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In our take two, Xander has turned into a peacock.

I was trying to get a Christmas card photo of the boys, and this was the result. If this doesn’t make you smile, you are made of stone.

I don’t know which version I like better.

At the Minnesota Zoo.

Rockem Sockem Robots. I have an idea of a great picture of them, but every time I try to set it up, little hands suddenly appear.

I wasn’t quite done with the dinosaurs. This is the largest and most complete triceratops skeleton on display. His name is Fafner.

My on-going list of what I’ve read in 2007. I don’t think this is complete because I stopped tracking for a few months in the summer, but it’s close.

1. Altered Carbon
2. Omnivore’s Dilemma
3. The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
4. The Remainder
5. The Typhoon Lover
6. World War Z - Max Brooks
7. The Flower Master
8. Spook Country
9. Good Omens (reread)
10. Monkeewrench - P. J. Tracy (reread)
11. The Rule of Four
12. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
13. Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss
14. The China Study
15. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
16. Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon
17. Voyager - Diana Gabaldon
18. A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon
19. The Fiery Cross - Diana Gabaldon
20. Drums of Autumn - Diana Gabaldon
21. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
22. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
23. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
24. The Poet - Michael Connelly
25. The Fifth Vial
26. The Last Days
27. The Golden Compass (reread)
28. The Subtle Knife (reread)
29. Extras
30. The Amber Spyglass (reread)
31. Homicide

Here’s my pretty boy.

This is the first picture of Misha in the snow that I have been happy with. He washes out so easily, but after adjusting the custom white balance a few times, I finally got this.