Born today at 9:28am, 7 pounds 1 ounce. So cute!!!!! And already making funny faces at the camera!  

Miles made this using iMovie on his iPod, while watching a TV show. Just think what work of genius he could have created if he’d given it his full attention! Enjoy the trailer, and let’s hope the full length movie is available soon! http://youtu.be/zj89O6mdHdQ

Well it wasn’t the chant we wanted to hear from the doctor today but yes, miles will have the big cast on for another 3 weeks, so a total of 4. Then he’ll get a short cast for 2 weeks, then a splint. Turns out the er doctors don’t relay the same messaging! The bright side is he got it rewrapped so now it has no sharp edges, and he got to choose a color: incredible hulk green!

While we were spared frankenstorm Sandy here in Chicago, we did get some strong winds that whipped up big waves along the lakefront on Monday. Here’s a photo taken by our photographer at work, who joined other sightseers at the lake on Monday afternoon.  

Miles fell into a wall at school today during a game of Johnny Come Across and hurt his arm. Turns out he fractured both bones near his wrist! We went to the new children’s hospital and had a very pleasant visit, with xrays and cast all done in about 4 hours. He’ll go back in to get this big cast off next week. It will be replaced by a smaller cast, which he’ll have for a few more weeks after that.

But John will not be stopped with this radical new take on the winter bike. To the wall! Over the curbs!

Dead Celebs! Lance Armstrong’s reputation and Betsy Ross. Our fellow dead celebs included Kodachrome film (read this about kodachrome), 2 Elvis’s, 3 Phyllis Dillers, the polar icecaps, The Last Old Liberal Mourning the Passing of George McGovern, Donna Summer, Andy Griffith, Mike Wallace, Carl Sagan, James Joyce, and the classic Frieda Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

It was brought to my attention recently that I never posted from our super fun trip to Danielle and Chris’s wedding in Minneapolis back in July. In fact the blog has really fallen behind, I need to have a word with my intern about it. Anyway, I have access to a really great pic of us at the wedding but it is currently embargoed while we decide on a holiday card, so readers, please be patient. Over the course of the wedding weekend, we had a really great time meeting Danielle & Chris’s friends and family and enjoying the bike-friendly…

Congratulations and good luck liam and miles on your first day of school! Junior year and 6th grade… wow!