Maddox Says...

When Jeff comes home from work, Maddox runs to him with understandable squealing and excitement. Jeff always scoops him up and says, "Let me go greet my wife."

Tonight Jeff came home and Maddox squealed, "Daddy! Mommy's in the kitchen; go greet her."

Last Trip to Buellton

Dan and Carmen are getting ready to pick up and move to Arizona, so we made one last trip to Buellton to visit them before they go. They will be spending the month of October here in Orange County before moving on to Arizona.
Of course, we had to pick some blueberries because it's a Buellton tradition.

We've enjoyed visiting Grandma and Grandpa in Buellton, and we can't wait to see what adventures await us in Arizona.

Seth David Hoggard

Seth David Hoggard made his grand entrance into this world on July 7th! He weighed in at 7lbs. 10oz, practically preemie size compared to Mandy's other kids.

Mandy was going for the distinction of having all three of her boys born on the same date. Nolan and Evan were both born on July 6th, 9 years apart. Two years later, Seth almost made it into the club, but he took his sweet time and arrived on July 7th.

Before leaving for the hospital, a very pregnant Mandy threw a little birthday party for Nolan and Evan.

The cousins, minus Seth who was only a few days old. I guess you're not allowed to ride on a tractor until you're at least a week old.

Instead, Seth snuggled me and took a nap. It's a rough life.

Summertime ... And The Livin' Is Easy

Last month while Maddox and I were in Oregon for the birth of my newest nephew, Seth (photos to follow), Jeff had surgery to reconstruct the ACL he tore playing football. His recovery is going well; he's even walking without a brace most of the time now. He's almost ready to get out there and play football again!

Meg Brooks Changes Her Name

I was so blessed to get to serve as Meg's Matron of Honor when she officially became Meghan Huffman! She looked absolutely beautiful on her big day and I was proud to be a part of it.

The Way to San Jose

In early June the Kerchies and the Kreils drove up to San Jose to attend the lovely wedding of Steven McGee and Stephanie Nichols. The wedding was awesome and the best part was that it was in a beautiful park so Super Maddox got to run around in his cape and play with sticks!
Erin came from KY for a visit!

For the trip back down to So Cal, we decided to take Pacific Coast Highway...

...and stop for some hiking in Big Sur.

Hiking in Pasadena