PaPa Wise Reads The Noisy Zoo

I can ride a tricycle!

As of September 1st, Madeleine can officially pedal the tricycle all by herself!

Hydrophobia

By now, Madeleine's fear of the water is well-documented. In the biological sciences, we refer to this trait as 'hydrophobia.' But don't worry, we love our hydrophobic daughter just the same!

Wave Shy!!!

As I mentioned, Madeleine was a bit timid around the ocean in Santa Cruz. Now, for the first time ever, we have explicit video evidence showing this drastic change in attitude towards the waters...

Circle In the Sand

We took a 'Daycation' (thanks for the verbiage, Dave) to Santa Cruz fourth of July weekend. We avoided the boardwalk and the expensive parking, but got to enjoy the beach and the seals off the pier. Here is some footage of Madi on the beach. She seems a little frightened by the waves - more on that in the next video. Don't tell Belinda Carlisle about this post; I'm not paying any royalties on the title!

First Performance

Madeleine has always been interested in my guitar(s), but she has never taken the initiative to strum and sing at the same time... until now (or whenever I took this video; sometime between September 2009 and yesterday). Looks like we may have a young singer/songwriter on our hands.

Dizzy Badid

Yes, Madeleine has discovered the joys of altered consciousness. Let's hope she doesn't take this trend too far, particularly in her teenage years...