Where Does Snow Come From?

Michael and Joey Altobelli share there expert opinion on the origin of snow.

Joey The Power Ranger Blow Bubbles

Note Joey's Power Ranger combat boo-boo on his head.

The Day The Circus of Heaven Came to Town

A splendid time was had by all

My family and I took in the circus today. Michael liked the doggies. Joey liked the elephants. Lisa liked the brothers in the hamster wheel and I thought the whole event was amazing, wonderful, and extraordinary beautiful.

Listen / Download: Yes - Circus of Heaven

The Boy and The Joe

The Joe: Daddy, I want to watch Transformers.

The Boy: No you don't Joey. Transformers stinks.

The Joe: It does not Michael. Daddy, I want to watch Transformers.

The Boy: No you don't Joey. You watch it too much. When you do something too much you won't like it anymore. That's what happened to me with grilled cheese sandwiches. I ate too many and now I don't like them anymore.

The Joe: Daddy, I want to watch Transformers.

The Altobelli Brothers Sing the ABC Song

After viewing this I think you'll agree that my boys,
Michael and Joey Altobelli should audition for the Al Alberts Showcase.

Michael and Joey

Two Bad Ass Mutha F'ers

iMac + Bluetooth + My Phone = Cool

I recently figured out how to "beam" photos from my cell phone to my iMac. Here's a few of my recent cell phone photos.

$10 of gas sure doesn't buy you much these days.

Slick wall mural off Broad Street

Slick Willie Penn

Slick Joey Altobelli

Check out the outside temperature.

Another Dollar Dog Night at "The Ball Park" - Phillies 20 Rockies 5
(also see Opening Night 2008 - Philadelphia Phillies)

Hey Daddy?

Joey Leaves His First Phone Message

My two year old son left me a phone message today.

Transcript:

Daddy?
Dad?
Dad?
Dad?
Dad?
Hey Daddy?
Hey Dad.

Listen / Download: Joey - Altobeli - Hey Daddy

The Terrible Twos

Joey Altobelli

The Terrible Twos are often characterized by oppositional behavior, mood changes, and temper tantrums. "No" becomes a favorite word. All are considered normal parts of child development, say the authors of "What to Expect: The Toddler Years." This is in part due to the fact that a toddler's ability to communicate hasn't caught up with his desire to communicate, hence his frustration and challenging behavior.

In some circles the Terrible Twos are also known as Joey Altobelli.

Happy 2nd Birthday Joey Altobelli

Cousin Harry Altobello's Video Belated Birthday Card

Also see: Happy 4th Birthday Michael Altobelli

Joey Altobelli's Prison Break

life as we know it will never be the same

Today my son, Joey, figured out how to climb out of his crib.

Oh dear God, help us.

Listen / Download:
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

Return of the Birthday Boys

Celebrating Birthdays 2 and 42

Yesterday my boy Joe and I celebrated our 2nd and 42nd birthdays. Other people celebrating December 2nd birthdays include: my favorite Martian, Ray Walston, my favorite newscaster, Stone Phillips, my favorite Asian actress, Lucy Lui, my favorite Jewish comedienne, Sarah Silverman, my favorite US secretary of state, Alexander Haig, my favorite uncle, Chuck Pollander, and my favorite white trash ho, Britney Spears.




Also see: The Birthday Boys and It Was 9 Hours Ago Today.

The Altobelli Men

Peek-A-Boo

Joey Altobelli, 2007

Michael Altobelli, 2004

Grandpop Altobell, 1940

What Goes Up...Must Go Down

The Birthday Boys

Celebrating Birthdays 1 and 41

Altobelli Brothers and Satna

Halloween 2006

A Scarry Time Was Had by All

Maple Shade Kids

The fruits...er...candy of Michael's hard work

The King of the Forrest...Courage!

Rachel and her cousins

The Crazy Altobelli Brothers

Previous Post: Halloween 2005

Johnson's Corner Farm, Medford NJ

October 2006, 2004, 1994

For me a perfect fall day is a visit to Johnson's Corner Farm with my kids. A trip out to the farm usually includes a hayride, pumpkin picking', petting zoo, and apple cider doughnuts. All of my kids have enjoyed a day out at Johnson's Farm and here's a few pictures to prove it.

Joey 2006

Michael 2004

Rachel 1994

Joey Walks His Way

My son, Joey, took his first steps on September 26, 2006. Here's a week's worth of "first steps" in a minute and a half.

Brigantine Vacation: Day 5

mmmmmmmmmmm...sand

The fifth day of our summer vacation would best be expressed in a monologue from the Coen Brothers movie "Rasing Arizona", starring the Academy Award-winning Mr. Nicolas Cage in the role of Hi. In this scene Hi is talking to fellow inmate Moses.

MOSES: An' when they was no meat we ate fowl. An' when they was no fowl we ate crawdad. An' when they was no crawdad to be foun', we ate sand.

HI: You ate what?

MOSES: (nodding): We ate sand.

HI: You ate sand?!

MOSES: Dass right . . .
Click here to view yesterday's fun in the sand.

Brigantine Vacation: Day 1

My family and I are on vacation all this week. Joining us are Lisa's sister, Lauren, her husband Kenny and their baby girl, Allie. Also with us -- at least for a few days -- are Lisa's parents, Lucy and Jim.

I'm going to try to post comments every day about about the previous days events. Yesterday, outside of arriving around 4pm and unpacking we did not do much. Michael and Rachel played in the elevator and Joey and Allie did their thing -- cry, poop, eat, sleep, and cold chill -- the regular routine. Today, we're heading to the beach, which happens to be right across the street. It will be Joey's and Allie's first time. I'll be sure to get "first time" pictures -- first time touching sand, first time dipping their feet in the water, etc.

In celebration of this week of activities I finally setup a Flickr account. Click here to view yesterday's photos. Feel free to add a comment.

Is this kid f'in cute or what?

Joey's New Ride

Click on image to enlarge.

Chocolate Jesus

Today my wife came home with an Easter picture of my two sons. The moment I saw the picture I remembered something I heard the late great Bill Hicks once say:

I've been travelling a lot lately. I was over in Australia during Easter. It was interesting to note that they celebrate Easter the same way as we do - commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus by telling our children a giant bunny rabbit left chocolate eggs in the night.

I wonder why we're so messed up as a race? You know, I've read the Bible - can't find the words "bunny" or "chocolate" in the whole book.

Listen / Download: Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus

Male Infantile Baldness

My son and millions of other male babies - spend months suffering through the shame and disgrace associated with Male Infantile Baldness. It's a scientific fact that males lag developmentally behind females. Add Male Infantile Baldness, and that means low self-esteem, decreased confidence, and even lowered social status.
I'm happy to say, however, that there is hope. Today I discovered baby toupees.
Thanks to a patented technology, and the cooperation of the Chinese government, it is now possible to take an adult-sized toupee and adapt it to fit your baby's head. It's fake hair with real results. Look at my son he's bursting with self-esteem and oozing with confidence. He's like a brand new person. And the best part is: you can't even tell it's fake!

Joey's First Concert Jersey

Joey's 1st photo shoot

Brings new meaning to the phrase, "Work with me, babe."

Hello Baby

Come on, admit it, he's cute ain't he?

It Was 9 Hours Ago Today

It was 9 hours ago today that my second son, Joseph Giovanni Altobelli entered this thing called life. In other words, at 9:15 this morning Joey was born. If you read my earlier post you'll know that forty years ago today I was born. Wow, I never thought turing 40 would be so cool.

The two birthday boys





For additional photographs and a side-by-side
Joey vs. his older brother Michael comparison click here.