Sammy & Shannon go to the Zoo...

Sammy and Shannon went to the zoo earlier this month. See the photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/veto_the_cat/sets/72157625947465347/show/

Don Diego de la Sammy

Sammy is into Zorro right now. Last night he handed me one of his swords and said "Put it in your pants." (as a sheath). He paused, then said, "But not in your underwear." At which I started to chuckle. In a very, very serious voice he said, "Don't laugh, this is serious business."

Our 2010 Holiday Cheer Video

Our first annual Christmas/Holiday Season video...with Sammy's Aunt Annie making a guest appearance...

And of course, nothing ever works the first time like you expect it...our out-takes:

Christmas Portraits 2010...

Sam Hood...

Here's a link to a slide-show of Sammy's 2010 Halloween photos...

Farewell...

Right at Halloween our microwave died. We've had it since Paul was in college, back in the late 1980s. It's the one appliance that the appliance gods smiled upon in our house.

Sammy and Santa 2010

This year Sammy told Santa he wanted (verbatim): "The Playmobil *EVIL* Black Knight."

Samtanic

Sammy has taken quite an interest in the Titanic....its story, how it sank, why it sank, how many people got on the lifeboats, the role of the Carpathia, etc. He asked for a Titanic toy, but there aren't too many out there, so we bought a small wood model. With careful use of masking tape, Sammy painted all the surfaces and did some of the gluing.

The wood model kit...
...we used materials that far exceeded those of the original...

The highest construction standards were used in constructing this Titanic.
We had no intention of a repeat performance on it's maiden voyage.

Sammy painted all the surfaces and did some gluing...
(with some help)

"Ice glass, right ahead!"

Halloween 2010: The Neigbhor "Treating" Sammy...

This year, when Trick-or-Treating with Shannon, one of our neighbors gave them a real treat...