One of Dillon's favorite toys is his train track that he got last Christmas. The other day I created a "tunnel" for it. We then added an awesome Lightning McQueen racetrack in the middle of his tracks. This kept him entertained for hours.

I knew Dillon liked the set up because most toys he plays with end up all over the place. After 20 minutes of playing, he had virtually left it the same as when I left the room.

Dillon's organizational skills are on display to his left. He loves lining up any cars that he is not playing with at the moment.

Even Otis got in on the act and wanted to play. But Dillon, showing us a glimpse into our not too distant future, pushed Otis away from the toys so he could keep them all to himself.



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Daredevil

The video below is actually better than the Ben Affleck flick.





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No Words Necessary

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"Watch Movie?"

Any time I am sitting at the laptop Dillon will do one of two things, either stand on the arm of the couch and jump to grab a hold of my neck or beg to look at pictures. He loves watching the videos I (or James) have posted here. Recently, he has wanted to see the raw video of him, Taylor, and Kaleb trying to say "Happy Birthday, Papa" in sync. (Their best take is at the end of this video.) When Dillon isn't talking along with the video, he'll have the biggest grin on his face.

I would post the video but it really isn't much more than three minutes of me trying to get a good take out of the three amigos.

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10/9/08

That is the Thursday Baby Nixon is scheduled to arrive. It is also the Thursday Christina and I, OK probably just her, will begin to get less sleep. It's the Thursday I appreciate my mother for her help while Christina is recovering from major surgery. It's the Thursday we find out if Dillon will be jealous of his little brother. And finally, it's the Thursday you all will find out Baby Nixon's real name (and not a day sooner!)


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Forgot to mention...

I was so excited about how much fish we caught in Alaska, I forgot to mention our special guest fisherwoman. At the time, no one outside of Alaska knew who she was.


(Picture courtesy of James Evans.)

Happy Birthday Dad!

I hope you have a great 50th birthday.