Halloween

I only have a sec. to post...My sister Karen is marrying the coolist guy this weekend and we are leaving in a few hours. love to all ~dave

Charlotte is warmed up and ready for holloween!



Adrian

clean for my girls

This weekend Meghan and Charlotte went To Sarah's 2nd birthday. I have another hour to kill before picking them up and thought I would Blog. For those fortunate enough to check our blog (before 8:30pm pst. on Sunday the 28th) you will know before Meg that I cleaned the house, and rearanged the funiture. I was able to move and clean the entire up stairs. With the help of Paul E. I was also able to move the tv (Thank you again Paul for the help!) I hope It makes my girls happy. ~Dave



HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!! I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!!

Bamboo forest

the last few weeks little miss Charlotte has not felt very well. Today she seams to be feeling a lot better so I thought I would take her to the Bamboo forest for a short walk and some fresh air while Meg got some sewing done.



she and I had a fun time running around and touching all the plants and playing in the fountain. I love running around chasing my little girl ~Dave :)
here are a couple of short soundless vids of the day!

Charlotte Walking

Just in case, we still have blog subscribers...(I dont blame you if you've given up)...here are a couple videos of Charlotte walkin around the house...enjoy...

My wife

The other day I called my wife on her cell and told her that I had purchased a huge pile of bikes.( www.roadsidedave.blogspot.com/ to see what I'm talking about:)~ anyways, some of the fellas at work said and I quote "my wife would kill me if I had done that"...not my wife. She said WOW now you can build some of the bikes you have been talking about! And the Judges from Canada give her a...



I'm a very lucky man.

1 year and 15 days!

this first year has gone bye real fast...sorry we have not posted any pictures from her birthday. I think Meg is planning to post soon. until then Daddy has another sleeping picture to post that was taken today. love to all. Dave

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

"MOM"--this is a word that has taken on a whole new meaning for me this year, not only for the obvious reason of becoming one, but also because of the unity that I now feel with that segment of the population that wakes up each morning yearning for the next time she sees her child's face, for those women who ache to their core if she sees her daughter in one ounce of pain, and those mom's who lose all concept of adulthood when their son is mistreated at school and are ready to go to blows with any snooty principal or bully kid that stands in their way!

It is for this reason that whenever I feel those motherly feelings I immediately reflect on my own mother during my growing up years and feel that much more appreciation, respect, guilt, and love for her. All the skinned knees, broken hearts, hurtful teenage words, bad decisions and life struggles that she watched me suffer through and undoubtedly suffered silently beside me. All the while soothing, waiting, listening, patient, supportive, and loving me through it all, putting her own feelings aside for my own.

My mom has so many amazing qualities including but nowhere near limited to- her ability to laugh at herself ("you think life's funny or something?"), her frugal nature, knack for organizing, solving any problem you throw at her, eloquent writing, and of course her landscaping skills with a simple pair of scissors (true story) :).

So, Whenever I feel those tinges of doubt or insecurity about my abilites as a mom, I simply reflect on my mom, and her mom (grama dixie), and even her mom(grama D) and I realize that all of these amazing women have shaped the mom that I am today. Then I am put at ease knowing that Charlotte is one lucky girl to have inherited these wonderful "mommy genes".

Thankyou Mom for everything you do for me and my daughter and family and also thankyou to all of the amazing mommy role models in my life: Karen, Grama Dixie, Aunt Lu, Deedee, Sue, Aunt Wanda, Aunt Jenny, Granny, Aunt Dana, Kelly Ryan, and Mrs. Joyce.

Have a wonderful Mother's Day....I love you!

first day of mommyhood

like mother, like daughter
2 generations of mommies3 generations of mommies 2 of the best moms in the world!



"baby hogging" note the scissors in her hip pocket!

Grama Dixie and her girlsmooches

Crawling and other assorted tricks

Hi everyone! Yes I realize that it has been a while since we blogged but Charlotte just passed 10 months and she is doing new things everyday....It is so much fun to watch...Here is a little clip of a few of her tricks. Well enjoy...

Posing

Okay so I realized after I took these pictures that Charlotte kind of looks like she is posing for a centerfold. The fact that she even has "cleavage" as Grandad and Nana pointed out, only adds to the image....

Well, lets all get past that visual and just see her for the cute posing, leopardprint-wearing doll face that she is!

Cant wait to see Aunt Deed, Uncle Brent, and SARAH! in a couple days!

Check me out!

Oh yeah, everybody, Charlotte takes a big girl bath now ....and I do mean BIG girl...check out those rolls! She loves hanging out in the water and playing with her squeezy bath toys.


These are definitely going into the "blackmail at 16" file


On another note, I (Meg) just started my first Etsy shop. Etsy is a website were people can sell their handmade goods. Its a great place to find really cool stuff and unique gifts that you wont find anywhere else! (thanks to Deedee and JJ for the Etsy heads up)

ode to the pigbear

the original pigbear pic Can you see the family resemblance?

Today is the one year anniversary of the pigbear blog that we all have grown to love so much. we have watch it grow from a little 3 comment site into a large dubble digit site with rad pictures and sweet links...
... its so punk rock!!!

Thanks Deedee for all the updates, pictures, positive messages and to Brent for the suppa sweet videos that we couldn't have done with out. We love you so much. Thank you for inviting us into your lives, Can I get an 'Amen'?

I clean up real nice!

Me and my aunt Lu just a swangin'

Me and cousin Jack

Catchup!

Yesterday at the Park.








I know, I know, fallin down on the bloggin job AGAIN!
We had a whirlwind trip to South Carolina, and Tennessee to see the fam. Charlotte finally got to meet the world famous Grandaddy and Nana, as well as many other family characters. I am pretty proud of how she adjusted and bounced back to everything that changed from day to day. I hope everyone had wonderful Holidays and are enjoying a wonderful New Year so far!

Aquarium Fun

So Aunt Lu was kind enough to let Me, Dave, and Charlotte sneak in to her work "Christmas Party" that was at the Monterey Aquarium....Let me just tell you, Charlotte was in Hog Heaven...or maybe Fish Heaven...anyways, She has a small fish tank in her room that she LOVES to look at. Well when she saw her fish tank x like a million she was very excited, to say the least...

Ryan family update

Charlotte and Mom at the Christmas tree farm
















She's a fan of her tongue lately!


Aunt Karen

YAYYY!! having a great time at aunt Dana and uncle Gary's house.













iceskating in Sanfrancisco



I must apologize for my neglect of Charlotte's blog as of late. I dont even have a good excuse!!! So here are some pics to try to make up for lost time...We are gearing up for our Christmas visit to see the other grandparents...and can hardly wait!