The Six Days of Christmas

Christmas 2014 was a whirlwind of family, food, fun, freeways, far too many gifts for our two munchkins... and a little bit of fighting (see Exhibit C, from the Maxwell gift exchange, pictured above).

Happy Holidays!

The Backers 2014 holiday card, co-starring R, L & G for the first time since 2008.  Plus, an outtake reel from our photo shoot of the runner-up.

Happy Birthday to Me!

I celebrated my 30-somethingth with the traditional breakfast in bed with the little ones, and then a local brewery pub crawl with Linds (Sociable Cider Werks, Indeed, Dangerous Man and Surley's grand opening).

Blue Devils

E's fall hoops team at the Y... and a clip of her knocking down a 'J' under duress!

Fun to see the progress in a few short months.  Even more fun to see E taking a genuine interest in Dad's favorite sport.  Her scouting report reads... "Ferocious defender - great feet.  Strong crossover dribble when pressured and has a knack for finding open teammates. Must respect her jumpshot, but she requires a lot of time to get it off".

[L-R: Sam, Coach Ryan, Jack, Evie, Coach Doug (not pictured: Taylor, Kipton)]

Cooks in the Kitchen

Nana's annual Christmas cookie making day, with a new helper this year! 

Stage Fright / Stage Might

The stage does one of two things to people... 

For the one extreme, see Exhibit A (E and her Sunday School class singing at church).

For the other, see Exhibit B (S and her Preschool class singing at their Holiday concert).

Thanksgiving

Sure, the turkey and dressing were great... but, the camera only made it out for Black Friday shopping and sledding with the cousins at Thanksgiving 2014.

Snow Angel

Sometimes, Sawyer.  Sometimes.

Gopher Girls

Daddy Date Night at William's Arena to see the U of M women's basketball squad take on Southern University.  The Lady Gophers took down the Jaguars 107-62.  Other than seeing their faces on the jumbotron, E & S got to experience really everything you could ask for...hugs with Goldie, photo ops with cheerleaders, catching t-shirts, popcorn, ice cream, singing the rouser, sitting with the band and, or course, a home team 'W'.