Back from Palm Desert

Carry-on weiners.

Grammy lookin hot poolside with Hud

Mr. October

Swimming Machine

After Ryan's momentous Hole-in-One, the old timer's came over and forced him to drink lots of Crown Royale.

On the road again....

Amazingly, we survived four 3+ hour long drives in one week- with very few meltdowns- and although there was a lot of packing, unpacking, laundry, repacking and driving involved, we managed to have 2 nice little getaways to Clearlake and Tahoe. Captain Max spent some time commandeering various watercrafts and digging, while Huddy did alot of what he's pictured doing above. Thankfully, grandmas & grandpas were on hand, so Ry and I were able to squeeze in a little Alan Jackson concert and brief, but enjoyable alone time.

Happy Hud!

So- we are finally getting some "return on our investment" and seeing some non-gas-related smiles from our little guy. These were taken between 7 and 9 weeks. Enjoy!

Back by Popular Demand....More Hudson

Sleeping- as usual :) - 4 weeks old


looking concerned (Max must be nearby). 3 weeks old



After our first bath (at 1.5 weeks)


nanny scooter (3 weeks old)


Our first visit with our cousins (from left: Abby, Grace & Emmy)- about one week old

Happy 2nd Birthday MAX!

Our new tool bench is really loud- and we love it. Just one of MANY gifts.


Pancakes for breakfast at Valley Medlyns -just the the right start to a sugar-filled day.


Mom's masterpiece!


Party at Grammy Cathy's house


Blowing out candles with Poppa Tom.

Someone was very happy to finally have a day that was all about HIM again (notice there are no pictures of you-know-who :)

Hudson is 4 Weeks old today!

Wow- time really flies when you are changing a million diapers. Hud is four weeks old today- and what a tumultuous four weeks it's been. Hud, however, has been (knock on wood) a total "angel baby". Max is not quite as excited about him. A hint of jealousy, in addition to the onset of the "terrible two's" (which are NO JOKE btw) have been proving to be quite a challenge. Needless to say, there are time-outs-a-plenty around here :)

Fletch Madigan (199?-2008)

We said goodbye to our beloved Fletchy dog yesterday. Amidst all the baby madness, we managed to notice that he wasn't quite himself lately. An unexpected cancer diagnosis gave us only a week more with him, but he gave us eight good years of his unconditional love. Although I will have a lot less vacuuming to do- he will be sorely missed :)