GFY2 – Week 44

Y2Week44Another week with 4 days over the 5000 step mark.  Monday included a trip to the local junior high for Angelina’s final band concert.  Wednesday included some time outside meandering around the house with a ball and glove.  Saturday included two baseball games, one Danny’s and one professional, and a trip to, of all places, church for Michael’s communion.

2013 Calendar

Just as in years past, I had a calendar made for Christmas for my sister, my mom, and my dad of pictures I’ve taken of my niece and nephews throughout the year.  This year’s calendar is a little more creative, thanks to the good folks at Shutterfly.  Not only did it allow for multiple images per month in different designs, it also let you put pictures on particular days, so everyone gets a specialized birthday photo.

Continuing last year’s tradition, I will share the photo (or photos) that I used for each month in the caldendar on the first day of that month along with some background on the picture, starting today with the two pictures that I used on the cover.  The first picture above was taken at the Metra stop on 35th Street following the White Sox home opener where we celebrated Michael’s birthday with a visit from Southpaw.  The second picture below was taken at my sister’s house on Christmas Eve 2011.

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