Jack got an early Birthday present from our friend Connie last week...she made him a magnetic fishing pole and fish...SO fun!! Here they are trying it out for the first time...
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| Got a bite... |
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| Caught it! :) |
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Jack's Snow Guy & A New Coat Cubbie
Dad & Mom came down for a day or so last week.
Jack and Grandma Nan built a snow guy...
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Meanwhile, Dad transformed the hole in our front entry way into an awesome coat cubbie!
BEFORE...
(I actually remembered to take a before picture...woo-hoo!)
AFTER...
(minus a coat of paint, some baskets up top...and Ryan's coat!)
Pretty great, huh?!
Little Chef
Any time I start cooking lately Jack pushes a chair over to help. He likes to do his own thing so we cook side-by-side, which works quite nicely! :) He's always needing "more pice [spice]" though...not sure what he's making that takes such a concoction of spices!
Monday, January 7, 2013
Workin' Boy
Ryan traded efficiency for time with Jack as he put together his new desk...
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| The workers and their 'matching' drills |
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| Learning to pound nails in |
Alisa was here this weekend and she and Jack did some chores together, which was super helpful 1. because of the chores she got done, and 2. because she took Jack along!
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| It's not all work with Alisa...had to stop to play in the snow a little! |
In his work overalls...which were just used for playing today!
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| Hands in his "pockets" |
Monday, December 31, 2012
Christmas(es) 2012
Christmas #1: Our Family Christmas
Simple, but so good just to be the three of us...
probably in part because we've had so much time apart lately.
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| Helping Daddy unwrap gifts |
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| Jack's been into airplanes since flying to and from WA, so he got an airplane and... |
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| an airplane book... |
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| ...which can only be read while holding his plane! |
Christmas #2: Brinkman Christmas
A few days on the farm...enough time to celebrate Christmas, play some ball, see most of the extended family, and get some tractor rides. Almost none of which I got pictures of...imagine that!
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| Painting with Grandma Nan |
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Opening gifts with a couple of his Aunts
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Snow Day
We got an awesome snow right before Christmas...wooo-hoo!
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| First we brought some inside to play with... |
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| ...then we headed outside as soon as dad was done in the office. We didn't last long outside though...it was COLD! |
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Marcie's Graduation
Marcie graduated from Iowa State University this last Saturday...CONGRATS MARCE! And Congrats to Jack, who lasted through the 3+ hour ceremony...okay, lets be honest, over half of the time was spent out in the concourse running around! Welcome to the long list of family alum Marcie!
The best part of graduation (no offense Marce!) was watching the faculty member just over the shoulder of Lieutenant Governor Reynolds as she gave her commencement speech. Here are some photos that Alisa managed to capture...they'll give you an idea of why we were so entertained.
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| Aunt Marce on the screen? |
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| I'm pretty sure Marcie is one of the gals in this picture... My zoom and our seats were not compatible for a good photo! |
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| Just a quick cat nap won't hurt anything |
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| Absolutely no interest in trying to hide his boredom... I wonder if his students ever give him this look! |
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| Supporting the head to avoid the embarrassing head bob upon waking ...though I'm not convinced he was too concern about the head bob. |
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| thrilled |
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| "You've got to be kidding me...how long is this going to last?" |
To be fair, the photos where he appears to be sleeping may have just been prolonged blinks. And I can't say I didn't feel his pain...he just happened to be seated in an unfortunate position which broadcast his expressions for all to see and he had no option of stepping out to go run around the concourse for awhile.
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