The annual family holiday letter was completed and packed into this year’s batch of Christmas cards, but I wanted to post it to the web site in case anyone who isn’t on our holiday mailing list would like to know what we were up to this year. If you’re not on our Christmas card list, but would like to be, please let...
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Late last spring, Chrissy and I made a list of all of the things that we would like to do over the summer. The biggest thing on the list was a trip to St. Louis, which was pushed back to the end of the summer. Although plans were made, we had to skip the trip due to inclement weather. But there was a backup plan, which would...
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We had originally planned to go to St. Louis for our summer vacation. The idea was to visit a buddy of mine near St. Louis and then introduce the boys to the Gateway Arch. We also planned on stopping at Cahokia Mounds, where I proposed to Chrissy, on the way there. There’s also the Magic House Children’s Museum,...
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I like to take Aiden to comic book conventions. Primarily, we go to see superheroes (or people dressed up as super heroes) and take pictures with them. I do enjoy comic books, but these trips are more for Aiden than for me. I’ve followed comic books for twenty years without feeling the need to buy any or go to any...
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Gavin has a talking Elmo doll that he likes a lot. It sings and laughs and tells stories. It’s really kind of creepy. Anyway, Chrissy found out that Sesame Street Live was coming around, so she jumped on the tickets and scored third-row seats for the whole family. Although we later found that it was also playing at a...
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Our family loves Thomas The Tank Engine. We have a huge collection of trains and tracks that we drag out from time to time. Although Aiden is getting a little old for Thomas, Gavin is right at the age where Aiden really started to enjoy it. Since we took Aiden to see Thomas Live a few years ago, we figured that Gavin would...
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We watch way too much Disney Channel in our house. My boys love the Imagination Movers and Choo Choo Soul. We’ll DVR their shows and watch them over and over again. We saw both acts live on stage separately before, so we were excited to see them again. When tickets for the “In A Big Warehouse” tour went on...
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Last year, I took Aiden to the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place. C2E2 was in its first year, but it was the first comic convention that Aiden had ever been to. We went specifically to see super heroes (and take their picture), and we met about a dozen. Aiden had a good time and we vowed to return. This...
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