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Moving to a big boy bed…
Posted by: | CommentsWhile Holly and I had the weekend off from the boys, so we spent some time trying to find a new bed for Evan. Well the mattress was an easy find (there’s a whole other story with that). The bedding showed up next (see below). Evan was so excited to get to sleep in his "big boy bed". The big adjustment will be when we get the frame next week. Evan’s room is small, so he’s getting a bedframe with drawers underneath. This means the top of the bed sits quite a bit higher than his old bed, so he’ll have to use a stool to get in/out of bed for a while.
The first night he has to get up to go to the bathroom will be interesting.
I’m sure Holly is muttering the actual name of the style of bed Evan is getting as she reads this.
Sorry honey.
Reading with a vengeance…
Posted by: | CommentsHolly got Sam a new book today, Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He got the book about 3:30pm this afternoon and basically read non-stop until a little after 8pm. In those 4-1/2 hours he tore through almost 200 pages. Instead of Holly or I reading to him tonight, he sat down with his book while I got some time to read mine. We both sat on his bed and read until Holly came in to say goodnight after reading to Evan. We had to tell him to put the book down with about 20 pages to go.
Guess who’s getting up early tomorrow?
Happy Birthday Holly!
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Wishing my sweetie and the best Mom all around a great big happy birthday. From all of your boys who love you very much.
Happy Birthday Holly!
Sometimes the immovable object wins…
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Evan tried to open the truck door with his face. He didn’t do a very good job.
A couple of Christmas ideas…
Posted by: | CommentsHolly has been bugging me, because everyone has been bugging her, on some ideas for Christmas.
Lens cap holder. One of the small things I didn’t think was a big deal until I started to do more and more photography.
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/lens-cap-strap-holder/
Lens for your iPhone. Seems kind of weird when I have a nice camera, but there are times when I only have my iPhone with me. The best camera is sometimes the one you have with you.
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
NCIS. Ask Holly about this sometime and she’ll give you a quick answer about whether or not she’s seen an episode or two with me. Looking for Season 7, 8, or 9.
12 QT mixing bowl… just to mix stuffing. Ok, Holly could use it too. But she’ll have to ask really, really nice.
http://www.amazon.com/Fox-Run-12-Quart-Stainless-Mixing/dp/B0000VLQ0C/ref=pd_sim_k_1
The dream item….
Canon 580 EX II Speedlite flash. Some day, some way.
Fall colors from Mankato
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The maple tree in our front yard gave us quite a color show this fall.
Halloween 2011
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s been a Star Wars kind of year, so it was natural that the evil Empire would rear its ugly head for the biggest day of make believe of the year.
Evan Birthday Pics
Posted by: | CommentsEvan’s birthday is a basic review of what’s been the popular topic this year – Star Wars. Star Wars cake, Star Wars cookies, Star Wars plates, and Star Wars presents.
Did I mention the boys like Star Wars?
More pictures can be seen on Flickr: Evan Birthday Pics.
Saturday afternoon at the library…
Posted by: | CommentsWhile Holly was running in the half marathon, I took the boys to the library for a Halloween event. Sam got picked for one of the demonstrations.
Way to go Holly!
Posted by: | CommentsWe all went out to cheer Holly on this morning. Holly joined 1500 other runners for the 1/2 marathon as part of the Mankato Marathon.
