This is Max enjoying his new pool, while I try to recover from blowing it up. 

I said ALL hands on deck! 

Thanks to Aunt Laura for the cake. It looked great but it was a little fishy. 

CAN'T....STOP.....MUST.........EAT...MORE......CAKE!!!! 

More pictures.

We just got some more pictures from the party taken by Amanda's dad. Here they are.

The Big One

Well, today was the premiere of the grandiose production that we call Max's 1st birthday. We had a big party at Brian and Kathy's pool. There were tons of people there and fun was had by all. We are now exhausted and in desparate need of a shower. I am glad birthdays are only once a year. For those who missed it and those who just want to relive it, here are some pics from the party.
P.S. Congrats to our good friends Erik and Sharon Morton who have welcomed their new son Jarek into the world!!! He was born at 10:21 pm on July 14th, weighing in at a whopping 8 lbs 9 oz and twenty one and a half inches long. If you would like to see pictures, head on over to the Mortons blog at http://www.southernsalt.blogspot.com/.

I've been wanting one of these for years!! 

Max really loved the bow that Nana and Bapa got him for his B-day. The perfect gift. 

This is the cake.  

Someone foolishly lit the applause sign. 

You're my boy Blue!! 

The first taste of cake...well, icing but that's the important part. 

Carefull Max, you almost got some in your mouth! 

Look Mom, no hands! 

King of the wing!!! 

I don't think that Max shares my disdain for getting my hands dirty. 

He will be walking soon! 

Max loves grass. 

Lunch at Lake Morton

Grandma and Grandpa came into town today and we all went to lunch at Lake Morton. Here are some pictures of Maddox visiting the geese.

maddox at the lake 

In other news, my beloved Tar Heels have returned to their rightful place as National Champions, and all is right with the world. 

Amanda and I at Masonboro Inlet. 

The USS North Carolina as seen from the window of our room at the Wilmington Riverside Hilton.
 

Max and Nanna at Hillsborough River State Park. 

Back again.

Ok, it has been forever since we have updated this thing, we had some major computer issues. But, we are all fixed now and I will try to start being a little more regular with the updates. I am posting some pics from our boat trip yesterday. Max went out for the first time and I think he is hooked. He loved it. I also will try to get the pics from our trip to Wilmington up here real soon.

He's getting sooo big. 

Max, lovin' it. 

Josh, Amanda, and Max 

Captain Max 

Still Here.

Well, we are still alive, I haven't updated the site in a while. We would like to extend our congratualtions and best wishes to Matt and Deanna who gave birth to Christian Samuel Porricelli last week (well, Deanna did most of the work as usual, right Matt?) and also to Erik and Sharon who found out that they will be giving birth to a boy as well. He is destined to be the third piece of the unholy trinity of Max, Christian, and ???, a player to be named later. Well, things are good here, we just got back from a little getaway to Wilmington, NC. I will post pictures later. It was a blast. Here are some of the latest pics of Max. I will write again soon.