Pascal ode de Lavelinge

 A Commentary on the World

 by Pascal Theodore Furst

 Pascal begins with his standard warm up before launching into his incredible dance performance.

In this scene the dancer begins with the discovery of this great icon for his and all of our lives. 

Upon reaching his discovery he can hold back no longer and must reach for this symbol of the universe and cycle of life it holds. 

Having made peace with his maker, his surroundings and his place in life, our hero bows to the power and awesomeness the universe holds.

In his final scene, Pascal, having meditated on the completeness of his being and discovering his belongingness, pleads with the audience to join him on his metaphysical journey.

After the show we were able to sit down with the famous dancer and discuss his career and his lastest masterpiece.

"As a youth I spent most of my time drinking too much, throwing up and waking up behind bars. But when I discovered interpretive dance, my life turned around. Dancing really saved me."

We asked him to describe his inspiration for "Pascal's ode de Lavelinge: A Commentary on the World" and here is what he had to tell us.
"On my latest trip to visit the Dalai Llama, we spent some time in a small village where we saw women washing clothes in the river. It struck me how the simplicity of their lives intertwined with cycle of the water becoming dirty, then clean and dirty again -- it really struck a chord in my soul. There is something about laundry that brings the universe into perspective for all of us. Don't you agree?"

One of the prominent New York dance critics, Louis Ermete has one word to describe his experience: "WOW!"

"I'm sorry I couldn't keep a straight face for that long. The real word I have for this crap is:

"PPPPPPFFFFFFFTTTTTTTT!"

It skips a generation... Right?

The boys have breakfast every morning. Lina tries, and does a good job at, feeding the boys heathy foods. The right grains and dairy for their growing little bodies.
However, Louis has a tendency to thwart her good intentions. Seen here sucking the butter off the waffle and then tossing the rest on the floor, Louis takes after his grandparents Abba and Nonna in his penchant for straight butter.
If only he took more after me, the model of healthy eating. *wink*

Big Smiles

I'm headed off to Alaska for five days and I am going to miss these smiles so much. I get teary-eyed just thinking about it. 

On the move!

The boys are on the move now, and every day is a new adventure. We are having a blast at the Gefurstamiller household, as you can see from this last week's batch of photos.

Costco

The only store we know of that has provided for our twins.
A shopping cart built for two!

10 Months!

Pascal and Louis turned ten months old on Sunday and I can hardly believe how much they've become their own individuals in such a short time. Pascal is a quiet explorer, finding doors to open and new objects to tinker with. He took his time learning to crawl but became an expert overnight. He loves to laugh and practices different forms of laughing throughout the day. The maracas are his favorite things to shake and bang together. He sticks his tongue out, pointing it at his right nostril when he's concentrating. He's shy with strangers.

Louis, on the other hand, flirts with anyone and everyone. He flashes his dimples and bares his two bottom teeth generously. He loves the camera. He's on the constant search for "the next best toy," but right now is really into playing with magnets on the fridge and crawling around with one sticking out of his mouth. He gets frustrated when things don't go his way. He loves his Mamma more than anything and cries when she leaves to go to work.

One of the most rewarding parts of being a twin Mom is watching Pascal and Louis develop a love for each other. They always keep track of the other and if they stray too far -- which happens often now that they are on the move -- have developed a pattern of meeting back up to check in every five or ten minutes. Usually this involves some squealing as they reunite. They do take toys (mostly cardboard books, the most coveted toy right now) from each other, but seem to have worked out an understanding and no one gets too upset. Our "quiet time" before bed involves a post-bath bottle on our bed which inevitably turns into wrestling with each other and laughing. Marc's and my favorite daily ritual.

A few photos from the last week:

Gates galore all over our house now

"Quiet" time before bed

Pascal

Louis loving the camera

On the go 

Love this profile 

Sharing 

Typical tongue

Eating dirt for the first time. Cheap probiotics! 

That poor duck magnet

The terror starts!

Pascal is crawling. Louis is crawling too. We are in trouble.