Year: 2010

Goofin’ Off

This one is just a pic of the kids being silly. They were laying upside-down on the couch, with their heads on the floor. They they'd raise their legs over their head, and put their feet on the ground, stand up, and do it all over again.

Another Paper Portrait

Another paper portrait - this one was a gift for my mom for her 50th birthday. It's from a photo of her, her brother, and her sister when they were all kids. Mom is the one on the right. This was by far the most complicated one I've done so far, and also the largest. It took a lot longer than the others, but it was a lot of fun to do.

Pledge of Allegiance

Sean tried to recite the pledge of allegiance to me from memory last night. Here's how it went:

"I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the amerit states of America, and to the repumbic for which it stands, one nation, under guard, ini-visible, for May, June, and July!"

I made him recite it several times, so I could write it down to share with all of you. Lori and I were cracking up.

Birthday T-shirts

I got a screenprinting kit for Christmas (thanks, Mom!), and tried it out by making t-shirts for Sean's birthday party. I got some clearance t-shirts at Wally's for only a couple of bucks apiece, and made some Mario-themed shirts for the kids' goodie-boxes. I forgot to take a picture of a finished shirt, but I'll do that soon. Here are a few pictures of the screen itself, that I used to print the shirts.

Sean’s Birthday Party

Sean's birthday party was last weekend. This is the first birthday he's had with his friends, rather than ours. It was a blast. We had it at Party Playland, and they were awesome. They took care of everything, from keeping the kids entertained, to cutting and serving the cake. They even kept a list of who brought what while he opened presents, which helped a ton when it came time to put together thank you cards.

Puppet Theater

The kids made these little scratch-art dinosaurs the other day, and then - completely on their own - came up with the idea to turn this old cardboard box into a little puppet theater. Mommy cut the window, but they did the decorating themselves. When I got home from work, they put on a little puppet show for me. I love being a dad. :)

Sliding

Just a fun picture of Sean and Carter running in the kitchen and sliding on the linoleum. Lori snapped it at just the right moment.