March 10th
Owen teaches Adam the finer points of chess
Adam's new Batcave toy which he bought himself with his birthday money.
One of his favorite toys
Adam models his clown nose at the circus
With Mom at the circus
Owen and Adam on the Polar Express train ride to Chicago
Adam performing at the Winter Program at school
"Adam... ADAM!! Eyes to front, please!"
Getting ready to perform 'Silent Night.'
In German.
Seriously.
(well, one verse of it)
Making an orange and clove ornament with Grandma
Christmas Photo 2008
Speed Racer Game!!
Monty seek solace from the chaos
Adam builds his first Lego model
Owen butts in offers advice.
Adam performing at Daddy & Me day
Demonstrating Metal Insets
Adam Sleeping Picture!
Playing with Legos in the Master Builders Workshop
Adam and Owen meet R2-D2 at Legoland
Owen's birthday cake
Cutting the cake
With The Loot
Lego Soccer
Hard to find, but Best. Present. EVER!!
September 8th
Adam practices volume at Someone Special Day
Adam Sleeping!
...and just for fun - Owen Sleeping!
Owen holds a baby chick at his zoo field trip
Maybe it was a little too cold for the water slide...
Yeah, okay, we get it Adam, you're cold. But you did ask for the water
slide!
Family Vacation 2009 officially begins with the much asked for limo ride!
Adam clowns at the resort's play area
Legoland!!
Posing with San Francisco MiniLand
All Adam talked about in the weeks before we left was that he would get to
drive a real car
Water canons fired at us by Adam
Leaving Legoland without Legos is a crime, I'm told
Exhausted after a long day
Visiting our beach in Laguna. We used to come here every year for
Mom's birthday
Visiting with Gregory, Owen's friend from across the street in California
As close as we could get to the Hollywood Sign
Dinner at our favorite fish place on the Santa Monica Pier - now bastardized
into a Bubba Gumps!
On the tram to Disneyland!
The iconic Mad Tea Party ride
Owen!
Adam!
Adam practices rock climbing
...and the end of another exhausting day
Adam dribbles at Little Kickers
Owen prepares to pass
Adam interrupts
Happiness is... jumping on bubble wrap
Eye of Adam
Cooling off
Riding airplanes at Kiddleland.
We told Owen he could ride something else but he wanted to be next to Adam
Not as in love with it as last year, but Adam still had to ride HIS car one last time.
Waiting for the ride to begin
Owen drives for a change
Pump Adam! Pump!
The Rocketship - a favorite
Take that, alien scum!
November 11th
Owen on the Beach.
Half of his front teeth were in various stages of falling out.
He looked like he'd been in a bar fight
Doing time as goalie, and not too happy about it
Watching the Proclaimers rehearse during sound-check in Ann Arbor.
Playing at the park
Classic Adam
Waiting his turn on the slide
Helping Adam swing on the wheel
Showing how it's done
Making cookies at the Make a Wish charity event at school
Just a demonstration of Adam's handwriting at age five.
This is better than some of the kids in Owen's class.
Adam
Owen
TEXT
Monty waits for more Trick or Treat-ers to fawn all over him
Adam's Spider-Man birthday party.
They all made their own masks
Owen clowns for the camera
Adam and his girlfriend Chelsea
Cake baked by Mom
Front row: Brian, Chelsea, Adam, Nicholas
Second row: Ethan L, Owen, Colin, Ethan S
Opening presents on his real birthday
Monty finds comfort on Adam's new lower bunk
Adam opens cards while Monty looks on
Owen thanks Adam for his Not-Your-Birthday gift
First night in the new big boy bed
