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Oliver plays "Favorite Things" on his new guitar

Posted by Justin at 1/2/2012 7:15 PM | Add Comment

Halloween weekend, plus an apology for being an absent blogger for two months

Posted by Justin at 11/1/2010 8:28 PM | Add Comment

Day trip to Springfield, Ill. - "Cozy dogs" and my first "shoe"

Posted by Justin at 7/31/2010 4:49 PM | Add Comment

Big family visit at the Lopinot household

Posted by Justin at 7/21/2010 8:27 PM | Add Comment

Another trip to Las Vegas in the books

Posted by Justin at 6/21/2010 9:15 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Celebrating our fifth wedding anniversary

Posted by Justin at 5/29/2010 10:33 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

When worlds collide: The boys visit the office

Posted by Justin at 5/3/2010 9:15 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Oliver wants some cake at Grandpa Gil's birthday party

Posted by Justin at 4/27/2010 8:50 PM | Add Comment

Happy belated Easter slideshow

Posted by Justin at 4/10/2010 11:59 AM | Add Comment

Our visit with Jennifer and trip to the zoo

Posted by Justin at 4/3/2010 10:29 PM | Add Comment

The second part of our Christmas journey

Posted by Justin at 1/6/2010 11:40 PM | Add Comment

Happy New Year! What will the next decade bring?

Posted by Justin at 1/1/2010 9:15 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Oliver 'laces them up' and skates with me on my birthday

Posted by Justin at 12/30/2009 10:11 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The first part of our Christmas journey

Posted by Justin at 12/25/2009 11:44 PM | Add Comment

Our holiday card did NOT get stuck in the mail - sorry!

Posted by Justin at 12/23/2009 6:39 AM | Add Comment

The bird in our tree? Yes, it's real

Posted by Justin at 12/22/2009 9:33 PM | Add Comment

Chopping down our Christmas tree

Posted by Justin at 12/5/2009 9:48 PM | Add Comment

Yes, our son already knows his colors quite well - how were we to know?

Posted by Justin at 11/30/2009 10:58 PM | Add Comment

Happy birthday to my beautiful wife

Posted by Justin at 11/26/2009 12:38 PM | Add Comment

A special weekend visit from family

Posted by Justin at 10/20/2009 9:33 PM | Add Comment

Celebrating (OK, not really) layoffs on Labor Day

Posted by Justin at 9/7/2009 10:52 AM | Add Comment

Video of our parents finding out about Sarah's pregnancy

Posted by Justin at 8/19/2009 9:27 PM | Add Comment

Another life chapter in the books

Posted by Justin at 8/15/2009 1:33 PM | Add Comment

Oliver lights up over visit from Aunt Carrie

Posted by Justin at 7/30/2009 9:06 PM | Add Comment

Our trip to the Springfield, Mo., Zoo in pictures

Posted by Justin at 7/16/2009 8:42 PM | Add Comment

Happy Fourth (OK, Sixth - I'm a little late) of July

Posted by Justin at 7/6/2009 9:39 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

A really nice Father's Day

Posted by Justin at 6/21/2009 10:09 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Taking our son to his first baseball game

Posted by Justin at 6/8/2009 8:52 PM | Add Comment

Springfield, Ill., trip: Part V -- Illinois Old State Capitol

Posted by Justin at 6/7/2009 12:38 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Springfield, Ill., trip: Part IV -- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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Springfield, Ill., trip: Part III -- Lincoln's Tomb

Posted by Justin at 6/3/2009 11:18 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Springfield, Ill., trip: Part II -- Lincoln's Home

Posted by Justin at 6/2/2009 6:23 PM | Add Comment

Springfield, Ill., trip: Part I -- The B&B

Posted by Justin at 6/1/2009 9:29 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Aaron and Shima's wedding

Posted by Justin at 5/17/2009 8:44 PM | Add Comment

Sarah's "henna hands" - the day before her brother's wedding

Posted by Justin at 5/15/2009 8:50 PM | Add Comment

Sarah soaks up second Mother's Day

Posted by Justin at 5/10/2009 9:03 PM | Add Comment

I'm still here, just busy and tired

Posted by Justin at 5/7/2009 9:18 PM | Add Comment

A few pictures from Easter

Posted by Justin at 4/16/2009 9:46 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Taking in some (granny-produced) art

Posted by Justin at 4/8/2009 8:22 PM | Add Comment

Visit from Jennifer, Carrie and my mom

Posted by Justin at 3/29/2009 10:29 PM | Add Comment

Oliver enjoys his first birthday party

Posted by Justin at 3/8/2009 7:55 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Oliver celebrates the big 1 (our baby's first birthday)

Posted by Justin at 3/6/2009 8:59 PM | Add Comment

Our stomach knots are untied ... for now

Posted by Justin at 2/22/2009 10:48 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Our visit to Springfield, Mo. (part four)

Posted by Justin at 2/20/2009 7:47 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Our visit to Springfield, Mo. (part three)

Posted by Justin at 2/19/2009 8:45 PM | Add Comment

Our visit to Springfield, Mo. (part two)

Posted by Justin at 2/18/2009 9:10 PM | Add Comment

Our visit to Springfield, Mo. (part one)

Posted by Justin at 2/17/2009 9:30 PM | Add Comment

An unusually warm February afternoon at the park

Posted by Justin at 2/8/2009 12:33 PM | Add Comment

Bye-bye old pillow

Posted by Justin at 1/19/2009 11:50 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

What a day ... "Dada," work and a firetruck

Posted by Justin at 1/15/2009 9:02 PM | Add Comment

Lots to celebrate - and your feedback requested

Posted by Justin at 1/2/2009 10:48 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

The goldendoodle meets her match (in the form of a yorkie-poo)

Posted by Justin at 12/29/2008 4:02 PM | Add Comment

Lots o' toys for the good little boy

Posted by Justin at 12/27/2008 10:22 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Merry Christmas (card)

Posted by Justin at 12/24/2008 11:55 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Garbage Pail Kids version of the Lopinots

Posted by Justin at 12/21/2008 3:55 PM | Add Comment

Oh Christmas tree ...

Posted by Justin at 12/7/2008 8:41 PM | Add Comment

Oliver's baptism made for quite a party

Posted by Justin at 11/30/2008 3:08 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Happy birthday, beautiful

Posted by Justin at 11/26/2008 4:00 PM | Add Comment

Exhausting weekend

Posted by Justin at 11/23/2008 10:52 PM | Add Comment

World travelers stop in St. Charles to visit Oliver and Co.

Posted by Justin at 11/12/2008 10:49 PM | Add Comment

The boy's historic first trip to the polls

Posted by Justin at 11/4/2008 11:09 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Horror movie scare No. 3: "The Strangers"

Posted by Justin at 11/2/2008 8:16 PM | Add Comment

Happy Halloween

Posted by Justin at 10/31/2008 10:47 PM | Add Comment

Horror movie scare No. 2: 'Halloween' (2007)

Posted by Justin at 10/27/2008 7:45 PM | Add Comment

The results of our pumpkin carving

Posted by Justin at 10/27/2008 4:10 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Horror movie scare No. 1: 'Vacancy'

Posted by Justin at 10/25/2008 2:00 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

We need a good scare -- any suggestions?

Posted by Justin at 10/21/2008 7:49 PM | View Comments (9) | Add Comment

Date night for us old timers

Posted by Justin at 10/19/2008 1:49 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

An outing with our little 'pumpkin'

Posted by Justin at 10/19/2008 12:54 PM | Add Comment

L-O-P-I-N-O-T ... "O?"

Posted by Justin at 10/10/2008 7:54 PM | Add Comment

'Fire in the Hole!'

Posted by Justin at 9/22/2008 12:40 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Gawking at the big Lopinot heads at Oliver's 6-month checkup

Posted by Justin at 9/10/2008 8:29 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Oliver's first six months ... in video form

Posted by Justin at 9/6/2008 11:33 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Seven years ago ...

Posted by Justin at 9/5/2008 6:26 PM | Add Comment

Party like it's 1999 (OK, early 2007, but who's really counting?)

Posted by Justin at 8/31/2008 7:31 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Fun with "Grannette's" camera

Posted by Justin at 8/29/2008 7:34 PM | Add Comment

Open letter to the wife regarding prunes

Posted by Justin at 8/22/2008 11:42 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Picnic at the beach (sort of)

Posted by Justin at 8/17/2008 10:05 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Hot hot hot (seriously, it was hot here)

Posted by Justin at 8/5/2008 9:45 PM | Add Comment

Super Tuesday for Sarah

Posted by Justin at 8/5/2008 9:35 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Enjoying the zoo (with carrot sticks) at Houlihans

Posted by Justin at 8/3/2008 1:16 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Take that Sarah: Oliver thinks his daddy is funny

Posted by Justin at 8/1/2008 7:35 PM | Add Comment

Aging + Inactivity = Out-of-Shape Justin

Posted by Justin at 7/27/2008 8:10 PM | Add Comment

'Where'd your mom go?'

Posted by Justin at 7/21/2008 8:10 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

The boy shows us a few new moves

Posted by Justin at 7/14/2008 8:09 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Frequently Asked Questions - July 7

Posted by Justin at 7/7/2008 7:41 PM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment

Modern technology makes up for lack of geographic luck

Posted by Justin at 7/2/2008 7:06 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Isn't it great to have great-grandparents? Oliver thinks so ...

Posted by Justin at 6/25/2008 8:04 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

First Father's Day - Poll to help pick the best pic

Posted by Justin at 6/15/2008 8:07 PM | View Comments (10) | Add Comment

Visit by Aunt Carrie, a baby girl for Jason and Jamie

Posted by Justin at 6/10/2008 8:40 PM | Add Comment

Flip-flops on the outs?

Posted by Justin at 6/6/2008 3:40 PM | Add Comment

Sarah's first week back at work

Posted by Justin at 6/4/2008 7:20 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment

Sarah's maternity leave comes to an end

Posted by Justin at 6/1/2008 10:36 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

First night out without the boy, plus a 'Crystal Skull' beat-down

Posted by Justin at 5/30/2008 11:17 PM | Add Comment

Happy anniversary to my sweetie

Posted by Justin at 5/28/2008 9:52 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment

The boy finally moves into his own place

Posted by Justin at 5/25/2008 4:26 PM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment

Back at home, feeling refreshed (and tired)

Posted by Justin at 5/19/2008 9:32 PM | Add Comment

Road trip update

Posted by Justin at 5/18/2008 8:19 AM | Add Comment

Road trippin' with the boy, plus an honest answer at a work function

Posted by Justin at 5/16/2008 9:11 PM | Add Comment

Stories about heparin make me sick

Posted by Justin at 4/30/2008 10:36 PM | Add Comment
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The author of Blog Full of Letters is Justin Lopinot, a communications guy with a fun little family life going for him. To reach Justin, send an e-mail to jlopinot [at] gmail [dot] com.

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