Happy Father's Day, and new shoes

Happy Father's Day to all of the wonderful fathers and grandfathers in our lives.

You are loved.

"A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty." -- Unknown

When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.

~William Shakespeare

“If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right.”
-Bill Cosby

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable. ~Plato

It's hard work being a cute little man

It's hard being me, all those demands!

The interrupted moments in the bath...

Mama insists on combing and parting my hair. Even when I am just trying to eat my book in peace.

She even tries to wake me up with that silly camera. (I don't know bad words or I'd call it one).
I can't even snuggle Pooh without her chasing me. Did you notice she made me look like Pooh in this picture? Sigh.
At least my Nanaw Nene helps me take a nap when I need it. Not that I like naps you know.

And Daddy always gives me a hug when I am feeling tired and grumpy (every evening at 8:45).

There's a first time for everything when you're a baby

We tried our first baby cereal today! Barley, on Auntie Julie's advice, instead of rice or oatmeal. In spite of mama's clumsiness and lack of appropriate silverware and bib, we got some inside Baby A.

And if you can't get enough of cereal eating...even more.

Nicknames and Two Papaws

My grandfather is good at nicknames. He named me Texas City Red when I was small because that's where I was born, and it's a name that's stuck. He nicknamed Aengy JAK, because his first three initials are perfect for it, Jude Aengus Kimball.
I gave my great grandfather a nickname, Two Papaws. So now JAK has a Two Papaws of his own. It's a wonder any of the Kimballs can keep all of the names straight.

We still can't tell if our little man will have blonde or red hair.

We might start taking bets. Want in?

Happy Monday!

I don't have a nickname for Monday, unless YUCK counts.

Aengy takes a nap...

New toy via Auntie Julie

Two Papaws and JAK

Happy Mother's Day to you, and you, and you! From us

We couldn't let Mother's Day go by without thanking all of you who visit us here and keep us in your thoughts. We are so grateful for all of the support and well wishes in our first five months on this exciting little roller coaster.

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Mama is back at work full time, and we are lucky Daddy is home in charge all day for now. Daddy and Aengy have a great schedule going, and both of them are grumpy if Mama messes it up somehow.

We are trying to stay with in home care until next school year thanks to Jeff and Staci's mom pitching in this last haul til summer.

Have a wonderful mother's day!

Here Mama is last year, on the day she figured out that she had something to

tell Daddy.... Surprise!

(that's Katie, Renee's rescued Great Dane)

Daddy makes sure that I can see my books all of the time...