In the spirit of blogging, we decided to go with the list format instead of the verbose narrative... Hope this helps sketch the year for you.
Favorite Book
Lynn: Kite Runner
Andrew:Fundamentalism and American Culture
Jaelyn: Leo the Lightening Bug
Addison: David books & Arthur books
Josh Elek & Jaelyn revelling at our fav Ice Cream - ROS!
Favorite Movie
Lynn: Bride and Prejudice
Andrew: Top 5? Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Me, You & Everyone We Know; The Bicycle Thief; 8 1/2; The Return (sorry!)
Jaelyn: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (old version)
Addison: The Incredibles
Favorite Smell
Lynn: sunscreen
Andrew: pumpkin spice candles or garlic lingering on my fingers
Jaelyn: lilacs
Addison: cookies
Mary & Lynn celebrating Passover in Alabama
Favorite Food
Lynn: homemade granola (The Leon family recipe)
Andrew: chicken stock (I made about 20 gallons this year)
Jaelyn: macaroni and cheese & hot dogs
Addison: mom's cookies
Favorite Place to Walk
Lynn: on the beach
Andrew: Downtown in ______ Urban Center (this year: Chicago, Boston, Nashville, Grand Rapids, Pittsburgh)
Jaelyn: to the cemetery
Addison: in my backyard, to my swings
Addison contemplates the meaning of Life...and Ice Cream
Favorite Activities to do in any Spare Minute
Lynn: go running
Andrew: writing screenplays & blogs
Jaelyn: cuddling with my mommy, swimming
Addison: cooking, playing video games
Favorite Music
Lynn: Drunkard's Prayer (Over the Rhine)
Andrew: Sufjan Stevens
Jaelyn: "El Rincon" music (any Latino music)
Addison: Sound of Settling (Death Cab for Cutie)
When Dads get the haircuts their kids request.
Favorite Web Obsessions
Lynn: AliasMedia
Andrew:One Pot Meal
Jaelyn: Read It To Me
Addison: Boowa and Kwala
Favorite New Corner of the Globe
Lynn: San Antonio's Riverwalk
Andrew: The Village Idiom (bookstore in Hessel, MI)
Jaelyn: the beach in MI
Addison: both Grandma's and Grandpa's
Favorite Date Night Activity
Lynn: eating and talking at Angelo's or Pataya
Andrew: yeah. eating and talking at Angelos or Pataya or Gateway to India -- and walks around the park afterward -- laughing. I like it when we laugh together.
Jaelyn: playing with John Shell (favorite babysitter)
Addison: John Shell
Favorite Family Additions
Nephews Will & Isaac
