Saturday, December 25, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Gingerbread cookies!
When I was a kid it was a family holiday tradition to make and decorate gingerbread cookies. My mom gave me all the cookie cutters and now I make cookies with my little boys. This was the first year Weston and Brennan were able to join in.
Weston loved making bears, although many got mangled before he put them on the tray because he hugged and kissed them first. Brennan made a lot of dinosaurs and hearts, while Kelton enjoyed making snakes from the dough. There was too much excitement during cookie making, so I forgot to take photos, but here's W & B enjoying the results.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Electric thrills
Out of the blue I ended up borrowing Larry Page's Tesla Roadster for
the weekend. Holy crap, that thing is a thrill. Kelton, who has been
obsessed with electric cars for a while, was beside himself -- and
that was before I took him for a spin and pinned his little body
against the backrest over and over with quick jolts of juice ;*) It
feels like coming over the top of a rollercoaster and he hasn't felt
anything like that before. His giddy snorts punctuated the
high-pitched electric whirr. Lisa even took it for a spin during our
"date night". The only trick is getting in and out, as the door sill
is a good 3 inches *higher* than the seat. I'm a big fan of electric
for our environmental, military and economic security, and really like
Tesla's business strategy, but there's no denying this weekend was
just about the pure fun of it. It also was a fine chance to break out
the camera.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Going on a salamander hunt
Sunday was cool and misty, perfect salamander weather. We had a great hike at Wunderlich. We explored several redwood "fairy rings" which Kelton pretended were houses, Weston practiced climbing, and Brennan was creeped out by all the spider webs. We finally found two small salamanders. Hopefully next time we will be able to hike even farther and find the fabled salamander pool.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Star Wars Conundrums
Reading a book introducing the Star Wars characters generated some
interesting questions from Kelton. Do light sabers have rechargeable
batteries? Why not? Where does Yoda live? Does all Chewbacca's hair
grow from his head? Is he smart? Is there a person inside R2-D2? How
does Darth Vader go wee-wee in that suit? Why do bad guys wear black?
Next time I see a bad guy will he be wearing black? Why don't real
bad guys wear black? Why is mommy tired of talking.....
interesting questions from Kelton. Do light sabers have rechargeable
batteries? Why not? Where does Yoda live? Does all Chewbacca's hair
grow from his head? Is he smart? Is there a person inside R2-D2? How
does Darth Vader go wee-wee in that suit? Why do bad guys wear black?
Next time I see a bad guy will he be wearing black? Why don't real
bad guys wear black? Why is mommy tired of talking.....