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Monday, October 16, 2006

MY SON, THE DRAGON WIZARD

We were waiting for my Birthday money to get in to figure out a budget (Thanks for the help Xeno) for our costumes and so tonight we got out and picked up most of what we needed. My six year old is really getting into the spirit of Halloween big time this year. He has put thought into his costume,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

OUR FIRST DEN MEETING IS TONIGHT

Having been chosen to be the Den Leader of my son's Cub Scout Den is proving to be some work. Tonight will be the first actual Den meeting. It should be fun. We need to figure out what we all want for the actual schedule and such. I keep hoping the other parents will start getting active and... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 29, 2006

WE DECORATED THE HOUSE FOR HALLOWEEN

This really ended up being one of those days that was just great. My six year old and I decorated the house for Halloween. He has been excited about doing this for a little bit now, so he was really ready to help out. He remembered the decorations from last year and kept giving his ideas about what... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 15, 2006

LOOKS LIKE MY SON IS NOW A CUB SCOUT

Last night we got him registered with the Cub Scout pack at his school. There main two reasons he wanted to do this were his friends and wanting to be like me and make it all the way to Eagle. He has been very interested in seeing all my old Scouting stuff. I have some mixed feeling about it all.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 3, 2006

BOTH MY BOYS ARE GETTING INTO HALLOWEEN

We just went for a little walk around the neighborhood. I wanted to stop in at Party America to see if they had gotten their Halloween stuff out yeti and they had. Both of my boys were having a fun time playing with the decorations and such. Of course both of them want to get their Halloween... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 21, 2006

HE STARTS GRADE SCHOOL TOMORROW

We just got back for the orientation for my son's school. Tomorrow he starts first grade. He is very excited about it. He has two friends form his Kindergarten class,which he did at the daycare center my wife works at. That has made it less stressful for him since he knows a few other boys already.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

MY SON IS A PIRATE

Today we went to the Colorado Renaissance Festival. I had recommend that my wife get with the boys while I was at work (I had to work this morning, so we left shortly after I got home) and see if they would like to go is costume. It was no surprise the six year old wanted to wear a costume and the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

THE POOR LITTLE SNAKE

We were at a birthday party this evening at a park. Under the stairs of one of the playground set up my son was shown a baby snake that was just hiding there. He was excited about this and started showing everyone else. Well at one point some older boys showed up. The started throwing sticks at the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 23, 2006

OCTOPUS SALAD

Me and my six year old went to Whole Foods today with my mother. She treated us to lunch there. I noticed the octopus Salad and pointed in out to my son. he wanted it. So we had Octopus Salad for our lunch. I thought it was okay, too vinegary for my tastes though. My son however really liked it. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

THEY ARE VERY MUCH BROTHERS

Watching my boys in the evenings can be interesting. There is no doubt they are brothers. They will be doing great and playing just fine and then something sets one pf them off and next thing you know they are fighting over a pillow. And then a moment or two later they are back to being the best of... Sign in to see full entry.

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