The lads model some headwear at the local Puma store.
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Fields of Gold
A small boy explores his pockets & some flowers.
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One funky little elephant
To say that the boys are enjoying the Lego fire station & trucks my folks brought would be like saying that oceans are kind of wet. As Finn noted with some amazement while being put down for yesterday’s nap, “I just keep thinking about firemen!” Pics will follow, but in the meantime, here’s Henry’s unique take on the proper use of a rescue slide. 🙂
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Darth Squirrels
Heh–you never know what’ll happen when sharing photos online. In this case Facebook friend Michael Jahn, inspired by my getting manhandled by Darth Vader, had fun adding a little drama to our recent barber shop visit. 🙂
(Original photo here)
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Barbershop Trio
In terms of dollars spent per smiles rendered, is there *any* better investment than a barber buying lollipops? 🙂 Here are our little suckas about an hour ago.
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TP Treasure Hunt
One basket, two hoodie towels, and three rolls of toilet paper = loads of fun.
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Drivers’ Ed
A post-dinner trip to Lowe’s = good time-killin’ fun
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Giant Bagel Theater
“Bagel?” asks Henry from inside a play equipment tunnel. “[Am I in a ] Bagel?” Man, maybe we’re laying on the cream cheese a little thick!
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AM Brothers
Though you can’t readily see it in this photo, the guys were perched side by side on the coffee table (sorry, hon; this is the sort of thing that happens when you leave town!), swinging their legs freely in the best Kermit the Frog style.
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A Test of Strength
In matters of sibling rivalry, here’s hoping Finn remains vigilant when challenging Henry’s crazy chimp-strength!
(Taken at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk last Saturday)
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Hogwash Rave
It’s an underground party (literally, as it was in our basement) last night, featuring Harper, Finn, & DJ Hen:
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Teutonic Scallywags
Our guys sure were happy to see Dad-o upon his return from a weeklong visit to Hamburg, Germany. I had already brought home a pirate shirt for Finny when I visited Hamburg, and John brought one back for Henry this time. Here are our two little grinning pirates in action, with their new buddy Klaas, the pirate duck!
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Teepee (and not TP for once)
“I made a little teepee for the pig,” announced Finn on the couch this morning. 🙂
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Finnegan Nack, USAF
Our big guy now explores the Wild Blue Yonder. 🙂
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Arrgh… Shiver Mein Timbers!
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany, where Dad-O is fighting jetlag and preparing to meet with his new team in the morning. As you may recall, Margot cooked up an elaborate pirate-themed mythology about Hamburg during her last visit, so now I have a few days to dream up an impressive story to tell Finn!
While I was busy playing human origami in the back of a plane, Mom-O & the guys were off celebrating little Halcyon Stotzner’s birthday with a posse of tots at a nearby jumpatorium. Here’s a quick photo snapped by Halcyon’s proud mom Meredith, documenting one of many human trains the guys formed. I already can’t wait to get back and horse around with them.
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Drummer Boys
Step into our beat lab, won’t you? 🙂
(Shot this afternoon at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.)
Over the holiday break I had fun shooting little pics of our guys, then processing & sharing them with the iPhone app Instagram. Here’s a little gallery.
Seeing the image at left just now, our friend Julieanne said, “It looks so old that it could be you in the photo.” I said, “Yeah, except that if it were me, my dad’s finger would be covering half the image.” 😉
The other day we took the boys to Woolaroc, a former ranch/wildlife preserve of an Oklahoma oil baron, which is now a local attraction. There are plenty of indigenous and exotic animals to see, a fantastic Western art and artifact collection, as well as some vintage oilfield vehicles like fuel trucks and aircraft. Here’s a little gallery of our adventures. Henry, of course, went running after the big orange fuel truck on display and was just dying to climb aboard, while Finny was fascinated with the oil pumps, the 3-story high observation tower, huge stoic buffalo, and kid-sized old-west style playground. His enthusiasm for the old west has now resulted in him “jailing” us (the “bad dudes”) for offenses such as stealing lion blankies and stuffed monkeys, even though we’ve been framed by our local pint-sized sheriff!
Although the kids’ petting zoo was not officially open, our dudes did manage to get a little face- and fur-time with a few goats, sheep, and chickens. One of the great things about Woolaroc is that the wild animals are just roaming around freely on the grounds, and so we got some great close-up views of buffalo, deer, and elk from the car as we drove through. We even got to see some zebras, an ostrich, some llamas, and a zonkey (zebra + donkey, which looks like a zebra that just hasn’t bathed in awhile!).
We’ve been having lots of tiny “OK” adventures. I’m typing this quickly between visits to the Oklahoma Aquarium & a Mexican restaurant. With the help of some new puffy jackets, we’ve been exploring the yard and neighborhood, after which we cooked up s’mores in the fireplace. Here’s our gallery.
By the way, I’m trying something new with our galleries: instead of creating Flash & HTML versions that live on this site, I’m hosting the photos on Flickr, meaning that they should be viewable everywhere (including my parents’ TV). If you run into any problems with the new setup, please let me know.
Merry Christmas, everyone! We’re chilling (literally, the rare times we venture outside) with Margot’s folks. Both guys were brilliant travelers (note to self: leg-stretching layovers are kind of a great thing), and as you’d imagine we all had a ball opening presents today. I especially enjoyed an early morning exchange with Finn:
“Do you have to go to work today, Dad-O?”
“Nope, I’m hanging out with you guys!”
“Oh NO!!”
Ah, what beats unconditional appreciation from one’s child? 😉 Being kind of zonked, I’ll keep things brief and will just share our photos from the day (HTML). More to come, I’m sure, as our adventure continues.
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