Archive for 2010
The winning photo…
Posted by: | CommentsJust to put things in perspective, this was the winning photo for the 2011 Mankato Calendar photo contest and the People’s Choice Award.
Hard to beat a guy in a plane taking a picture of another plane flying over Mankato in the dead of winter. I’ll get’em next year!
Very happy results…
Posted by: | CommentsTonight was the 2011 Mankato Photo Contest presentation by the Mankato City Council. I was honored to have two of my pictures awarded tonight. The first was a night shot of Veteran’s Memorial Bridge to be named the 2nd place photo out of over 375 entries. This picture was blown up and already framed at the ceremony tonight. It will now be hung within City government offices and on official literature.
The other was being named the 2nd overall photo in the People’s Choice award for my picture of Union Depot in downtown Mankato.
Both of my pictures lost to the same picture, a great aerial photo of Mankato in the winter. Here’s to trying to get up one more spot next year!
Meet Tina…
Posted by: | CommentsWell I think the name of our new family member is final. Sam put his foot down and said our new dog’s name will be Tina. Why? According to Sam that because that’s the name the humane society gave her at the shelter we shouldn’t change it either. We thought of Sally, like the car from Cars, but Sam won us over with his logic.
Did I mention Tina got loose while we had to run a few errands this evening and peed in the kitchen and had an accident in our office?
How I saw Sam’s first day…
Posted by: | CommentsThis picture will be the one that will forever stick in my mind with Sam’s first day of school.
Even with the rain and the trepidation of starting school, Sam put on his jacket, grabbed his backpack and umbrella, and headed out the door ready to go. When he got into his classroom, he settled into his locker, waved goodbye to us, and sat down for story time. He participated right away and looked at ease. We were comforted knowing we weren’t walking away from Sam crying or shouting. Some poor parents had to walk away from their child like that.
It was almost too easy of a transition if you ask Holly or myself. But… maybe that’s a sign that we’ve done a few things right so far.
A big change…
Posted by: | CommentsAs most of you know, Sam started school today. For all the hoopla of starting kindergarten, a part of me is sad to see this day come. For 5 years Sam’s world was almost exclusively centered around Holly, Evan and myself. Now Sam’s world has gotten a little bit bigger and my slice of his life has gotten a little bit smaller. Sorry world… I want to be a little selfish and not share this time. But being selfish is not the example Holly and I would want to set for Sam. Sharing, even when you don’t want to, is supposed to be a good thing. And deep down, as much as it hurts, I know today is a good thing.
Well world, I’m about to share one of the most important things in my life. Please be as kind to him as you can be. Teach him about the wonder and beauty I know that is out there. Watch over him when I can’t. And send him home every night, so I can hear all about the adventures he had that day. Thanks, a loving Dad.
Not my idea…
Posted by: | CommentsThere are times Holly wonders why I let Sam or Evan do certain things. This was not one of them. This was all Holly.
It was a better idea in my head…
Posted by: | CommentsThe idea was simple… get a snack for the boys, keep the boys happy on the drive, and then drive to the Cities to get some errands done. Well somewhere in that plan this happens.
The way to start a day…
Posted by: | CommentsWe saw a rainbow this morning and what was Sam’s first thought on seeing it?
“Dad, look. The rainbow, it’s like a giant force field over the earth!”
Yes Sam, yes it does.
Pics from the wedding…
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I probably took over a hundred pictures at Nancy and Bill’s wedding reception on Saturday. Check out the ones that survived the cutting floor at Flickr – Wedding Photo Set.
New seating arrangements…
Posted by: | CommentsWe went out to eat tonight and we had a first time event occur. Sam and Evan wanted to sit next to each other more than they wanted to sit next to me or Holly. Holly and I sat there a little dumbfounded when we finally got everyone situated.
So how soon are they embarrassed to be seen with us in public?