Die, Furby

Isaac just stuck Ana's Furby in a box and closed the lid and yelled "Shut UP, Owl". And the Furby replied "Oh no you didn't". Hahahahaha

Power Rangers 0, Transformers 1

Funny Quotes From Ana

Ana:  "I'm turning on all the fans in the house."  "Why?" I ask.  "Because I heard you say the brownies need to cool."

Ana: "I want to quit my singing lessons."  "Why?" mom asks.  "Because, HELLO! Lessons are for people who don't know how to sing.  I'm already an amazing singer."   Dad turns to Mom "You know, she get's this from you"

"Dad....Get me a bowl of cereal, STAFF"
"Kid, if you are going to be overbearing and demanding you should get it right. The word is STAT"
...Pause....  "Ok, get me a bowl of cereal, STAT"

Christmas Eve

Isaac's first time watching The Snowman. He was enthralled!

Basketball game

Grateful for Facetime

And the world's sweetest sister award goes to...

I call him Vlath and he has come to.destroy

Z tries out hats

How we roll!!!

Homework with the Babies

Isaac actually wrote his own name!

1st Artsy Video by the Hutchinson Kids

We Have BIG Plans!!!

A Discussion on Loving our Children and Marriage

Read this quote about children, it's so powerful. I just got the wind knocked out of me reading it...

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams

Jasmin

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17 mins

awww, that is sweet

16 mins

Wow

Very

Jasmin

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16 mins

it is painful knowing your children are going to make most of the same mistakes we all did, and not being able to stop it

that is what I find most painful about being a father

16 mins

Awww, yeah

I don't want them to experience hurt. They will be hurt. They will be let down; by friends, lovers, hell,...by the world. I wish I could stop that for them. But I guess it is life

Jasmin

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14 mins

because you know of them, they are part of you, they think and feel like you more than anyone else you know, but they are just a bit off, and will experience things in much the same way but not exactly the same way

14 mins

Ana is like you. She is sensitive. I see it.

Jasmin

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14 mins

and you know that if you could just pass them the knowledge you have gained, the pains and happinesses, that knowledge you can't learn in books or in a documentary, it would make it so much easier

13 mins

yeah, but they will reject it from us

That knoweldge only comes from living and experiences and maturity

My parents said so manhy things to me and I scoffed and rolled my eyes

Jasmin

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12 mins

yep

12 mins

Dude, I love this guy

The guy who wrote about children also wrote my favorite piece on marrage

Jasmin

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3 mins

what is that one

3 mins

Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

Jasmin

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2 mins

wow, that's cool

Dad's Handicap - Half the Deck

Ana gets 3 cards, Dad gets half the deck . . .

And of course she won!

I will have my revenge, . . . in this life or the next!

A good veterans day with Ana

Z working out

Modern Tech, how AWESOME . . . and mom is AWESOME TOO!!!

Z was so tickled to talk to mom!  We love you mom.  Have fun in London with Ana and we will see you on Sunday.

The man in the Moon

A Good Evening with Z

Battle of the Sexes

All Ready for the Game

Hiding

So I asked him, while pulling laundry from the dryer, to go put the hand towels in the kitchen.  I return to find this.  He said he was hiding, along with the spilled juice all over the freshly cleaned towels and blanket.  Ah, boys . . .

Z man drawing a picture

Spider Trotro all ready for bed

Wouldn't help me now the lawn

James and Batman make lemon chicken

Isaac gets flu mist

Just happy he didn't get a shot!

So we dropped Ana and Mom off at the airport :-(.  And on the way back fro Boston z watched the entire princess bride with no volume.  WAY TO RE-LIVE A BYE GONE ERA BUDDY!!!

July

I just love, love, love New England in the summer. Sure, there is a good amount of humidity and mosquitos, but for the most part the weather is great. I work a lot so I always make a deliberate attempt to relax and spend as much time as possible with the kids.

Early in July we hit Spec Pond for the 4th July weekend holiday.  Isaac initially didn't like the water, but he eventually got brave enough to put his feet in there!

 Ana has no problems with water....

 Little boy all pooped out and sleeping on Mama

The second  of July Ana was in China Camp, where she learned some kung fu moves and many Chinese words. Her pronunciation was incredible! Kids really are little sponges!

After a long wait, Ana lost her first tooth on July 18th. Then only three days later, while we were at the Cape, the second one came out!!  Ana had waited a looong time to lose this tooth. She was the last kid in her class to lose one.

Here is the tooth hanging by a thread! Note the adult tooth coming in behind it

 

 

And it is OUT!!

Finally we took a fabulous family holiday to Cape Cod. Since we moved to Mass we figured out that everyone, and I mean everyone, goes to the Cape in the summer, however we had yet to make the journey. Mostly because I have heard horror stories about the traffic on and off the Cape, and also because we really had no idea where to go. Well it turned out that I needed to make a trip to Falmouth for work, so that solved that problem. We found a nearby camp ground and off we went.....

Let's GO

Good morning!

Old Silver Beach. Beautiful!!

Collecting crabs

The day at Old Silver Beach had to be the highlight for me. The beach was beautiful, the water was clear and surprisingly warm, and the ocean stayed shallow way out so we could do lots of splashing and swimming. Unfortunately it was way too hot for Isaac. He was cranky and not impressed so James took him for a drive to cool off. This left Ana and I to have a ton of fun exfoliating each other with sand in our "salon" and catchin hermit crabs (there were SO many!).  After a while James and Isaac came back and we drove to a small place called Woods Hole for a nice lunch, then we went to a dog friendly beach where Briscoe could splash around and make some friends. The sun had gone down a little so Isaac also got to paddle and have fun at this beach. We ended our day with a hike on The Knob (snicker). The Knob has amazing views and was well worth the trek, but the hike got a little too much for Isaac. Sadly it was soon time to end our short excursion and head home. We left on Monday which meant we really dodged a bullt because I heard from a local that the traffic jam to leave on Sunday night tailed back nearly 20 miles!! Man, that would have really ruined our trip! Right as we were leaving Ana suddenly remembered that she had left her three doggies on a rock on the beach. We raced back and they were nowhere to be seen :( The tide had come in and was now covering the rock where she left them. After much searching and many tears we gave up and as we were turning to leave, I spotted them safely perched out of reach of the water. Some kind soul must have seen them about to get swept away and moved them. So sweet. Whoever our mystery Good Samaritan was they made a little girl's day!