Updated Family Photos

Alright, I think that it's about time for some updated family photos, what about you!?
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Hmm...not so much, eh?

Whatever. Here's a family photo.

And, whether you want to or not, here are some more photos of our family opening gifts on the morning of Christmas eve.

2011 Family Christmas

And...here are some photos that were taken Christmas morning over at Grandma and Grandpa's house just prior to heading off to church.

Christmas 2011

Second Love Letter/Note

I decided to go the simple route this time, as opposed to something more elaborate. As for my inspiration, Samantha had gotten a Toy Story toy where you can color on this transparent board with some kind of children's dry-erase crayon. It's actually a neat toy, as you can stick that transparent board into the toy and then turn on lights that cause the drawing to glow in an almost 3D fashion.

Anyways, as I said, I decided to go the simple route and Sam's toy afforded me just that!

After creating my masterpiece, I set it out on the tv stand, in hopes that the flashing lights would get her attention when she got up to deal with one of the kids. As luck would have it, Sam got to it before Jess' did and she turned off the lights - not once, but twice!

That being said, while it didn't go off without a hitch like the first round, it was still neat observing her reaction.

The Challenge

First of all, for all male readers who are interested in manning up, may I suggest a blog for your reading pleasure: TheArtofManliness.com The Art of Manliness has been a personal favorite of mine for quite some time now and when I came across this particular post, I had the sudden urge to take on the challenge.

So last night, while all was quiet in the house, I set about putting my plan into action. Let it be known that I did this on a whim, so it could have been better; even so, under such short notice, I think that it worked out pretty good - if I do say so myself.

In taking on this challenge, I purposed that I was not going to settle for the ordinary; I decided that I was going to get my love across to her using unconventional methods.

Here is my first attempt at telling her that I love her.

If you can't tell, that's an egg carton, and the phrase, "I Love You," is spelled out on the eggs using a dry erase marker. After creating this masterpiece, I placed the closed carton back in the refrigerator, where it would sit till later this morning.

While I was mocking this up, the thought occurred to me that I shouldn't stop there; but, rather, I should press on and throw a love letter into the mix. I immediately liked the idea, so I rushed back upstairs and hurriedly printed off a sheet of romantic stationary.

Knowing that she would eventually get up in the middle of the night to fill CJ's bottle, I set the letter out on the kitchen table in such a way that she would have no way but to see it... Check it out for yourself.

As I figured, she had no problem whatsoever in locating the first note; and due to an oh-so-subtle hint within the note, she was able to find the second note as well.

Not bad for one night's work, eh?!