there are many pictures to post,
as nana and grandpa j were in town,
but i had to get this one out while i had ahold
of my sister-in-law's camera.
with alex
at a test review in rochester
and needing some quiet time to study,
the kids and i headed to texas to give him some
leeway.
what i DIDN'T plan was
arriving on the heels
of hurricane ike.
while my parent's home is thankfully undamaged,
their home and much of the town is still without
electricity,
so we're hunkered down in college station with the
fabulous, understanding sean and tara.
our family is blessed to have a home intact
and a place to stay as things unfold.
it has been and unconventional and unexpected family reunion,
minus my hubby.
and clearly, hutch loves aunt tara's whirlpool tub,
or as he calls it, the big bath (bi-baff).

fEliz CUmpLEaNos a Ti (manana)

tomorrow we will celebrate
alex and his 30-something years of l-i-v-i-n.











happy birthday. so glad you were born.

oUr lADyBug

thANk yOU, GraCIAs, mERci

a huge shout out goes to my folks,
who spent several weeks at our house
loving and helping our family.
thank you for doting on hutch and elsa,
cooking fantastic meals,
and helping with those never-ending
home improvement projects.
based on hutch's adoring glances,
grandmommy can care for him anytime
and grandaddy is most likely
an undercover super hero.
so thank you, thank you, thank you

the newborn fog is
still pretty thick,
but we've been able to
emerge from the sleepless haze
enough to have some good
mini-adventures.
hutch is pretty smitten with elsa.
he calls her baby (bay-bay)
and is constantly patting her head
and offering her snacks and toys.
he's only tried to shove her off my lap once,
so that's a victory in my book.
some recent pics: