January 2006 Archives

My nephew, Killian Tanner, was born today at 2:34 p.m. EDT. He is 10.9 lbs, 20.5 inches long, with a crop of dark hair.

As of this afternoon, mother and baby were doing well.

Photos to follow when I visit on Thursday night.

Today I went to visit my friends Amy & Brian. Earlier this month, they welcomed their fourth child, Vincent, into the world. Vincent—"Vinnie"—is now just over two weeks old. Here's a few photos I took during my visit.

In this photo his Mom is smiling, but Vincent was staring off at the ceiling fan which for who knows what reason is absolutely fascinating to him.

This weekend Melissa and I went down to Florida on a weekend getaway, hoping to find some warmer weather. While it was only slightly warmer than Boston, averaging low 50s during the day and frost-warnings at night, it was sunny and there was no snow! We didn't get to work on our tans, but we did have a lot of fun.

On Saturday morning I set the culinary bar high for our first trip together and took Melissa to her first-ever breakfast at Bob Evans. Needless to say, we had a hearty, if not heart-healthy breakfast. After the antacid breath mints, we drove over to Busch Gardens in Tampa. As the photo below shows, this place was a lot of fun.

If you're not familiar with it, Busch Gardens is an odd hybrid of amusement park (with 10 roller coasters), wildlife refuge, and life-size beer commercial. We saw and fed the giraffe while on a Serengetti Tour, which was well worth the extra charge beyond the park admission price. Here's a few more photos from the trip: