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1/24 WHen old dreams die, new ones come to take their place.  God pity a one dream man.

Robert Goddard.

1/31 Own personalities - Alex, more alone; max checkers

Movies about father/son get to me....Indian, Extremely Loud

Morning hugs

2/9 Alex wakes up mommy.  Loving on each other.  Alex poops in chones.  "Oh, Alex.  "You were happy a minute ago."

2/11 "Oh my gosh."

Alex the director



2/13/12   Abintra conference.

Alex talks to Lentil and then goes to sleep.
Alex playing with the big boys and tries to keep up, that's why he gets pushed
 he doesn't just look for the easy work.

max supports him but lets him do his own thing....he'll speak up for Alex but then back off when asked


max the first one in five years to do the numbers thing

how does it feel when people tell you these things (Max doing the 1-100 first time in 5 years, Alex being cute, brothers playing so well together).

2/15/12 Seeing bad Curt Hahn movie, character and his dying dad coming to peace

"My dad died knowing he wasn't at peace with his son.  Must be the saddest feeling of all."



kumon and stuff are second jobs


2/18 wanted Ninja russian dolls, not robots or animals.

2/22 "I"m not a cat anymore."

I Know Alex.  We think we know who our children are and then they change; have their own ideas.

3/4 - Alex/Haley - did you poop in your pants?
Individual nuances - Max RRRR sounds; Alex SSS sounds
don't want to lose it, their individuality, but...



 3/31 - alex scoring a goal.

4/6  Louisville:  Are we there yet.  Max wanting to drive to AL. "Max, all you would say is are we there yet, are we thre yet, are we there yet.



4/11 Alex:  I'm tired of MJ

4/20  Pred game - Sucks cheer. 

4/30 What makes you happ - a morning hug
Max- I'm happy all day  and if I get loving!.


6/1/12 - Max getting hockey stuffs.  Name on stick.  Guy guessing names as he's taping.  "How does he do it?"  I don't know says a kid.  Alex:  "I know.  The names are on the stick."



11/3 didn't call me max at swimming.

11/4 guy at post office "They remind me of two boys I used to know"

We choose to give hback to cmty because it's esier than being part of a community - Anderson Williams

11/9 He's funny. I mean, he's comedian funny.

11/10 - recovered videos "I got my little boys back"




11/4 - I think so, but I don't think so.

11/4 guy at post office getting passports "They remind me of two boys I used to know"







11/12 - Paletas - papa helped when we were dating

"I was good at puting them in wrappers."
papa - "I was good at tasting them too."

Max - "I'd be good at that too.

Alex (pause)  I think I'd be good at taking them out of wrappers.

12/18  latte at PJs

12/19 - camp carnival -- kids staying all day, including dinner

"They're laughing at me," (he's so cute)...alex getting mad.

photo:  we don't have to but we're going to because it's free  - how many have you tried:  all of them.

"We'll both say Alex takes a shower first"  Yeah, annd max, you pretend to be alex.

1/14 - Baby elephants always cry when they hurt themselves or want something.

1/15 xmas blue

1/18 alex wants to be doc.  "Like dr. klinsky?  Mayble I can take care of him when he's older."

1/24 WHen old dreams die, new ones come to take their place.  God pity a one dream man.

Robert Goddard.

1/31 Own personalities - Alex, more alone; max checkers

Movies about father/son get to me....Indian, Extremely Loud

Morning hugs

2/9 Alex wakes up mommy.  Loving on each other.  Alex poops in chones.  "Oh, Alex.  "You were happy a minute ago."

2/11 "Oh my gosh."

Alex the director



2/13/12   Abintra conference.

Alex talks to Lentil and then goes to sleep.
Alex playing with the big boys and tries to keep up, that's why he gets pushed
 he doesn't just look for the easy work.

max supports him but lets him do his own thing....he'll speak up for Alex but then back off when asked


max the first one in five years to do the numbers thing

how does it feel when people tell you these things (Max doing the 1-100 first time in 5 years, Alex being cute, brothers playing so well together).

2/15/12 Seeing bad Curt Hahn movie, character and his dying dad coming to peace

"My dad died knowing he wasn't at peace with his son.  Must be the saddest feeling of all."



kumon and stuff are second jobs


2/18 wanted Ninja russian dolls, not robots or animals.

2/22 "I"m not a cat anymore."

I Know Alex.  We think we know who our children are and then they change; have their own ideas.

3/4 - Alex/Haley - did you poop in your pants?

4/28/12 - saw baseball game kids with Cerebal Palsey....so lucky.


6/20 - Date with Alex
I don't want to grow up.  I don't want to be a papa.   I just want to be with you."


Alex about throwing away pain "That's not real."


7/12 - Papa/Max trip,  Alex:  babysitting Max's animals.


7/14 - Alex talking about upcoming DC trip:  Wants to see North Pole, like Obama's house and our home tours.


7/17 alex's first attempt at pedal bike



7/30 Alex emergency room, kenny sleeping, lentil arm band, staying calm when telling mama going to hospital, reading wikipedia at 1am

8/2 reading charlie and chocolate factory

8/5 washington - air and space - alex wants to see everything.  max wants me to read lots.

 8/8 obama at white house.

8/11 - alex says "I don't want to play sports any more."

8/11 - dad would be 80, mike lyons 70, me 50, michelle 40
mexico wins gold medal in scocer


8/20 max's first day school.  alex so alive when he's gone.

8/22 Alex rides bike "Don't stop peddling"

8/23 alex b-day - cake pops

8/25 party lego, alex hding, playing with self, won't do cupcakes til lego done

8/27 Alex date to share cupcake - buying ninja turtles and enemy
max so excited that's what alex bought

both want to sleep alone....plotting



8/30 Max:  "you're the baddest daddy.  Alex:  not he's not.  Hes the goodest.

8/31 alex blackboard letters....writing words in espanol, better handwriting than me

9/3/12 - elephants

9/7 alex mocus.  Why alex?  Wanted sweet potatoes?  Not every time Alex.  Not me, pigeion.  "Pigeon wanted them and he was so loud."


9/9 Titans game "Best day ever"

 9/10 Haley like a daughter, so she'd be your sister.  "And then she could bring me pancakes in the morning."

9/17 - Teaching Thomas (older kid) lessons, so confident




9/12 - You're too hard.  You shouldn't do kettlebell twice a week.  I want you to do it just once a week."