Happy Memorial Day Weekend

A weekend to think about our troops current and past.

Also a soggy weekend in Denver trying to keep Jax dry and happy.

Let's start out with dry.


This little car seat cover from my sister was a blessing at the Wash Park Fair.

Then let's move to happy.


Yeah, they tend to dote just a bit. At some point, I am going to get a video of Grandpa Rob making baby noises when he doesn't think anyone else is looking. Jax joined in the celebration for Cousin Amy Guilliams' high school graduation.


She's a bit wary of holding Jax -- and luckily he could spit up on the gown and no one would be able to tell. Puujee Story, another cousin also get in some time. Puujee is from Mongolia where babies are potty trained in the first few weeks and never wear diapers. This is not an experiment we will be running with the Little Man.


I was excited for Jax to get his first tan, but was again told that I have no idea what I'm doing. What do these doctors know anyway?

We try to keep these to just photos with Jackson - but this one is too good to pass up. This is Brooke's cousin Spencer Cuney and his grandpa Jac Cuney. Jac made a brief attempt at current fashion by giving Spencer's hat a test run. It was a very brief attempt.


Aaron Greeno was in town from NYC. Seeing Aaron holding Jax, I realized that Jax would still look like a newborn if I grew 6 inches and put on 30 pounds of muscle.


Jax has 3 Nike onesies from Steph Burnham that are my go to outfits anytime there is a sports event. To Brooke's chagrin -- with the basketball playoffs and baseball in midseason -- these outfits get a lot of action.

Meghan, Matt, and the Graff's decided to brave the rain in order to hit up the Wash Park Fair. Wyatt also came along and continues to get more attention than the little guy when we're in public. It's almost like 3 pounds dogs are less common than newborns.


Beer and Starbucks at the same time? In the rain? Don't worry. Meghan had a pretty rough cold and this was her cutting edge cure. Maybe we should move these two down the babysitting list a few spots.

Since it was his first fair... we had to try and win Jackson a prize.

Winner winner chicken dinner! No no no. Chicken hat.

While blurry, I include that photo as the Meghan/Matt team just made it back to the top of the babysitting list. Not sure if this is good or bad for them.

On Thursday, Uncle Braden finally decided to go blonde. Brighton doesn't have much for hair stylists - so major color changes require a trip to the hospital.

While Brado was there, he figured he might as well get that hernia fixed up as well. If times get much tougher, we might put Jax on the payroll and rent him out as a Hospital Recovery Consultant. He'd be cheaper than morphine or vicodin and much healthier.

Man, hospitals are boring...

Friday night Jax went out to watch game 6 of the Nuggets series. He couldn't open his eyes for most of the game they played so poorly. By the end, we had to cover his ears as well.

Peter Cushman turned 30 this week. To celebrate, he and Jax wore matching shirts.

Another fun week and a big week upcoming! Jax turns 2 months and hits up the doctor. We look forward to reporting his stats like he's a prospect at the Combine. I also just cut the tip of his thumb trying to clip his fingernails. "Safety clippers" my arse. I think this was the first time Jax has felt pain that went beyond a gas bubble. Let's just say neither he nor I enjoyed the experience. Next time you see him, he might have nails like Jackie Joyner Kersey... because I'm not going back there.