my little european

i think holden may have been born on the wrong continent. he's got a good dose of european in him. for instance, he doesn't feel like men can't wear scarves:

he also enjoys his birthday suit (he's going to kill me for this one):

even a speedo is too much coverage for this little guy.  he also talks with his hands incessantly and with a lot of passionate inflection in his voice.

my italian grandmother used to tell me stories of her father always saying, "coraggio, coraggio, mia figlia!" (courage, courage, my daughter) whenever she was worried or discouraged.  maybe i'll start passionately telling him, "corragio, corragio, mio figlio!" to better encourage his lovely european sensibilities.  love this little boy.