I'm flying!

Geo got to go to iFly for a friend's birthday. He had a lot of fun flying around a wind tunnel. Hopefully this doesn't make him want to jump from a plane.

FRYS Fall Concert

Geo looks like a waiter but is in concert garb. He looked particularly dapper in his father's hat.

Thirteen!

Somehow, our tiny baby is now 13! He is also now maybe an inch shorter than M. She will soon be the shortest member of two families. 

Geo is the most helpful member of the family. He does chores without asking and is always the first to volunteer to help his parents. He is continuing his Japanese studies and is doing scouts, cello, and drums. He loves the Container Store and buying candy at Five Below. He is a carbon copy of his father in terms of culinary tastes, loving raw salt, Rainier cherries, and raspberries.

Happy birthday, Geo!

Chicago Shenanigans

M took Geo on a road trip to Chicago for a chamber music camp. Along with his new cello, we took Snoopy, Buh, and a new addition to our plushy family, Sharky Joe, who hails from the Florida Keys. 

Geo had fun learning to play chamber music with a string quartet. 

M explored Evanston, which is a nice college town.

Geo and M (and Buh) also worked on a tricky puzzle.

We mostly ate stuff from Whole Foods but tried some local restaurants.

We had a lovely penthouse suite at the Hyatt House, which cost more than our mortgage but afforded us a fantastic view of the fireworks on the 4th of July.

The week ended with a fantastic finale concert. Geo is going to Portland for two weeks and D is flying to Chicago to drive M home. The summer is halfway over but there are still some more adventures to come.

Whole Lotta Love

Geo played some Led Zeppelin at his drum recital, while everyone else was doing Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift songs. He also smuggled Snoopy into the recital. Unfortunately, his teacher gave Snoopy a shoutout but called him a whale. 😭

I see London, I see France...

Geo is finally back from his epic spring break trip to England and France with Grandma and Papa. He brought Buh, our globetrotting Carlsbad Caverns bat, with him for company. His favorite part of the trip was visiting the D-Day beaches in Normandy. Chocolate crepes were a close second. We are so glad Geo got to visit Europe for the first time and experience history, but we are even gladder to have him back home.

Will never fly coach again

Big Buh, I mean, Big Ben

Easter Bunny

Dr. Who?

They don't build them like that here in Colorado

La Tour Buhffel

Buhtillery

Redhead

Geo doesn't get why M is always calling him a redhead. Maybe this explains it.

Blasts from the Past

 

FRYS concert

Geo played in his first FRYS concert earlier this week. Given the all-black dress code, M thought he looked like a waiter. Geo looked very serious while he was playing. The kids sounded great! Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take pictures during the concert, but here are some post-concert shots.

Baby is 12!

Geo got back from his Oregon trip right around midnight, so we declared it was his birthday. When we got home, his antique pocket watch and chain were waiting on his desk. He is going to use them to hypnotize Snoopy to cure him of his biting habit.

M is depressed because age 12 is when the boys surpass her in height. (Geo has a ways to go at 4' 9" but the boys accuse her of inflating her height.)

Here are some pictures of our baby Geo throughout the years around his birthday.

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Birthday boy

Geo traditionally has birthday cupcakes when he is in Bandon around his birthday. Here are his latest birthday cupcakes and a few blasts from the past. 

The apple doesn't fall far

So far, Geo is the most like his father. He likes building things with his dad, has a sarcastic sense of humor, and has a soft spot for gray cats. 

He also shares some of his father's culinary quirks. For example, both are known to grind out some salt onto their plate and eat it raw. Geo has also been dipping into his father's very expensive Rainier cherry stash. If this keeps up, we will go bankrupt.

Happy mother's day!

Geo and the Pusheens have a very important message for all the mothers out there.

Then and now

 

Random Geo pics

 

New bed

A new mini Brown 

Waiting forever for Sonic

Pixel at Panera

A boy and his blanket