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Bouncy Bouncy Bounce!

2012-02-10T08:46:00.000-04:00

Jelly Belly

2012-02-09T19:23:00.000-04:00

A Little Snow

2012-02-08T16:30:00.000-04:00

A little bit at work, just rain at home.

Found

2012-02-07T08:39:00.004-04:00

Found on the door step, standing guard or waiting to attack?

More Goldfish

2012-02-06T17:43:00.001-04:00

Carolina Jasmine and Anole

2012-02-05T10:48:00.000-04:00

Wildlife and Pirates

2012-02-04T16:03:00.001-04:00

We started day with a quick visit to the Pinckney Island NWR. The photo above is Ellis with Flat Puddles which is part of a project for Ellis’ school. Next we hit the Croc’s store at the outlet mall, and lunch then lunch at Palmetto Bluff. After lunch Ellis and I play some bocce ball.

In the afternoon we drove to Savannah to visit the Savannah NWR and then on to the Pirates House for dinner.

A Trip to HHI

2012-02-03T15:13:00.001-04:00

Ellis and I along with Aunt Nat-Nat flew down to Hilton Head today. Needless to say Ellis was very excited for the trip.

Groundhog Day

2012-02-02T08:27:00.000-04:00

Regardless of the groundhog and his shadow, spring is starting to make an appearance.

Goldfish

2012-02-01T18:11:00.001-04:00

It hit 70 today, eventhough it was dark by the time I picked the boys up, we spent some time playing on the playground at school.

another long day?

2012-01-31T19:21:00.000-04:00

January Sunset

2012-01-30T17:43:00.000-04:00

B-town

2012-01-29T16:28:00.000-04:00

We drove up to Baltimore today, to tour the Baltimore Museum of Industry, then we hit the always fun American Visionary Art Museum. We stopped for dinner at Arundel Mills mall, which worked out well, until the mall train went by and Emmett wanted nothing more to do with food.

Emmett in the Treehouse

2012-01-28T14:30:00.001-04:00

Zonked

2012-01-27T18:42:00.001-04:00

Zonked out from his feildtrip to the Air and Space Museum to see an Imax movie

Trash Day

2012-01-26T08:13:00.000-04:00

Little boys have such reverence for the weekly trash collection.

A Foggy Morning

2012-01-24T09:16:00.002-04:00

Rain, Snow and Ice

2012-01-23T15:43:00.002-04:00

Pink Sky

2012-01-22T06:32:00.000-04:00

The hard drive on my work labtop died this week, (a sign?) leaving me no way to work from home. Which meant I had to go into the office at 7:00 am on a Sunday to support testing. Ugh!

At the Pool

2012-01-21T14:38:00.000-04:00

The Bunk Bed Swing

2012-01-20T20:03:00.000-04:00

My Desk

2012-01-19T16:18:00.000-04:00

Sorting Legos

2012-01-18T21:16:00.000-04:00

Ellis’ new obsession.

A Rainy Morning

2012-01-17T20:11:00.000-04:00

Whiteboard

2012-01-16T14:14:00.001-04:00

The boys who were off for MLK Day came to my office for lunch today.

Making Muffins

2012-01-15T22:58:00.000-04:00

I understand if maybe you would not want to eat muffins made by two naked little boys.

Slow Going

2012-01-14T19:40:00.000-04:00

Slow going when you’re eating your cereal with a 1/8 teaspoon.

Zitternix

2012-01-13T20:28:00.000-04:00

A great simple game.

At Dinner

2012-01-12T20:14:00.002-04:00

4 Boys Watching TV

2012-01-11T20:11:00.002-04:00

In Reston

2012-01-10T16:22:00.002-04:00

I spent the afternoon at my parent’s house, working, enjoying the sunset and getting totally freaked out by the fake cat!

A Snowy Commute

2012-01-09T16:30:00.001-04:00

Late Bulbs

2012-01-08T14:13:00.001-04:00

It is crazy late to be planting bulbs, but I had some that I had given up on ever having time to plant. So with another warm January day today I planted them. We’ll see what happens in the spring.

A Very Nice Surprise

2012-01-07T13:29:00.002-04:00

It was 69 degrees today! Everyone except Jasper spent most of the day outside enjoying it. Jamie and I raked, mowed and bagged leaves, while Ellis and Emmett played with rocks.

Trash Can in a Tree

2012-01-06T14:49:00.002-04:00

Not sure why, but it has been there for several months.

Playing Cards

2012-01-05T19:32:00.000-04:00

A Book with Dinner

2012-01-04T19:05:00.000-04:00

Leaving the Office

2012-01-03T16:50:00.000-04:00

2 E's in the Bath

2012-01-02T19:49:00.001-04:00

Climbing Break

2012-01-01T16:26:00.000-04:00

The Early Brothers Gang

2012-01-01T12:01:00.001-04:00

Don’t mess with these boys, they have wheels and will travel.

A Busy Years End

2011-12-31T21:11:00.001-04:00

We spent the day building legos, taking down the tree, lunching at Friendly’s, checking out a Nike missile site, and finally a New Year eve party with a midnight ginger ail toast.

Jasper's Room

2011-12-30T11:25:00.002-04:00

I still need to paint his bed, and hang some more things on the wall, but I think it looks pretty good so far.

Yellow to Gray

2011-12-29T15:59:00.000-04:00

Nine years after painting this room yellow for my soon to be born baby Jasper, I’m painting it gray for my all too grown up James.

Deflation

2011-12-27T22:15:00.000-04:00

Mickey Mouse

2011-12-26T20:44:00.000-04:00

Just a few days after receiving a boat load of Dora stuff, Emmett has changed his current obsession to Mickey Mouse.

Christmas Day 2011

2011-12-25T12:44:00.000-04:00

Christmas Morning 2011

2011-12-25T07:56:00.000-04:00

After Santa’s Visit

2011-12-24T23:10:00.000-04:00

Christmas Eve 2011

2011-12-24T18:29:00.000-04:00

US botanical Gardens Trains

2011-12-22T20:03:00.002-04:00

Occupy Cherrydale

2011-12-18T19:14:00.000-04:00

No Pants Required

2011-12-17T11:06:00.002-04:00

No pants required for tree decorating or anything else in our house.

Painting

2011-12-11T11:23:00.000-04:00

Shortly after this was taken Emmett painted on Ellis’ paper and all painting was immediately ended.

Play Ground Down the Street

2011-12-10T15:29:00.000-04:00

Our Playground down the street is a little sad these days. Beside staring to look kind of dirty, the county recently made some safety modifications that basically meant removing many of the play features.

Game Night

2011-12-07T18:49:00.000-04:00

Light in Their Room

2011-12-06T20:40:00.000-04:00

In the Glow

2011-12-05T19:46:00.000-04:00

Ellis and Emmett eating yogurt pop in the glow of the light balls.

Buying a Tree

2011-12-04T11:45:00.004-04:00

Another failed attempt at Christmas photos.

Making our Own Gingertown

2011-12-03T12:59:00.004-04:00

Snowman Cookies

2011-12-02T20:35:00.000-04:00

Gingertown

2011-12-01T18:46:00.000-04:00

To kick off our annual December stocking activities the boys and I took the metro downtown to meet Daddy for dinner and to check out Ggingertown. Not sure if it was worth the headache, but it was something different from the normal our normal holiday activities and we got ideas for making our own Gingertown this weekend.
Ellis is made in the photo above, because we were not able to buy any candy just look.

Bikes

2011-11-27T09:51:00.001-04:00

Jasper is getting more and more confident on his bike, he can now ride stand. Meanwhile Ellis seams to want to skip learning how to ride on two wheels and go straight to off-roading.

1 Arm

2011-11-26T16:02:00.000-04:00

We visited Ellwood Manor today, home to Stonewall Jackson’s left arm. The greatest general that ever lived per Jim, Jamie’s Dad. The boys seemed somewhat unimpressed.

7 Eyes and 2 Wheels

2011-11-26T14:34:00.000-04:00

Could this kid be any cuter? Really?

Thanksgiving Hijinks

2011-11-24T17:40:00.000-04:00

It's Like Herding Cats

2011-11-24T14:26:00.000-04:00

Trying to get a good picture of the boys with their cousin on thanksgiving. Ellis who is sometimes the must difficult was put in charge as my photo assistant

Making Heads

2011-11-15T20:34:00.002-04:00

with storyteller and sculptor P. Joseph Mullins.

1,2,3

2011-11-12T12:04:00.000-04:00

Leaves at the Office

2011-11-10T12:24:00.000-04:00

Holding Hands

2011-11-08T08:28:00.000-04:00

Ellis was out of school for a teacher workday, so he escorted Emmett to school

Why the Pumpkin Cried

2011-11-07T09:02:00.002-04:00

A Fall Walk in the Park

2011-11-06T23:30:00.001-04:00

Pumpkin Smash

2011-11-05T17:10:00.004-04:00

We spent that day at Cox Farm which was having their annual post Halloween pumpkin smash. It was an absolutely beautiful day filled with slides, more slides, kettle corn, goats, a corn maze, a hayride, more slides, rope swings, and pumpkin smashing. A very good day!

Happy Birthday Nat-Nat!

2011-11-02T19:49:00.000-04:00

I hope you liked your pencils from the school store!

Halloween Let Down

2011-11-01T18:11:00.001-04:00

Halloween Night

2011-10-31T20:09:00.000-04:00

A Busy Halloween Eve

2011-10-30T18:31:00.001-04:00

We started the day picking up half price pumpkins at Home Depot. Later the boys put on their costumes for the neighborhood Halloween Parade, which ended with s’mores at the Lubber Run fire pit. Then it was back home for pumpkin carving.

Snow on the Pumpkins

2011-10-29T15:12:00.002-04:00

The Sheriff

2011-10-28T18:22:00.001-04:00

Thank you Uncle Chris, Aunt Rachel and Cousin Tobin for the care package!

BK Jail

2011-10-26T19:11:00.000-04:00

All the Way to the Car

2011-10-26T17:37:00.001-04:00

He rode his skateboard all the way to the car.

Chasing a Rainbow

2011-10-24T16:55:00.002-04:00

I chased a rainbow for over 20 miles today on my drive home. The pictures above are from my office in Ashburn, the Toll Road in Reston, and then the toll plaza in Tyson were the rainbow finally stared to fade.

Into the Leaves

2011-10-23T14:37:00.001-04:00

Hanging On

2011-10-22T10:37:00.000-04:00

Went for a Walk

2011-10-21T22:19:00.000-04:00

Squirrel Proof

2011-10-18T18:22:00.003-04:00

Some pumpkins the squirrels can’t eat!

Artisphere

2011-10-16T12:26:00.004-04:00

Getting Older

2011-10-15T17:29:00.005-04:00

Created when I was a freshman in collage this thing is almost 20 now. Happy birthday to awesome guy that maintains this, along with my sanity and many other things.

Rolling Along

2011-10-11T17:24:00.001-04:00

On the Way Home

2011-10-10T13:15:00.002-04:00

We stop in Fincastle, VA to visit the James Matten Early Cabin. James is related to this James, but we are not exactly sure how closely.

Next we stop was Natural Bridge something I have always wanted to see. Unfortunately Natural Bridgeis and has been for sometime very much a tourist trap. Adult tickets are $18, but needing a place for the kids to burn of some energy we decided to see it. The price includes a nature trail, a Native American village, a butterfly exhibit, a wax museum and a toy museum. We skipped toy and wax museums. I think it was worth seeing once and the Jasper and Ellis seemed to enjoy it.

Then one last stop at Foamhenge.

Clingman's Dome

2011-10-09T12:01:00.001-04:00

Tennessee Highpoint6,643 feet

Pigeon Forge, TN

2011-10-08T18:37:00.000-04:00

Gatlinburg, TN

2011-10-07T13:46:00.000-04:00

Could Happen Any Day

2011-10-06T08:38:00.003-04:00

A Wet Afternoon

2011-10-02T11:21:00.000-04:00

Emmett and Skinny

2011-10-01T18:27:00.003-04:00

S'mores

2011-09-28T19:20:00.003-04:00

The Early Boys Tear up the Bounce

2011-09-25T16:34:00.003-04:00

An Action Packed Day

2011-09-24T14:20:00.001-04:00

Jasper, Ellis and I went down to the Mall today to check out the Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play and the National Book Fair.