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Atticus & the Hippo

scandell — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:14:19 +0000

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.

“Blue”

scandell — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:36:45 +0000

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!

2006 Vespa gt60

scandell — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 06:22:35 +0000

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1959 Double Cab

scandell — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:20:44 +0000

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Yesteryear’s Halloween Costumes

scandell — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:47:22 +0000

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.

I love Halloween!

scandell — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:13:49 +0000

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.

Yosemite

scandell — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:24:00 +0000

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Lego my Lego

scandell — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:36:14 +0000

It’s time for me to finally put away a lifelong obsession. I have made the difficult decision to sell my entire Lego collection. Over 90 Lego sets. I have collected Lego since I was 7 years old. They will be appearing on ebay this weekend. Over the course of the last month, I have built, photographed, cataloged and destroyed each lego set. All missing pieces have been accounted for. Our family room is filled with boxes and bags of Lego. Shipping all of these sets to the appropriate buyers is going to be a logistical nightmare. I am strangely calm through all this change and chaos. It feels kind of good to declutter my life and my garage. Only one question remains: What do people get me for Christmas now?

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Atticus at the Getty

scandell — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:21:57 +0000

I took my youngest son Atticus to the J. Paul Getty Museum on Monday for a photo shoot. It’s easier to take a photograph of a Sasquatch than it is to take a good photo of Atticus. He squirms and spins, runs and dashes all over the shot. Usually pictures of him are just a blur. However, this time round he tried his hardest to please his dad. I would say “smile”…and he would contort his face into what he thought a smile might be. Passerby’s were cracking up at the sight of this little red-headed beauty. I eventually got a few great ones.

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Calling All Cars

scandell — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:25:11 +0000

We’ll after 3 years of collecting, I am finally going to sell my Complete Pixar/Disney Cars Collection. Over 180 Singles still in their original carded packaging. I have managed to collect some really rare ones over the years. This lot is going to be hitting ebay soon….and I expect the price to be well over $1200.00 Check out this pics!

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