Crossing Swords

Sir Dad and the Honorable Henry Hawkinson are hereby given the dubious title of:

Sword Crossers of Distinction and Merit

On this Day

Sunday November 14

In the Year of our Lord 2010

After years of apprenticeship as a page in diapers under Sir Dad and the Fair Lady Mum, the Honorable Henry Hawkinson participated in a private ceremony in which he crossed swords with his noble father. He was bestowed the title of Sir Henry, and has promised to Defend The Weak, Respect The Poor, Treat Ladies With Respect, and Not Dribble On The Bathroom Floor.

The Fair Lady Mum has rightfully requested that no Photos Be Posted To The Worldwide Web.

Henry's Pumpkin

Henry designed this pumpkin and I carved it. It has sort of a befuddled, confused look...but it's VEDDY SCEDDY!

Fighter Pilot and Elphaba

This was taken 30 minutes before the rain hit! The rain that turned into freezing snow. Ruth soldiered on while I ducked out on the trick or treating...hey, somebody had to get the potatoes out of the oven and hand out candy to kids!

Henry wore Brad and Brian's fighter pilot jacket, and Elsie went as Elphaba from Wicked. I couldn't get her to sing, though, which was a first. She almost fell asleep on the couch when she got home. A big day.

Big Boy

"I threw those diapers AWAY, Daddy!"

Way to go Hen. He went pee in the potty twice this weekend and was showered with gifts: matchbox cars, jelly beans, new legos, a new puzzle. It was, like, his greatest weekend ever.

Strider Bike 2

H-Man has mastered the Strider Bike. We took it to our local bike shop (which is four blocks away- he biked the whole way) yesterday to show it off. He carried it up the steps and inside, and told the guy he wanted to go "superfast".

Charles Visit

Charles and Elsa had some QUALITY time last week when he visited. Don's Original for cheeseburgers, House of Guitars for t-shirts, and we power-zooed-! ...saw the whole zoo in 45 minutes before going to see Despicable Me. Elsie had a "small" raspberry slushie that was like 40 ounces. A little hammock time. Some good eats, awesome weekend.

First Day of School

"I'm nervous and excited all at the same time. It's all sort of tangled up inside.."

Turkey and cheese sandwich, yogurt, banana, twenty pencils, Purell, extra set of clothes, and $7 all adds up to a very heavy backpack.

Day One went well. I asked her if she wanted to go back and she rolled her eyes and said, "Of course Dad!"