Like sands in the hourglass, so are The Days of Our Lives.

Hello everyone-

Let's all give a round of applause to court for keeping the blog train rolling through all the stops

..... louder please......

thank you.

I've sworn off the blog lately. I've been on a crusade to reject all forms of superfluous technology and have been living in a tent eating nothing but what I can forage and the leftovers of what Mylo brings to me from his hunting escapades.

Na, just kidding I'm lazy.

So, I'm a dad now pretty crazy. To be honest I like court doing the blog because she riddles it with pics o' the little one and I look at them at work all day and ignore my responsibilities. Brin has definitely usurped the top spot in what goes through dad's head on a daily basis.

She quite possibly may be the cutest thing ever. And the amazing thing is, through it all I've kept my objectivity and am able to say that with complete confidence. Feel free to say it yourself, Brinnon doesn't mind.

Not to say that this little bundle of cuteness doesn't have her, let's say, unsavory moments. I don't know if mom is able to write about this so I will take it upon myself. Apparently, babies may get "fussy" in the 7-10 week range. Brinnon has not proven to be an exception of this. I think it may be more evident to me because this time tends to be 5 (when I get home from work) to 8ish (when I sit on the couch and say 'was that just our baby?').

*Now I am not siting this because she is an extremely unrelenting child or anything. It's just, this actually is my first rodeo and I now know I've never really heard a baby cry.*

This has spurred some new nicknames for the little squish though. There are rare instances when Brin earns the handle - Hellcat, or in only 1 instance Brinnon of the Damned.

I know I know you look at those pics of her and you say "impossible, she is a perfect little angel". and you know what even I agree with you! Because she has this amazing ability, even when she is wet with sweat from freak out numero dos but has just fallen asleep, to make you forget all of what just happened no more than a minute prior! It's crazy. Helen of Troy was probably a 10 week old baby.

Please take these lines as observances not complaints. With the afore mentioned included Brinnon is still the bees knees.

A few pertinent things I've observed as a new father:

I don't understand what chemically happens to make mother's spit a disinfectant.

When she smiles and laughs when I play guitar: will probably be the sole reason I will let her use the car when she is 16.

I can't believe she is going to be more fun. but she will.

I don't think I will ever be able to be bad cop.

at the moment... she has my hairdo.

Holy shit I have a daughter.

thank you all for being a part of her life and I will do more to share on the blog soon!

Chester with Cousin Maya

Today Brinnon, Maya, Eddy, and I braved the downpours Duluth gave us (it was supposed to be SUNNY) and got out on a nice little hike in Chester Park. We came back soaked and cold, so we comforted ourselves by snugglin' up on the couch with hot tea and a beautiful fire! Sometimes days like this are needed for good ol cuddling and quality time. Thank you rain!

Nine Weeks

Adding to the Family

The last week in August the Bartz family headed to Tucson Arizona to celebrate the union between Chrysta and Rod. Brinnon had her first flight at only 7 weeks and she was a champ. The only problem occurred when she pooped...and typically Brinnon has 'poo throughs'. She kept the tradition, only this time I was in a very confined area with lots of others around. Somehow I managed to clean her up and not get the mustard color on everybody and everything around me. That was a big accomplishment for me! Tucson was beautiful this time of the year. Yes, it was very hot but very beautiful. Everyone was in great spirits and ready for a wonderful celebration. The wedding itself was beyond perfect! Chrysta and Rod happened to have the 'perfect' wedding. It was just really 'them' and everyone could feel it...the energy was just there. Congratulations to the new Coronado family. We love you so much!

The Coronados

Chrysta and Baby Brinnon
Kelly, Maya, and Brinnon
Auntie Ellen and Brin
Di Di holding Brinnon
The First Dance
Revenge is sweet..literally
Sisters

Daddy Sings

One of my favorite things about Kelly is his passion for playing the guitar. Many times since we have been together I have wondered who and what is number one in his heart...and several of those times I have thought it just might be the guitar. Hey, the guitar doesn't leave a list of chores for him... ;)

Now that Brinnon is here, he has brought that passion over to her little world. She squeals and squawks with delight while he sits in front of her playing fun songs and singing. If you listen close, you can hear her squeal at one point. I missed the beginning of the song where her smiles were full of delight. Enjoy!

Bundled

And Kelly thought I would never put this hat on Brinnon...are you kidding me? CUTIE! The weather here in Minnesota has been far from warm, has even brought us to make fires to keep us all snuggly at night. That's great and all, but it's only SEPTEMBER. Should we be expecting a cold winter????

Aunt Lil goes to Peru

My Auntie Lily is heading south to Peru for three months. Her trip down there will entail one full month of working in an orphanage based in Cusco, Peru. After her commitment there is fulfilled, she is going to backpack to Machu Picchu and in somewhere in Patagonia. She made a quick overnight here to say good-bye until the holiday season...Thank you Lily and GOOD LUCK!

Hence the nickname....

Can you now see why the nickname "Turtle" or "Turt" has come to be one of her standards? Squish is used daily too, but I personally love Turtle for her. Doesn't she look like the old turtle from Never Ending Story?

Eight Weeks Old

Pooh Bear

GOOO VIKES!

My Grammy and Di Di will be very happy to see me in my Viking duds. I think I may have had something to do with them winning...could it be the lucky sweater?

Snellmans..Hitched Again!!!

Our pals, Katie and Bill Snellman, shared the beautiful experience of renewing their vows with our family this past Saturday. Bill and Kate got married two years ago before he headed to Iraq, a quick one but with intentions of having a 'real party' when he returned. Thank you Snellmans for letting us take part in this special occassion. We love you!Jack and Eva (Eva was born while Bill was in Iraq)

Brinnon with the celebrities of the evening
Brinnon with beautiful Kate
Kelly thought Brin looked like Cindy Lauper????

Smiling at Seven Weeks

I'll have to admit that I'm pretty smitten for this cute gal, but come on, isn't she the cutest???? Already I can tell what a sucker I'm going to be when she is older and wants something.... all she will have to do is SMILE...uh oh!

Meggy and Jeremy

Finally we got to spend some quality time with our great pals, Meg and Jeremy. They made a wonderful dinner for us and were able to 'bond' with Brinnon. As you can see, Brinnon took to Meg immediately! :) and she developed a small crush for Jer.

State Fair 2007

6 WEEKS

Uncle Chad