These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things.

 

Merry Christmas!

Rainbow Looming

Gus:  "Finn, you look so powerful in your bracelets."

Gus Turned 5 This Week

Happy birthday, Angus.

The Yankee Doodle Library

Our little free library should be open soon. Come by and enjoy a book.

The End...Of My First Movie

Mary Poppins sing-along.....all two hours and twenty minutes of it.

Me And The Cheerleaders

Down at the Boston Garden.

Melts On Your Mouth

Not in your hands.

Diving Right In

Still need to work on the start, but I qualified for the 50 meter free in the regional meet during the first swim race of the year.

The Beggar

Please sir, I want some more.

Scarface

Do I look like a young Al Pacino?

Bite Today, Gone Tomorrow

Remember that eel bite from last week? All healed.

Happy Birthday, Mameh.

This is my 1046th post since I started this blog for Mameh in 2007. Happy Birthday. We are family.

Attack Of The Eel

Note to self: Always wear water shoes.

In-N-Out

You want that animal style?

Touchdown Twins

Let's see anyone try to tackle Wes Welker while Ninja Gus is doing the blocking.

Goal!

The goal of U-6 soccer is juice and cupcakes.

Putting On My Game Face

Red hair runs in our family.

4 x 2 = 8

For my 8th birthday today, Mameh sent me four $2 bills. I also got two tickets for the opener of tonight's World Series.

I Am the Walrus

Actually, the old dude in the picture is.

Game #1 ALCS

We will be there tomorrow night to see the Sox win.

Hal-LEO-Ween Time

For the best treat possible, consider giving something to our good friend, Leo, on his birthday this Halloween. http://www.leotruefrost.blogspot.com

The Wind Up

The pitch...

We needed a bigger screen TV anyway...

Strike One

The bottles never stood a chance.

On The Job Training

Gus said, "Nice of that man to help Finn."

Don't Put The Bats Away Just Yet

The playoffs for the Red Sox starts on Friday.

Who Needs Two?

Make me an offer I can't refuse.

Pirate Philosphy

After school talk from Gus today:

Mom: What happened at school today?
Gus: I was the last one picked for basketball.

Bit later:
Gus: (to Joshua) Do you know what gravity is? ... Gravity is the thing that pulls people in.

Joshua: Have you seen Toy Story 5?
Gus: Yes. Have you seen Star Wars 1000?

Uncovering Gus

I finally thought it was time to add Gus to the name of this blog.

My Mom

Who knew she was also a great mountain biker?

I Goaled It

That's what Gus said after scoring in his first soccer game ever.

What Am I Holding?

.llabesab a fo edisni ehT

(Read backwards for the answer.)

Gus N' Roses

Call me Slash.

Gus's First Day Of Kindergarten

And he already has a girl friend, Rose.

Please, Sir. I Want S'More.

Extra large marshmallow, please.

Brothers In Arms

Matching new shoes for school. Size 5 for me.

Good Morning, Second Grade

Hey, this is not a test! This is rock and roll!

Moving Day

There were no desks big enough for me in my second grade class so I had to get one from third grade. School starts tomorrow.

Snow In August

We will be back in December without the shorts.

A Rose By Any Other Name

Clean it up, boys. I have a cheater's page in my baseball card binder.

Crossing The Great Divide

From Summer to Fall.  Gus starts kindergarten next week.

Giant Rockies

I am going to see the San Francisco Giants take on the Colorado Rockies in Denver tonight.

Egg Sandwiches

Southwest Air runs on it.

Beware Of The Bears

Just over the hill Yogi Bear and Boo Boo are waiting to steal our picnic basket.

Batting Cage of Dreams

Taking some batting practice in the visitor's batting cage at Fenway Park.

Chapter One

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I started reading chapter books this week.

Gus Gets His First Library Card

Is it a 15% or 20% tip?