mommy and daddy go out!

In a throw back to the days of yore, aka the Pre-Punkin' Era, we actually made it to a moe. show! Cartier (so named to be clear that this is the girl of the many Carters in our lives) also made a guest appearance from Chaaaalston to get her Anna cuddles and to be there for the first of what will hopefully be many outings to come.

Keller Williams gave us a stunning start with his usual antics of playing each instrument for a "verse", recording the sound, then moving on to the next instrument, until eventually you have a 7 piece band playing up there.
Now, what, I ask you, is a moe. show without BBRB? That's Big Bad Rad Brad, but we've abbreviated him since we never see him anymore.
Amdist rumors of drug-related hiatus, Rob, Al, Chuck, Vinnie and Jim gave us a marathon night of jams. I counted 3 1/2 hours. And at long last, the moment of glory. Planecrash. Oh yes. You know it. Video to come.
The ladeeeees.

Recent Times!

As we move along in June, thought we'd share some more pics and fun times! Anna is 15 weeks and already growing out of some of her clothes! Hard to believe.

Here is the punki'nanner finding her feet on a quilt made my co-worker Martha's mother! How photogenic!

Ever since Anna started sleeping in her crib instead of the Moses Basket, Murphy has moved in... we raised the rent.

We celebrated Eric's birthday with a nice meal at Osteria with Hillary, Eric and Violet. The gals say 'Hi!'

Anna joined us at the table and was very social! She had milk with a milk appetizer and a side of milk, and extra milk. Then watched Dad eat his pizza.

Next up, we hung out with Cart-Cart and Nonna for the day part of Father's Day.

And then on to Uncle T, Aunt Eli and Cousin Carter's house for a Father's Day Feast. Steak, Twice-Baked Potatoes and Ceaser Salad (best meal ever)! Here, Anna and Uncle T discuss the sound 'Oooh.'

More from the mountains

We spent some good quality lounging and playing time with the Nanner during our visit, so I couldn't help but posting a few more fun pics.

Aunt Cindy getting in some cuddles.

Bearded JM......the beard has since gone on summer vacation.
Brett playing leap frog around the living room.
Mommy's favorite Ally McGraw hat :)

Visit to Paw Paw's

A couple of weekends ago we trekked way up to yonder mountain way to visit Paw Paw and Nonee Christine. My brother, JM, his wife Cindy and my little nephew Brett joined us in the fun.

On Saturday we took Brett to some kind of arcade "fun world", which was really cool........especially the game where you get to MILK THE COW. Bet you city folk don't get a lot of that kind of fun.

Back to work!

Anna in her daycare bed! OK, I was hoping to get some really cute picture of her playing, but she was sound asleep when I went to pick her up today. She loves her new daycare, and definitely is getting lots of attention!
Mommy and daddy, on the other hand, can't stand to be away from her!!! Here are a few pictures of the cuteness that we miss when she's away: