Soccer Star or Musician

We recently signed Rudy up for soccer in our town. Then we went out to get him cleats and soccer socks. Paul was out and when we got home, Rudy wanted to use his cleats and socks and be all ready to play when Paul got home. First thing he learned: playing soccer on a sloping front yard is not always a good idea.

Another day he was playing his guitar and singing and stood against the wall with his foot up and said, "Don't I look like a cowboy?" Where does he come up with this stuff?

The Spiderman Song

Now that my videos seem to beworking, here are some older ones!

No More Monkeys

There is a CD we borrow frequently from the library called Animal Playground by Putamayo Kids (there is a whole series of albums by Putamayo Kids that have lots of songs from around the world in various languages - they are really good and a lot of fun). One of Rudy's favorites is an island version of No More Monkeys. So the other morning, he got out Paul's yoga mat, for his stage and his guitar and put on a little show for me.

Jam Session

What do you do on a snowy day? Have a jam session in the basement!

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Poppy's Boy

Pretty much since the day we arrived in Guatemala in October, Rudy has been a Poppy's boy. What is amazing is how similar he is to Paul.

They both like things in lines. I don't know if Rudy has picked this up from playing with Paul over the last few months or if it's something he just does.

They both need frequent haircuts.

They both like (need) naps.

And they both like to read the paper and have a pacha in the morning (of course Paul's has coffee in it!).

Edited: How could I forget?! They both love music and playing the guitar.

A Trial Run

I've been thinking about starting a blog so here is my trial run - chances are no one will be reading this immediately, I want to try it out myself first! Having recently become a stay at home mom (during the day, at least), I find myself wanting to share things Rudy and I do during the day. Both Paul and I have, of course, been taking MANY, MANY pictures since Rudy came home, so I thought this would be a good way to share them.



As for the title of the blog, I had many different ideas, most of which were already taken, so I chose When Rudy Says Uh-Oh. Anyone with a 2-year-old knows that hearing "uh-oh" is never a good thing. So Paul wrote a song with his guitar entitled "When Rudy says Uh-Oh". I'll let him post the lyrics if he wants to, but essentially it is about what is happening when Rudy says uh-oh - do we have to clean something, are the cats or the dog running away, etc. Well, Rudy loves this song - and pretty much anything that includes the word Rudy or a picture of Rudy - so when he plays his "tarra" he sings "Rudy Uh-Oh". So all that to say it just seemed an appropriate title for now. And here's a picture of Rudy and Poppy playing their guitars.