December 2008 Pix AVAILABLE

Weird eh?....2 posts in one day? Yup, thats how I roll. Anyways, just wanted to let everyone know that Ethan's pix have been updated & December 2008 are now available for your viewing pleasure.

Its really neat to see our baby grow up. He is such a little boy now & while we cannot wait for him to get big, we're already sad that he's as big as he is & no longer a "baby". Seems like just yesterday that he fit on our chests while he slept & that we were the only things he paid attention to. Now he is pushing up to see around the room, not wanting to miss a second of the action. He is noticing that he can grab things, leaning in determination to grab & explore. He's even giving mom & dad "high 5s" now! His bath time is becoming BATH TIME as he splashes in the water & plays with his tub toys.

Our friends who have been new parents have always told us, you can't understand the joy of these little moments until you have them yourselves.

We couldn't agree more.

We love you buddy!

Happy New Year!!

After logging in, I see that this is my 100th post! Pretty cool! Thanks to everyone who visits. Hope you keep coming back often!

I have to tell you about this. If you don't know who motocross rider Robbie Maddison is, then you need to find out. On New Years Eve, Red Bull & EXPN (yes, EXPN - its ESPNs extreme sports side) helped him set a world record by jumping his motorcycle onto the top of the replica Arc de Triomphe in Las Vegas. I'll be honest, I didn't watch this event live, but DVR'd it. I went back & watched it the other night & let me tell you -- you have to see this.

Not only did he jump it ON TO the Arc, but he also came down. After leaving the ramp he soared 96+ feet up to land on top, then fell 5 stories to his ramp to coast down.

After watching this I found out that last year he did a different jump. He jumped a record 322+ feet OVER the length of a football field. WOW.

This dude is nuts & if you missed it -- here it is:

Holidays

Its hard to believe that its almost Christmas. Working in a mall environment, I see all types of shoppers & given the state of the economy -- I can hardly believe what I see sometimes.

Sure there are the "lookers" who "will be back" but for every one of those, there's someone dropping some serious money. I can't necessarily say this holds true at my kiosk because the people we talk to are extremely fickle. They want everything free & are willing to drop the entire deal & walk if they don't get just the right deal. I'm not in the business of giving stuff away -- I'm in the business of selling.

I guess I just think its funny. People approach the kiosk with so many bags they can barely even get within yelling distance because they've dropped a wad of cash all over the mall, yet they want ME to give them everything for free. I wonder if they asked Macy's, "I've been a customer for years, can I get this sweater for free?"

Just a thought. Here's to the holidays!
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November Pix & a big thanks!

First & foremost wanted to let everyone know that November 2008 album has been added to the photo gallery! Lots of good shots on there so make sure you visit & check em out!

Also, wanted to thank everyone for their support today for Ethan's baptism! It was a truly blessed day & its amazing to see God's work on a daily basis -- today just showed how great He is!

Ethan appreciated everyone coming to be with him on his special day. He really liked all the gifts he received & wanted to say thanks for everything.

A great weekend for sure! My parents came into town for the baptism & it was good to see them. Now on to a rough work week. Wish me luck!

To be continued...

Happy Holidays!

So Ethan is the big 6 months now! We just got some new pix taken today & they turned out pretty good! Of course, given the time of the year, they were pretty busy -- but all in all Portrait Innovations did a good job again! The above picture is a shot from today.

So hopefully all of you have a great holiday season & wait until you see the Christmas card!

To be continued...