Quick photo of one of Rochelle’s favorite foods that she now has me hooked on; Poor Man’s Goulash. It’s a mixture of shell noodles, ring bologna, mushrooms, tomato juice and a little bit of sugar. I had never heard of it before she moved it but it’s a pretty common sight in our fridge as a pot is made just about weekly around here.

Another round of 5 loads of laundry at the local Speedway laundry mat… DONE! Thank god our washer is fixed now.

Note the blue/white baskets on the left are mine and the towels while the larger white basket is all Rochelle’s. Something tells me she has a few too many clothes…

We had quite the full house last weekend as we invited a bunch of family and friends over to celebrate Colin as Rochelle and Nikki threw me a baby shower. Yes, it was a bit unconventional since he was 5.5 weeks old and AT the shower but that’s ok. We got lots of great stuff and had a good time with some of the traditional baby shower games. Thanks again to everyone that came over (and those that couldn’t be and sent along gifts)!

Last Friday night, we made a quick stop to see some friends in Michatucky that were jammin’ on the little stage inside Jukes. After a large handful of hellos and a few hugs, I noticed that Rocky Horror Picture Show was playing on the projector. Now while I love this movie, it just seem pretty damn random to be playing with no sound in a bar. It did end up being worth a handful of funny “what the hell” looks as people noticed the debauchery on the screen.

Last Thursday night, the Wu-Tang Clan blasted through the Intersection in a blaze ( ha ha get it? ). I had shot a show in the past that was Method Man and Redman (another great show) but the last time the Wu-Tang bus pulled up, I was sadly absent. This was definitely a show to be remembered with all of the hip hop talent, originally from NYC, dancing around on stage. For me, I had just received my camera back from Canon (shutter and mirror box replacement) hours before the show and it was my first show back shooting. During the first song, my head/face/camera were sprayed with half a bottle of water from Method Man and the last few swigs of champagne from RZA. I snagged the empty bottle from under the stage at the end of the night as memorabilia.

I just took a quick break from work to walk around the back 9 with the dogs. It’s fun to see all the tracks left from various random animals that came before us. And many times, I looked behind me to see the effects that we left on the snow for someone/something else to see/smell/explore. Ever wonder about the things you “leave” behind?

After running some errand with my Dad today, I stopped by to hang out with Colin for a bit before Rochelle got out of work. Definitely more photos to come once my 40D gets back from Canon… the phone just isn’t cutting it in while limited lighting. 1 month pics soon!

It was a great day for a nice winter walk. Rochelle and I packed up all three dogs (Mason/Kya/Ari) and went to the park for a nice little walk today. The blue skies faded as the walk progressed and we got back in the truck as the snow flakes started to fly again. Love it! Today was definitely just the first of many more winter walks to come in the next few months.

So it’s January 1st, 2012 and this is the *FIRST* time this “winter” (or lack there of…) that I have really been able to shovel. Sad but true… oh well. Still excited that it’s finally here! Now just keep those fingers crossed that it stays…

Born 11/30/2011 at 5:35am. He was 8lbs 12oz and 21.5″ long.

Thank you for everyone that has supported me along the way and thanks in advance to everyone that will support me in the future. Sorry to those of you that are just learning about this. I battled quite a bit with how I spread the news about this for the last few months and those decisions are in the past (whether they were correct or not).

Now… who wants to see more cute photos?

About 48 hours old in the hospital, just a few hours before going home.

Hanging out with one of his big brothers, Caleb.

Jamie (mother) and Colin taking a break during “official” newborn photo shoot.

“Official” newborn pic.

“Official” newborn pic.

My favorite “official” newborn pic.

If any of you know me, there will always be more photos on Flickr of my little guy. There will most definitely be more action on the blog in the next few months as he continues to grow and I continue to learn about life (his, mine and everyone around me).

Any questions? Just ask.

Special thanks to my amazing girlfriend Rochelle for continuing to support me even though this is not an ideal situation. I love you, baby!