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Day Out with Thomas 2009

Day Out with Thomas 2009

While visiting family in Michigan we spent a Day Out With Thomas. Colin is a huge fan. Here’s a collection of pictures from the day. If you are interested in seeing more you can check out Grandma Ellsworth’s here or the Schnooky Collection here.

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Colin and Jake, Hannah and Zack

A few selections from our time so far in Michigan.
Jake and Colin’s sleepover:

Jake and Colin taking a bath:

Hannah eating Zack, or at least trying really hard to…:

My favorite picture of the whole trip so far:

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Can’t Go To Bed Fast Enough

Colin is so excited these days about going to bed. It is kind of fun!
Anyway, we were in North Carolina this past week and Colin decided that he wanted to sleep on the bottom bunk of one of the rooms instead of in his pack’n’play (which was fine with his mother and I because he [...]

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Crayons, Ditches and Coal

Crayons, Ditches and Coal

We went to Pennsylvania today. First up: Crayons. Next: Ditches. Colin loved the modeling clay that mommy turned into a shark (that he could subsequently color)… and the Canal Museum was a lot of fun for him—he even got to play with a boat.

The Canal Museum also had a big train section downstairs (the [...]

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Sighting: The Beatles?

Sighting: The Beatles?

I’m not certain it’s the Beatles, but it does serve as a quick teaser to the photos we’ll be posting soon about our trip to Iowa.

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The Watered-Down Weekend

The Watered-Down Weekend

SATURDAY: Point Pleasant Beach, Jersey Shore

We had a great time driving down to get Colin some sand-throwing-time. And, as Deb can attest to from the evening bath, he certainly threw some sand (into his hair)! Colin really enjoyed the sand, but no so much the water. The waves were pretty big and made a [...]

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Copenhagen Sightseeing

Copenhagen Sightseeing

Finally, the long awaited pictures from the Denmark/Sweden trip. John, Matt’s cousin, and Amanda, John’s wife, were both our wonderful hosts and tour guides for the Danish part of our trip. We are very grateful for their hospitality.
Day 1 – Copenhagen
Our trip started out with sightseeing in Copenhagen after a few hour nap once we [...]

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, etc.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, etc.

Merry Christmas! Colin, Deb and I had a great trip back to Michigan, despite my playing the role of Patient Zero in a bad Dustin Hoffman movie and spreading the Norovirus to no fewer than 5 people on the trip.

In any event, Christmas morning was a dream. Colin was as wide awake as the [...]

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