The Mice Will Play

It has become old hat to have Helena all to myself for several days or more. We always have an absolute blast and it’s always very easy. This past week however, while the “cat” was away for work there were three mice left to play instead of just the usual two. While I am super…

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Introducing Callen

I guess you could say I’m a little late writing a blog about our wonderful little addition to the family. But those out there who are parents understand that it’s super hard to find the time to do anything. As if to reinforce that point Callen just had a blowout and I’m being called away. #thejoysofparenting

For those that don’t know, he was born on Father’s Day…

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Happy Birthday Helena

One year ago today I was waking up from 4 hours of sleep (or what I would soon consider a great night’s sleep) as a new Dad. You were born at 1:04 am and I was exhausted but could not not wait to get back to the hospital to see you. It has been a…

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11 Months!!

Christine and I can hardly believe it, but Helena is less than 1 month from being a year old! That’s right almost a year old!!! She has certainly been keeping us busy lately, but in mostly fun ways. She is not yet walking but she’s a speed demon on all fours. One of her favorite…

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Myrtle Beach Update

We are having a good time on our vacation down here in Myrtle Beach. Helena is not overly impressed with the ocean and has no desire to get her feet wet, but that hasn’t stopped dad from trying. We toured some gardens yesterday that were absolutely beautiful. They were about an hour away and it…

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Goodbye Month 8, It was nice to know ye.

And a happy hello to month 9. Wow, I can’t even believe it. 8 months may not seem like much and I’m sure I’ll be even more amazed when 8 years has come and gone so quickly, but it’s still hard to believe. She is growing up so fast I can barely stand it. She…

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Month 7 Has Come and Gone

It has been an amazing month, and it is hard to believe that we have already entered month 8. Helena now loves her solid foods (as you can see by some of the pictures). She is super interactive now and seems to take in all of her surroundings, sometimes a little too much so at…

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