Hi. It’s Silas. After Ben’s very explicit “Bukkake” post, I thought I’d do something “G-rated” for a change of pace. When I put this together, I ended up with 52 pics instead of the usual 48. I thought I’d just delete 4 – but after looking at them over and over, I couldn’t decide what to scrap. So there are 4 bonus pics here. Hope you don’t mind 🙂

Brock has been with Dante and me almost three weeks and we already can’t remember what life was like without him. He’s attending school now and absolutely loves it. Ben and I designed an accelerated learning program for him because he’s never been in school before now. Dub, Bella and Chance have decided he’s their project and are busy teaching him “lots of important stuff.” His 6th birthday will be on Saturday, February 11th and since the Super Bowl is on Sunday the 12th, we’re going to combine the two events for a party at Hawks Nest. We’ve invited everyone and expect a large crowd even though we don’t expect the Chiefs to be playing in the big game. We haven’t asked Brock but we’re pretty sure it will be his first birthday party.
Shortly after we started fostering him, I began playing the guitar in the evenings so he, Dante and I could sing together. His favorite song is “Getting to know you” from “The King and I.” Brock was totally fascinated by my guitar playing and one night he looked at the guitar – then at me – and said “Can I try it?” I said “Absolutely” and showed him how to hold the guitar and where to place his fingers. He plunked around on it for a couple of minutes and then startled us by beginning to play “Getting to know you.” He missed some notes and stumbled a bit but he was totally playing it. Dante and I just sat there in utter disbelief. I said “Brock, have you played the guitar before?” He said “No.” I said “How did you know how to do that?” He shrugged his shoulders and said “Dunnow. Just been watchin’ you.”
I’ve been playing guitar most of my life… have had years of lessons… and have been teaching music for over a year… and I’ve never seen anything like this. He just plays intuitively and it’s amazing. His mother said his father was a musician so maybe that’s where he gets it? We have no idea.
We’ll keep you posted on our new family as time goes along. I’m guessing there may be more surprises in our future? ! Hugs, Silas and Dante