Sunday, April 12, 2009

"First Day" on Skis

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Dylan had been stomping around the house with his ski boots before his skis actually came and he was pretty excited to start sliding around.

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He really liked getting pulled around. At first, he tried to walk/run as we pulled him, but then he figured out it was easier to just get dragged around.

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And then it was time to go inside. But, not to worry, because in a week we'll be going to Crested Butte.

D-Man Takes D-Town

We've had a weird winter, which is to say normal for Denver, but completely schizophrenic by anyone else's standards. Keeping ourselves and Dylan occupied is a full-time affair.

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Painting at the children's museum.

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Veterinary clinic at the children's museum. Dylan loved pounding away at the keyboard.

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Train room at the museum.

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Post-museum, Dylan trolled the playground for other kids' projects. He found this "car" and promptly tore it apart!

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A stroll in the park.

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Aquarium play room.

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Working on his fastball in the backyard.

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Trying on Dad's shoes... Dylan quickly took them off when he learned of the fiduciary responsibility that comes with big, fancy shoes.

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If pictures generally tell 1,000 words, this one also includes tens of thousands of skin cells. After falling at daycare and getting a cut just below his eye, Dylan came home and gouged Dad's face, and then got in a fight at daycare to get the scratch above his eye. We were a mess for a couple weeks.

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Dylan loves crawling into things - clothes hamper, boxes, dog bed, etc. His toy basket is especially appealing because to climb into it, he first has to empty it out!

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Back in February, Dylan's stacking skills really took off!

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And he got a kitchen set at home. You should see him crack eggs, sear steak and mix up "soup" for Mommy and Daddy, and even for Arthur sometimes.

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Dylan and Sofi had a lot of play dates in February. This one was at the mall. Do you remember your first "mall date?" I bet it wasn't at 19 months...

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Another fun date - at the zoo.

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Dylan trying to get as close as possible to the Okapi.

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Dylan's first ride on the carousel. The lights, sounds and movements kind of freaked him out.

Xmas 2008

A bit late, but if you were chasing Dylan around these days, you wouldn't have time for blogging either!

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Dylan, Michael and Pandora at the pond in Maine.

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Dylan rolls his first cavatelli.

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Chef Dylan and Grandma Laura.

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Dylan looking cool in the kitchen.

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Back in Denver, Sofi and Dylan enjoyed "tunnel time."

Sunday, October 5, 2008

A Few Fall Pics

Just a few pics from this morning:

Dylan Goes on Vacation

At the beginning of September we had quite the whirlwind trip: Denver to Vancouver to Pemberton, BC, to Whistler, to Vancouver, to Boston by way of Chicago, to Quechee, VT, to Boston, and finally back to Denver. Here are some of our favorite pics:



And here's a video of Dylan playing the "flip the ball in the cup on a stick" game, or getting ready for his first ninja training:

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Incredibly Overdue - Where did the last 2 months go?

Well, we have been taking pictures throughout the summer. We've just been too busy chasing Dylan and Arthur to post them and when we aren't chasing Dylan and Arthur, we're too tired to do much more than enjoy a cold one on the veranda.

So here's a slideshow. Lazy, yes. If you have questions about the photos, just ask and we'll fill in some captions...

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Alaska Trip: Day 7



Ben and Jamie taking a relaxing morning hot tub.



The pig goes on the fire.



This is the view from Scott and Kim's house. Gorgeous!



Steve keeps the cooking temp even by pre-heating charcoal before placing it beneath the pig.



Jane and Aiden.



We took Keegan fishing on the dock down the street from the house. We ended up catching an 18: Dolly Varden.



Random hot mountain girl.



Cannery down the road from the Sundbergs.



Pig, innards up, with juices boiling.



Dylan Beckham.



Jordan with crazy hair.



Tracy tosses another ringer on the horseshoe pit.



Steve puts the finishing touches on Porky.



Jane gets ready to pull Porky from the flames.



Sizzle, sizzle, oink, oink.



Keegan, Kim, Scott and Sanona.



Aiden chows a late night bowl of homemade icecream.

And we're done!