AB's First Trip to Hooters

While he's on holiday from school, AB came downtown with me today on the train. Three friends from work and I took him for lunch at the Hooters in River North. He thought the mac and cheese was nothing to write home about, but said the atmosphere and service were superlative.

Cristmas Day 2008

AB, DW, and I started Christmas Morning with a breakfast of freshly baked cinnamon rolls and bacon. The we moved into opening AB's gifts...

After opening gifts at home we drove to Aunt Sandy's to join the rest of DW's family. AB started by trying out his new in-line skates....

Posing with his Aunt Susie...


Getting down to business with DW....





Devouring a chocolate snowman that looks suspiciously like Mr. Hankey...

Displaying one of the animals from the set Aunt Sandy gave him. The precocious boy defies critics who say he's still too young to consort with cougars....

Exhausted by all the excitement, AB rests with his Aunt Sandy....

Elf

On the busiest night of the year, AB got a six hour pass from St. Nick to join the me and DW's family for a Christmas Eve supper at Magiano's in Schaumburg, Illinois....

Baking Christmas Cookies

DW and AB baking cookies in preparation for Christmas celebrations.....

Sampling cookie dough.......

And getting a "thank you" from Mom.....

BTW, while not shooting photos like these, I was working in our third-floor attic. And I could smell each batch of new cookies baking in the oven. I savored the aroma as each new batch rose and came out. My favorite - the peanutbutter cookies.

YMCA

The title says it all....

Yes, if AB has a fiance one day, they are going to see this!

Another Post From Awhile Ago

If you've followed this blog since I started it, you've noticed a long gap in my posts. I'm now going back now to fill in the gaps. I'm keeping the new material in chonological order, but will post links like this one so you know when I've posted now stuff that you will probably want to go back and see, like AB at the Collings Foundation B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator.

Another Post From A While Ago

If you've followed this blog since I started it, you've noticed a long gap in my posts. I'm now going back now to fill in the gaps. I'm keeping the new material in chonological order, but will post links like this one so you know when I've posted now stuff that you will probably want to go back and see, like AB's First Flight In A General Aviation Aircraft.