Collin Michael

2010-03-12T12:33:00.000-08:00

The picture-sorter-blog-spotter missed this gem from summer 2009 in the first go-around (Mabes, Colly, and Courty at Santa's Workshop).

2010-03-06T11:49:00.000-08:00

Transporting in style with Aunt Hilly all around Disney (Winter 2010).

2010-03-06T11:48:00.000-08:00

Collin and mommy on a ride at Sea World (Winter 2010).

2010-03-06T11:47:00.000-08:00

With faithful companion (oh yeah...and daddy, too...) on a ride at Disney.

2010-03-06T11:45:00.000-08:00

"That's right...it's winter, I'm in Disney, hanging in the sun with my cool shades. Is that Shamu??" (Winter 2009).

2010-03-06T11:44:00.000-08:00

Where's Collin?

2009-11-01T13:06:00.000-08:00

Hi. Collin Lion here. Having a swell time at my various Halloween parties and events. So much to do...so much time. Everyone wants a piece of the little lion...which is OK...I like people...and I promise not to eat them...or too much candy, for that matter. I carry my little lion cub (which everyone thinks is a hand-me-down, but it's just well-loved) every where I go...unless I'm bouncing in the bouncy-bounce. See you on the flipside! (Halloween 2009).

2009-11-01T13:05:00.000-08:00

What's a little lion to do with such options...?? (surveying the YMCA gym...ready to pounce... (Halloween 2009).

2009-11-01T13:03:00.002-08:00

Lion showing his pearly whites. Rarrrrr! Smile. (Halloween 2009).

2009-11-01T13:03:00.001-08:00

Find the lion.

2009-11-01T13:01:00.000-08:00

Collin Lion and Daddy on New Hope Halloween Train...just like Annie and Clarabel from "Thomas the Tank Engine" fame! (Halloween 2009).

2009-11-01T13:00:00.000-08:00

Collin Lion and Mama Witch enter Spooky YMCA (Halloween 2009).

2009-11-01T12:57:00.000-08:00

Having a swell time at the Halloween party/Kids run wild in YMCA event...but the lion head got a little warm. Wish you were here!

2009-07-14T18:26:00.000-07:00

"Cheese?" (Toronto, June 2009)

2009-07-14T18:24:00.000-07:00

"Nice to have all my friends together for a birthday pool party" (July 2009).

2009-07-14T18:20:00.000-07:00

"Here I am!"

2009-07-14T17:33:00.000-07:00

"OJ...fresh fish sandwiches...Toronto...cousin Mabel...this is the life..."

2009-07-14T17:18:00.000-07:00

"Blast off!" (a fitting phrase in light of a bunch of little ones who will soon get their hands on a yummy plate of cake!)

2009-07-14T17:16:00.000-07:00

"Uh...yeah...I likey da cake! Happy Birthday to me!" (the newly minted 3 year old enjoys his space-themed cake...a lot)

2009-07-14T17:11:00.000-07:00

Collin and friend Anna taking advantage of sound recycling by having a fab time on this tire swing at the park (birthday party, Jenkintown, PA, 2009).

2009-07-14T17:10:00.000-07:00

Mabel and Collin in Pride Pool (Toronto, July 2009).

2009-07-14T17:07:00.000-07:00

Mabes with wetty head! (Pride Toronto, July 2009)

2009-04-12T16:55:00.000-07:00

Where are those eggs? (Easter 2009)

2009-04-12T16:51:00.000-07:00

Da boy's got it goin' on...Lion is his right hand man, with Lightning McQueen crackers in the other hand! (Easter 2009)

2009-04-12T16:50:00.000-07:00

Cement mixer pajamas. Enough said.

2009-04-12T16:49:00.000-07:00

Uh, mommy and daddy, can I sleep in your bed tonight...and, uh, you two can sleep in my crib...that's romantic, right?

2009-04-12T16:45:00.000-07:00

Hey, dude...I'm sweatered, jacketed, hooded, and ready...check me out...in the sandbox...or maybe in the new playground...or maybe...

2009-04-12T16:44:00.000-07:00

Hipster cat in mommy's hat.

2008-10-18T17:03:00.000-07:00

Engineer Collin arrives at the Halloween party in the park, with whistle, of course...and curious bystanders...

2008-10-18T16:58:00.000-07:00

Collin decorates pumpkin at the Mason Mill Park Halloween party! (random psychedelic background courtesy of Mother Nature and digital camera technology).

2008-10-18T16:56:00.000-07:00

Having a grand ol' time at the Halloween party...is Engineer Little Mister Smiley.

2008-10-18T16:54:00.000-07:00

Crafty Collin crafts creatively (a ghost with little pumpkins on its belly...nicey).

2008-10-18T16:52:00.000-07:00

Engineer Collin notices a big black spider! (but still retain his calm, cool, curious demeanor)

2008-06-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

[The maestro is at the piano.] "Let me now tell you about an amazing trip I took to British Columbia, Canada, using stream of consciousness verse inspired by Dada accompanied by disjointed harmonic movement with folk-pop undertones. Enjoy."

2008-06-29T21:06:00.000-07:00

The train: where dreams come true (Collin in Vancouver, 2008).

2008-06-29T21:03:00.000-07:00

2/3 of a rather musical fam in its own right listening to some slammin' girl rockers on the Seattle waterfront.

2008-06-29T21:00:00.000-07:00

See the fishies. Be the fishies. Run around the aquarium at fast pace in seemingly every direction at once...in order to see and be more fishies...and dolphins...and belugas...and...hey, what's that...and what's that..and wha...?? (The Vancouver Aquarium rocks.)

2008-06-29T20:57:00.000-07:00

"Catch me if you can, world...I'm late for another adventure!" (hangin' in Vancouver, 2008).

2008-06-29T20:56:00.000-07:00

Collin and mama, waterside (Granville Island, Vancouver, June 2008).

2008-06-29T17:49:00.000-07:00

Brilliant idea...a restaurant within a restaurant. (Collin and other chefs in a Vancouver restaurant, while mommy and daddy wait for the food.)

2008-06-29T17:46:00.000-07:00

Hmmm. Do we like trains??!! Maybe??!! Let's say "Hi!" and shout it to the world!

2008-04-21T20:49:00.000-07:00

"HEY. I'M BACK. DID YOU MISS ME??!!"

2008-04-21T20:47:00.000-07:00

Collin and Courtney with Michelle Obama (April 2008)

2008-04-21T20:34:00.000-07:00

Nana Parker with Collin and Mabel (March 2008).

2008-04-21T20:32:00.000-07:00

A dub dub dub...it's much much more fun with a cousin in the tub! (Collin and Mabel, March 2008)

2008-04-21T20:30:00.000-07:00

"All aboard!" (Courtney, Collin, cousin Mabel, and aunt Cecilia, at the Strong Museum, March 2008)

2008-04-21T20:27:00.000-07:00

Closet shananigans (and a good cover for a rock duo album, I think) [Collin and Mabel, March 2008].

2008-04-21T20:24:00.000-07:00

"There is nothing, nothing, nothing like boobabies [i.e. blueberries] before bed" (blue and messy and lovin' it, Spring 2008)

2008-04-21T20:21:00.000-07:00

"Uh...we're ready...uh, like...now, please...storytime...let's do this..." (Collin and cousin Mabel, Rochester, March 2008)

2008-04-21T20:18:00.000-07:00

"Alright, it's time for a little flam flam paradiddle paradiddle flam" (...or you're off the gig, Daddy!)

2008-04-21T20:15:00.000-07:00

"Ha! Found another one! Come here, yellow egg!" (Easter 2008).

2008-04-21T20:12:00.000-07:00

Revvin' the hot rod (at the Strong Museum, Rochester, March 2008).

2008-04-21T20:08:00.000-07:00

A new favorite: "Push the green garbage bin!" (...and then...the blue garbage bin...and then...the gray garbage bin...)

2008-01-29T13:11:00.000-08:00

Collin and his faithful companion (January 2008).

2008-01-29T13:10:00.000-08:00

Collin and tabla (Jan 2008).

2008-01-29T13:08:00.000-08:00

"Where to, Lion?"

2008-01-29T13:05:00.000-08:00

"Even though my sweater's too big right now, I grow fast. Besides, Grandma Marcia put in all of that hard work, which makes it that much more special. Thanks, Grandma!"

2007-11-28T07:44:00.002-08:00

Wasn't there some commercial...for Velveeta, perhaps? "It's the cheesiest!" (all smiles, and mac, Nov. 2007).

2007-11-28T07:44:00.001-08:00

"Uh, where's my food?"

2007-11-28T07:42:00.000-08:00

"The only way to achieve block-building perfection is to sit on Lion in the process." Thus Spoke Colliwaffles, son of Gimli.

2007-11-28T07:41:00.001-08:00

Collin in Grandma's Swing (Thanksgiving 2007).

2007-07-20T18:27:00.000-07:00

Pensive? Curious? Ready for the next thing? Looking for cousin Mabel? (Collin, Lake Clear, NY, 2007)

2007-07-20T18:24:00.000-07:00

Collin mit papa: "Uh, this guy's a bit crazy, and he keeps whispering in my ear about the aesthetics of the musical space and the relationship between ontology and ethics...but I'll keep him. He's hairy, makes funny sounds, and carries me around. Pretty sweet deal."

2007-07-20T18:23:00.000-07:00

The two cousins taking their first bath together. Lots of fun. Lots of mess. Maybe too early too much for their respective mamas to bear...but it was fun trying...!

2007-07-20T18:21:00.000-07:00

Yee haw. Kickin' it with the moms in my new mei tai baby carrier! Sweet! Go mommy, go! Hey, there's a trail o'er yonder...hard right!

2007-07-20T18:19:00.000-07:00

Yay, yay, giddy up, giddy up, yay, yay, gid...wait a second...do I smell food??!!

2007-07-20T18:10:00.000-07:00

Collin and Opa Sherm, reading, it would seem, one of Collin's favorite books, "Charlie Monkey" (July 2007)

2007-06-22T18:00:00.000-07:00

"Guten tag. Hier ist Collin, mit meine familie von Deutschland" (Collin mit cousins Vivien und Robin, 22.6.07).

2007-06-22T17:58:00.000-07:00

Life's good. Where's my shaker?? In a second, I'll start crawling around the house with my hands full. Dum diddy dum diddy dum dum dum. I like cameras.

2007-06-22T17:55:00.000-07:00

I bend it. I shake it. The world is my oyster. I control all the cars that drive by. I'm the keeper of the sun, dreamer of dreams, catcher of smiles...but I'm not a megalomanic!

2007-06-22T17:52:00.000-07:00

The confused crabby claw: Mommy steamed my cucumbers...because she thought they were squashes. Hmmm...cooked, wet, limp cucumber...yum???? Oh well...I'll eat it anyway, just so I don't hurt her feelings. "Don't quit your day job, mom."

2007-06-22T17:49:00.000-07:00

Door Guarder. People Watcher. Music Hearer. Mischief Mister Provocateur. Cute and Buddha-like.

2007-06-22T17:46:00.000-07:00

The Sneaky-Daddy-from-Behind-the-Chair routine works every time! (giggle, giggle)

2007-04-19T13:42:00.000-07:00

Wish you were there (Florida, March 2007).

2007-04-19T13:40:00.000-07:00

Hmmm. Bite it? Eat it? Analyze it? Meditate on it? Squeeze it? Smack it? It's fun being a little one!

2007-04-19T13:37:00.000-07:00

The Carousel Troupe (Florida, March 2007).

2007-01-02T19:51:00.000-08:00

Heh?

2007-01-02T19:47:00.000-08:00

Fun fam.

2007-01-02T19:42:00.001-08:00

Fun fam.

2007-01-02T19:42:00.000-08:00

Hmmm.

2007-01-02T19:41:00.000-08:00

Yum.

2007-01-02T19:40:00.000-08:00

Wha?

2007-01-02T19:39:00.000-08:00

Heh?

2006-11-19T17:12:00.000-08:00

"You should be dancin'...yeah...you should dancin'...yeah..."

2006-11-19T17:10:00.000-08:00

"Is the closeup really necessary? You just got me full frontal, all muscles and walking in the last picture!"

2006-11-19T17:08:00.000-08:00

We say: "Uh." Collin say: "Daddy crazy."

2006-11-19T17:05:00.000-08:00

"Next on the runway is Collin Michael Parker-Szekely, the baby with many names and a whole lotta smile. He'll be wearing a custom-made, Grandma-knitted, bubbe-certified, League of Women Voters-approved deep orange ensemble, featuring cardigan sweater and hat to match..."

2006-11-19T17:02:00.000-08:00

"Take me out for a nice walk. Take me out to the crowd. Don't by me anything, let me sleep. I don't want to hear any peeps..."

2006-11-19T17:00:00.000-08:00

All stretched out. Nowhere to go. Everything to play with. Life's good.

2006-11-19T16:57:00.000-08:00

"And here's the punchline, mommy..."

2006-11-19T16:54:00.000-08:00

"And next I'm gonna......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

2006-11-19T16:52:00.000-08:00

"Ohhhhhhhh. It's playtime! Where's my giraffey? Time to get busy...movin', shakin', droolin'..."

2006-11-19T16:50:00.000-08:00

Where's Collin? (Halloween 2006)

2006-11-08T12:37:00.000-08:00

"I shall call him...Mini Me." "No...wait...I AM Mini Me!"

2006-10-29T16:06:00.000-08:00

We'll call this the 1st of three in the Halloween Pea Pod series. #1 - Pea Pod (with daddy) appears at a Halloween party in New Jersey.

2006-10-29T16:04:00.000-08:00

Pea Pod Closeup.

2006-10-29T16:02:00.000-08:00

Pea Pod, unmasked. Dun dun dun!

2006-10-29T16:00:00.000-08:00

Up from nap...chillin'.

2006-10-29T15:58:00.000-08:00

Napping with pops after a long weekend of Halloween partying.

2006-10-29T15:56:00.000-08:00

Mom and son break out the moves somethin' fierce!