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LA-Artist

jeff — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:52:47 +0000

Anna-Marie came across some art cards at the library for people to use and then mail in to have their work archived and posted online. Sebastian is the first in the family to have his work appear on the site:

: Sebastian’s entry

A note from Sebastian:

sebastian — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:45:01 +0000

The day before yesterday I got a new toy. And yesterday we went to the library. My new toy is a Transformer. And his name is Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode. At the library I got a lot of books. And at the library they are replacing the old self checkout machines with new ones. I am really looking forward to going to the cabin. And I am ready to drive grandma crazy!

National Train Day

jeff — Sun, 09 May 2010 05:18:35 +0000

Well, another holiday has come and gone. Did you all have a joyous National Train Day? I do hope so. Ours began at Union Station, appropriately enough, where they had tables set up with loads of brochures for Amtrak lines as well as Metrolink and Metro. As we were watching the “opening ceremony” some workers came over and asked if Sebastian would like to help kick-off the event by coming on stage. After some hesitation (and a little prodding by me) he agreed and we were escorted back to the area behind the often disused ticket counters in the main all where he was fitted with an engineer’s cap and directed on what he and about 15 other kids would be doing on the stage. I didn’t pay too much attention as I was within spitting distance of HUELL HOWSER! And yes, he is just as enthusiastic and friendly when the camera is off. After he made a brief speech about how rail travel truly is part of “California’s Gold” the kids took the stage and made a few laps in a train-like fashion before exiting and returning their caps. On our way back out to the main concourse we finally got to say hello to Huell and shake his hand. (He asked Sebastian his name and told him to enjoy the trains. Later in the day Sebastian admitted that he wanted to tell him that we watch his show but was too shy.) That made my day…

Next came the USC band who played 2 songs that sounded vaguely familiar and we wandered out amongst the Amtrak propaganda. The second most exciting part for us (after Huell, of course) was going into the old Fred Harvey restaurant on the northern side of the station. It has been closed for years though I think it may still be available for rent but isn’t often open to the public. It is a great space and fun to see a part of the station we’ve only peered at through the windows in the past. Then came more ephemera gathering and Sebastian got to try on a Metro train conductor’s hat and meet Cisco, an Amtrak K-9 officer. We considered going on a tour of a train but the line extended from the start of the tunnel to track 7 or so and we figured we’d seen it before. So we, appropriately, hopped a train to Pasadena for lunch at Chipotle and groceries at Trader Joe’s.

Between the two necessary stops (food and, well, food) we went to Borders and browsed and finally gave into Sebastian’s desire to get a “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” book. He’s been looking at them for a month or so since a classmate brought some to school and, well, we’re suckers. He started reading it as soon as we left the store and even tried to make us sit down after Trader Joe’s so he could read his book. As we had perishables we denied that plea but he read at the bus stop, on the bus ride home, at home until dinner, then after dinner until bedtime. It’s a little over 200 pages and he’s over halfway through. Granted there are some drawings and such, but the TV has been off all night and it’s been nice and quiet here. Maybe we should’ve given in earlier…

So all in all it’s been a very nice day. Happy National Train Day!

Lego fun

jeff — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:34:52 +0000

Here’s Sebastian showing his newest Lego creation:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

jeff — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:58:12 +0000

Short and sweet: photos are up!

Spoiling y’all

jeff — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:35:58 +0000

Two updates in a short span of time?! Crazy! It’s another short post, just to let you know that there are some new photos up from Sebastian’s field trip, Christmas program and general family fun times. Enjoy!

Happy Holidays!

jeff — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:55:09 +0000

A short post but one a few of you will (I think) appreciate. First we have Sebastian getting into the holiday spirit:

Next we have one from way back in November (at the old apartment) when Sebastian made his very own spaceship.

Enjoy!

‘nother video

jeff — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:00:38 +0000

Here’s a short video AM captured yesterday. Enjoy.

School!

jeff — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:15:18 +0000

Just a quick post to say that the photos from Sebastian’s first day of first grade are up, along with some others from the past week or so.

Sebastian posing outside of school

We made it just in time for announcements after a scramble to get all the supplies packed and ready, so sorry there aren’t more. You’ll also see a few shots from last Friday when Sebastian joined me for a fun-filled day at work. He was a great companion and we even put him to work in the warehouse. I don’t know that he’ll want to follow in my footsteps but let’s be realistic – neither would I.

Insight…

jeff — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:42:25 +0000

Sebastian was explaining how he created a Lego Transformer to Anna-Marie the other day:

Children are tiny and we have a lot of ideas. Children have much better ideas than adults you know. When you’re an adult, you don’t have so many ideas.

He may be right.