Christmastime!

Ian and I went to our special spot to select and cut down a nice Christmas tree. Ian and Mommy decorated it beautifully as usual. Many presents were under it with some help from Santa Claus. Ian told me specifically not to eat Santa's cookies or the reindeer's carrots before he went to bed Christmas Eve. We continued the yearly tradition (one that Steph started) of decorating a certain tree out in the woods. We string popcorn, cranberries, peanut butter-and-sunflower-seed-balls on it and we leave fruits and nuts. The deer, wild turkeys, and other animals enjoy a Christmas feast! We had a great time at Terri's on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning at our humble home. The weather was good to us and we shared some wonderful time with the crew in New York. A great way to end 2007!

Scenic Train Ride

Late last year we took a ride on a part of the old Belfast & Moosehead Lake railway. It was great fun for us all to be on a train. There was a small museum/giftshop with old railroad lanterns and Railroad Detective badges, old tickets, photographs, etc. I even found a nice D&H (Delaware and Hudson) pin. Good stuff. They showed us an old style engine turntable, too. They drove an engine onto a circular platform that rotated on a single ball bearing (about the size of a grapefruit). After it was completely on the platform and perfectly balanced, a man rotated 40 tons of machinery 180 degrees all by himself, turning the full sized engine around and ready for the next run. Incredible. On the ride they had snacks and refreshments in the dining car. The best thing, though, was the ride itself, the relaxed time together, and the great views out the large windows.

Merry Christmas to All!

I have not written in a while but I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas! We hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends. Wish we could be with you all during this special time!


Look for new stuff on the weblog in the New Year!


Much love to you all!

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Sink Your Teeth In !

Not that he has any teeth! He is teeth-ING, though. He's got a stuffed up nose some of the time but is remarkably content. Colin is such a joy! He never complains, even when he's uncomfortable.

It's also Solid Food Time. Fun, fun! Some of it actually goes in his mouth.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

For some of you it may be the first clear look you have gotten at Colin's trademark hairstyle. Waddya think? It's pretty useful, actually. We can always tell the percent relative humidity by what his hair is doing. I keep telling him he looks like Bill Murray in "Kingpin" - that's the one about the washed up bowler on his comeback tour. Bad combover. He doesn't take it to heart, though.)

After I took the last picture Colin said, "Hey Dad - do I have somethin' on my face?"

Ian Said...

Tonight Ian said, "Hey Dad! You wanna learn 'Eagle Spanish'? You just say eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle! Like that!"

It was a good thing it was close to bedtime, because it turns out that 17 minutes of Eagle Spanish is about all mommies and daddies can take!

Prince of the Monarchs

A couple of years ago, Steph started collecting caterpillars with Ian. It has become a yearly thing. We all enjoy watching the transformation from caterpillar to chrysalis (Ian invents all kinds of plural forms of chrysalis. I've lost track of the real word!) to butterfly. Then we send them on their way. I always wish they'd come back to tell us about their travels!