My wife the Model

Every now and again Meg does some modeling for her work. I've asked her about her modeling career and she says "I don't have a modeling career" LOL it's fun to tease her. I love my bride, she is rad. I love photo shop too. If you click on the picture you can tell (maybe) that there is some one standing next to Meg. (I turned her into a brick wall ).
peace out ~Dave

old pals

I love the silly relationship that Charlotte has with her Mee-mee.

They are old pals, Mee-mee has been there for her from the beginning.

They always together for every nap.

Alway there...when she gets sick.

Always has time to snuggle and watch a movie.

yep, nothing like old pals.

time to sing and dance

I have not posted a video in a while.

Thought this one was cute.

Kind-of dark but cute.

(The lighting not the topic).

Can any one name this song?

If you can...I promise to post again soon!

FYI: Most of the pictures that I post are taken by Meg,

then edited and posted by me.

Just wanted the credit placed where it belongs.

Love to all. -Dave

Grama Ryans Birthday

On Sunday we went to my mom and dad's house for my mom's birthday. I worked in the yard with my brothers and dad, while Meg had fun with the kids!

Charlotte and Jackson learned that it is good to share. There is room on grandpa's tractor for two!

This is Cody and and Jack playing in the dirt, and Cody is showing you his work face!

On Wednesday we went to sign some loan papers (yeah!!!!) and what do you know, it is near this cool park. Any one know this kid?

As you can tell Charlotte hated it.

new pix of the chubby one

Hopefully the six folks that read this blog will forgive me for not posting in a while. We have been real busy tring to find a house! (all fingers and toes are crossed for good luck) here are some pictures from Bill's 60th birthday party!

Charlotte and I were chasing bubbles in the backyard, and she got her pants dirty. So for nap time I just removed them. Before falling asleep, she removed her diaper. This is me trying to implement the tools given to me (by my Sister inlaw) FO FREE.

p.s. it can be free for you too...just check out The Pigbear and her Buddy Ro and download the updates for your photoshop.

static head and new fish

Charlotte and I had fun playing tents and tunnels, and I used a fleece blanket for the roof...static head, enough said.

And we got some new fish! Its nice to see some fresh color in the tank.

ttfn ~Dave

learning something new

Charlotte is not yet well enough to go back to daycare, so she is staying home with me. Today for the first time I attempted to put Charlotte's hair in pigtails. I ended up laughing hard enough and long enough for Charlotte to join in...and long enough after that for Charlotte to stop laughing and stare at me like "what the heck are you really laughing at"? I took pictures to share, posted, then re posted after reading Erin's blog. Two things new in one day. Not to shabby. ~Dave

It might take a little time, but with practice hopefully I will get better at both.

favorite food...anyone?

In this picture, Charlotte is saying the name of her favorite food does anyone have a clue as to what it is?
~Dave

the great Char-lotto

(pinch your nose and read the following out loud)

"THE GREAT CHARLOTTO vs. MEE-MEE THE VISCOUS"

Mee-Mee gets Charlotto in the corner...
with the swift reaction of Charlotto, she was able to reverse the hold,
8...9...10 heavy weight contender is now the champz!!!

I wanted Charlotte to wake up and play with me, its 9:00 and she is still asleep (so was Meg, hee hee). I shot this little show trying to wake her, but it didn't work. hope you like it.








"THE GREAT CHARLOTTO vs. MEE-MEE THE VISCOUS"
short play by daddy the bored

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dad's birthday, and this is my "daddy dedication" birthday post....Its not just cuz I dropped the ball on getting a card out on time either!
My dad is one of the most intelligent people I know. I remember when Deedee and I were little we would ask him questions,like kids do, about randomness in the world, he always seemed to know the answer. When we would ask him doubtfully,"well how do YOU know?" He would matter-of-factly answer, "Well, because Daddy's know everything." We would simply take that as truth and go about our questioning. It would often become a game of "stump Daddy" trying to think of questions that he didnt know the answer to. I cant remember a single time that we did and I think to this day I still believe that.
I also remember many times growing up watching Jeopardy and Dad would know the answer to all of the questions. We always tried to convince him that he should try out for the show and make us thousandaires! These are just a couple of examples of how smart my Dad really is and I am so proud that has dedicated a big part of his life to teaching others just a few of the things he knows.
Dad is also a very funny guy....yeah sometimes they are cheap jokes but they will always make you laugh anyways :) I think making people laugh is one of the things he enjoys most and I love that. I am proud to say that I think my Dad and I have a very similar sense of humor.
These are just a couple of the things about my Dad that stuck out to me, none over his loving and caring heart and dedication to family. He is such a great Dad and an awesome Grandaddy!
So, Dad, I hope you have a wonderful birthday! I love you so much and cant wait to see you in a couple weeks!

Karen and Tommy Tighe

I knew it would only be a matter of time until my sister Karen would find the one special person to share her live and time. Karen here's to all the little moments to come; good, bad, large, and small...take them together and your love will prevail. I love you both ~Dave

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