Mimi

Dave and his Gramma in Cooperstown for Tony Gwynn's Baseball Hall of Fame induction

Holding Charlie for the first time

Holding Nate for the first time

Yesterday we lost Dave's sweet Gramma, and Charlie and Nate's Mimi. She moved here from San Diego over a year ago, and we're thankful that we got to spend the last year with her here in Texas. The boys got to spend every Friday with her, and she cherished giving Nate his bottles. We know she loved God and we rejoice that she is in a better place. And we say that not just in comparison to the condition she was in before death. We know it is a better place than she, or any of us, have been at the peak of health.

New York Baseball Writers Dinner

I got to go to the New York Baseball Writers dinner in NYC on Saturday while I was in town for work. My friend and former roommate Brad is a senior director with the Baseball Hall of Fame and had an extra ticket. All of this past season's award winners were there to accept their awards. Those in attendance included Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, Don Zimmer, Tim Lincecum, Zack Greinke, Ron Darling, Mike Scioscia, Joe Nathan and Joe Mauer. Here are two photos taken from where I sat at the dinner (I was at table 6 which was right in front of the dais where the award winners sat for the dinner). One photo is of AL MVP and Minnesota Twin Joe Mauer and the other is of his teammate and AL Reliever of the Year Joe Nathan. It was a very special experience!

Nate Update

Nate has been practicing walking for a few weeks, but last weekend he really turned a corner and now is walking everywhere. Here's a little preview:



In other Nate news, we took him to a pediatric opthamologist this week for his clogged tear ducts. They've been clogged since birth, and we've tried massaging and eye drops, but with no results. I'll spare you the details of the procedure they did to clear the block, and just say that it was very quick. We're seeing some improvement, so we're hoping it will do the trick. He had a little blood in his tears the day after the procedure, which is typical, so we've had fun call him everything from a true Horned Frog (they spit blood out of their eyes at their predators) to the Bond villan Le Chiffre in Casino Royale.

Circus!

Another awesome cake creation by Aunt Nancy

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

Everyone say "chocolate cake!"

You mean this isn't all for me?

Mmm...suddenly my thumb tastes better than ever

We enjoyed a day celebrating Nate with just the four of us, and now we look forward to celebrating with family and friends on Sunday.

Children's Museum

For Nate's first birthday today, we made a trip over to the Fort Worth Science and History Museum. Charlie loved the dinosaurs, and both boys enjoyed the children's museum section. Then we headed to Railhead for a yummy BBQ lunch to complete our morning in Fort Worth.

Nate saying "ROAR" at all the dinosaurs

Paging Dr. Keeney

This is Charlie playing his first game of Candy Land tonight. I can't wait to play lots and lots of games with the boys as they get older.