jazzsequence » department of good parenting http://www.jazzsequence.com design, technology, music, gaming, geekery Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:36:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc First day of Kindergarten http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/ihYh5URNQvY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/ihYh5URNQvY/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:24:19 +0000 chris http://kids.jazzsequence.com/?p=878
  • School pics
    • ]]>     Today is Gavin’s first day of Kindergarten.

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  • Breaking: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL OMFG!!!
  • stuff i listened to in high school
  • going back to cali
    • ]]>     We got pictures taken of G for school last week after we got back from California…

    2010-08-30_gavin-school-pic 2010-08-30_gavin-school-pic-bw

    photography by Blackburn Studio

    The photographer is actually an OC parent and his son will be in G’s class so he offered to do the shoot for free.

    ]]>     http://kids.jazzsequence.com/pictures/school-pics/feed/ 0     going back to cali http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/b-yZ5Uwi_jU/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/b-yZ5Uwi_jU/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:54:16 +0000 chris http://kids.jazzsequence.com/?p=845
  • gavin turns 5
  • trip to moscow
  • School pics
    • ]]>     We’re busy catching up after our week-long trek to California, in particular Pescadero and Butano State Park.  In the midst of all this catching up with work and other things, we’re also getting ready for Gavin to start kindergarten next week! Nevertheless, we took lots of pics on our trip and thought we should post them here before we’re completely overwhelmed.

    Gavin and Lilah test out the tent once everything is set up Lilah poses for the camera while we're getting ready to hit the beach I'm smiling see? Look! Sand! Erin said this was a "beach vacation" so we spent as much time as possible running around the various beaches near Pescadero 2010-08-18_pescadero-butano-023 Gavin enjoyed exploring the rocky cliffs and formations in the water 2010-08-18_pescadero-butano-030 2010-08-18_pescadero-butano-037 On Friday we hung out with my parents and the kids got to have some beach fun with g-ma & g-pa 2010-08-20_pescadero-butano-004 2010-08-20_pescadero-butano-006 2010-08-20_pescadero-butano-009 2010-08-20_pescadero-butano-011 2010-08-20_pescadero-butano-012 2010-08-20_pescadero-butano-013 2010-08-20_pescadero-butano-016 On our last day in Butano State Park, we said goodbye to the campsite... 2010-08-21_pescadero-butano-004 ...and headed off to the beach one last time before driving back to dusty Salt Lake City

    Pictures are uploading to Flickr as I type this The rest of the pictures are on Flickr, so be sure to check my Flickr photostream to see all the pics we took on the trip.  Here’s the link straight to the pics from our trip.  And if you’re family or friends and can’t see pics of the kids, make sure you log in with your Yahoo account and add me as a contact.

    ]]>     http://kids.jazzsequence.com/pictures/going-back-to-cali/feed/ 0     gavin turns 5 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/qJE7EYLwAME/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/qJE7EYLwAME/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:23:26 +0000 chris http://kids.jazzsequence.com/?p=786
  • gavin’s first movie, take two
  • gavin sportin’ some new bling, yo
  • flickr
    • ]]>     i haven’t been doing the best job of posting pics up here, i know.  i realize this as the most recent pics are from g’s graduation, now almost 3 months gone.  that said, i have been keeping things updated on flickr, so you can check out the latest pics (sans witticisms) there (presuming you are my “friend”, which you have to be to see pics of us or the kids.  sorry, stalker prevention measures.)  recent sets over there include:

    to see these pics on flickr, head over to my flickr page and then click on “add jazzs3quence as a contact” under the “jazzs3quence’s photostream” heading (farthest on the right).

    good.  now that’s out of the way.

    can you believe it’s been 5 years?

    it’s so dumbfounding i literally can’t think of anything else to say.  since pictures are supposed to speak a thousand words, here’s a couple thousand to speak in my stead.

    The day starts off at Liberty Park, where Gavin's first stop is the airplane ride he's been asking about since Pioneer Day (July 24th)... The next stop is the car ride. His obvious vehicle of choice is the Batmobile. Lilah and Mama joined the next ride on the carousel 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_009 ...then Gavin and Mama went on the ferris wheel. Lilah is very excited, because she joins her birthday brother on the... ...airplane ride... ...again... Later we head to Grandma & Grandpa's... ...where much frisbee-throwing is had... 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_027 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_028 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_029 A proud Mama Lilah contents herself splashing in the water 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_034 When Aunt Meara shows up it's time to don the party hats 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_042 ...admire the balloons (including one shaped like a Tyrannosaurus Rex!)... ...and eat guacamole chips... 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_046 ...but what Gavin's been dying to do all day is open his presents! 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_054 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_057 2010-07-30_gavins-bday_058 Later we go inside to blow out candles... ...and eat birthday cookies!

    Happy 5th birthday, Gavin!

    (note: these images have been digitally altered for prettiness.  to see the unaltered versions, and more pics, go to the flickr photoset.)

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  • lilah amelia
  • lilah, cont’d
  • Adventure Tykes
    • ]]>     we found a neat hike up the mountains a few weeks back.  it was beautiful, but of course we left the camera at home.  we went back over the weekend, this time bringing the camera.  gavin, of course, was busily hunting for new additions for his rock collection.

    "i found a rock!" he says, while surrounded by rocks...

    you can see more pics from our adventure in the mountains here.

    meanwhile, lilah found a new, fashionable use for stickers:

    ]]>     http://kids.jazzsequence.com/pictures/odds-ends/feed/ 0     fun with grandma & grandpa r http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/AJX7kNaWP8M/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/AJX7kNaWP8M/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 00:43:04 +0000 jazzs3quence http://kids.jazzsequence.com/?p=759
  • some summer pictures
  • gavin turns 5
  • it *is* sunday, right?
    • ]]>     grandma & grandpa R came to visit the kids (and, presumably, us too) from California.  we had lots of fun adventures like going to red butte garden (gavin was excited to show grandma and grandpa around), the clark planetarium and the living planet aquarium.  gavin was especially excited about grandpa’s new car, complete with sun roof, rear camera and display when you back up and a GPS (that had some problems with Salt Lake City’s numeric addressing system) that talked!

    grandpa and lilah get some cuddle time on the couch "look at this grandpa!" 2010-05-19-011 grandma and grandpa gave lilah a very special penguin which she quickly became very protective of grandma reads lilah some of her favorite stories lilah shows grandma all the good parts 2010-05-20-014 gavin became the proud owner of a brand new spaceship, which he's admiring here after daddy managed to assemble it

    more pics from their visit can be found in the flickr gallery we made.

    ]]>     http://kids.jazzsequence.com/pictures/fun-with-grandma-grandpa-r/feed/ 0     cute kids http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/RFk2-wHxoaQ/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/RFk2-wHxoaQ/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:39:24 +0000 jazzs3quence http://kids.jazzsequence.com/?p=755
  • how am i going to tell my kids there’s no christmas this year?
  • lilah amelia
  • gavin turns 5
    • ]]>     gavin and lilah have been playing a lot more together for longer periods of time.  i snapped these pics when they were being particularly cute together one evening during dinner.

    2010-04-14-001 2010-04-14-005 2010-04-14-007 2010-04-14-009 2010-04-14-012 ]]>     http://kids.jazzsequence.com/pictures/cute-kids/feed/ 0     trip to moscow http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/qe6X51XsHHY/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/qe6X51XsHHY/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:20:58 +0000 chris http://kids.jazzsequence.com/?p=726
  • going back to cali
  • gavin turns 5
  • fun with grandma & grandpa r
    • ]]>     we took a long road trip with g-ma & g-pa to moscow, idaho to see the kids’ great-grandparents there.  it was a two-day drive and the kids were wiped but we were glad we split the drive up rather than try the 11-12 hour trek in one go.  the kids had a good time hanging with the fam and exploring great-grandma & great-grandpa’s house.

    when we got there, gavin kicked things off by showing off his car collection 2010-04-10_moscow_003 2010-04-10_moscow_006 later, he tested out the piano ...then lilah tried the piano we went into the backyard to play baseball lilah preferred running after the football lilah found a new use for an old heirloom and busily charmed everyone they both found some neat puzzles and games ...and occasionally were able to share but they both agreed wholeheartedly when the playdoh came out 2010-04-11_moscow_011 2010-04-11_moscow_017 2010-04-11_moscow_025 lilah is always a sucker for pistachios 2010-04-11_moscow_036 gavin tested the exercise bike to make sure it still worked on our last day, auntie lois arrived and got some playtime with the kids ]]>     http://kids.jazzsequence.com/pictures/trip-to-moscow/feed/ 0     Easter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/iVaCf6pQMPM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/iVaCf6pQMPM/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:48:12 +0000 chris http://kids.jazzsequence.com/?p=688
  • trip to moscow
  • gavin turns 5
    • ]]>     i took a lot of pics on easter.  here are some of our favorites…

    2010-04-04_easter_003 copy hunting for eggs 2010-04-04_easter_010 copy a reprieve to reap the spoils 2010-04-04_easter_014 copy 2010-04-04_easter_017 copy found one! see? another egg! 2010-04-04_easter_022 copy 2010-04-04_easter_023 copy gavin's laying eggs? 2010-04-04_easter_046 copy next we moved on to dying real eggs 2010-04-04_easter_055 copy 2010-04-04_easter_056 copy lilah discovers her fingers are better than any tools for egg dying 2010-04-04_easter_063 copy 2010-04-04_easter_067 copy 2010-04-04_easter_068 copy oh no! my fingers! 2010-04-04_easter_073 copy 2010-04-04_easter_079 copy 2010-04-04_easter_082 copy blue hands, part one 2010-04-04_easter_090 copy 2010-04-04_easter_092 copy 2010-04-04_easter_093 copy 2010-04-04_easter_098 copy 2010-04-04_easter_099 copy 2010-04-04_easter_100 copy 2010-04-04_easter_101 copy 2010-04-04_easter_123 copy blue hands, reprise 2010-04-04_easter_128 copy 2010-04-04_easter_132 copy ]]>     http://kids.jazzsequence.com/pictures/easter/feed/ 0     face training http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/ACxufPGCmsA/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jazzsequence-kidsblog/~3/ACxufPGCmsA/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:08:50 +0000 chris http://kids.jazzsequence.com/?p=676
  • About Face
  • little bits
  • fun with grandma & grandpa r
    • ]]>     the kids have been working on their faces

    gavin happy

    gavin excited

    gavin excited

    gavin grumpy

    gavin angry

    i don’t remember what this was supposed to be, but what it actually is is gavin saying okay mom and dad, that’s enough now

    similarly, i think this was intended to be grumpy but came across more confused…

    lilah happy

    lilah excited

    lilah surprised

    lilah surprised

    lilah grumpy

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