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State College Santa Crawl

Tonight marks our sixth annual State College Santa Crawl.

Our annual romp in Santa costumes started out as a little thing that I created (with encouragement from my buddy Brian Allen) back in 2004. Our original group consisted of five of us.

Santa Crawl Year One

This year we could have upwards of 75-100 people.

I’m also trying to ratchet up my coverage of the event by experimenting with live coverage of the goings on with my iPhone (I already know that lighting conditions are going to make it a challenge but I’m going to do the best that I can).

If things work out as I hope, the window just below will have a live feed of our activities (as much as I can without killing the battery in my phone) while the second window below will have a collection of the videos that I’ve made throughout the evening.

First – the live feed:

Live Video streaming by Ustream

There’s nothing there at the moment but the festivities will begin somewhere around 8-9 EST (I might put up one or two test videos earlier).

Come join us vicariously.

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Blake’s 3rd Birthday

Blake’s birthday party was last Sunday. He had 12 friends, you’ll like this Larry…all girls! Of course Reid and Ethan were there, but they were no competition for the birthday boy!

Oh! There was a face painter, so it might be hard to recognize Blake. He was a blue lion!

 

 

 

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Keep your fingers crossed for me…

I dread the opening of the new school year. It’s the time that I am most vulnerable to coming down with something. All I can figure it that all the kids coming back from PSU from their summer vacation bring new bugs back with them. Classes started two weeks ago and sure enough I’m battling (hope it’s not swine flu).

Two of the last three years I managed to dodge a bullet by basically shutting down doing much of anything once I sense something coming on (usually it’s with a slight cough, throat tingle, or nasal congestion). Of course, last year, not only didn’t I dodge the bullet but I got hit with a cannonball.

I’m in shutdown mode now. I’m battling a tingly throat along with a slight cough. Knock on wood that it doesn’t explode into another asthma bout (or worse).

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Labor Day Weekend…a Labor of Love!

At 8:03 AM Saturday morning, Sept 5th, our third grandson, Ethan Thaddeus arrived! Arriving two weeks early he still weighed 7lb. 5 oz. and measured 19 1/2 in. long.  Andrea went completely natural, enduring a painful “corkscrew” delivery (his shoulder was stuck).  He is adorable…Brian particularly loves Ethan’s sideburns that match his. 

 

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It’s Getting Close…

Andrea’s due date is a little more than 3 weeks away. Here are a few pictures from their home and her shower held last week (that’s Rook, Shannon’s fiance carrying out some of the gifts). And of course, Blake & Reid.