For the first time in a a long time, I am taking time off from work between Christmas and New Year’s. In fact, it’s quite a good deal this year as I get 10 consecutive days off for taking only 4 vacation days! (The stock market is closed on both Monday 12/26 and Monday 1/2.) [...]

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Here’s another amazing synchronized Christmas light display in Ontario, Canada. It took the Lindsay brothers over 200 hours to set up and program the 20,000 lights used in this year’s display. The Lindsay Lights website has lots of additional information and links to videos from this and previous year’s displays.

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Last night, after our spectacular dinner at Chanterelle restaurant, we had a few extra minutes of “babysitter time,” so we went to view — for the first time ever — the Christmas light displays in the Lakeview/Elkhorn/Parkview neighborhood in North Eugene. Oh. My. God. It far exceeded anything I was expecting for Eugene. These people [...]

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On Friday, Aunt Kim came over to play with Evan in the early afternoon. We put Evan on the ground with some toys to play and to show Aunt Kim how he can roll over from his tummy to his back. I took his toy away and got his attention. He rolled over to see [...]

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My birthday was on Wednesday, and we had a low-key celebration at home. Jen made a delicious dinner, homemade lemon ice cream (my favorite), and a birthday cake, as seen here. Gauss helped me open a few cards and a couple presents, too. Tonight, though, is the second part of the celebration. Jen is taking [...]

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We took Evan to see Santa this week. We went during the day when there weren’t many people, and Evan would have a chance to enjoy his visit. Evan sat bravely on Santa’s lap and grinned at us while we made funny noises, played peek-a-boo, and called out his name behind the camera. Santa [...]

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Yesterday, Evan turned 6 months old. He has changed a lot in the last month. He can now roll over, sit up for a few seconds, and has started eating solid foods. He is enjoying all the Christmas lights, and we are looking forward to his first Christmas.
Adventure Gallery: Evan (December 2005)(Registered users only)

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Here’s a link to a video showing off an amazing display of Christmas lights. Just be glad you don’t live across the street from these people!
Go to: Wizards of Winter

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