The Chan family reunites!

Last time the whole family got together, oysters were being eaten, Jonathan was having a baby, I was keeping my pants together with a rubberband, and Noah was still incubating...

This time, we had an extra bundle of energy.

Monterey

Monterey aquarium

Noah particularly loved the jellyfish

Seahorses have got the right idea

Sea dragons! Have you ever seen such a creature?

The Chans must've worn out the little guy with all their attention, because he took 5 1/2 hrs of naps the day after they left!

Chipmunk

Noah's first haircut

Before

The guinea pig

After! Minus the mullet that resulted in the back, it looks halfway decent.

Hmm...

This is what Terah considers "tidying up the living room":

Um... shoving everything under the jumper isn't quite what I had in mind...

Screaming child

Well, it happened! Noah made another baby cry... with his vocal chords.

He has recently developed a love for high-pitched screaming. The other night we were out for dinner and I let him peer over the booth at another boy. He decided to let out his signature scream right in the baby's face and the poor 6-month old was so distraught his mother had to calm him down in the lobby.

Here's a clip of his recent let-me-be-heard, although I didn't quite capture his usual vigor and clenched fists because he'd been at it for several minutes already. Volume control training might be coming due soon.

Just lounging

Hmm.... this position seems oddly familiar to how a certain mother of his sits while driving.

Good look?

Terah seemed to think so...

(the hat was not purchased).

Baby on the fabric table

This is what happens when your two teacher friends have the week off...

They were trying to test who Noah would choose. He decided to drool puddles instead.