The Cincinnati Bengals are finally having a year that’s been a long time coming.  First place in the division and a 7-2 record going into Week 11 of the 2009 season.  Clearly I attribute the team’s success to the newly appointed cheer squad.  They come out in full uniform every Sunday ready to root their team on!  WHO-DEY!!!!!

From November 2009

From November 2009

We had a very good time this Halloween.  2009 marks the first time Taylor experienced Trick or Treating.  I walked her around our street with our next door neighbor and his son and it was everything you can imagine for a father taking their kids out on beggar’s night.  We hit probably 15 houses in about an hour and then Taylor’s little legs started to get tired of all the walking.  It didn’t take long for her to catch on that she was getting free candy. 

Here she is…the terrifying pink triceratops!

From Halloween 2009

Ethan was a zombie.

From Halloween 2009

Here’s Ethan as of today. He’s on the verge of taking his first steps. He can pull himself up with ease and just has that look of wanting to take off. I give a couple weeks and we’re going to have a couple of mobile ones to run after now. Taylor has been successfully going to the bathroom on the toilet lately. We’re talking about the full size ones, not the training versions either. If we’re not careful holding her, she’d fall right in.

From The Kids

From The Kids

It’s these moments that make it all worth it…

So it has been awhile since I last posted and here’s why. My job, my kids, my home. There is not enough time in the day anymore. I am excited that I can now blog through my iPhone!

Now the bad news. I had so many good pics on my SD card and was excited to post them. Well turns out the card is corrupt and I had no way of getting the images off the card now. Stay tuned for new pics!

Many people have told me that Ethan looks alot like my dad when he was a baby.  I don’t know, maybe….See for yourself.  Maybe the ears….

Every year, I volunteer cooking chicken and grilling corn with some of my closest friends at a local high school fundraiser called AlterFest. This festival attracts thousands of people every year and the Chicken Dinner has become quite famous at the event. The event is held throughout Labor Day weekend. Quite ironically, the event raises money for a private Catholic school system by providing gambling and drinking (kinda funny – “Gambling for God” is what I’ve heard the locals call it). Below is a documentary I took this year on the chicken grilling experience. Nothing like a keg of beer, mass quantities of food, grease and fire to make a man happy!!!!!

Here’s a shoutout to Willie Bruns and Coop for always making it a great experience!  Thanks guys!

The video was taken in 5 Parts, so you’ll need to start with Part I by clicking on the thumbnails inside the video player.

This is an event I

This past Saturday, we attended our day care provider’s wedding reception. This was Taylor’s first reception and well, she liked the dancing part the best. We knew she liked to dance to music, but when this happened, we were surprised….”So do you think you can dance?” here we come….

It’s the final week before Fantasy Football drafts begin. I’m in two this year. Draft positions 1 and 4 so it should be a good year.
Can’t wait for the season opener! This is always my favorite time of the year. Sunday and Monday nights are now times that I look forward to!

Mom and Dad are visiting this weekend from California. It’s been over 6 months since they last saw Ethan and they can’t believe how much he has changed. He’s on the verge of crawling any minute now, so hopefully he’ll reach this milestone while they are here.