Thanks to Holly and Aaron for the Rock Band Guitar Hero party last night. We had a blast. I was on lead guitar and Debra on vocals. Maggie held the drum sticks, but couldn't quite reach the bass pedal. We're...
On Saturday, Washington and its neighbor, Orangewood Nazarene Church, held their second annual Friendship Festival. Maggie and I spent a lovely day taking pictures and socializing with everyone. I have to say that most churches these days seem to only...
The first week of 2009 was one of milestones for Maggie. She had her three month check-up on Wednesday. Our friend Amy is her new pediatrician and says she's doing great. She finally breached nine pounds! She's still a bit...
Well, it was play date time again. This time we decided to meet at McCormick Ranch Park in Scottsdale. I have fond memories of the park from my childhood when we used to have huge gatherings with families who adopted...
Shawn and Jed hosted another great Chili Night last night. They make some boss veggie chili. Pile on some grated cheddar and fresh cornbread and you're set. Shelley and John brought Ian. What a cute little boy. I can't wait...
Okay, so she's still a bit too young to play. Maybe it was more like Mommy's first play date. My friend Kathy, whose son Benjamin made his appearance only two days before Maggie, had all of us Washington baby mamas...
Sunday, October 5 was the scheduled baby shower for friends and family. As you know, Maggie decided to make an early appearance. Apparently she didn't want to miss the party. It was such a treat having Maggie there for everyone...
We had a great time out with friends celebrating my 36th birthday. Shawn, Jed, Erin, Shelley and Lori joined us for dinner at Ticoz in Phoenix. Erin and Jed were also celebrating September birthdays. Is it just me or are...
As the pregnancy progresses we're getting more and more attention. The outpouring of advice and well-wishes means a great deal to us. I never anticipated how necessary and welcome all of the support would be. The themes of late are...
We still haven’t spent much time looking through photos, but we wanted to get some posted before our one year anniversary. So we picked out some of our favorites and posted them on Flickr. Our photographer took over 2,000 and...
We haven't updated the blog in a while. With all the wedding and honeymoon activity, the blog was WAY down on our list of To-Dos. We got back from the honeymoon in Nicaragua with plans to update everyone on the...