May 10, 2011No Comments »
Atticus is really a character. He has always had a deep gruff voice, and his mannerisms and choice of words is truly historical. This is a little gem that I caught on tape at the San Diego Zoo this weekend.
Apr 15, 2011No Comments »
Meet “Blue”. He is the newest member of our family. (After stating that, I realize I neglected to blog about my newest son Jude who was born two months ago! Doh!) Sorry Jude. More on Jude coming soon! But back to Blue. Blue is a 1959 VW Double Cab. I bought him on the internet and had shipped to Redondo Beach from Fort Collins Colorado. This truck is sweet. He can seat all six of us. He is a little rusty around the edges, but no matter. I am hoping to completely restore him. His motor does not run, his brakes are non existant and he needs some serious love. I can’t wait!
Oct 25, 20101 Comment »
This year Brynn and I made a last minute decision to put together a half-assed costume for the Hawkin’s annual Halloween costume party. I scored some excellent Mario and Luigi hats…and a mustache for Brynn. Eve and Atticus wore some awesome Star Wars costumes we had in the garage…and Asher borrowed a Yoda costume from the Osbornes. Brynn and I actually won a prize for best couple’s costume…and Asher won best kid’s costume. We had a blast. It was the perfect ending to an already great long 4 day weekend.
Oct 3, 2010No Comments »
Slowly overtaking Christmas and Thanksgiving, Halloween has become my favorite holiday. I like to work on the family’s costumes, buy orange and black M&M’s and walk aimlessly around the Halloween aisles at target. Brynn and I usually kick off the ward doorbell-ditch-treat-drop-off the first weekend in October. Last night we went a little overboard. We stayed up till 1:30 in the morning piping and filling sugar cooking. Although the task became rather boring…it was nice sitting together in a quite home and chatting. This year’s sugar cookies yielded some gems. If you are a fan the Miyazaki film: Kiki’s Delivery Service, then you should enjoy this little guy.
After knocking out 2 of these guys, I went for something a little more ambitious. Eve and Asher are currently enjoying the antics of Calvin and Hobbes. I dug up my old books from the garage early this summer.
Next year….Wookie Cookies.
