Legos Were The Key Present This Year

Dec 28, 11 Legos Were The Key Present This Year

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

Chrissy and I both loved playing with Legos when we were little.  Each of us had a sizable collection.  Although I have no idea what happened to my Legos, Chrissy’s mom stored hers away.  When Aiden was old enough to play with them, she brought them out of storage.  Aiden enjoys building things with Legos, and...

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Our 2011 Christmas Letter

Dec 25, 11 Our 2011 Christmas Letter

Posted by Michael in Special Events

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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Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire

Jan 06, 11 Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad, Special Events

Our town holds an annual Christmas tree bonfire in the square downtown.  People bring their drying Christmas trees to be burned along with everyone else’s in a huge fiery conflagration.  Chrissy used to go every year when she was growing up, so we wanted to bring the boys to continue the tradition. We don’t have a...

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Our 2010 Christmas Letter

Dec 17, 10 Our 2010 Christmas Letter

Posted by Michael in Special Events

We sent out our family Christmas letter last week along with our custom family photo 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.  This year’s letter was written by our cat, Xiao-Ai.  If you’re not on our...

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Aiden And Gavin Get A Call From Santa Claus

Dec 11, 10 Aiden And Gavin Get A Call From Santa Claus

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

Aiden and Gavin got a phone call from Santa Claus last night.  We put it on speaker for both of them to hear.  He asked for each boy by name and knew exactly what each one wanted for Christmas.  He even told Aiden that he would see him at pre-school next week.  I was as amazed as they were. How did this Christmas miracle come...

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Aiden Sees The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Exactly As I Remember It

Dec 21, 09 Aiden Sees The Charlie Brown Christmas Special Exactly As I Remember It

Posted by Michael in Movies and Video

I was watching the Charlie Brown Christmas special with my son Aiden last week, and I can’t help but feel that I was missing something.  I used to watch it every season as a kid, but I hadn’t seen it in the last fifteen or so years.  Now that I have kids of my own (and a copy of the movie on DVD), I thought that I...

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Our 2009 Christmas Letter (As Read By A Dead Fish)

Dec 14, 09 Our 2009 Christmas Letter (As Read By A Dead Fish)

Posted by Michael in Special Events

We did send out a Christmas letter this year, but I wanted to post it to the web site anyway.  Who knows, maybe somebody 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, and would like to be, please let me know!  The “online version” is now...

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Family Christmas Photos For 2009

Nov 29, 09 Family Christmas Photos For 2009

Posted by Michael in Special Events

It’s that time of year again!  Every Christmas, we send out festive cards with an annual update letter and a family photo to our friends and family.  We paid a visit to our favorite photographer, Mandy, at the local Wal-Mart.  We always request Mandy, since Aiden smiles easily for her.  She can even make Gavin smile on...

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