Jeani & Liam returned from 3 weeks in Minnesota. While they both had a great time visiting Grandma & Grandpa Behr, I missed them terribly. So we made today an informal ‘take your kid to work’ day. Liam’s here at the studio with me:
(And he’s an Apple fanboy.)
Celebrating Jeani’s garden, and all her hard work.
My grandmother died today. Her death is not a complete surprise, and in some ways a blessing for her. She was at the end of her life, but I’m still going to miss her terribly.
Back at work, yay! Well, I’m only sorta kidding. The blog has been quiet for the holiday break, and now it begins again. One thing, I thought I’d mention even though it’s a week old, is that I was profiled in the Sunday Statesman Journal on December 27th. It was pretty cool. It ran on the second page and covered the whole page. Anyway, if you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, Click Here.
(photo by Thomas Patterson | Statesman Journal)
Merry Christmas from me, Jeani, & Liam! (He’s so excited about Santa Claus coming tonight.)
iPhone photos of our evening out:
Dinner at Straight from New York Pizza. As much as he likes the pizza, it’s the lollipops.
Then over the new pedestrian bridge across the Willamette River for his favorite activity of all – throwing rocks into the water.
Last night, we headed up to Portland for Oregon Symphony in the Neighborhoods at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park. It’s the launching celebration for the Oregon Symphony season. We met up with friends, shared a blanket, wine, food, & company. The concert traditionally ends with the 1812 Overture & then fireworks on the river. As cliche as that may sound, it never fails to move me. A great night.
As the father of a 3 year old, I definitely find myself agreeing with his take.
I went a few days without shaving, while in Minnesota, and Liam decided I should keep it. Going on almost 2 weeks now & the bloody thing is itching me to no end, and I’m not sure it’s going to last much longer. So I thought I’d document my frustration using photobooth on my macbook while at my office:
From the iPhone:
Maybe if it had been Fall…
(click on photo to see more photos of Liam in Minnesota, including formally attired.)
This long weekend was filled with some ups & downs – a few too many downs, actually. We were hoping to get some yard work and other tasks done. But last night (Saturday), Liam started to vomit just after going to bed. Linda Blair vomiting. So not much sleep in our household. Needless to say, we didn’t get much done on our to-do list. So here’s some photos of some pretty flowers (yeah, that’ll make a difference):
With all the work that Jeani (& Liam) put into the yard and garden, it really needs to be documented at times. Plus sometimes you just need to take a photo of a pretty flower.
Liam wanted to take some photos after we did some yard work today. I’ll put up some of his photos after I’ve had a chance to download them. He also directed me as to which flowers I was to photograph. For Liam, Jeani & my Mom:
and maybe even laugh. As Tuesdays are becoming the new Mondays lately, I thought this might a nice pick-me-up. Ignore the mess, we just finished lunch and hadn’t picked up, yet.
So Liam was given a piggy-bank recently. I now find him rifling through my pants pockets looking for change. He’s happy with the paper money, too.
Liam has decided to try his hand at photography, and to turn the tables on Daddy. Liam is 2 and a half years old.
Liam working his craft.
Liam reviewing his shot.
Liam’s critical reaction! But not to the composition, but rather the subject matter.
See what he saw
Jeani had a late meeting, so Liam and I had dinner at Kim Huong – one of our fave restaurants.
(taken with my iphone)
