halloween party

ari loves reggae and halloween and being a hotdog.

peek-a-boo ari

i think ari likes this game

ari's knit one-piece

my birthday present - buying ari this outfit that i've been OBSESSED with! (it was finally on sale).

birthday pool party

ari celebrates my 28th and his 1/2 birthday swimming and eating chocolate raspberry torte ... or rice cereal.

m. ward rocks ari!

here's a clip from the concert that we went to last night. this is beautiful m. ward playing his guitar for ari. although it sounds as though at least 2 other guitars are playing with him, it really is just him because he is magical.

c'mon, ari, where's your sense of humor?

so, now that i should be doing other, more productive things like, oh maybe that take-home exam for school, i have chosen to use my progeny for my amusement.

don't worry, he gets used to it after awhile.

ari begins to learn personal hygeine lessons

ari's hair is determined to create dreadlocks, so each time he goes to aunt aiyana's house, she works tirelessly to remove them. so, in an effort to support her hard work i decided to break out the comb and try a little grooming myself. ari reacted appropriately, always looking at the camera when it turned on and posing with his neatly combed hair and toothbrush.