Just got the 4.4 update on my phone, so I can finally make these.

Just got the 4.4 update on my phone, so I can finally make these.

Google + Lego = Obvious post

Google + Lego = Obvious post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4TIkhm2tWc&feature=share

The auto-awesome version

The auto-awesome version

James has unique fashion sense.

James has unique fashion sense.

The venerable gentlemen of bow tie club.

The venerable gentlemen of bow tie club.

Sara put a bunch of carrots on the table at lunch time.

Sara put a bunch of carrots on the table at lunch time. James yelling and almost in tears, "No carrots! I don't want carrots!"
Me, "Don't worry, they're just for mom. You don't have to eat them."
James sweetly, "Can I please have some carrots."
Sometimes...

Nate, "'T' is the first letter of the alphabet."

Nate, "'T' is the first letter of the alphabet."
Sara, "Um, no."
Me, "Well technically it is the first letter of '*The* alphabet'"
Glares from Sara.

Nate, pointing at his middle finger, "This is my god finger."

Nate, pointing at his middle finger, "This is my god finger."
Sara, "Why?"
Nate, "because it's the biggest..."

Just started auto-backing up some old photos to Google+.

Just started auto-backing up some old photos to Google+. Found this old set of Nate eating an ice cream cone... #nostalgia

Made mini-gingerbread houses as a family last night.

Made mini-gingerbread houses as a family last night.

Yay, Google+! Auto-Awesome Year Highlight Movie

Yay, Google+! Auto-Awesome Year Highlight Movie

We were explaining winter solstice to the boys this morning, and how the effect is exaggerated at the poles.

We were explaining winter solstice to the boys this morning, and how the effect is exaggerated at the poles. Nate goes, "When it's summer at the north pole you better get on a boat quick!" Which sparked a debate between Sara and myself about whether or not the ice was permanent at the north pole. As we're discussing and Sara is Google-ing the answer on her phone, Nate pipes up, "Adults sure aren't very smart. You forget a lot of things..."

Christmas Pyramid

Christmas Pyramid

Signs you may be a nerdy family:

Signs you may be a nerdy family:
James, "I want to be as old as Nate."
"Well, if you sent Nate into orbit... "

I don't usually post links that verge on the political, but I thought this was an extremely good read.

I don't usually post links that verge on the political, but I thought this was an extremely good read.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/08/david-simon-capitalism-marx-two-americas-wire

Put the tree up today.

Put the tree up today. Later we watched Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer together (Sara's tradition). As soon as the movie started and the FBI warning came up, Nate goes, "It's too scary, let's turn it off." James goes, "It's okay, I'm not scared, my Dad's right here."

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Signs you may be raising a megalomaniac: Your son yells "WITNESS HISTORY!

Signs you may be raising a megalomaniac: Your son yells "WITNESS HISTORY!" at the top of his lungs while attacking his younger brother.

From art show at church

From art show at church

Nate staged a small venue limited run performance art piece the other day.

Nate staged a small venue limited run performance art piece the other day. He spent most of the day preparing in the "quiet time" room. A photo of the sign he made for the show is attached. Visitors were required to press a green button he made to enter the show. Once in they were seated and the lighting adjusted (the hallway light needed to be off). He then placed his toy electric guitar on a small red box (his "guitar amp") and pressed a button on the guitar to play one of the pre-recorded songs. He then went inside a box he had prepared with a happy face drawn on it and a hat on top. He then stuck his hands out of two holes he had cut in the sides of the box and began waving his hands to the music (his rendering of it can be seen on the sign if you look closely). I have no idea where he gets these ideas from, but wherever it is, the supply appears to be endless.