Great Aunts!

We were lucky to have my aunts Jane and Barbara both visit over the last week. Emerson loved having new people to play with and it was a real treat for Eric and me to have some grown-up conversation. It was also a great excuse for some family excursions beyond the grocery store: we took a sunset walk on a gulf-facing park, tried a new Mexican restaurant, spent a morning at the aquarium and went back to the beach on a beautiful New Year's Day. It was great fun to have them here and we hope they will come back again soon! 

Happy New Year! 

Father of Two

The Big Little Guy

Merry Christmas

After opening a generous pile of gifts, vast majority for the kids, we headed to the beach. Our nearest beach is Honeymoon Island State Park beach and when we got over our shock that state employees work on Christmas so that it can be open (365 days a year!) we jumped in the car and headed over. It was a perfect day for it and though the pictures suggest otherwise, we were far from the only people there.

Merry Christmas! (Florida style)

Me with the littlest E

We had a wonderful visit from Sarah, Rob and Scout on Christmas Eve. Sar took this shot of me with the littlest guy after giving me and then teaching me use the Moby wrap, my new favorite way to carry him around.  Thank you Sar!

Ol' blue eyes

Brothers