Heather, Geoff, Kenny, and Bogey

Goodnight New York!!!

2012-01-09T08:49:00.004-05:00

We might be crazy but here is Kenny using his new drum set.

He sounds just like Ringo.

It's Finally Here!

2012-01-01T16:07:00.003-05:00

I finally received my high school graduation quilt from my mom, yippee! It's a fantastic quilt that has taken 15+ years to complete. The stitching is magnificent and the colors are great. You can own this fantastic quilt, I will be listing it on eBay shortly. So I figure a master quilt maker has an annual salary of roughly $40k/yr. So $40k/yr over 15-years, I'll put the starting price for the auction at $600k. I'll consider offers of $500k or more though.

Thanks Mum, it's great (hopefully $600k+ great). I really appreciate it.

So what happens when you leave a 3-year old alone with markers?

2011-12-18T10:28:00.003-05:00

So, it't not recommended to go to the bathroom whenever markers are even remotely in reach of a 3-year old. Here is a picture of what Kenny did to himself in a couple of minutes. He stripped and decorated himself. Luckily they were washable markers. Look at the detailed coloring around the belly button and between the eyes.

Here is a picture of our Christmas decorations. Kenny calls the reindeer horses or cows.

We continually learn things from Kenny. The other day for instance, we learned that yogurt can be considered a finger food.

Before the Storm

2011-12-10T09:31:00.011-05:00

Well, before our late October snow storm we went to Lyman Orchards to pick a pumpkin for Halloween and some apples. We also fed some ducks and Kenny almost joined them.

Kenny and Mom heading down to the pond

Heather making sure Kenny doesn't join the ducks. Heather had already grabbed Kenny's sleeve a step before Kenny went swimming.

Kenny posing with his pumpkin.

Kenny lost something.

He was still looking for it under other pumpkins.

"Dad can you see now?"

Is this the proper method for picking a good pumpkin?

I thought this was a cute picture of Kenny.

So how is your October ending?

2011-10-31T16:35:00.007-04:00

Well, our ended pretty terribly. We had the most damaging snowstorm I ever remember. There were more than 830,000 people in the state without power. We lost power Saturday night and didn't get it back until Wednesday. Mom and Dad got it back the on Thursday. Vicky and Rich were the lucky ones, only loosing power until very early Monday morning. They were saints because we were all able to get showers and warmth at their place. Thanks again.

Kenny and I were eating with Mom and Dad on Saturday this was what was coming down around 12:30-1.

This is what I ran into when I got off the highway on the way home, around 2.

So the snow originally wasn't supposed to arrive until about 10PM on Saturday, this was what we had at about 3 Saturday afternoon. Theses branches are usually way above our window, as you can see, they were well below it with the snow.

I was hoping my neighbors tree would fall on my shed. I would really like a replacement shed (I checked it's covered under my insurance with a small deductible).

More carnage..

Our Dogwood tree being stretched to the max, touching/covering our fur tree. We were lucky, I shook the snow out of our Dogwood 4-times so it wouldn't snap. We only lost 1 branch. If we didn't shake the snow out I'm pretty sure it would have been quite damaged.

This is about half of the tree branches I cleared out of our yard. They were just everywhere.

First School Photo

2011-10-15T22:12:00.004-04:00

We got Kenny's first school photo. It's actually really good as you can see. We were expecting a blur or weird expression. He isn't smiling but he is very cute. This is his "I'm-an-angel-please-ignore-the-mischievous-thing-I'm-about-to-do" face.

Here is a picture of Kenny painting with shaving cream at school. It's funny because Kenny likes making a mess but he does not particularly like things being on his hands or fingers. You can see he is torn.

Where is Nana?

2011-09-25T20:00:00.008-04:00

We went over to Nana's house the other day. No one was home when we got there. Kenny ran up and down the hall saying, "Nan? Nana?" He was confused because Nana is always home when we go to her house. We had a productive afternoon, Kenny helped me fix Nana and Granddad's shower faucet and when Granddad arrived we went to lunch. Nothing like Five-Guys after doing something manly like replacing a faucet and chalking.

We've been a little lax in our picture taking lately. It's hard to take picture of Kenny since they always turn out as a blur.

Here are some pictures from my Birthday.

Me sitting in the dark waiting for my cake.

Kenny investigating the cake. "Dad there is no ice cream, I don't want any."

Trying to get a shot of the kids.

Heather doing some kid wrangling.

Unsuccessful wrangling.

OK, so we haven't posted anything in a while....

2011-09-03T09:05:00.005-04:00

Well neither have you. The more you comment on our blog or post in your own blog the more we will post (this is weak blackmail, I know).

So Hurricane Irene delayed the start of school for Kenny by a couple of days. We're lucky that we didn't have anything nearly as bad as what Vermont got:

We're very happy that Kenny likes going to school.

A couple of pictures of us trying to load Kenny into the car to go to school.

Kenny looking off the bridge/entrance to the back of his school.

Kenny had no problem leaving Heather. He came over and gave Heather a hug and said, "Bye, Mom." Then he ran to the toy that has beads on wires (Kenny's favorite). He was not as cooperative leaving after the first day of school though. He cried because he didn't want to leave.

Greatest Baseball Team Ever

2011-07-24T12:29:00.016-04:00

My Dad, Heather, and I went to the New Yankee Stadium and it got me to thinking.

The Yankees had the greatest all-round baseball player ever.

They have the most recent member of the member of the 3,000 hit club.

These were the balls that were used when Jeter got to 3,000

The greatest athlete to play baseball played for the Yankees

They currently have the greatest relief pitcher ever - Enter Sandman

The Yankees have the most World Series Trophies (Commissioner's Trophy) - 7

And they have won the most World Series and have the most World Series Rings

The Yankees even have the most perfect games by any major league club. Here are the statues that commemorate Don Larson's Perfect Game (the only one thrown in a World Series).

A few of the banners around the new stadium

We took the stadium tour before the game which brought you to Monument Park, The Yankee Museum, and into the dugout.

I know it's not the same stadium but I can't believe Mickey Mantle hit a ball off the top of the facade, just short of going out of the old stadium by a few feet.

In case you forgot - it's 27-World Championships

Kenny's B-Day Party

2011-07-15T22:04:00.014-04:00

We celebrated Kenny's Birthday a little while ago. It was a small but very fun party, even though it rained a little bit. It's funny the day we had Kenny's party was the only rain we had for a very long time. The rain stopped pretty much as people were leaving which was even more disappointing.

The birthday party fun started early for Kenny with balloons. He loves balloons.

"I'll take all of these, thank-you."

"Hmmmm, who are all these people? And why are they in my house?" That is not drool. Kenny stopped drooling years ago. It was rainwater off our canopy.

Kenny didn't cry during Happy Birthday this year. We think it's because we had ice cream instead of cake. Kenny is about the only kid that doesn't like cake.

Nana and Granddad got Kenny chalk for his birthday. Kenny loves chalk. The mistake we made was letting him open the chalk first. All the other presents took a backseat to the chalk at that moment. He does like the rest of his gifts, he was just intent on the chalk at that moment. Thanks everyone for all the great presents.

"Really Mom, why are we opening these now? I have chalk to play with."

Sofia playing with Kenny's coveted trains.

Kayla playing with some toys also. Going to another kids house with new toys must be the greatest thing when you are a kid.

"Don't interrupt me. Everyone has left and now it's time for me to what Chuggington on Mom's phone."

It took Heather a couple of days to recoup from all the excitement. This is how her book reading went the next afternoon.

Oh, Yea of Little Faith

2011-07-12T20:10:00.003-04:00

I don't believe Kenny thinks much of my running ability. I try to go on a 3-4 mile run pushing Kenny in the jogger at least 2-times a week. Today it was about 85* and very humid when we went. When we pulled back into the driveway Kenny exclaimed, "We made it!"

This wasn't a one time thing either, more often than not he says this when we return.

Happy Birthday Kenny!

2011-06-27T23:02:00.004-04:00

Can you believe that Kenny is three already? We celebrated with the only type of cake that Kenny likes, ice cream cake.

Kenny is still not a fan of "Happy Birthday."

Ice cream cake makes everything better.

Because the only thing better than birthday cake is more leftover birthday cake. Here comes the sugar rush.

Water Slide and Kiddie Pool

2011-06-25T16:27:00.003-04:00

Here are some videos of Kenny enjoying the kiddie pool and slide at Sofia and Kayla's Birthday party.

Look at Mom throwing Kenny down the slide.

Memorial Day Weekend Birthday Parites

2011-06-25T15:32:00.012-04:00

We managed to cover 4 Birthday Parties in one day. That's right, we celebrated Becca and Richie's Birthdays at my sister's house at noon. Then we traveled to Heather's sister's house to celebrate Kayla and Sofia's Birthdays around 3:00. It was quite a day of cake, hamburgers, hotdogs, and ice cream. I'm glad it was just one day and not spread out over 4-days. I don't know if I could have handled that much cake.

Kenny enjoyed playing in the swing-set clubhouse with chalk.

April had a kiddie pool and slide that Kenny ran for as soon as he spotted it. Ever since our Florida trip Kenny is in love with water. He enjoys trouncing through puddles and really wants to go into any pool he sees. We are going to have to get Kenny swim classes.

Sofia going down the slide.

It's Kenny's Turn

A Very Pretty Pink Cake

Kenny Getting Ready for Ice Cream

"What no ice cream? I'm outta here."

Kenny falling asleep on the couch early after a day of cake, pools, and excitement.

So Kenny Didn't Have a Nap

2011-06-25T15:26:00.003-04:00

Last week Nana came over to watch Kenny. Kenny didn't want to go down for a nap so Nana got stuck watching a few episode of Chggington and playing outside with Kenny. The walk and playing in the backyard resulted in a very early night for Kenny. Kenny unusually goes to bed around 9:00-9:15. This is a picture of Kenny at 7:20.

Kenny ended up sleeping until 8:30 the next day. I guess Kenny still needs his afternoon naps.

Last Day in Tampa

2011-06-25T15:19:00.004-04:00

I was looking through our photos and I found some of Kenny getting ready to go home from Florida (I know these are a little delayed). Kenny liked the airport. He liked running up and down the long corridors. Kenny felt like it was a large playground.

He got a little tired and hungry and decided to sit on high stool and watch the planes take off while eating gold fish.

A somewhat blurry picture of Kenny with his puppy pillow getting ready for takeoff to head home.

Largo/Tampa Day 4 - Recap

2011-05-26T22:25:00.005-04:00

Day 4 was our last full day in Largo/Tampa. Heather's Dad and I went golfing at the Claw (University of South Florida's Golf Course). We saw some wild life.

Look a baby gator. It was about a two-feet long.

Then on about the 14th tee box we heard a huge crash. It sounded like someone fell out of a tree. It wasn't someone but a 8-9 foot gator crashing into the pond off the backside of the tee box. It was by far the largest alligator I've ever seen outside a zoo. We didn't look for balls that were lost in the tree line that bordered the water.

Someone Who Likes Cheeseburgers More Than Me?

2011-05-22T22:53:00.004-04:00

I think I found someone who likes cheeseburgers more than me. Check out the women who appears at about 58-seconds. I haven't found a cheeseburger that will make me cry (yet).

Largo/Tampa Day 3 - Recap

2011-05-22T20:49:00.007-04:00

On our third full day in Tampa we went to the beach again. The first night we were there we took Kenny to the beach and Heather and I had to continually prevent him from running head first into the water. It appears that Kenny loves the water.

Getting ready to jump

Weee, waves!

Hey Mom, let's go play with that Stingray. You're no fun.

We did see quite a few Stingrays. At one point we saw nine in one area. Heather decided that was a good time to move Kenny. The locals said they were harmless but we didn't want to find out. They didn't photograph that well with the reflection off the water.

Ocean fun with Kenny

Kenny was exhausted that afternoon and ended up sleeping like this with his favorite pillow that is shaped like a puppy.

Once Kenny finally woke-up we went down to a neat little boardwalk/pier place called Treasure Island that was not too far away. Heather got fresh made saltwater taffy so she was happy.
Run Forrester, run.

Arrrrrr.

Do my socks match?

I wonder if Mulder has a place nearby?

Is that Captain Jack Sparrow again?

Kid City - Great Rainy Day Activity

2011-05-20T15:22:00.007-04:00

I had this week off from work and it has rained for each day of the week so far. Kenny and I decided to go to the kid's museum, Kid's City yesterday. Kenny's favorite activity was playing with the foam golfballs and the pigs. The pigs have a vacuum that takes the balls to the top of a shoots and ladders type slide. Kenny played here for more than 30-minutes.

Kenny also enjoyed playing with the cars. He thinks cars can climb walls at the moment.

The dinosaur room was also a big hit.

Kenny also liked showing off on the slide for a little girl.

Largo/Tampa Day 2 - Recap

2011-05-20T14:46:00.009-04:00

The second full day in Tampa Heather's Dad and I went to a Yankees vs. Phillies game. The Phillies' park in Clearwater is very nice. It was a beautiful day and luckily we were in the shade because it would have been really hot in the sun. It was a good day because the Yankees won.

A picture of Heather's favorite Yankee (who shares a birthday with Kenny)-

Future MVP-

Mark Texiera who hit a homerun during the game-

I tried getting a picture of a couple of players wives. Unfortunately, I wasn't quick enough to get a picture of there faces and plenty of jewelry.

On the way home from the game we picked up some coleslaw and this was a banner that was in the store. Are chicken fingers on top of a bacon cheeseburger overkill?

Kenny waking up from his nap acting crazy.

Should I be worried?

2011-04-23T15:32:00.006-04:00

The other day I went to get in my car and this is how the person parked in front of me.

"Should I straighten it out?"

"No, you're good. You're hugging the curb nicely."

I may need to reconsider parking on the street. It does save me about $1400+/year though.

Does Kenny Like Chalk?

2011-04-17T09:21:00.002-04:00

The weather has finally started to get better here. Heather took Kenny outside to play and draw with some driveway chalk. I think Kenny enjoyed it.

He liked it until we told him it was time to put the chalk away and go inside.

Largo/Tampa Day 1 - Recap

2011-04-17T08:57:00.005-04:00

My Mum and Dad left for Connecticut after out Magic Kingdom excursion. Heather, Kenny, and I then went to visit Heather's Dad and Pat at their place in Largo. There place is really nice, in a great quite area, and it's close to the beach (Kenny's favorite part about it as you can see).
Lots of turtles hanging out on the banks of a creek near the park.

Kenny enjoying the slide.

The sun getting ready to set at the beach.

Kenny trying to burn off some energy.

The Family at the beach.

Mom making sure Kenny didn't run into the ocean on this trip.

"I'm gonna get you Daddy!"

Orlando Vacation Day 5 - Recap

2011-04-07T20:10:00.015-04:00

The final day of Orlando was really fun. We all went to Magic Kingdom. Kenny was feeling better and really was excited to see some of his favorite characters.

Here is the line of people waiting to get on the tram to go to the main gate. There was just a few people there.

Welcome to the happiest street and place on earth

Kenny wearing his favorite shirt to Magic Kingdom

Here is a clydesdale that was at the enterance. Kenny said, "Horrrrsse!"

Right off the bat we saw Kenny's absolutely favorite Disney character, Daisy Duck.

Kenny Staring Down Daisey

"It's Daisy!!!!"

Kenny just stared at Daisy as we were taking pictures. But once we were leaving he went over and hugged her.

Kenny and Mom on Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride

Kenny and Mom hanging out

We also found another one of Kenny's favorite characters after Pirates of the Carri bean, Goofy

This was our Jungle Safari Boat (It was a little dissappointing after going on the Safari Jeep Rida at Animal Kingdom where all the animals are real and not animatronic. I found out how much they pamper the animals at Animal Kingdom. They have rocks set-up near the jeep tracks that have air conditioning in them. The lions sit on them as a way to cool down, and the tourists get to see lions.)

We then went to the Country Bear Jamboree

Then Mom and Dad went on the Riverboat while Heather and I pushed a sleeping Kenny around the park.

The haunted Mansion from the Riverboat

Heather and I went on Thunder Mountain while Mom and Dad took a turn pushing a napping Kenny around. There was a little bit of a line, it took an hour to get on the ride. It was fun though.

We also saw The Mouse during the Magic Kingdom Parade

Happy Birthday Rich

2011-04-03T23:18:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday Rich, hope you guys celebrated in style this year.

Orlando Vacation Day 4 - Recap

2011-04-02T09:40:00.017-04:00

Day 4 was more golf for Dad and I and more Sea World for Heather, Mum, and Kenny. The nice part about buying a Sea World ticket is that if you buy a one day ticket you can revisit for free sometime in the next 7-days.

Kenny getting excited to go to the water park portion of Sea World.

Kenny trying to decide if he wants to get wet.

He decided it was fun to play in the water.

Mom and Kenny on the Flying Tea Cups

Kenny Riding Shamoo (Can you find Heather in this picture?)

A Dolphin just lounging around the dolphin tank

Flamingos - they turn colors because of the high level of beta-carotene that is contained in the crustaceans they eat.

Dad and I played two courses on day 4 - Disney Osprey Ridge Course and then the Waldorf Astoria Golf Course (very proper/fancy course)

Look at my stellar photography of Disney Osprey Ridge

As you know I rate restrooms when I go anywhere. The Waldorf Astoria was amazing. There on-course restrooms were immaculate. Look at the decor and amenities of their on-course restroom. May I remind you most golf course restrooms are cinder block with a less than clean toilet and sink.

Let's see, if you need to shave, use mouth wash, q-tips, reapply sunscreen/lotion, or need a tissue they have you covered while you are on the course.

The artwork in the bathroom was a walnut framed photo collage of the course and resort.

OK, the course was really nice and swanky. The parking lot was full of Mercedes, Jaguars, and then our rental Ford Fiesta.

After dinner we walked around Mystic Dunes and got some interesting photos.

Orlando Vacation Day 3 - Recap

2011-03-29T19:13:00.032-04:00

The third day of our Orlando Trip was Disney's Animal Kingdom. Kenny started the day with his morning ritual watching Jungle Junction, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, or Chuggington. We made DVDs that we could play on my computer for him.

Kenny was really not himself at Animal Kingdom. He had a runny nose and was on the tired side. We thought it might have been allergies but it turned out to be a slight cold. Here is Kenny and me on the Safari Train ride (boy he is heavy when he has to be carried).

This is how big Kenny is compared to a White Rhino (Kenny kept an eye on the Rhino, he didn't trust him).

Wildlife eating and drinking...

More wildlife eating and drinking (With worse manners, I think the one on the end tried biting me when I tried to get some chips. I know the one in the middle snarled at me.)

"Hey Dad, this is the best part of the trip so far."

Oh, what a motley crew I travel with.

Kenny and Dad riding the Flying Dinosaur Ride

Didn't it look like we were having fun? Well, pictures can lie at times. Someone wasn't feeling great and wanted a nap.

Kenny did take a nap and Mum and Dad watched him while Heather and I got to ride Expedition Everest. This is the rollercoaster that Heather and I have waited quite awhile to ride. They started construction when we were at Disney for our honeymoon. Heather was also excited to go on rides again. Heather hadn't been on a rollercoaster since before Kenny was born. Expedition Everest was worth the wait. We waited less than 5-minutes to actually ride Everest. A very nice women came by asking if there was a twosome in the ride line. I said yes and she gave us a couple of Fastpasses that she wasn't going to use. Yeah for us. I think Mum should have went on it with us.

Once we were done with Expedition Everest it was time to go on the Safari jeep ride. Kenny really seemed to enjoy this ride. He was looking around at all the animals. When we saw the elephants Kenny kept yelling, "Elephant, Elephant!"

A real rhino

My first alligator spotted on the trip (OK it's really a crocodile)

Can you spot the giraffe?

This was the only lion or tiger that we saw though

On the way out we ran into the Animal Kingdom Parade. Kenny thought it was ok at the beginning. There were a bunch of characters that Kenny didn't know. Once the well know characters came by Kenny got very excited. He reached out to hug Pluto when he came near him.

The Goofster

Donald

And we must pay homage to the Mouse

Mickey and the gang getting some fishing in while we left

After dinner we headed to Downtown Disney for some sightseeing and shopping.

A hotair balloon ride at Downtown Disney

The Lego Dragon

Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean

Captain Geoff Sparrow

Heather the Mad Hatter

Orlando Vacation Day 2 - Recap

2011-03-27T13:17:00.011-04:00

On the second full day in Orlando, Dad and I golfed 36-holes at Jack Nicklaus' Grand Cypress Golf Course. They had some really nice course there. One of the courses was Jack Nicklaus' tribute to the Old Course at St. Andrews, called the New Course.

Talk about some handsome golfers

We saw a bobcat stalking a crane on the shore of the pond. It was another pretty neat piece of Florida wildlife. The crane flew away before the bobcat could get close enough to pounce.

Mum, Heather, and Kenny went to Sea World on day two. Kenny was not feeling quite himself this day but he still had a great time.

Mom and Kenny on the marry-go-round

and on the Pirate Ship

and on the Tea Cups

The sea lions remind me of Bogey, cute and sleepy.

All of the rides made Kenny very tired. So tired he barely made it to the bed before falling asleep.

Orlando Vacation Day 1 - Recap

2011-03-25T22:04:00.007-04:00

When we got in to Orlando it was late in the evening. Kenny did not nap the day we left and stayed up right until we got to our hotel at around 11PM. He was exhausted and did sleep very well that day. We stayed at our favorite Orlando resort, Mystic Dunes Resort and Golf Course. Dad and I played golf on our first full day while Mum, Heather, and Kenny stayed around the hotel to give Kenny time to relax and catch up on some needed sleep.

Kenny looking exhausted on the plane ride to Orlando

Hmmm, interesting sign that you don't see on golf courses in Connecticut

I'll trade a beautiful course course for snow anyday of the week

Interesting skywriting we saw on the course (honest it wasn't altered at all)

Kenny checking out the pool with Nanna and Mom

Mom had to save Kenny from himself on a few occasions. He was drinking a good bit of the pool water while trying to swim.

Kenny waiting patiently for dinner. We went to my 2nd favorite hamburger joint, Fuddrucker's for dinner.

We're Finally Back

2011-03-25T20:44:00.004-04:00

We returned from our Orlando/Tampa vacation. Did we make the right decision?

When we left Tampa on Thursday it was sunny and 83*. When we landed in Hartford it was 32* and snowing. A 50*+ change in one day is not cool.

Our weather was perfect in Orlando and Tampa, it was 80-83* each day with a nice light breeze. We'll put pictures up of each day of the trip so keep checking back.

Big Bad Metal Dog

2011-03-12T16:51:00.002-05:00

I bought Heather a metal pug sculpture for one of our first anniversaries. We have had the sculpture since before we had Bogey. Two days ago Heather and I were getting ready for bed when Bogey started growling and barking on our bed. She finally noticed the metal pug that has been sitting on the ledge above our bed for years. We both got a very good laugh out of this. Bogey did not take her eyes off the pug for the rest of the night.

Few Different Pictures

2011-03-12T16:26:00.005-05:00

Mom, Dad, Kenny and I went to lunch a little while ago. Look how studious Kenny was about putting his crayons back in the box (once they were all in the box they were promptly dumped out onto the table again).

He has also started to store his drink in his cheeks before swallowing it. I don't understand it either. He looks like a chipmunk though.

We were at the mall the over day and we stopped by Rainforest Cafe. It's one of Kenny's favorite place even though he has never eaten there. He loves the giant fish tank in the gift shop.

Crazy Kenny

2011-03-12T15:35:00.004-05:00

So what does your child like orange juice enough to play with it? This is how I found him the other morning when I went to get his clothes.

You can't leave Kenny alone for 2-minutes if the fridge is unlocked. It's not that he eats everything but he finds things to play with. The other day Heather came back into the living room to find cheese strewn about the living room. I think this is one of the reason Bogey follows him around some much, Kenny is a source of food for her.

There is a little train that gives rides at the mall. Kenny has really gotten into Thomas and Chuggington lately. So we took Kenny on a train ride at the mall. I think we are going to have to take him on the train whenever we go to the mall now.

Kenny got two train sets for Christmas. He makes tracks out of everything for his cars and trains. I was getting ready to ship a golf club I sold on eBay, but Kenny decided it made a better track than package. He played with the box for about 45-minutes before almost falling asleep on the floor.

How is Your Roof?

2011-02-09T08:58:00.007-05:00

So Monday I parked my car in my normal spot. I park next to a church and it appeared that someone plowed a pile of snow against the curb in the center of the street. It seemed weird but I really didn't think much about it. When I returned to my car to go home I noticed that the plowed snow wasn't actually plowed but has fallen off the slate roof of the church.

Notice the pile of snow in the bottom left and the fence that has been bent and collapsed. You can see that part of the tree was destroyed also.

I'm surprised the roof didn't cave in first.

Here is the railing that is suppose to stop the snow from falling off in one lump. It was ripped out of the roof.

I'm glad this happened over the weekend and not while I was parked on the street.

This Weekend

2011-02-07T13:23:00.012-05:00

So this

combined with this

Lead to a weekend of clearing off roofs. I cleared/helped clear two roofs this weekend. Here is what is came off my parents roof. It almost takes as much effort to clear it off the sidewalk once you get it off the roof.

We brought Kenny to the mall this weekend. Kenny has not liked the little rides that you see in the mall. We decided to try Kenny in a little truck this weekend. He really liked the truck. He even ran back to get in the truck when we were walking by on the way out.

We also went to Heather's Dad's house to celebrate Heather and April's birthdays.

Kenny trying to get some of the ice cream cake off the counter.

Kenny and Auntie April

Sofia kept asking me to take her picture

We even had a visitor to the party

That's right Mr. Opossum was looking for food

More Snow to Come

2011-01-31T12:38:00.002-05:00

Hmmm, this is how much snow we already have in parking lots in the area. We are supposed to get 6-12" more over the next few days. Where are we going to put it? People who are in Hawaii right now better bring us back some nice weather (or other swag).

Where Would You Rather Hit Golf Balls?

2011-01-31T11:56:00.002-05:00

Let's see this is where I hit golf balls this weekend:

And someone I know hit balls here:

Gee, which one would you prefer?

Shapes and Colors with Kenny

2011-01-28T13:31:00.002-05:00

Heather and I were drawing with Kenny the other day. Heather was making shapes with different color crayons and asking Kenny what they were.

Heather - "What is this shape Kenny (she drew a red circle)?"

Kenny - "A circle."

Heather - "What is this shape Kenny (she drew a blue square)?"

Kenny - "Square."

Heather - "What is this shape Kenny (she drew a yellow crescent moon)?"

Kenny - "Banana!"

Kenny knows his favorite foods.

Oh the Humanity!

2011-01-27T11:01:00.004-05:00

This is what we woke-up to this morning. I need to move, that's all there is to it (Heather and Kenny can come if they want). I just can't take this winter anymore. Have I mentioned that I have played golf since November 1st? This is not helping. Kenny has forgot what grass looks like. When you open the door for the dog to go outside she runs away. When will it stop?

Fun Sunday

2011-01-25T15:00:00.004-05:00

This Sunday we went to brunch at the Cheesecake Factory. We were celebrating Dad's birthday and Mum and Dad's 40th Anniversary. Congratulations to them. I can't believe my Dad got married at the age of 9 though. Funny to celebrate Dad's 49th Birthday and 40th Anniversary at the same time. I think Dad may be fudging his age slightly.

Kenny really enjoyed the Cheesecake Factory. He ate almost a whole kid's pizza but left room to eat some of Heather's ice cream also.

When we back from gorging ourselves on great food, Kenny and I watched the Steelers beat the New York Jets. Kenny was really getting into the game waving his Terrible Towel as the Steelers scored. Kenny is excited that the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl. We're working on teaching Kenny to say, "Here we go Steelers, here we go!"

What Does 29-inches of Snow Look Like?

2011-01-13T11:04:00.003-05:00

So, we officially got 29" of snow yesterday. With the snow drifts if Kenny was standing in the backyard we wouldn't be able to see him in certain areas. Did I mention I hate snow? This is really setting back my golf schedule.

Enough Snow Already

2011-01-10T14:50:00.009-05:00

We got about a foot of snow Friday just in time for my commute home. My normal 35-minute trip took about 2:10 minutes. I hate snow. The one good thing was that Kenny and I got to play in the snow Saturday.

A couple of cool pictures of the tree in our front yard.

"Snow!!!!"

"Have you seen my ball?"

"You think it's over here? I'll find it."

Reverse Snow Angels

Look at the condition of a Christmas card we got from England. It obviously had a rough trip across the pond. The envelope is actually supposed to be white not brown. There is a nice footprint on the front. It was damaged so badly that it came in a plastic bag saying it was damaged.

Christmas Revisited

2011-01-10T14:24:00.013-05:00

I realized we only blogged about Christmas Eve and not too much on Christmas itself. Well, here is a little synopsis of Christmas morning at our house.

Kenny woke up and started opening gifts. Crayons were a big hit.

Carl got Kenny a neat Hess Truck and Plane Combo. He really liked how it lights up and makes noise.

Heather picked up this cool dinosaur bank at the Big E earlier this year.

Heather and Kenny enjoying one of her gifts. It's a blanket that has a pocket on the bottom so your feet don't come out of the blank when you pull it up.

"Why use one crayon, when there is 64 in the box?"

Kenny and Daddy calling it a night early.

Boxing Day was more playing with toys. Kenny really liked the train sets he got for Christmas.

Can you guess what this is?

It's Bogey wedging herself under the ottoman trying to reach a M&M that Kenny dropped that rolled under the ottoman. So sad looking.

Boy, my son sleeps in some weird positions.

Kenny In The Snow

2011-01-07T10:31:00.007-05:00

Heather took Kenny out in the snow about a week ago. Here are some pictures and videos of the event. Kenny had a great time. He liked pretend falling and eating the snow off his mittens. We are getting more snow today, so hopefully we can make a snowman tomorrow.

"Ummm, snow."

Such a Smart Little Boy

2011-01-06T12:00:00.006-05:00

Kenny is really aware of his environment. The other night Heather and I were talking about Kenny going to playgroup at the local school. Heather said, "Kenny do you want to go to school tomorrow?"

Kenny, "Yeah!"

A few minutes later we put Kenny's coat on to go to the grocery store. We pulled out of the driveway and went to the end of the street. We went right, which is the opposite direction of the school. Kenny began to scream and whine. "No!" We confused him by talking about school and not going to it. It's amazing our 2-year knows the direction we go to arrive at - the post office (doesn't like), school (likes), Nana's house (even knows the exit and loves this trip), Stew Leonard's (really likes this one too) and many more.

Two-seconds later Kenny says, "Cow?" He knew we were going in the direction of Stew Leonard's which has an animatronic cow. We have a strange love/hate relationship with this cow. He loves going to the store and looking at the cow, but he hates getting too close to the cow or hearing the cow moo.

The Cow is at about the one minute mark.

Christmas Eve

2010-12-28T09:51:00.012-05:00

We did quite a bit of traveling on Christmas Eve. We went to Nana and Granddad Lyon's house for lunch. We opened some Christmas gifts which made Kenny, Richie, and Becca very happy.

Becca and I were growling and roaring like a lion at each other. Why? Why not?

Who is goofier Becca or her mom? I wonder where she gets it from?

Kenny playing with Richie and one of his favorite new toys - The Thomas Tank Train Set. They both really like Thomas.

We then brought Kenny home for a quick nap and it was off to Granpa's and Pat's for dinner (and cheesy potatoes!) and more gifts.

Kenny making his cheesy picture taking face.

Kenny and Mom in a pile of more toys.

Kayla in her nice Christmas dress.

The best picture we could get of the trio.

"You got it? Great I'm outta here. I have trains I need to play with."

Pre-Christmas Party

2010-12-24T09:16:00.008-05:00

We had our Christmas get together at my parent's house with Auntie Joyce. It was nice to see her. Unfortunately, Ed was not able to make it. Here is what you missed Ed.

Kenny doing his favorite thing at Nana's - playing with his cars

The kids going through all their cool gifts.

Kenny playing with his cars.

Kenny still playing with his cars.
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Kenny falling asleep on the floor but still playing with his cars.

Kenny showing his camera smile. This is the face that Kenny makes and he says "Cheese" when you take out a camera.

Daddy's Little Boy

2010-12-24T09:13:00.001-05:00

Does Kenny pick-up habits from his Dad? You be the judge.

No New Shed For Geoff

2010-12-16T15:50:00.003-05:00

We had a large dead tree that overhung our shed. I checked to make sure that our insurance would cover the replacement cost if for some strange reason the tree fell and totally obliterated our shed. We had a huge windstorm this past weekend. Unfortunately the wind blew the tree in the opposite direction. I was so disappointed.

Does Kenny Like Christmas Lights?

2010-12-14T07:47:00.003-05:00

This video is of Kenny waking up the second morning we had the tree decorated. I really wish I got video of the first morning that he woke up after we had the tree decorated. He ran out of his room and stood in front of the tree with his hands on his hips saying, "Hmmmmmm." Then he put his hand on his chin like "The Thinker" and did the same thing. He was trying to figure out why the tree wasn't lit that morning. Late in the day Heather turned it on using the floor button, which Heather did not think he saw her doing. I guess she was wrong.

The Blurr

2010-12-07T14:50:00.003-05:00

It seems that our picture taking is going to be slowing down for a bit. Kenny refuses to stay still and we would need a camera that could do something like this to keep him in focus.

We got and decorated our Christmas tree this weekend. Kenny thinks the tree is a new toy. Heather was commenting that she hardly needed to clean-up Kenny's toys yesterday when he went down for a nap because he was playing with the tree and ornaments.

Kenny is very cute, he was following all the bulbs on the tree telling us what color they were, "Pink, red, yellow, blue, green...Pink, red, yellow, blue, green.... Pink.." Did I say cute, it's a little annoying after the 87th time. He also tries counting all the bulbs on the tree; fortunately he usually stops that at 13.

Here is funniest thing Kenny did with the Christmas tree. Heather has an ornament that is a glowing fireplace. Kenny sees it for the first time and walks over to it. He puts his face near it and says, "hot". He then tried to blow it out like a birthday candle for a few minutes. Heather found it to be very entertaining.

A Few Things

2010-11-15T13:22:00.007-05:00

Kenny's Grandpa got Kenny the following gift -

It's a really cool lion that was cut from a single piece of paper. There is a guy who comes to the school every year to do this very intricate paper cutting and origami. We have to have it frame it's really cool.

Kenny should have been Gary Busey for Halloween. Before he got his haircut you could see the resemblance.

He didn't like his Halloween costume that Heather worked very hard on. He hated it so much we don't have a picture of him in it yet.

I think Austin Powers was visiting Yale last week. I saw his car outside of my old building last Friday.

Halloween and Denver

2010-11-11T13:47:00.010-05:00

I saw this entrance decoration when I was driving home on Halloween. I glad Kenny didn't seen it he would say, "It's OK. It's OK. Bye bye!

I had to go to Denver for work last week. Here are some of the highlights of my trip.

Smash Burger and Smash Fries

It was OK but nothing better than Five-Guys.

Urban Buffalo on 16th Street

Coors Field

Some Guy Manny appears to have his own Tube

The Pepsi Center where the Clippers were playing the Nuggets

Silhouette of Invesco Field at Mile High

I saw this in the Airline Magazine when I was on the plane. Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that they have to advertise that Pacemakers are always allowed when flying?

Snoopy Hanging out in the Minneapolis Airport

A Couple of bears in the Airport

They need to watch out there were so many people dressed like they are ready to go hunting at the drop of a hat. Camouflage shirt, camouflage pants, camouflage hat, camouflage shoes, and camouflage backpacks.

How our walks end up

2010-11-11T13:43:00.003-05:00

I thought I would show you how our walks have been ending lately. Kenny loves Fall and the leaves that come with it. I've never seen a kid that is as fascinated with leaves as Kenny. It's been harder and harder to get outside with Kenny with the colder weather and shorter daylight. Kenny loves picking up leaves and when he gets tired he just sits down in a pile of leaves and looks at them.

Weekend Update

2010-10-18T13:07:00.006-04:00

You might be looking at the cutest pimp in history. I told Heather we should make him a pimp for Halloween but she didn't like that idea.

"Raise the roof!"

Kenny loves being outside and taking walks. He really loves looking at leaves. He is going to be so disappointed when the ground is covered in snow and there are no more leaves to look at. We went for a walk this Saturday. This is what Kenny does when he gets tired. Do you think he is going to be an arborist?

We also ventured to the mall this weekend. It's crazy that the Christmas stuff is up before Halloween. When we were in Sears guess where Kenny went? That's right, directly for the Mickey and Minnie Mouse displays. The Mickey Mouse Club House might be Kenny new favorite television show. He will bring you the remote (mote in Kenny language) and say, "Mouuuussse!" A little girl came and began hugging Mickey while we were there. Kenny gave her a dirty look, he did not understand why she was hugging his mouse.

Guess what happened to this tree Kenny is touching? That's right 2-seconds later it was on the floor.

Pumpkin Picking

2010-10-14T12:21:00.003-04:00

This past weekend we finally went out to get this year's pumpkin for Halloween. As you can see Kenny didn't like walking down the path at Lyman Orchard when we first got there. He made me carry him down towards the pumpkins.

Here is our first picture of Kenny sitting on a pumpkin. The classic picture every parent is required to take around Halloween.

Kenny finally decided that the path wasn't that bad. He started running around.

"Let's go Dad, don't you know they have apples over there also?"

Kenny was more excited by the apple that he picked and eat than the pumpkin we got.

We're Still Here

2010-10-07T15:32:00.010-04:00

Well, time to get back to blogging. We did celebrate my birthday a little while ago. Kenny enjoyed the frosting from the lemon cake my Mom made.

Kenny still does not like people singing Happy Birthday though.

"Finally Dad, now give me the ice cream (hold the cake)." I don't know why my son does not like cake, that's crazy.

Heather and April took their yearly trip to the Big E. They enjoyed the sites and food but did not try the fried butter. See we have disgusting food here too. I think that fried butter out grosses fried Oreos and fried Mars bars. I did learn of chocolate covered bacon which does intrigue me.

Kenny telling everyone that there is a car behind him. Aaahooooo! He liked the lights and siren.

Kenny enjoying watching the rides, not riding them.

April and the girls in front of a painting of Kenny's favorite animal.

Birthdays Galore!

2010-09-14T12:21:00.007-04:00

We had a couple of birthdays recently. Bogey celebrated her 4th birthday on September 6th. How do celebrate Bogey's birthday? With this -

That's right a birthday hamburger (I wouldn't mind one either).

This is what was left after 21-seconds.

My birthday was the following day - September 7th. I'm much older than 4 though. Kenny enjoyed the ice cream cake even more than Bogey enjoyed the hamburger.

After the cake Kenny needed a bath. Kenny goes in phases with baths. He usually loves the bathtub. Every once in awhile he despises them for a week or so. Not sure what triggers it. He was in a good mood for this one.

Blog Back Log

2010-09-13T13:08:00.006-04:00

We haven't blogged in awhile but we have some material to post in the next few days. When Vicky and Rich went to Chicago - Nana and Granddad watch Becca and Richie. We took everyone to the Bristol splash pad. The trip did not start in an auspicious manner. We put Kenny in his sandals to go in the water. Kenny hates his sandals for some reason. He cried and screamed. He kept going to Heather and me to pick him up. Once we got past the crying about the sandals there was the problem with the water. Kenny was very unsure if he wanted to get wet. Once he saw Becca and Richie playing he decided it was ok. He went from completely dry to looking like he was thrown in a pool. It turned out to be a great time.

Kenny at the beginning - basically completely dry.

Kenny starting to get damp.

Kenny now completely drenched.

Big Boy Beds, Lunch, Party, and Golf

2010-08-18T11:48:00.007-04:00

So quite a bit has happened since we last blogged. A couple of weekends ago we turned Kenny's Crib into a Big Boy Bed (Day Bed). It's essentially the exact same bed he had before minus the side which was replaced with a bed rail. The first night we put Kenny in the bed you would have thought we were hurting him. Kenny screamed for over 20-minutes, then Heather went in to calm him down. He then screamed for another 20+ minutes. We put him back in the bed and he screamed for another few minutes. He then fell asleep on the floor next to the door. The screaming decreased each night and now he is pretty much sleeping in the bed with no fuss.

We had to do a better job of baby-proofing Kenny's room. We put Kenny down for a nap and he decided to explore everything in his room first. He now has baby latches on every drawer.

We went to Nana and Granddad's for lunch on Saturday. Kenny enjoyed lunch especially the cookies.

Kenny then got ice cream at Dairy Queen after dinner. This is not a normal day of eating for Kenny I promise. He really likes Blizzards though.

We went over to Heather's mom's and Tom's house on Sunday for a party. Kenny got to see his cousins. He really enjoyed the two wading pools that were there. He enjoyed taking the toys from one pool and throwing them into the other. He repeated this process over, and over, and over again. Kenny refused to stop playing in the pools even though he was shivering. We had to dump the pools to keep Kenny out of the water. Thanks for having us we had a great time.

Dad and I played in the CT Father & Son Golf Championship yesterday. We had a great time playing (we would have had a better time if we played a little bit better). It was a beautiful day we played with some other really nice guys and we hit some really good shots. Just wait till next year. Thanks for playing the tournament with me Dad. We have to wait a few years and we can see if there is a three generation tournament we can play with Kenny.

Unfortunately, the course didn't look nearly as nice as the picture off their website. The hot weather has really taken a toll on all the course in the area, some are much worse than others.

What Can You Say?

2010-07-27T11:06:00.001-04:00

Aren't I cute?

Kenny Trying on Hats at Walmart

Busy Saturday

2010-07-22T15:26:00.007-04:00

This past Saturday we had some yard work done. Can you tell what it was?

How about now?

Yep, we had the very large tree that dropped acorns on Heather's car removed. It was amazing how many acorns were in the tree. It would have been a bad fall for Heather's car if we didn't have it taken down. We must have raked up over a 100-pounds of acorns once the tree was down.

They took this tree down near where I park my car at work. Do you think it had some problems? I'm glad I never parked my car beneath it.

We also went to Grandpa's to celebrate his 60th Birthday. Happy Birthday Grandpa!
Kenny loved playing with his cousins and eating ice cream cake.

How to Entertain Kenny

2010-07-17T14:03:00.004-04:00

Last week when it was really hot, we were trying to find some ways to entertain Kenny. We found a couple of good ones. I took some videos with my camera but it took me this long to figure out how to change the video orientation so you didn't have to watch these laying down.

The first thing we did was go to my favorite store, The Homedepot, where Kenny decided to play with the water features in the garden area. I was tempted to play in the water with Kenny, when it's 95* and humid it's not much fun to be outside.

Then we went to Bob's to buy some shoes. Kenny had so much fun running around the store. I eventually got tired of chasing him while Heather was looking for clothes. So I brought Kenny over to the belts. Kenny loves playing with belts. I took a brief video but Kenny played with the belts for 25+ minutes.

Kenny's Two!

2010-07-08T10:20:00.014-04:00

Kenny just turned two years old (June 26th). Kenny had his birthday party on July 3rd. Kenny had a much better time this year than last year. We had this year's party after his nap instead of during prime napping time like we did last year.

Kenny's favorite part of his party was not the cake but the cars on the cake "Ahh Hoo!"

Do we have the only kid that doesn't like cake? He doesn't know what he is missing. Nana was feeding him ice cream and then tried to sneak a little cake in with some ice cream. Kenny refused to take anything else from Nana the rest of the day. How dare she try to sneak me that vile cake.

Richie sneaking some frosting.

"I like cars."

Ice cream and watermelon, what a birthday.

Sofia enjoying the chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.

Vicky in full paparazzi mode.

Becca teaching all the kids that it's cool to stick your bum in the sprinkler. What are you teaching your kids Vick?

"Wow, that looks cold."

"Yep, that's cold."

Kenny getting help opening his gifts from Mom and his cousins.

Kenny is now officially swimming in toys. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend. We had a great time and hope you did also.

Cirque Du Soleil

2010-07-07T15:49:00.005-04:00

Here are some pictures from Father's Day. Heather and I went to Cirque Du Soleil on Father's Day. It was out anniversary present to each other. We saw the show called Ovo. Like every Cirque show it was outstanding. I highly recommend seeing it if you have the opportunity.

Few Lost Pics from OC

2010-07-07T15:21:00.011-04:00

I found a few extra pictures from out trip to Ocean City I thought I would share.

"Oooo, water."

Kenny and Mom hanging out on the boardwalk.

Jaws at the "Ripely's Believe It or Not" Exhibit

Kenny and a lion statue

Ummm, Boog's BBQ - reminds me of the Original Boog's at Camden Yards.

The world's longest golf cart bridge. It was at one of the courses I played while we were in OC - the Links at Lighthouse Sound.

A picture of one of my new favorite courses - War Admiral. The course was named after the race horse. I didn't know that Maryland had a history of raising great race horses. There are two golf courses on the same property called War Admiral and Man O'War. They are named after the horses that were raised on the property that went on to win many races including the Triple Crown. The stables were converted into the pro shop and restaurant.

It almost felt like playing at Yale. The had deer everywhere just like Yale, even though it was 98* out and humid.

This was the restaurant/bar that reportedly had Justin Bieber drinking underage at it the week before we got to OC. Justin Bieber turned out to be a 28-year old girl who was a regular.

Really someone could have mistaken him for a 28-year old girl?

4th of July on the 5th

2010-07-07T15:05:00.006-04:00

I had Monday off for the 4th of July Holiday. It was a very hot day like yesterday so we didn't do much other than try to stay in the air conditioner. We did stop by Stew Leonard's for lunch. It's one of Kenny's favorite places to eat lunch. They have a loft area upstairs where you can sit and eat. Kenny likes the window he can look out and see all the cars. During the whole meal all we heard was "Ahh Ho" which translate in Kenny language as car. We don't know where Ahh Ho came from. He also now says "Whass Ha" for truck. We know that Whass Ha comes from Heather asking Kenny "What's That" when they see a truck.

"Ummm, I like pizza."

"Ooo Ho!"

Kenny using Momma as a chair.

Is it hot?

2010-07-07T14:58:00.002-04:00

I couldn't believe how hot it was yesterday. When I got in my car to come home my thermometer was at 99*. On the way home the thermometer went up to 102*. This is something you don't see everyday. It was so hot outside that Kenny actually didn't want to play outside. Heather brought him out in the morning and after a few minutes he started to climb up the stairs to go back inside.

Heather said, "Don't you want to play outside for a little bit?"
Kenny said his new favorite word, "Nooooo."

Return From Vacation

2010-06-29T13:03:00.017-04:00

We just got back from our vacation in Ocean City, Maryland. We had a great time. The weather was great if you like hot and humid. The coolest day we had was 92*. It was nice to have the ocean, a pool, and an ocean breeze. Like every vacation it wasn't long enough.

Kenny and Mom wading in the water.

A look down the OC beach and boardwalk.

Kenny getting to jump waves with Dad.

"Mom, I got something on my hands!"

Kenny beginning to realize that dumping sand on his head is not a good idea.

Pirate Kenny, Aaaaarrr!

Happy Father's Day

2010-06-20T09:00:00.005-04:00

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there. Here is why Father's Day is great for me.

"Happy Father's Day Dad!"

"OK, Dad it's Father's Day; I'll laugh at your silly jokes. Ha Ha Ha."

"Hey, remember this day doesn't happen without me. Let's get me some yogurt or sausage. Pronto."

I'll give you three guesses as to what Kenny is saying here and the first two don't count. If you spend much time around Kenny and a TV you know that he is saying, "Shooooowwww!" He loves his show (Yo Gabba Gabba).

My Father's Day card was a singing card. When I opened it Bogey was doing the whole Pug head thing (cocking her head back and forth like she was trying to figure out what was going on). We tried capturing that a second time but to no avail. Someone decided to be a scene stealer.

Tour Pro For A Day

2010-06-19T20:10:00.008-04:00

Tuesday was a big day for my Dad, he finally got his retirement present. We got Dad a Trackman tour fitting for his woods and a new driver. It was a beautiful day and Dad got to hit a lot of equipment and he eventually found the right club for him. He hit a few hundred balls and it was determined that a Mizuno MP 630 9.5* Driver with a 45.5" Fujikura Motore 55S Shaft tipped 1/4" with a Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord grip and one wrap of tape was all he needed.

Is that Ernie Els or Freddie Couples? No, Ken Lyon!

This is the golf trailer that they had at the fitting. I could have so much fun in this place building new clubs for myself (or anyone else).

I just got a new phone and I loves it. I figured out how to download videos and TV shows onto my phone. Do you think Kenny likes it?

Mobile Blogging

2010-06-10T20:08:00.001-04:00

Give Kenny ten minutes alone with his toys and this is what happens, Hurricane Kenny. This is my first blog from my new cellphone - the Evo. It's really cool but blogging is ten times easier with a computer.

Kenny had a bath tonight. He loves playing in the tub but hates getting out.

Eating Out With the Grandparents

2010-06-07T14:46:00.004-04:00

Kenny and I went to lunch with my parents the other day. Kenny likes going to Friendly's with Nana and Granddad. Nana, Granddad, hotdog, apples, and ice-cream - what's not to like?

Here is a picture of Kenny enjoying his chocolate chip cookie dough ice-cream (I had to help him with it though).

You can't take Nana anywhere. Notice her hand covering her shirt? She spilled Strawberry sauce on herself. Can you believe Kenny had less food on himself at the end of the meal than Nana?

Kenny saw another little boy who was 11-months old. Kenny did not know what to make of him. He stared at him a lot and was leery of him. Kenny doesn't trust people who are smaller than him.

Blog of the Month?

2010-06-07T08:05:00.002-04:00

Well, we haven't blogged in quite awhile. We just haven't had anything nearly as exciting as my parents to blog about. They spent two weeks in paradise, otherwise know as Hawaii. I'm having a little trouble putting all their pictures in order on the blog, but here are some pictures form their wonderful trip. I'm glad they had a great time, they deserved it.

I guess people get adventurous when they are on vacation. I would have never believed my mom went zip-lining without picture proof.

Dad also spent time on a couple of golf courses. If I every go I think Heather will have a hard time getting me off these courses. They look absolutely magnificent.

At first I though I put a picture of Mom and Dad punting in Cambridge in the slide show by accident. Then I noticed that some of the people around them were very tan, it was sunny, and everyone was wearing leis. You could see how I might be confused. (I love punting in Cambridge, by the way.)

I'm very jealous of their trip.

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What's Been Happening?

2010-05-11T13:59:00.005-04:00

We had a visitor for a week or so, Lola. My favorite chihuahua didn't bite me this trip and even came out of her cage on occasion.

Lola and Bogey relaxing in the sun.

We went to Vicky and Rich's house to celebrate Mother's Day and Richie's Birthday. Vicky made a monster cake for Richie's birthday. It was very pretty and huge. I think they will be eating cake for days.

Is this cake leaning a little?

"Happy Birthday to Me!"

Got cake?

Kenny Imitating a Walrus

Kenny Videos

2010-04-22T14:02:00.005-04:00

We took a couple of phone videos of Kenny recently for your enjoyment.

Kenny eating our Buy-one-get-one-for-$0.25 Blizzard:

Kenny falling all over the place at my parent's house:

Running and then dramatically falling on the grass seems to be Kenny's new favorite game.

Smart Dog?

2010-04-20T22:43:00.002-04:00

Kenny's favorite game seems to be taking Bogey's ball and throwing it in back of the couch so Bogey can't get at it. He giggles when he does it. Bogey will stand with her paws on the back of the couch looking down at her ball whimpering. Bogey has gotten sick and tired of this game so she brings her ball with her everywhere. She won't even let it go when she eats. It makes eating much more difficult though.

Cars and Animals

2010-04-18T23:17:00.007-04:00

Kenny got a nice truck from Tom and Grandma for Christmas. As you can see he likes it. He does move on it but he finds it to be a good chair to watch TV from.

Yesterday I was looking at Bogey and thinking what a nice time she must be having. Napping at 3:00 in the afternoon in the sunshine on a chair all by herself.

It's good to be a Bug.

Heather's nemesis the woodchuck has returned. He lives under our shed from time to time and he eats Heather's flowers also. This is an animal we don't particularly care for. He is kind of cute though.

He is Ironman!

2010-04-18T23:00:00.004-04:00

Heather and I aren't the only ones excited about Ironman 2 which is coming out on May 7th. I saw Ironman in person in Target.

He was much shorter than I imagined.

Wait a second, it's Kenny.

After going to Target we stopped off at Stew Leonard's. Stew Leonard's is a neat grocery store that has some animatronic characters. The last time we were there I went to push the button on the animatronic cow that moos and Kenny tried getting out of the shopping carriage. I petted the cow to show him it was ok but he was having none of it. Last Thursday I thought I would see if he might like it more the second time around. You be the judge.

Kenny was not harmed during the filming of this video.

Happy Easter

2010-04-08T13:23:00.008-04:00

On Sunday, we went to my dads for Easter lunch. We had a good time with everybody. When we got there April and I hid eggs in the yard, for the kids to find. Kayla was the big winner with 20 eggs. Sofia found 12, and Kenny got 4. He refused to put them in the basket, so that was all he could carry. After a nice picnic dinner, we played with Nerf balls. Kenny was hording them all for himself. He was going out and piling them in the woods, just to get upset because he forgot where they were.

This is Kenny jelly bean face. He didn't like the black or purple ones, but that didn't stop him from rubbing them all over his face.

Milkaholic

2010-04-01T15:12:00.004-04:00

Just some cute pictures from the last week.

Kenny is really starting to like coloring. He gets up to the table by himself and yells till you get the crayons out.

This is when I ask, "Who wants to go for a walk?" Who looks more excited, Kenny or Bogey?

And here is our milkaholic son, when one bottle just isn't enough.

2010-03-25T15:38:00.004-04:00

On Tuesday we brought Kenny to the kids museum near us. Geoff took the day off for golf, but it turned out to be a terrible weather day. Kenny had so much fun running around, and playing with everything. First he played in a car that he could turn the steering wheel, and play with balls that levitate with air. He carried one of the balls all over the museum. Next we went to a toddler area that was underwater themed. I think he was a little scared of some of the nooks because they were a little dark. It took a lot of coursing to get him to go down the slide, but once he did, he was pushing other kids out of the way on the stairs.

"Hop in Dad, Where can I take you?"

Whee!

We went back upstairs to pick carrots from the ground. Kenny thought the carrots belonged in the buckets. If you tried to put them back in the ground he got very mad. There was also a chalk board that he loved. Trying to color with as many chalks as possible. When he was done, it looked like we cleaned the board off with Kenny. He was covered head to toe in chalk, even his shoes still have pink chalk on them. We all had a fun day, and can't wait to go back on a day with longer hours. Two hours isn't long enough to see everything.

Farmer Kenny

Picasso Kenny

Soda Face

2010-03-22T10:55:00.002-04:00

I was drinking soda out of a cup a few days ago. Kenny came over and grabs my arm and pulled it towards himself so he could use the straw. Kenny made one of the funniest faces I've ever seen. I don't think Kenny likes the taste of soda but you can decide. We re-enacted the original incident yesterday.

Finally Outside Weather!

2010-03-19T15:42:00.006-04:00

Last summer when we went to Cape Cod, we realized that Kenny is a outdoor kid. This spring is no exception. This past week we have spent a lot of time outside. I've been taking walks at least once a day, sometimes twice,(Bogey is very tired on those days). When ever we come in, I have to bear hug Kenny to get him in the house and quickly shut the door. He cries for a couple minutes till I give him snacks, juice, or show (his 3 favorite words).
I tried to take some pictures, but Kenny is in his no time to stop, blurry phase.

Busy raking.

Investigating the sand for clues.

Even Bogey happy outside with her ball.

Why Do People Own Pit Bulls?

2010-03-18T12:18:00.003-04:00

I think everyone knows the trouble my sister and Morgan had with a pit bull. I thought I would share the following story I saw about pit bulls. I don't see why anyone would want to keep one of these dogs around a family. Luckily, no one was hurt in this story.

http://www.btls.com/news/stories/dog-attacks-police-car.html

CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) - A makeshift lock on a chain link fence was no match for the dog employees at Mann’s Welding call Winston.

The 80-pound pit bull mix managed to break free Sunday. That’s when Michael Emerling received a call from police.

“When they said he attacked a car,” said Emerling, “I wasn’t prepared for what I saw.”

Winston chewed the front bumper of a patrol car completely off, bit through two tires, and left teeth marks in the side panel of the vehicle.

The Chattanooga Police Officer behind the wheel was clocking speed when Winston launched his attack.

The Officer was sitting in his car, filling out a report when he says the car began shaking. That’s when he got out of the car and discovered the dog attacking his car.

The Officer used pepper spray, and then a stun gun but not even that could stop the dog.

“The dog apparently rolled over and started chewing on the prongs, pulling them out of his skin,” said Officer Rebecca Royval, spokesperson for CPD, “then he kept going.”

Royval says when back up arrived Winston then chewed the tires of the other patrol car.

Eventually the dog was captured by animal control officers, with the help of one of his owners.

“Obviously at some point yesterday he was not a nice dog,” said Emerling, “but previous to that he was very sweet.”

Emerling says Winston will occasionally show aggression toward lawn equipment, but has never hurt anyone.

Still, after this incident Emerling says he can’t risk what could happen if Winston attacks again.

“We can’t take the chance that the next time something sets him off it won’t be a car,” said Emerling, “if it were a person — we just can’t take that risk.”

Tonight it’s unclear what the future holds for Emerling’s pet. The dog is being held at the McKamey Animal Center. His owner has been cited, and will appear in court.

Is Our Baby Growing or Nacroleptic?

2010-03-17T11:59:00.002-04:00

On Monday Kenny was very grumpy. He was probably tired. Here is how much Kenny slept Tuesday.

Midnight-9:45
2-4:45
9-12

That's 15.5 hours out of the last 24-hours. Kenny is either growing again or he is narcoleptic. Speaking of narcolepsy, here is a video of the only Poodle that I like, Skeeter the Narcoleptic Poodle. Enjoy.

Peek a Boo

2010-03-16T13:45:00.006-04:00

Today has been an adventurous day so far. Kenny slept 12 1/2 hours last night. When he woke up, he was happy and talking up a storm. Nothing like the grumpy crying kid of yesterday. I vacuumed and scrubbed the sticky juice and milk off the floors. It made me feel SO much better. I showered and filled the tub for Kenny. As I was going in his room for towel and washcloth, I mentioned down the hall to him that it was his turn to take a bath. Before I could get back into the bathroom, he had jumped in with pajamas and diaper.(Note to self: Always be completely ready before opening mouth.)
After the bath, we took Bogey for a walk. It is a very nice day today. We got back in and I pour myself a ice tea. As I was putting the pitcher away, Kenny grabbed my glass and poured it all over my clean kitchen floor. After cleaning the floor for the second time today, I made lunch. From the pictures, can you tell Kenny had taken a bath a hour and a half earlier?

Here is Kenny's new favorite game, Peek a Boo!

Some Videos to Keep You Entertained

2010-03-16T09:57:00.002-04:00

Here is one of Kenny being a goofball

Kenny's baby bird impersonation

Standard Day Around Here

2010-03-12T22:24:00.005-05:00

Hello Nana,

I had a regular Friday. I woke-up and was very hungry. As you can see I ate low fat turkey sausage and strawberries. Doesn't that sound wonderful. I hear that they call sausage bangers in England. I wonder what they call strawberries then. Hmmmmmmm?

Like I said Nana it was a normal day around here. Mommy took Bogey and I for a walk. It made Bogey very tired.

Daddy and I read some books before bed. Nickelodeon Jr. says you should read to your children for 20-minutes a day. I think Daddy is working too hard then. We read a lot more than that.

I miss you Nana. Have fun.

Love,

Kenny-

Sad to See Nana Go

2010-03-11T11:39:00.002-05:00

We told Kenny that Nana was going on vacation and that he couldn't see her for about two weeks. He was very upset.

We're glad to hear that she arrived safely. Enjoy the trip and tell everyone "Hello" from us.

Bon Voyage!

2010-03-07T08:54:00.003-05:00

We went to Nana and Granddad's for dinner Saturday night. Heather worked until midnight the night before and had to open at the cleaners. She went directly from the cleaners to my parents house and arrived about 20-minutes ahead of us. No problem, Heather can sleep anywhere and took a cat-nap in her car while waiting for us to arrive. I thought it was funny.

We went to Nana and Granddad's so Nana could see the kids before she heads off to England for a few days to visit relatives. As we were leaving she chastised me for bringing my camera and not taking pictures. So to make her happy I took a few before I left.

Nana assaulting Granddad

Granddad trying to restrain Nana

How Nana plans on hiding her face from the cameras when she appears on Cops

"No, no paparazzi photos!"

Birthday Bashes Galore

2010-03-03T10:58:00.018-05:00

We have celebrated Heather's Birthday twice since we last blogged. We went to Nana and Granddad's to celebrate awhile back.

"How old am I?"

"I want that cake Momma!"

We didn't get to go to Heather's Dad's house right away because of a few snow storms. These are a few of the very well fed birds that live in our front yard. Heather feels bad that they have trouble finding food in the snow.

We may have lost one of those birds. I was at the opposite end of the house and I heard a huge bang. We had this bird print on our front window. I'm not sure if the bird could have survived. It's a little difficult to make out.

Kenny has become quite the clapper. He likes clapping with his favorite television show, Yo Gabba Gabba, or sporting events on tv.

We did finally make it to Pat and Grandpa's to celebrate Heather's birthday. Kenny really likes playing with his cousins.

Here Kenny is telling us no for some unknown reason.

Wiping his runny nose on his sleeve.

Getting ready to throw Grandpa's Red Sox hat in the trash (that's my boy!).

Clapping for cake this time.

This year's cake was much better than last year's when April and Heather tried decorating.
This year's:

Last year's

Kenny is going to be Charlie Chaplin this year for Halloween.

He loves ice cream.

"Burrrrr, ice cream is cold." Kenny shrugs when he eats cold things.

Kenny did something very funny yesterday. I was folding his laundry. Kenny picks up a shirt and holds it under his chin like I would in order to fold the sleeves. His folding technique needs work. He just balled the shirt up and handed it to me. I wish we had the camera, it would have made a great video.

Kenny learning his colors

2010-02-09T16:16:00.007-05:00

Yesterday Kenny shocked me when he started getting colors right on his hand held game. Usually he randomly pushes buttons, with no regard of what they are asking for. But yesterday, he was thinking and pressing the right button most of the time. If there are no distractions, I'm sure he would have done better, between the TV and Bogie barking out the window, I couldn't get a good recording. I don't think Geoff really believed me till he came home to see Kenny doing it himself. It amazes me when things just start clicking, and he learns something new.

Boy Do We Miss Sandi

2010-02-03T21:47:00.003-05:00

We all miss Sandi a great deal. I think Bogey might be taking it the worst. This is how Heather found her the other day when she came back upstairs after folding laundry. Sandi and Bogey used to like snuggling together.

Getting Back To Normal

2010-01-30T10:38:00.005-05:00

We haven't seen this happy face in awhile.

Kenny hasn't been too happy lately. Kenny spent a day in the hospital with dehydration, pneumonia, and an ear infection. After some IVs and antibiotics he is starting to get better. He is not nearly his old self yet but yesterday we got some nice smiles and playing out of Kenny.