Custom Nutcrackers

Courtesy of PimpMyNutcracker.com here's my custom christmas nutcracker... all pimped out.

Taking a break from mowing the lawn

  

Identity Theft Prevention

For those of us still writing or receiving the occasional paper check for payment, here's an interesting article about how they increase the chances of identity theft.

Connor Talking to Santa

We went to Paso Robles' Vine Street to look at the amazing amount of Christmas displays and entertainment. One of the houses had a phone booth with a direct line to Santa!

Golden Books That Never Made It

Connor is beginning to really enjoy the Little Golden Books... especially the Richard Scary books with Goldbug and Lowly Worm. Here is a list of a few Little Golden Books that never made it:

1. You Are Different and That's Bad
2. The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables
3. Fun four-letter Words to Know and Share
4. Running with Screwdrivers and Scissors: An I-Can-Do-It Book
5. The Kids' Guide to Hitchhiking
6. Kathy Was So Bad Her Mom Stopped Loving Her
7. Curious George and the High-Voltage Fence
8. All Cats Go to Hell
9. The Little Sissy Who Snitched
10. Some Kittens Can Fly
11. That's it, I'm Putting You Up for Adoption
12. Grandpa Gets a Casket
13. The Magic World Inside the Abandoned Refrigerator
14. Garfield Gets Feline Leukemia
15. The Pop-Up Book of Human Anatomy
16. Strangers Have the Best Candy
17. Whining, Kicking and Crying to Get Your Way
18. You Were an Accident
19. Things Rich Kids Have, But You Never Will
20. Pop! Goes The Hamster...And Other Great Microwave Games
21. The Man in the Moon Is Actually Satan
22. Your Nightmares Are Real
23. Daddy Drinks Because You Cry
24. Where Would You Like to Be Buried?
25. Eggs, Toilet Paper, and Your School
26. Why Can't Mr. Fork and Ms. Electrical Outlet Be Friends?

Reading books to the Best Dog Ever

Connor decided to read Tahoe some books in his Firetruck man costume. These two are becoming quite the pair.

Happy Birthday Amy!

Soon to be sister-in-law Amy had a birthday. Happy birthday Amy

5th Anniversary!

It is hard to believe that it has already been 5 years since Jennifer and I got married! So to celebrate, my parents came to babysit and we took off to Cambria and stayed at the Cambria Pines Lodge.

Working hard

Owen and Connor demonstrating safe puzzle-putting-together techniques.

Halloween - "Firetruck Man"

Connor loved all things Halloween: Pumpkins, carving pumpkins, eating candy, dressing up as "Firetruck Man", and Trick-or-Treat-Thank-You.

The Bush speechalist

"If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything"

Watch the video

Happy 60th Mom!

PINKLES

Leslie and Mike now have their own blog to document their trip around the world: PINKLES blog or

Lobster Rolls

According to my mom, Chicks is the one and only place to get Lobster Rolls.  

Fucci's

My cousin Patty and her husband Dominic, and boys Michael and Vincent.

Sitting on the dock

My parents rented a cottage right on the Long Island Sound in CT (somewhere). A beach and water right out the back door.

Mom and her brothers

My mom and her brother, Conrad

My parents with my mom's brother Edmund and wife Sandy

My mom and her brother Paul

L-R: Cousin Kate, Aunt Marcia, my mom's brother George, Mom, and cousin Emily.

Mom and Dad visit the Kelley's and Oma

My mom and dad took a trip back to NJ and CT to visit family. Here they are with the Kelley's

My wonderful Oma, cousin Stephanie, and yes, another dog.

L-R: Mom, Oma, Kristin, Guy

L-R: Cousin Margo, Oma, Dad

A lot of dogs

My cousin Matt and four of their dogs. All told their were 6 dogs at their house that night.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

We visited Leslie and Mike and they live just a few short blocks from the Aquarium (and happened to have free guest passes) so we spent a few hours looking at the fish. We avoided the petting zoo because of past incidents

Last October, the Aquarium had a great white shark in a huge tank with a viewing window two stories high. He wasn't playing nice with the other fish, so they let him go. In it's place, they filled the tank with a ton of fish large and small and have regular feedings. It was amazing! Connor stood right up against the glass and talked and yelled at the fish.

Connor looked a little concerned about the great rush of water coming their way.

Connor and Grandpa

Connor loves to climb the ladder on the swing set in my parent's backyard. It is amazing to think that I used to play on it as a kid and now my son is using it.

Auntie Leslie and Uncle Mike

 

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Our Soccer Player

Check out our little soccer player!!! The whole time, he shouts "Kick, Kick" (Click image to see movie)

Google Talk

Can't wait to see what google will do with their IM client, Google Talk, supposedly set to debut tomorrow (Google News).

18 months (1 1/2 years) comparison

He really is changing so fast

I love her more and more each day

Buddies

Connor loves his Tahoe.

He's also working on his "smiling for the camera" skills. Tahoe is a little behind in the smiling skills department.

Our little Red Sox fan

He actually is a HUGE Padres fan (Go Padres!!!), but his Aunt Leslie and Uncle Mike got him this awesome Red Sox uniform and it doesn't hurt that they're leading the AL East.

Feet

Connor took this shot (another beauty of digital cameras).

Connor-1, Dad-0

Connor is very enthusiastic about his hugs. This particular hug was accompanied by a forehead to cheekbone collision. Ouch!!!

Smile for the camera

Tough to get three kids to smile for a picture. This was the closest we got in 10 pics.

Jennifer and Katie

Sprinklers

Blue eyed cousins

Happy Nappy

One of Connor's naps. Normally his body laps the crib multiple times during a single nap. But he played so hard each and every day he often woke up in the same position we laid him down in!

Sea World

Took a trip to Sea World to see the Whosh (Connor-speak for fish) and the Waddles (Penguins). We almost got kicked out of the petting tank cause... uh... Apparently Connor didn't read the sign about not throwing the star fish. Jeez!