We had a short storm this morning resulting in the perfect snow for building snowmen (just a little sticky). Since Sam had a short day at day care today, we decided to head over to the park for some serious playing in the snow. We built a snow man (complete with hair), threw snow balls in the air and watched them crash to the ground (Sam’s new favorite game) and even ate some snow (Sam only). Here are a few photos:
Pictures of Sam vs Snow
Posted by Todd
Today is Todd’s birthday. Todd has been sick but he’s off work recuperating and resting after a couple of very long nights working. We are planning on having some old friends with a new(ish) baby over tonight.
I’m very proud of my birthday gift to Todd this year. I tracked down one of his favorite graphic artists (Michael Kupperman–http://mkupperman2.wordpress.com/) and bought some original pen and ink drawings. His humor style is a little off-beat and his style includes a lot of detailed line-work and shading. He must be a patient man with a steady hand. The fun part was that I got to meet him in person for the purchase since he lives in New York. We had a drink together and had a nice conversation–I was a little star-struck at first but he also has a baby son so we had that ice-breaker. We talked for quite a while, then it ended up we were headed in the same direction so we walked together for a while as well. I was glad to have the drawings, but the experience of hanging out with the illustrator and author whose books we have on our shelves was a little surreal. He seemed like a really sincere, nice guy in addition to being a great artist. I wish I could have had Todd meet me for that drink, but he was working hard to meet a deadline. At least he gets the take-home prize of two illustrations.
Posted by Kate
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