Line Up

Line Up
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Grandpa and I took the boys on a quick trip down to the police museum near Wall Street. Lots of guns and other police stuff to look to check out.

Turkey Boy

Turkey Boy
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

We delivered cookies to the fire fighters on Great Jones street tonight and Sam was in the Thanksgiving spirit.

Times Square Thanksgiving

Times Square Thanksgiving
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

We took a quick trip to Toy R Us in Times Square to see the full size ferris wheel and T Rex. The boys bought a couple toys with their birthday money as well.

Festivus Pole

Festivus Pole
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

The East Village is full of light poles with all these fasteners on them. Different colors and all the way to the top. I'm not sure how they got them on without doing them one at time. Seems like a lot of work but they are very festive.

Chocolate Face

Chocolate Face
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Dylan gets into his dessert.

Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Uncle Adam hooked us up with some tickets to Billy Elliott tickets today and the boys learned every swear word ever uttered by the human race. It was a very good show and the boys loved it. At one point, an actor referred to her hoohoo and Sam asked Adam what that was. I don't think he got an explanation. Back at home base and thinking of dinner.

Trying to understand

Trying to understand
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

911 Memorial

911 Memorial
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

IMG_5588

We had entry tickets for 11am and spent some time looking into the pools and trying to remember how everything happened on that horrible day. I have to admit, I'm forgetting some of the details that were so clear back then. It's a beautiful space and will only get better as the construction projects around it start to wrap up. Sam's leg is still bothering him quite a bit so we came back kind of early and are watching a movie again. Sam's going to have a hard time doing much in the city this weekend but it's just nice to be here with the family.

3D Sam

3D Sam
Originally uploaded by homerclees.


Watching the Green Lantern in uncle Adam's newly updated 3D theater room in the East Village, NY. Pretty easy trip up to the city today. Looking forward to the 911 memorial tomorrow morning.

Christmas Comes Early

Christmas Comes Early
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

I bought some additional outdoor lights today and while rummaging around the Christmas stuff I found the stocking and threw them up on the fireplace. They will probably be there till late January. Love the holidays.

Get a Leg Up

Sam has been complaining of leg pain for the last couple weeks but has been able to play football pretty hard regardless.  His desire to compete seemed to over take his pain, at least at game time.  I made an appointment with my knee doctor last week for yesterday to avoid a diagnosis that would not allow him to play the big game on Saturday.  Turns out, he has a stress fracture.  It was pretty obvious that something was wrong since he was in tears most of the time and didn't sleep that much.  We had him in an old walking boot but it really didn't fit anymore.  We feel bad but he really wanted to play that game.

Anyway, he has a new boot, adult large and is suppose to stay in it for six weeks.  He's still got a lot of pain but the right size boot is already helping and he understands that he has to take it easy or Dr. Kittridge threatened a full leg cast.  Sam is a big guy and he plays hard.  I think speedy growth is just putting stress on the bones.  He is going to miss the early part of the Basketball season but the two games in December are just scrimmages.  He's disappointed but understands what he needs to do.

Pull

Pull
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

I hit 5 clay pigeons today at the skeet and trap club. First time with a gun in my hand and it was kind of fun. I'm still not going to shoot anything alive but firing a shotgun at clay was good fun on a perfect fall afternoon.

Unfortunately the boys lost a really close football game to the Bulldogs earlier today. The idiot director of the i9 league seated the team incorrectly in the playoffs so we had to play a more difficult team in the semi final than we should have but the team itself and their coaches were the nicest group we played all year. The cheating packers lost in the semi's too so not all was lost.

Leaves

Leaves
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

The wind is howling and the leaves are coming down hard today. Had to stay home with Sam today because of his leg. Not sure whats going on but we have a dr appointment on Tuesday.

Football Awards

Football Awards
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Sam and the coach.

Football Awards

Football Awards
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Coach Cory with Dylan.

Go Colts!

Go Colts!
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Team party last night at Glory Days in Burke. Had the whole team there and everyone seemed to have a good time. One more football weekend with the playoffs coming on Saturday. Win game one and you go straight to the championship game 30 minutes later. We had the best record in the South Division but the two teams from the west in the playoffs look pretty good. One is 6-0 and the other is 5-1. The only thing I've learned about youth football is that it's anyone's game.

Ka Boom!!!

Ka Boom!!!
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

IMG_5553

Secret Agents

Secret Agents
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

The shadowland birthday party theme was secret agents complete with two bomb cakes. I can post those in next.

Happy Birthday Boys

Happy Birthday Boys
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

Some early morning presents. Lots to open through out the day.

Playoff Bound

Playoff Bound
Originally uploaded by homerclees.

The little Colts did what they needed to do and beat the Bucs 12-0 to advance to the playoffs. Sam had a 40 yard touchdown and Dylan had a pair of sacks. More football fun next week.