http://www.firedogfalconer.com/ My dad can out-code your dad. en Copyright 2009 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:45:43 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ben got a mini baking set for Christmas because he likes helping us cook so much. He decided today was a good day to break it out.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2009/01/mmmm_cake.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2009/01/mmmm_cake.php food Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:45:43 -0600 Ben just counted to 10 all by himself.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/12/the_count.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/12/the_count.php i'm learnding! Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:06:33 -0600 http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/12/christmas_2008.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/12/christmas_2008.php friends and family Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:54:11 -0600 We have a new favorite game. Ben also got some new boots. He took a nap in his coat, and then didn't want to take it off after he woke up, instead choosing to put his boots back on. Then of course it was time to ride the dump truck around.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/12/dump_truck.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/12/dump_truck.php Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:40:06 -0600 Since Christmas is usually a kind of barely-controlled madness, we've decided to let Ben open a couple presents early over the next couple of weeks. He got to play with a sweet new fire engine from Uncle Arn and Aunt Christie over Thanksgiving, and tonight was a totally awesome Tonka front loader truck from (Dr)unkle Jim. At his request, his bedtime story was the Tonka advertising insert that came with it.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/12/truck_2.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/12/truck_2.php Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:41:13 -0600 Whoever decided to put this in a mall is a genius. A rich, rich genius.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/booooiiiinnng.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/booooiiiinnng.php fun Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:54:04 -0600 The Graf family made its 36th annual trek out into the wilderness to kill a tree in the name of holiday cheer.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/the_cutting_of_the_tree_2008.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/the_cutting_of_the_tree_2008.php friends and family Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:52:36 -0600 I know, how incredibly lame. We're not sure where this month has gone. Here's some pictures.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/november_update.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/november_update.php Sat, 29 Nov 2008 08:29:46 -0600 Today was a bit of a sad day at the Falconers. We finally made the decision to put our cat Bomber down. He'd been acting strange for a couple of weeks, bleeding from his nose, and we discovered he had very high blood pressure. We tried treating that with medication, but the bleeding continued. Today we noticed his nose and face actually looked different, and the vet confirmed that there seemed to be a bump and puffiness around the bridge of his nose "that could be any number of things." Given our rather awful and drawn-out medical experience with our... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/so_long_bomber.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/so_long_bomber.php Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:20:27 -0600  ...]]> http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/halloween_marathon_weekend.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/halloween_marathon_weekend.php friends and family Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:31:33 -0600 This week we had visits from Dr. Seth from California, and our cousin David from Florida. They were in Chicago for an ER doctor conference. Ben helped clean.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/busy_week.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/11/busy_week.php friends and family Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:07:20 -0600 We really need to sit down and decide what to have printed, but here's a sampling of the absolutely fantastic photos our friend Ben Sawyer took of Ben a couple weeks back. He is a great photographer, and awesome with kids. We highly recommend him.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/10/bens_two_year_photos.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/10/bens_two_year_photos.php Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:08:29 -0600 Operation Elmo appears doomed to failure. Despite a love/hate relationship with the costume, Ben seems to have drawn the line at actually putting it on. A trial fitting a couple days ago ended in tears. Frantic, panicked tears. A typical conversation goes like this: "Ben, do you want to be Elmo for Halloween?" "No! Go away!" If you give him the costume and say, "Hey! Look, it's Elmo!" he'll take it and say, "No! No!" and then give him a hug and start kissing his nose.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/10/operation_elmo_update.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/10/operation_elmo_update.php Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:04:18 -0600 "Double-me!"... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/10/abcs.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/10/abcs.php i'm learnding! Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:14:43 -0600 We've decided to go for it and try to really sell the idea of an Elmo Halloween to Ben. So far, there appears to be a reluctant acceptance of him in the house, but not at all happy about getting anywhere near putting it on. He did give Elmo goodnight kisses. Where do they get these kids to model these costumes, anyway? I'm fully convinced we are headed for a reprise of the infamous "Chickenbutt Incident" of 2006.... http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/10/operation_elmo_tminus_10_days.php http://www.firedogfalconer.com/2008/10/operation_elmo_tminus_10_days.php Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:12:52 -0600