A timely article for the Christmas season. #1 and #5 are certainly huge hits with our kids.

A timely article for the Christmas season. #1 and #5 are certainly huge hits with our kids.
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/01/the-5-best-toys-of-all-time/all/1

Fun facts for post Grey Cup.

Fun facts for post Grey Cup.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406.html

Interesting.

Interesting.

Originally shared by Alireza Yavari

TIME Magazine, US Cover vs International Covers
Source: http://www.time.com/time/magazine
Please consider that these are a selection of covers through few years. Although generally we should expect a better job from the media, some of these can be coincidental.
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Went voting on Saturday. Nate was deeply disappointed, he thought I said "boating".

Went voting on Saturday. Nate was deeply disappointed, he thought I said "boating".

November 27, 2011

November 27, 2011

November 27, 2011

November 27, 2011

November 27, 2011

November 27, 2011

In Focus is always excellent, but this is a great set.

In Focus is always excellent, but this is a great set.
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/

Nate has been pretending to be a baby for quite some time.

Nate has been pretending to be a baby for quite some time. That, however, is no longer good enough. Two of our friends have had babies in the past month, so Nate is now pretending to be a new baby. This reached a bit of a climax (or so I hope) yesterday when he kept asking Sara to watch him be born. He had put a large quilt on the sofa and would get under it and then crawl out slowly head first smiling. After putting up with this routine a couple of times, Sara walked off to do something else in the house. Upon returning back she discovered Nate lying down on the sofa with his head on a pillow. 'Is the new baby sleeping?" "No, nursing."

Wow, XKCD is a huge and incredible money thing today: http://bit.ly/XKCDollars

Originally shared by Tom Francis

Wow, XKCD is a huge and incredible money thing today: http://bit.ly/XKCDollars
http://bit.ly/XKCDollars

Forging art like no one is buying

http://kottke.org/11/11/forging-art-like-no-one-is-buying

I started to run with James in the stroller to get out of the cold quicker, and James began to pump his fist in the...

I started to run with James in the stroller to get out of the cold quicker, and James began to pump his fist in the air with joy and squeal with glee. He's definitely a thrill junkie.

Nate, pointing at me, "You Manitoban. I boy-itoban."

I came home for lunch the other day, and Nate decided to strike up some casual dinner conversation with me.

I came home for lunch the other day, and Nate decided to strike up some casual dinner conversation with me.

"How was your day, Dad?"

"Good. Did you have a good day, Nate?"

"No."

Surprised, he seemed perfectly happy, "What went wrong?"

"Battery was breaking." Referring to a pretend battery for his pretend train. It's a tough pretend world out there.

Nate's bed has slats in the side guards, they happen to be the exact size of Nate's foot, which means he can stick...

Nate's bed has slats in the side guards, they happen to be the exact size of Nate's foot, which means he can stick them through, but then they get stuck and he needs help getting them out. I really wish I could say this isn't something that happens often, but that isn't the case.

Anyways, a couple of weeks ago Nate gets his feet stuck in his bed rail again and he's wailing for me to get him unstuck. I'm worried he's going to wake James, so I rush in. Given that this isn't the first time this has happened, I go, "Nate, how about you don't put your feet through the railing."

Nate, with complete innocence, "Why?"

"BECAUSE YOU KEEP GETTING THEM STUCK! THAT'S WHY!"

The cycle does not change, and tonight he gets his feet stuck in the railing yet again. I plod into his room to get on with inevitable routine. When I walk in, the only unusual thing is that he's wedged both feet in this time. I go to unwedge his feet and he goes, "Why they put these holes here?"

I almost cried. (If I had the presence of mind, I would have responded, "That's what I wonder every night too.")

I was reading Nate the story of David and Goliath before bed, and the story mentioned that David was angry.

I was reading Nate the story of David and Goliath before bed, and the story mentioned that David was angry.

Later, as I was tucking him into bed, "David angry cause he not have pants?"

"No, Nate. David was angry because Goliath was being disobedient."

(Might explain all the violence in the Old Testament though.)

Yesterday, Sara had prepped Nate earlier in the day about what happened on Halloween and was trying to get him...

Yesterday, Sara had prepped Nate earlier in the day about what happened on Halloween and was trying to get him excited about it before supper.

Sara, "Nate, what are we going to do after supper?"

"Go to the park!"

"No, today we're going to do something special"

"Play Lego with daddy!"

...eventually we get him on the right track...

"And what are we going to say?"

"Trick or treat"

"And then what are we going to get?"

"Candy!"

"And then what will we do with the candy?"

"Use it for haircuts!"

(One of the few times Nate gets to have candy is when we give it to him as a distraction during haircuts.)

Latest games James is playing:

Latest games James is playing:

James takes his soother out and tries to give it to Nate.

Nate pushes it away, "No James, I don't need a soother, I a big boy."

James laughs and then tries to give Nate the soother again.

Repeat indefinitely. (Both think it's hilarious.)

The other game is, he rests his head on his highchair table just waiting for Nate or me to react and go, "No James, no falling asleep at the table, stay awake!" At which point he lifts his head up, gives a big smile and does it again.