• Beckett,  childhood,  monthlies,  photo dump

    Misunderstandings & 7 Big Ones

    Gather ’round, everyone. Let me tell you a story. Actually it’s not a story as much as a reflection on past decisions. It was a beautiful January day. The sun was peeking out through the winter clou…anyway, I decided to schedule a flight to Kansas that takes off an hour past my kid’s bedtime. What was the logic behind that? Nothing about that plan is a good idea. Brainy, the creepy wheezer. To make things more interesting, Beckett has croup and an ear infection. Did you ever watch Hey Arnold? He sounds like the mouth-breather who was always creeping over Helga’s shoulder. Aside from the miles and miles of boogers…

  • Beckett,  fail,  monthlies

    Outtakes

    A few outtakes for your Thursday giggles. Delivery Room Just one of those precious moments, waiting to meet my son.     And another. Just a special, special time. Note the sweet scene happening with my husband and his parents, then note that I am scarfing down a hoagie or something in the background. Beckett (gone squishy) Even though we have the world’s cutest baby, he has been known to take a few bad pictures. There are entirely too many chins and lips going on. This will be shown on his wedding day. This one, too. Christmas card fail. First off, Beckett’s hat is entirely too small. And then there’s…

  • mack,  monthlies,  Newborn life

    Firsts, Schedules, & Steve Chan

    Firsts We’ve had a week of firsts. I had my first pumpkin spice latte of the season. It is a proven fact that the fall season will not commence until Starbucks begins offering this heavenly beverage again. Welcome, fall. We had our first Cowboys game watching party of the year which also entails Mack’s first time wearing his dog football jersey. (By “party” I mean 3 of our friends came over.)  He’s gained a little neck weight since last season… Other than the first celebrations of fall this past week, we’ve had other firsts: First month of life completed. Congrats to Beckett.   He’s still a little unsure how he…