Happy Belated B'day!

Maddie is opening her presents & is apparently very excited about her new outfit! Charlie is, of course, right in the thick of things....gotta know what's going on!

This was her second birthday party, but this time daddy, grandma & grandpa were able to be there! She learned what to do w/the cupcake this time. More of it ended up in her mouth than on her body or the ground.

Hanging w/Grandma & Grandpa at the Trona Pinnacles. We discovered that she loves rocks, as she cried when we made her leave them there!

First haircut!!

Can you see her signing "more" for more animal crackers? She's already a foodie!

Today was a big day, daddy got a haircut! Oh yeah, so did Maddie. We must admit that she was heavily distracted with animal crackers and there wasn't much to cut, but mission accomplished. Not much else to say, so enjoy the pics!

Bull riding

I joined some cowboys in the infield of the Pendleton, OR Round-up this weekend to watch some bull riding. That fence you see between me and the bulls 50 feet away is only made of PVC pipe! Thanks to Casey for getting us the front row seats!

Some pics from the week

There was a parade of 1000 flags through our town to commemorate 9/11. They walked 100 rows of 10 men to Freedom Park, where they placed all the flags.

We found an amazing little town about an hour of us that reminded us of our beloved Smokies! There were people tubing down the river, fishing, having picnics...it was glorious!

The Many Faces that are Maddie!

Just so you have some perspective, these pics were all taken within 2 minutes, so it's safe to say that we have a moody kid! The full-on frown is the newest in her repertoire and she uses it frequently! Her 1-year checkup is fast approaching, so we'll post the new stats when we find out. Enjoy!

Off-roadin'

Here's what Bill does in his free time. Between supporting SCORE races in Mexico and running his truck offroad from Vegas to Reno earlier this month, there's always time to wrench on the truck and make small improvements. China Lake is surrounded by great offroad areas, and there's actually a 250 mile race here every Spring. Don't look for him to turn pro anytime soon, but if you want a fun ride, come on out! Kudos to Cricket who helped me build this offroad beast and filmed this clip.