Lego my Lego

I have alluded to the magnitude of our Lego collection in some of my other posts, but I figured it was time to give you all a glimpse of the true marvel. Sadly, the picture dosesn't seem to really deliver on experssing how many of those little buggers we have, the only way to really understand this is to clean then up every night. Believe me, there are lots.

Aside from the painful clean-up, they are really one of the best toys ever made. Both kids love them and we spend a lot of time with them, creating fantastic stuff that can only come from the mind of a kid.


Tonight Andy made something that I didn't recognize and showed it to me...

Andy: "Dad, check out my Shik-a-Munda"

Me: "That's totally awesome buddy!" (Having no idea what it was.) "What did you call it?"

Andy: (Slow and more deliberate, frustrated that he has to repeat himslef) "A SHIK-A-MUNDA"

Me: "What's a shik-a-munda?"

Andy: (Now very animated) "It's a space monster, with lasers, and he goes 'swoooooosh' and 'wishhhh'"

Me: "Wow, that is really cool."

Andy: "Yeah, he is really cool."


I still need to figure out how to build a robot that will clean up our Legos when we are done, but until then, I'll just have to settle for a shik-a-munda.

Fall 2007 Slideshow

Trying to redeem myself with a new slideshow.

Enjoy :)

Fall 2007 Video

Resolute

Well, I am proud to say that I took on a number of challenging New Year's Resolutions this year, and so far things are going pretty good. I won't bore you with the details, suffice to say most are focused on staying healthy.

HOWEVER, clearly "Blog Regularly" got lost on the list...

So, I obsequiously apologize to my readership (or what is left of you) and ask for your patience and renewed interest in the lives of the San Diego Sandwisches.

OK, with that out of the way, I'll kick-off this comeback with some pictures from our recent trip to the beach. We have been doing a bit of tidal pool hunting lately, seeing all kinds of cool stuff. It's a great activity in the winter, when you can't actually swim but still want to smell the ocean, and feel the sand in your toes.

The kids love it, something about running on the sand and the noise of the waves always seems to rile them into a new level of hyperness. Katie is very brave and curious and sticks her finger in about 1,000 sea anemones giggling and squealing as they squish and squirt. She is definitely my little nature loving prodigy. She really focuses in on the things we find and has the demeanor of a passionate scientist.

Andy is mostly focus on the sand-mud-balls he can make, as well as splashing. He runs in the water an manages to wipe out in the water pretty much every single time we go. He is brave too, but in a very different way.

So far we have seen a school of dolphins, some mega sized star-fish, some crabs, hermit crabs, lots of shells and rocks, and a few fishes. With 100 miles of coastline on our doorstep, I'd like to start going to different beaches as much as possible. These photos are of Scripps, which is basically the closest to our house, and about a 10 minutes door to door trip.

Under the Pier

Katie Finds a Starfish

Snacks and giggles before headin' out