Lucas James arrived today at 12:18pm, weighing 9 lbs 1 oz, and 20.75" long.  Both Josh and Audrey wanted to name him Anakin, calling him Vader when he was being bad, but we chose not to go down the dark side of the Force and stuck with Luke - oh come on, Anakin Aney does have a certain ring to it ;)  In all seriousness, everyone is so excited and relived that the baby is finally here.  Of course it wouldn't be Ann if she didn't make the delivery 'exciting'.... [More]

Anyone who knows us, knows that coffee has no role in our lives.  So it is ironic that our website has a coffee theme and Aud's nickname is coffee based.  But it was mere coincidence.  "Coffee Bean" has three syllables as does "Audrey Jean", so with my limited rhyming skill, that is what I called her one day and it stuck.  As for the website, I chose the theme because it was the most soothing, soft theme in the web blogging framework that I use (along with being a color palette that I generally like).  Anyway, I haven't even started the post and I've digressed.

With the upcoming birth of our new son, I found it prudent to finally get down a few of the stories/topics about Audrey that I wanted to blog about but just never got around to it.  By the way, THANK GOD the new baby is a boy, as this post will point out (no offense to my women readers).... [More]

I don't believe it.  If you haven't read Click! yet, you might want to browse it for a preview of the insanity about to unfold.  The night in question was almost an identical set up.  Ann was going out for a night with adults for a little hiatus from the kids which she more than deserves and never does enough of.  I was all alone with the kids for the night.  No big deal of course.  However after reading Click! and the following story, you will be asking yourself why Ann ever leaves me alone with the kids.... [More]