Well, At Least He Wasn’t Crying!

December 16, 2009 by Frank

Yah, time for photos with Santa. Not our son’s idea of a great time. Regardless, we got a couple of good photos this year.

Santa '09

This wasn’t one of them.  What in the HECK is that smile on my face?!

Santa '09

This one is pretty good, except it looks like I’ve got Oliver in a full nelson (he was trying to show his owie to Santa.  Santa didn’t seem impressed!)

Santa '09

He succeeded in showing his owie to Santa.

Santa '09

He seemed interested in what Santa had to say.

Santa '09

And my favorite photo with Santa!

Note to self: next year, don’t wear your very comfy, but VERY scuffed up shoes for the photo with Santa!

Next Year

December 7, 2009 by Frank

Given the whole decorating trauma, this is how we’re decorating next year:

Ditto

It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

December 6, 2009 by Frank

Xmas 2009

Xmas 2009

P.S.   Note to self: if the newly-decorated Xmas tree that is covered in glass and crystal ornaments falls over on the middle of the night and hits the table and chandelier in the foyer, you might as well stay up and clean up the mess instead of waiting until morning because you’re going to be dreaming about broken ornaments and what survived the carnage ALL NIGHT anyway.

P.P.S (or is it P.S.S.?)  I am convinced this was the Saint of Decorated Christmas Tree’s way of getting even with me for the not taking off all the lights to redistribute them when I ran out 2/3 way up the tree and instead chose to “wing it”.  Guess who’s going to be taking off all the lights and ornaments  to redecorate after the toppling fiasco?

His Second Year

December 2, 2009 by Frank

Two!

November 30, 2009 by Frank

It seems almost impossible, but today is Oliver’s SECOND birthday! I can’t believe how the time has flown.

I had planned to have a photo montage to post for today, but the gods of technology have said otherwise (I’m blaming misplacing the cord to my laptop cord on them!).

So here is Payten and Brayden singing Happy Birthday to Oliver.

And then Brayden’s own special rendition.

Fun On The Farm

November 29, 2009 by Frank

Our tourguide: Adele

Our tourguide: Adele

Who’s more interested: Oliver or the cows?

Moooo

The Three Stooges: Payten, Oliver, & Brayden

Peyten, Oliver, and Brayden

Looking for some manure to shovel

Helping to shovel

Poco is trying to hide under his hay

Poco's hiding

Payten & Brayden balancing on the feed trough

Peyten & Brayden Balancing

Heaven is spelled: T-R-A-C-T-O-R

On the backhoe

Mooooo!

Canon 054

Not so much!

No thanks

Kid kisses

The Kids exchange kisses

Brayden catches a fainting goat (no really, they faint!  They were bred to faint so and were kept with expensive cashmere goats.  Then when a predator would threaten the flock, these poor things would faint and the predator would get them instead of the more expensive goats!  So sad!)

Got one!

Here horsey horsey…

Here Horsey Horsey

At the top of the hay pile with Payten

Top of the hay pile

In a big John Deere

On the big tractor

Eating snow (not the yellow stuff though!)

Eating snow

Throwing rocks into the pond with Auntie Adele

Throwing rocks into the pond

In the swather with Payten and Brayden

On Thw Swather

Brayden Tells Oliver A Bedtime Story

November 28, 2009 by Frank

Of sorts…

One Year!

November 25, 2009 by Frank

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving will always be special to me because it’s when my doctor told me I was in COMPLETE REMISSION!

One year down and one to go before I’m considered to be out of the woods (most cancers require 5 years, but the form of lymphoma I had is most likely to come back within two years, so if it doesn’t chances are it won’t (knock wood!))!!

We’re going to spend the day motoring (because apparently Mini Cooper drivers don’t drive, they motor!) to Denver to spend the weekend with special friends.

All Is Right In The World!

November 24, 2009 by Frank

Everything But ‘Daddy’

November 21, 2009 by Frank

My little Einatein. He’s saying lots of words. Like cookie. And please. And Papa. And cracker. And… Agua…