So my last post was the story of Booker's arrival into our family.  I want to talk about my first impressions of being a father and maybe the first month or so into our adventures. Above is one of our first pictures together the day he was born.  I [...]

So here we go....the story of his arrival. His due date was April 17.  My wife started having some labor pains on March 21.  I was VERY excited on the inside because my late father's birthday is March 23.  It would be amazing for my new son to [...]

I love to play softball and miss it terribly since moving to the USVI.  There are no adult leagues here and can't even seem to find people playing pick up games.  So, I try to go to softball tournaments back stateside when I am able.  I have some really great [...]

My last blog post was a bit heavy. You know what else can be heavy....stones. There are all kinds of stones in this world. There are granite stones, sharpening stones, pizza stones, Rolling Stones... I could go on like Bubba from Forrest Gump but I think you get the [...]

It was mid September now.  My wife is about 8 weeks along and life is carrying on in a normal way so far.  She's still working her normal schedule and our pregnancy is still a secret to most people. I was working my normal 9 to 5 shift and she [...]

  August 8, 2015.  That's the day my wife gave me the news that we were going to be parents.  It was a Saturday morning.  I'm off on Saturdays and she is up early to get to work by around 7 am.   I'm asleep in bed and I feel [...]