjects like we do, huh? ;-)
Nope, not too early. Merry Christmas to you too. And thanks for the memories. When he's 19 or 23 he won't be nearly as easy to persuade to pose for these pictures:) but there are other compensations. Savor the moments!
Looks like a "win/win" in choosing the pic. My b-day is 2 days after Christmas, and it is almost impossible to not have it overshadowed. My wife threw me a 1/2 B-Day party in July, and she says she wants to "make it tradition". Since I've always been hozed on my b-day it would be a welcomed tradition indeed!!!
How cute is that kid!
And yes, i'm starting to see the resemblance between the two of you now.
He's going to be a blast this Christmas (probably is most days already)
Great picture, T.
I love the pictures. He's really cute. We have a son born on Christmas Day.
It's not easy as you know to make it his "special" birthday.
Good luck,
And the Merriest of Christmases to you and yours.
Cas
Hey, he's wickedly gorgeous!
Did you really expect a 2-year-old to wear a whipped cream beard and be cool with that, though? Whipped cream is so yummy, and it's made for eating, silly!
Too early or not, I'm going to go ahead and say it: MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Merry Christmas, T-Bone. And congratulations on your son's birthday. One day he's going to rival you for handsomeness.
Man, that's some chubby-cheeked goodness! Charlie just turned two in Sept. It will be such a fun Christmas since they are at the age where every single gift is totally exciting. Just wait till next year when they say "that's not what i wanted" about everything.
My brother's birthday is on the 24th...when he was little we used to celebrate in July or Aug just to make him feel super special.
Happy Birthday to your little cherub and Merry Christmas!
A little advice from a girl with a family full of late December babies. When you're little numbers count. Okay, 2 is too little to count, but starting next year, it's the number of presents more than anything else. To a little kid if he gets a computer but another kid his age gets 10 Hotwheels. The the kid with the Hotwheels has a better deal because 10 is more than one. Money means nothing to little kids. Everything is worth a million dollars or a nickel depending on whether they're the half full or half empty type (okay, that part I just made up.) The point is the NUMBER of presents is the important thing and when you're birthday is near a major gift giving time you expect MORE presents than the kid next door. Ain't materialism great?