Wrapped Around Our Axel, Laced Around Bridget Grace

Full disclosure, I am starting this blog on a more somber note than usual, but I promise I will bring in levity with super cute pics. We lost our cat, Espresso, yesterday after he had a brief battle with cancer.  He was a really, really spectacular cat.  Just cool.  One of those cats that even non-cat people liked.  We got him when he was an itty bitty kitten - Ben found him when he used to install fireplaces back in the summer of 1999.  He found this cute little Siamese (mix, I'm sure) hanging out in one of the fireplaces he was working on and brought him home.  The rest was history.  Ben actually had a woman offer him $500 for him when he took him to get neutered because he was such a pretty thing... Ben said no. :) I was feeding Axel last night at 3am and of course my mind was going, thinking about how to best articulate how long he had been a part of our lives,.  I know that sometimes non-animal people have a hard time comprehending how people can get so upset over the

Axel has had a fun filled week, filled with lots of family love.  He has seen, in no particular order: both grandmothers, an uncle, his sister and his cousin... and his cousin/aunt is coming in tonight... followed by HER mom on Friday!  Omigoodness the love!!! We were thrilled to have Brittany come into town to see this boy last Wednesday - and she's staying through Sunday of this week.   They immediately took to each other and he was like velcro - or better yet, a super strong magnet.  It seemed as if every time I would put little man down, he was in the arms of his sister.  I don't think he's complaining. We were sure to greet our sister in the appropriate attire... Immediately after we got home from picking Brit up at the airport, it was time to eat.  Great time for them to bond. :)  Clearly the bonding went well...  they enjoyed taking some selfies together...  Fun to see them together and I know it especially means the world to Ben.   She'

Yup, this is my little man at a month.  Love this boy!   His dad and I were like the paparazzi on Saturday taking pictures of him, but I think that this one is my favorite. I guess I have to apologize... I have had quite a few people get on my case about not posting a blog lately... for this I do say I'm sorry!  First, I didn't realize people were actually enjoying it... and secondly, I figured that it would be best to wait til the month milestone - that and the fact that I would have a week's worth of bonding time to talk about.  I also got in trouble for not posting any pics that had me in them.  So here you go. This one was taking during tummy time turned nap time... So yes, we had our first week together, just him and me.  I have to admit, I was a bit nervous, but thankfully since we'd had the opportunity to work on a schedule already, we pretty easily stepped into our roles and had a good time together.   We had some outings.... he joined me to meet Shei