A Snowy Weekend

On Friday it snowed about four inches and we've been enjoying it all weekend. Lindy, Gavin, and I all played in the snow on Saturday for about an hour and today Gavin and I went out again. This time, we made a snowman in the backyard and one in the front yard. Here are some pics!

UPDATE:
I just put a video in this post of various clips from this weekend. So be sure and scroll down to watch it.

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Happy Halloween from the Wests

Yes it has been forever since we've posted anything new. In fact, we've only posted 2 blog entries in 2009 while in 2008 we posted much much more. It's pretty easy for me to post tech content over on that blog, but I find it harder to post stuff here. We'll try and do better. Oh, the "CF" pumpkin below stands for ColdFusion which is an Adobe product I use quite heavily.

Enjoy these Halloween photos.

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My Extreme Haircut

I've had long hair for the better part of 15 years; it's been part of who I am for a long time. But, I decided I needed a change recently so I secretly scheduled an appointment with my stylist. I say secretly because I wanted to surprise my wife with the new cut. The four braids of hair I cut off were just long enough to send to Locks of Love, so they'll be mailed soon. To chronicle the experience I took before and after photos and shot some video. Click any photo thumbnail below to launch a fullscreen photo browser or play the time lapsed video. What do you think of the new "do?!" Note: All photos and video were edited using only Adobe CS4 products.

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Much Needed Warmth and Sunshine

Last Sunday was an awesome day! The high was near 60 and there was plenty of sunshine. Gavin and I needed to get outside and run around. I hate the cold winter so we don't play outside much from December to February. I needed the warmth of the sun shining on my back, so out we went. Macy joined us, and even Pooh came out for a short swing!

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Converting Gavin's Bed Into a Toddler Bed

Last Thursday Lindy called me at work and her first words were "You won't believe what Gavin did." Knowing Gavin, very little surprises me and I wasn't even surprised when Lindy informed me Gavin climbed at of his crib after his afternoon nap. We've talked about his ability to perform this task and we wondered when the day would come. I think I'm more surprised he wasn't climbing out several months ago. We decided to wait a few days to see how things progressed. He climbed out again and again over the next few days after naps and then yesterday morning after sleeping through the night. To make things a bit safer for Mr. Climber Man we converted his crib into a toddler bed last night. Here are some pics that show how Gavin climbs out as well as a before and after of the crib. The crib is made by Baby's Dream and is super awesome as it has several functions. It's a normal crib with two different mattress heights (one for a baby and one for a toddler), and converts from a crib into a toddler bed, and then into an adult full-size bed. I jokingly told Gavin last week he could take his bed with him to college. Isn't it nice to have options?

 

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Gavin's Two Year Birthday Party

Last month we celebrated Gavin's second birthday with family and friends. He had been a pretty sick fella leading up to the party and was still running a fever as the party kicked off. Nevertheless, he was able to have a good time and enjoy the cake, ice cream, presents, and family. Here are some pics and 2 videos from the party. The first video is of everyone singing happy birthday followed by Gavin. The second video shows Gavin's first attempt at blowing out birthday candles. He needed mommy's help. Enjoy!

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Family Photos 2008

Last year we had a huge birthday party for Gavin and who could blame us, it was his first! This year isn't much different. Lindy has been planning and working on Gavin's second birthday for months and it is shaping up to be a blast. In preparation for the big day we decided to have more professional photos taken of Gavin and somehow Lindy convinced me to participate. I really don't like photos taken of myself but we had fun with it and so did Gavin. I've uploaded 12 of the 113 photos to Flickr and have included a little slideshow of them below. Enjoy!

 

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