The Season Is Upon Us...

Duttonember has arrrived just in time for the holidays!! Ahh yes, that joyous time of year when we celebrate the birth of well...ME. Also, once again I remain blogless in the month of November. But enough of my witty banter. It's on to what everyone really wants...pics.

Trick or Treating in Broad Daylight

Let's go back in time just a couple of months to that lovely time called Halloween with our first pics. Is it me or was it weird having all of the daylight for Trick or Treating due to the time change being pushed back??

There was plenty of light for Sam in the front yard as he did some reps to get his candy-reception motion down to an art.
Sam went as a handy man this year...a handy man....NOT Handy Manny. The hat was a gift from our neighbor Gary who use to run a construction business. It had to be resized but worked out well. Gary certainly approved as we made his house our first stop.

Putting the "Wind" in the Windy City

In early November, I was chosen (forced volunteerism for all of my Sandburg co-horts) to accompany a charter bus load of 7th grade students to Chicago on a field trip. Kentucky's Night at the Chicago Museum of Science and Insdustry was the event and what a time it was. Here are a few pics...did I mention that we spent the night in the museum or that we slept on the floor of an exhibit??? My bionic spine is still trying to recover.

What? Oh wait, don't tell me. There is like this T rex right behind me. I get that a lot. I am like candy to them.

That lovely lady in the background is Sue. No, she is not my other woman, but she is the world's most complete T rex skeleton. Here's a closer look at this beauty. Come on, give me pouty...what a profile!

Rockin' & Boppin' w/ The Doodlebops!!

In November, we also had the great pleasure of taking the little dude for his first "concert" with the Doodlebops...sorry Aerosmith is not on tour and the version of Van Halen on the road right now did not come close enough. So instead, we settled for Canada's latest and possibly greatest music sensation (sorry Rush, Alanis, Brian Adams, & Celine but you can't top Disney Channel's appeal). Here we see the obligatory pic with mom prior to the show.

Everything came as a total surprise to Sam. You should have seen the expression on his face when they hit the stage...oh wait, you can see his expression right here! He is saying "WOW, the DOODLEBOPS!" and pointing to the stage then proceeds to try to climb over the seats to get to the stage!

He and his mother were getting down all night as they grooved to the tunes.

Thank you Doodlebops and good night!

Random Acts of "Sam"ness

Hanging in the den at Rancho Duttonero.

Grandma Karen calls me "Shane Jr."...then daddy always says "Poor kid." Wonder why?
Playing with Lauren at the Dutton Family Pre-holiday Party!

Chillin' with the dudes at the party while Dad tries to save Steve's retinas or maybe be called on by the numerous teachers at the party...who knows? That's it for the pics now. Remember, whether you celebrate Christmas, Giftmas, Festivus, or all 3, we wish you a safe and joyful Duttonember everybody from Shane, Tif, & Sam.