little frog

I found this in the backyard and we had a good time playing with it for a little bit.

socks and bubbles

Miss E is such a wonderful little girl. She just grabbed my socks and decided that she wanted to wear them.

In the close up of Bonesteele, take a look at those mouth bubbles. Wifey says that perhaps he is teething but it sure looks funny.

Editing pictures

I have got a new camera some time ago and have not really taken the time to learn how to take pictures and edit them. These pics were okay when I took them but I changed some things and made them turn out a little better though for someone with a trained eye they are probably all messed up.

Bubbles

She could literally play with bubbles all day long

Play time

One nice thing about being on paternity leave is that I get to hang out with the family more and take more pictures. On the flipside, it is also a disadvantage since wifey and I sometimes drive each other crazy from spending too much time together combined with the stress of taking care of two children. Miss E likes to eat her grapes and also enjoys playing peek-a-boo with Bonesteele even though he has no idea what is going on.

Gun Cabinet

A few months ago my younger brother came to visit and somehow it came up that I was looking into getting a gun safe and he volunteered to make me a gun cabinet. Since most gun safes are ugly and need to go in a closet or the garage, I was pretty excited since a gun cabinet is something you can proudly display. As you can see by the pictures, he did an excellent job of building the cabinet. I ended up staining it myself and while I was working on it in my garage, my 70 or 80 year old neighbor walked by and asked what I was doing. I told her I was staining a gun cabinet and she responded, "Oh, you are one of those." I responded "Well, I am a police officer." to which she said, "Well that is part of your job but I didn't think you would have all kinds of extra guns. I never allowed guns in my house." So here is my question-How do you respond to that:)

I didn't respond at all. I do find it interesting that somehow people feel it appropriate to comment negatively and give their opinion about my gun ownership, which is of course a Constitutional right. I don't go up to people of different religions or people exercising freedom of speech, assembly, or any other constitutional rights and say, "Oh, you are one of those". It seems a little wierd to me that people feel they can say whatever they want and treat gun owners as though they are some sort of right wing nutjob.

Finally

Wifey has been getting smiles for some time but now I am finally getting some also

Family Fun

At the Beach