Hallowe'en 2007

For Hallowe'en this year Alex went as a stuntman. Laurie helped him with the facial injuries, and he adopted a crutch, a splint, torn pants and an "I do my own stunts" T-Shirt. We cruised our neighborhood with his friend Casey, then went for our anual visit with Nannie & Papa. I forgot to precharge my camera, so my picture taking this time was very limited.

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Wizard of Oz

In August, Alex played the Wizard of Oz in the Kent County YMCA's production of "Wicked." He sang. He danced. He got laughs. He was "Wonderful."

Nana Visits

In July, Alex's Nana visited us from Seattle. We made special trips to the Zoo and the Aquarium. This is Alex with his Nana at the Zoo.











Alex and his Nana visit the statue of Black Prince in the Roger Williams Zoo. This statue is very famous in Rhode Island. http://riroads.com/arts/sentineldog.htm



Every time we visit the Aquarium we have our picture taken with the Penquin.












Is there a Beluga nearby?

Music Award

On June 19, 2007 Alex's sixth grade class held an awards ceremony for the graduating students. The kids received certificates for academic achievment, attendance, superlatives, athletic accomplishments and such. There were songs and speeches and words of encouragement and gratitude.


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Then, near the end of the ceremony, Alex was called up and presented with a plaque naming him this year's recipient of the Michael Sykes music award for his "demostration of a love for music" and his talent, kindness and dedication. Way to go! The plaque hangs in the school's front hall near the Pricipal's office.

Band Concert

On June 1 (2007) Alex participated in the Holliman band concert and was a featured soloist in "Morning," from Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt.

Spamalot

On April 29 (2007) Alex appeared in the Kent County YMCA's production of Spamalot in the role of King Arthur. Here he can be seen approaching the Killer Rabbit that inhabits the cave of Caer Bannog, wherin lies a clue to the final resting place of the most Holy Grail.

Holliman Hornets

On March 9 (2007) the Holliman Hornets sixth grade basketball team palyed a game against the school faculty. Alex was unable to participate in the game itself due to scheduling conflicts with practices, but we were able to attend the game as a family to lend support to the kids. After the game we leared that Alex had personally produced one of the team's spirit posters, which was autographed by the players and placed on display in the school.

All City Band

On April 10th (2007) Alex participated in the All City Band, a gathering of band and orchestra members from all over Warwick. Alex discovered he was the only boy in the flute section, and this made him popular with the ladies. He also got to sit right up front where everyone could see him.

New Post!

Ack! It's been a while since my last post. I promise to be a little more dedicated to this in the future.

Since Blogger won't let me embed videos from YouTube in these posts, I'll give you a small hint: Go to www.Youtube.com and search for "Seuberman" to find the videos that I've posted. There will be descriptions with each video.

Christmas Day

What says Merry Christmas more than a big box of Homicide?






Unless perhaps a steamy hot mug of Eeyore?






Or some spectacular Pajamas? Look! The instructions for how to prance about in them come printed right on them! Woo Hoo!.




Can Alex show any more enthusiasm? Kids are supposed to get noisy things for Christmas. How else will they drive their parents Insane?



Well, there is the annual covering-every-last-square-inch-of-floor-with-clutter ritual. That's good for endless holiday joy.




But truly, Christmas is when you open up your house to friends and family...





... and they gather for the Whoo-pudding and roast beast.


I hope yours was as Merry as ours was!

Christmas Eve

We hosted a family gathering for Christmas Eve. We spent most of Saturday and Sunday cleaning and prepping the house. Everything was warm, cozy, and full of Christmas joy.







Even the squadron of Attack Eeyores on the back of the couch was ready for their part.





A grand buffet was laid out in the kitchen. There were Christmas cookies, stuffed mushrooms, meatballs in beer, scallops with bacon, and hot crabmeat dip.




Alex shows Papa what his dinosaur can do.






Alex enjoys the company of two of his Nanas.






Jay and Christine have a good time. Sorry, Christine, No Taters.

Thanksgiving

You might be able to dress a kid up,







But you still have to worry about what he might do in a fancy restaurant.

Egypt Project

Alex had to make a diorama for school. They were studying Egypt. This lovely arrangement is made from a shoe box, parchment paper, colored pencils, rubber stamps, plasticine, ruby decors, and bits of Legos. Inside the sarcophagi is a smallish GIJoe wrapped in an ace bandage. Hey, if I were six inches tall, I'd sign up for a resting place as cool as this!

Tree Tagging

On November 5th we went out to Big John's for our annual tree-tagging jaunt. Our previous record for finding and tagging a tree was under five minutes. Could we beat our record? Laurie scopes out for the perfect tree.





Alex eats the obligatory bag of popcorn.






Tree found, it is wrapped with Valentine's Day party decor, tagged, and released back into the wild to await our return in December.











Alex also visits with the antique fire truck. An annual tradition.






As well as the annual post-tree-tagging visit to the Cracker Barrel restaurant for orange cream soda, Lima beans and pie.

Halloween

This year Alex wanted to go out as a Mime. His Idea, really. Laurie did an excellent job of making his plan a reality, and I got to escort a really quiet kid around the neighborhood. His costume received a lot of praise from the neighbors, and his mime-ish antics earned him a few laughs and some extra treats. I hope everyone had a great Halloween this year!

Old Stone Age

Alex had to make a diorama for his Social Studies class. They're studying Stone Age culture . The students could choose a scene from either the Old Stone Age or the New Stone Age (differentiated by a change from hunter/gatherer to farming/settlement). Alex chose an Old Stone Age setting. Laurie and I helped with supplies, but Alex did all of the work. His project was so well received that his teacher, Mrs. Bell, offered to buy it from him so she could show it to next year's class as an example of what the assignment should look like when completed. Way to go, Alex!





Old Stone Age
A Project by Alex Seubert

In my diorama Chiefette (the woman) is picking berries out of a small bush. Chiefy Jr. (the boy) is just waking up in a buffalo skin tent, to a fresh pile of meat. Chief (near left) and Ryan the temp (far left) have just killed a buffalo to last for two days. The sun is just peeking out of the clouds. The buffalo are roaming on the nearby hills.

Life would be tough for these people because they don’t have the right clothes, food, shelter, or medical care so they don’t live as long. Also, if one of them dies it would be hard to get the right food or enough food. If they’re hunting, they can’t bring all the meat back at once so they may not get enough for everyone to share it equally.

Alex's Birthday

Alex turned eleven on the 7th. We celebrated with an early dinner at the Longhorn Steakhouse and then with cake at home with friends and family. He received gifts of cash, clothing, gift cards, toys and a new bicycle. Happy Birthday Alex!

Beer & Movies

Saturday night we had some friends over to eat take-outs (Chinese & Pizza! Yum!) and to drink beer and watch lame '50s horror flicks. This time around it was the 1959 classic, The Tingler, starring Vincent Price. The grown-ups enjoyed the camp, the kiddies thought it was lame. Vince was an excellent actor. He could make even the lamest dialogue sound natural and convincing. Now, if only we had joy buzzers built into our seats...

Hash

I love hash with breakfast. A few more minutes on this side to get it good and crispy, then I'll flip it over and do the other side. Then we can eat. Yum!