Today Sarah held a fancy schmancy spa party at the house. I was banished with the kid to the parent's-in-laws place. We had a lot more fun than those ladies, what with all their funky goop and smelly lotions!
Alex got to watch our friend Mo put in a new screen door. Fascinating!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Dedication of the Babe
Stuck
My coworker Joe and I went over to a site near Port Huron for work on Friday. It took the expected three hours to get there, but the return trip to took over four and half hours due to an accident in Detroit on 696 and construction on 96, west of Lansing.
Here we're approaching the accident. The smoke was, I assume, from a burning vehicle.
We were stopped for about 15 minutes.
The police eventually had us all turn around one by one and head back the way we had come so we could get off the highway at the closest off ramp.
This is what 96 West looked like west of Lansing. We did left the highway and did some exploring, and I think we beat the people who stayed in the jam by at least 20 minutes.
Here we're approaching the accident. The smoke was, I assume, from a burning vehicle.
We were stopped for about 15 minutes.
The police eventually had us all turn around one by one and head back the way we had come so we could get off the highway at the closest off ramp.
This is what 96 West looked like west of Lansing. We did left the highway and did some exploring, and I think we beat the people who stayed in the jam by at least 20 minutes.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Family Time
Ah summer. Time to get together.
My brother Tom is home from Kuwait/Iraq for a couple weeks right now, and my uncle and aunt came to visit from Colorado. I love the rush of giddy conversation and exciting stories combined with pleasantly awkward silences that always result from such reunions. I'm looking forward to the big one.
Thomas has cultivated the growth of his mustache carefully for the past several months. It shows.
Run John, run.
Steve has carefully been cultivating his musical taste for the past couple years. It shows.
Suz, beautiful as per the usual. We like the stripes. Bold move.
My brother-in-law Aaron came from Chicago to grace us with his presence for a week. It was good to see him.
Alex sees fit to grace us with his presence pretty much every waking moment of his life. It's quite a privalege, I must say. Here he models his fancy seatbelt pads, custom manufactured by his grandmother using towels and duct tape to ease the discomfort on His Excellency's shoulders.
My brother Tom is home from Kuwait/Iraq for a couple weeks right now, and my uncle and aunt came to visit from Colorado. I love the rush of giddy conversation and exciting stories combined with pleasantly awkward silences that always result from such reunions. I'm looking forward to the big one.
Thomas has cultivated the growth of his mustache carefully for the past several months. It shows.
Run John, run.
Steve has carefully been cultivating his musical taste for the past couple years. It shows.
Suz, beautiful as per the usual. We like the stripes. Bold move.
My brother-in-law Aaron came from Chicago to grace us with his presence for a week. It was good to see him.
Alex sees fit to grace us with his presence pretty much every waking moment of his life. It's quite a privalege, I must say. Here he models his fancy seatbelt pads, custom manufactured by his grandmother using towels and duct tape to ease the discomfort on His Excellency's shoulders.
Flickr Picnic
Last Saturday we met up for the first time with the group of folks from Grand Rapids who use Flickr. We grilled up some burgers and hot dogs at Riverside Park and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Even though I try to remain neutral in the Nikon/Canon feud, I was impressed with the number of Nikons present.
I've never attended a meeting of amateur photographers that didn't degenerate into photographers taking pictures of photographers taking pictures of photographers. Here is the requisite shot.
The grill, after grilling.
I've never attended a meeting of amateur photographers that didn't degenerate into photographers taking pictures of photographers taking pictures of photographers. Here is the requisite shot.
The grill, after grilling.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Father's Day
Being a father is incredible. It's all been said before, but it's truly amazing to me. It's mind blowing to think that billions of men before me have walked this path. It's hard, but now I know why they did it. God's made a beautiful way for things.
We were able to go visit Sarah's grandfather last Sunday. It was good to see him.
A lot of thoughts and feelings flood me when I see this boy. Love, joy, a hefty sense of my boundless responsibility for him, gratitude, hope. Nothing I have ever experienced is like the love of my son for me and my love for him.
We were able to go visit Sarah's grandfather last Sunday. It was good to see him.
A lot of thoughts and feelings flood me when I see this boy. Love, joy, a hefty sense of my boundless responsibility for him, gratitude, hope. Nothing I have ever experienced is like the love of my son for me and my love for him.
The Cottage in Jennings
Over Memorial Day weekend we were able to make it up to my mother's parent's cottage in Jennings, Michigan for an afternoon. Lots of memories up there.
We made some new memories with the little man,
enjoyed the company of my grandmother
and my grandfather,
saw some woods,
saw some tracks,
and some other tracks,
and some more woods.
We made some new memories with the little man,
enjoyed the company of my grandmother
and my grandfather,
saw some woods,
saw some tracks,
and some other tracks,
and some more woods.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
He's a Sweet Little Guy
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Leave the Chains Behind
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Some Goings On
Tom, this blog is for you, since you haven't seen the little man face to face for six months.
At the beginning of this video Alex is "gripping" his peas. He gets a couple in his mitts and then clenches them as hard as he can, complete with a most excellent facial expression.
Doin' a little dancing.
Getting outside loud inside.
He'll make a toy out of anything.
At the beginning of this video Alex is "gripping" his peas. He gets a couple in his mitts and then clenches them as hard as he can, complete with a most excellent facial expression.
Doin' a little dancing.
Getting outside loud inside.
He'll make a toy out of anything.
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