Monthly Archives: October 2009

Sean’s Drawings – The Two of Us

Posted on October 18, 2009 by joel

This time Sean drew the two of us together. I'm the tall one, in case you couldn't guess. I love the grumpy look he drew on himself - he really captured reality with that one. Heh.

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Sean’s Drawings – Friendly Spider

Posted on October 16, 2009 by joel

Another drawing Sean did for me. He says that it is a "friendly spider". He excercised a little of his 'artistic license' with the leg count, I think. :)

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First Snow

Posted on October 16, 2009 by joel
Saw my first snow of the season on my way into work this morning. It wasn't cold enough to accumulate, but still - first snow. I've got mixed feelings about it though. While it makes me think of the holiday season, snowballs, and sledding that are to come, it also makes me think of the shoveling, plowing, and oil bills that come along with it. Hopefully the REAL snow is still several weeks off.
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Sean’s Drawings – Self-Portrait

Posted on October 14, 2009 by joel

Here is Sean's self-portrait. I love that the eyes are starting to get more sophisticated than just dots.

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Carving Pumpkins

Posted on October 9, 2009 by joel
A week or so ago, we carved a pair of Jack-o-Lanterns for the porch. The kids favorite part was pulling out all of the pumpkin guts. They don't often get a chance to get super-messy on purpose, so they really got a kick out of it. Lori and I helped them with some of the actual carving - although we let them do a lot of it. It's rained a fair bit this week though, so they're starting to grow some mold inside. We might have to toss them on the compost heap and carve some new ones before Halloween.

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Sticks and Leaves

Posted on October 7, 2009 by joel
When we go outside lately, Sean makes a special point of collecting some sticks and leaves. I wonder if it's because they are collecting things outside at school for their projects? I suppose I'll find out over the next week or so as the projects start coming home.
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Big Girl Bike

Posted on October 4, 2009 by joel
I think it's time to buy Carter a big-girl bike. She's been stealing rides on Sean's, and she's really getting the hang of it. She's figured out how to pedal it up and down the driveway, and can turn and stop and everything. This spring, we'll take her to pick out a cute little girly bike.
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Costumes

Posted on October 4, 2009 by joel

Just a cute photo of the kids modeling their Halloween costumes. Can't wait to Trick-or-Treat!

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Sean’s Drawing – Gargamel

Posted on October 3, 2009 by joel

Sean drew this sometime last week. Lori and the kids brought home a Smurf video from the library, and Sean really likes Gargamel. You can see that he even got the hair right, and he drew his body as a long rectangle because he wears that robe. And I think the arch shape around the top is supposed to be the stones that make up the arched entrance to Gargamel's tower/castle thing.

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