Credit to a lovely wife

Here, a few days shy of Lincoln's first birthday,

I am using this forum to give my sweet wife credit for being... well... herself. Last week she took on all the domestic duties while I slipped out of town for ~6 days to pursue wild game with a group of buddies. The task was, as you can see, dangerous and chock full of adventure:

Ya, that's a common snapping turtle! Jenny covered all baby, pet and house duty while I stalked pocosin swamps, hardwood groves and field edges inside two of eastern NC's national wildlife refuges. These places are designed to be refuge for waterfowl and black bear, not deer. My crew went there for the deer, and we were fortunate to be successful. Thank you Jenny, I love you. Thanks Lincoln, for charming mommy while I was gone!

Someone please tell Emmie I still have my bracelet on - it is good luck for sure. And Aunt Jen wants one!

Birthday, Panda Under the Sea, Milestones and more...

First thing is first:

Captain Leafbutt says "Happy Birthday Doodle!!"

This past Wednesday Lincoln and I went to Trick-or-Treating Under the Sea (TOTUS) at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium with our friends Alex, Jeff and Quinn--it was awesome! Lincoln was so excited he fell asleep HARD just before we got there. Here he is showing off a panda costume his Nana made for his cousin Emmie many years ago and it fits Lincoln perfectly, even while sleeping! Thank you, Nana.

Did I say hard...I tried rousing him by getting him out of the stroller and he flopped on the floor. I think I saw a couple of speed dial calls to social services!

Our friends Alex and the scary shark Quinn! See more pictures of this great night and their beautiful family at their blog: 5blackcats.blogspot.com/
Alex and Jeff are much better photographers than I am!!

He does have something of mama's--the VP blues!!

Don't look now but Lincoln's parents are enjoying a moment together!! We took a quick trip down to Carolina Beach and visited the Ft. Fisher aquarium while we were there.

Look...Lincoln has parents, and they are relaxing with friends southern style...on the porch!!

The big milestone of the past week or so...will the real Lincoln please stand up?!

Disrespect for his people's team

His mother's side,that is. Check Lincoln's reaction to the St. Louis Cardinals shameful exit from the baseball post season. He's an uncomplicated baby... just makin' the odd dollar through lawn maintenance. No reason to hide his dissatisfaction.

Still enjoying,..

... pictures and memories from The Boyz trip to St. Louis:

We really liked getting to know cousin Emmie. To the St. Louis grandparents, Emmie is "Boo Boo," so naturally Lincoln became "Boog":

See any similarity in the ear department?!:

Goofballin' at the Aquarium