Chico Air Museum

 

 

 

 

Devoured by Dinosaurs

 

 

 

 

Gray Lodge Last Weekend

Little bird-watcher and trail guide who knows all his numbers.

 

 

 

 

2 Christmases in 2008

First, Christmas with Tom's family in the San Fernando Valley, and then in Yreka.

 

 

 

Universal City Walk

 

 

 

Alec saw the Hulk and Dad went to the Dodgers store. Alec's souvenir was a Jurassic Park dog tag, but we didn't go to the actual Universal Studios theme park so he didn't get to go to the "real" Jurassic Park store or go on the ride. His cousin Adam works at a restaurant/bar there and gave us free Shirley Temples!

Alec Got A Camera From Auntie Steph

 

 

 

 

La Brea Tar Pits

 

 

 

 

Alec Tells Santa He's 4

 

Christmas Pageant

Alec's nursery school Christmas pageant was today, but I can't post their cute performance because some of the parents are worried about their kids' Internet privacy and whatnot. But here's (I hope) a video of him decorating his gingerbread man. His makeup may look ghoulish but he's "actually" (as Alec would say, "Actually, Mom...") a Christmas bunny.

Yreka Holiday Parade

 

 

 

 

Turkey Day

 

Almost Halloween

 

 

 

 

Farms and Flats

 

 

 

Alec had a great time on the preschool trip to the pumpkin patch about half an hour from Chico. I took the morning off so we could all go, and Tom took tons (156) pictures. There was a train, a potbellied pig, soil experiments, hands touching spaghetti brains, a lost field mouse and the planting of pumpkin seeds.

The downer came as we were pulling out of the parking lot, headed for the long-awaited treat of eating at Black Bear Diner in Gridley. Pop! Hiss! Tom ran over a metal fence that was hiding in the grass in the parking lot. How long do you think it would take to get such an issue taken care of? Try 4 1/2 hours. Ugh. Another family ended up taking Alec and me home while Tom dealt with a botched tow response and two tire places.

At least we got a rad pumpkin.

Alec's funny of the day: I put him in drop-in day care for a couple of hours so I could get some work done (I'm also developing a cold or something) and when I picked him up he begged for the rare treat of a Happy Meal. I said no way and he pouted: "But there's an emergency ... in my tummy!" Didn't happen.