Taking a break until January

Well, Advent is here and we're having a lot of fun getting ready for Christmas, which means the blog will be on hold until sometime in January. Have a very blessed Jesus' birthday!

Photo by Brian Green, November 2009. Alterton Family, from left of picture to right: Daniel, Noah, Nathan holding Christian, Peter in front, Isaac, and Faith holding John.

Here, let me help you look at the camera ...

Noah and Bill, his beloved kitty. December 2009.

A boy must have wings ....

... if he is going to fly.

Sort of.

Echos of his Master Creator - I will never tire of these!

Photos of Daniel testing yet another wing concept, December, 2009, age seven.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving!

Peter with leaf at the San Diego Zoo recently.

Creative Writing, five-year-old boy style:

I just love little people lettering. Found this in a pile of Noah's drawings this week. He labeled the scorpion and crab all by himself.

As if bike jumps aren't exciting enough ...

Try one with a Scottie.

Not OVER her - though that would be a neat trick.

No, this is a little game Ceilidh has figured out with the boys. She lies in wait and jumps aside at the last possible moment and then tears after the bike barking like a crazy thing. Sometimes all three boys on bikes, Peter on his trike, and John on foot, cycle for a turn on the jump. It's a stretch for Ceilidh to keep up with so many, but terriers are always up for a challenge.

Aside from the ruckus it's great: makes me laugh, gives the boys extra adrenaline, and the dog gets a workout without a walk.

Kinda nice when the "Kids are Work" and "Dogs are Work" clauses manage to cancel each other out every now and then.

His Father's Son:

Daniel's new favorite drawing subject: Aircraft carriers.