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Bel Kai Designs

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Johanna’s excited about this piece she just ordered from Bel Kai Designs. Our friend Whitney is making some great pieces of jewelry. Check them out.

ATA Strands us in Hawaii

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Don’t you hate it when you fly to Hawaii, then your airline goes bankrupt while you’re there, and cancels your return flight?

Well, worse things than 2 extra days of vacation could befall a person. Northwest Airlines was nice enough to give us a deal on a Monday red eye (after 60 minutes of us freaking […]

Noah’s Heritage

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Recently, after my mom forwarded me an email explaining how we’re 12th-or-so cousins who-knows-how-many-times-removed of Katharine Hepburn (through Thomas Janney), I asked her (my mom, not the late Ms. Hepburn) & Jo’s mom for the nationality breakdown of each of us. So here are the results of generations of random Europeans (and one Native American) […]

Tuvok Obama

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

I’ve been thinking for awhile about how Obama is Tuvok. I knew I wasn’t the first to realize this, so I finally Googled it. For your blog-reading pleasure, I have compiled the following list:

Tuvok Obama for president?
Barak Obama & Tuvok From Star Trek - Separated at Birth?
Is Barack Obama Really […]

President Annoying Toy

Friday, January 18th, 2008

The toy I’m listening to right now plays the following hits

Hickory, Dickory, Dock
This Old Man
Baa Baa Blacksheep
Pop Goes the Weasel
Hey Diddle Diddle

If Noah could vote, he would vote this toy for president. Thank goodness babies can’t vote. President Annoying Toy would be worse than any of the other options.
Dot dot dot.
Or would he?
P.S. We live […]

Fairy Laptop

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

I asked Johanna if she wanted a laptop that also magically cleaned the house.
She said, “Yes.”
I asked if she wanted a laptop, and also one hundred fairies to do her bidding.
She said, “I can do my own bidding.”
I love doing my own bidding:
Me: Ben, I bid thee: drink a glass of water.
Me: As you wish, […]

Pat’s link to all our Christmas Photos

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Since my mother-in-law Pat VanderBeek did such a good job getting all these photos together, I figured that I’d just give y’all a link to see our Christmas as the VanderBeeks.  As you can see Guitar Hero was a hit thanks to Nathan, and unfortunately I’m experiencing withdrawals.
We missed snow at their house by only […]

Noah’s First Christmas Present

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Thanksgiving 2007

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Thai restaurant waiter in San Francisco giving Noah a beer bottle to play with. So awesome.

Noah with cousin CJ.

Ben trying to make the same expression as Noah.

Wish that plastic bag was an American flag.

Sitting by the kitchen window overlooking the backyard.

A rare occasion - smiling on his tummy.

Teething. Not fun.

Ben’s parents, the 3 of us, […]

Happy Birthday, Uncle Nathan!

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Noah told us he wanted to make a card for Uncle Nathan, but we explained to him it was too late to mail it to him. So Noah suggested we use “the internet” and other “technology” to get it to him on time.
Noah sat down with pen and paper and started thinking:

He decided to start […]

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