2009-02-10: Apparently, there is some concern amongst the the grandparenty set that Niklas has changed tremendously over the last couple of weeks and there are no photos to document said changes. So to alleviate said concerns, here's this. For any pictures you want to print, just right click on them and select "save target as".

Here's the sous chef sous cheffing it up.

Pirate fans are always happier before the season starts. At least we've got this.

Here are Andrya and Niklas beaching it up at the ol' beach.

Niklas continues his great works. After a while, this degenerated into him insisting I hold him upside down and run about.

Niklas is ecstatic to learn that there are sometimes presents associated with Valentine's Day.

Here's Niklas trying to charm one one the local cats.

Here he is after those efforts have failed.

Fortunately, he wasn't so broken up about that.

Here's Niklas playgrounding it up at the ol' playground.

I've got nothing. The boy looks good, though.

Here's Niklas making some pretend cookies. Oatmeal, I believe.

2009-02-19: Niklas and I went outside today to blow some bubbles. Inconveniently (depending on who you are), there were some pretty severe winds about which led to Niklas getting a bunch of bubble solution blown into his face. He had an hilariously disgusted expression on his face that I was unable to take a picture of. I do have some pictures wherein Niklas is not hilariously disgusted, though, so there's that. For any pictures you want to print, just right click on them and select "save target as".

Here's Niklas trying to climb a palm tree. That went about as well as you'd expect.

Niklas has mastered the rope ladder which I guess means a job on some sort of wooden sailing ship is now a possibility.

Here's Niklas staring at the stick-figure logo of the playground manufacturer that he swears looks like something from the Simpsons. He is wrong.

Niklas does his impression of 1980s wrestlers The Bushwhackers.

Niklas loves opening presents. LOVES IT.

Andrya assists Niklas in his efforts to enter earth's orbit.

Niklas enjoys remotely controlling Tigger. Despite my grandma's fears, he has not come close to poking his eye out with the antenna.

2009-02-26: Behold! The many moods of Niklas! You think two isn't many? Too bad. For any pictures you want to print, just right click on them and select "save target as".

This is Niklas's "daddy carry you" face.

I'm working on getting Niklas a job carrying satellites into orbit.

He's pretty excited about that.

Here, Niklas is adamant that he 1) wants to be carried and 2) is not going to say "please".

"Niklas carry it himself," says Niklas.

Here, Niklas takes a break. To be fair, he had already climbed quite a few stairs.

I've got nothing to add to this.