Two Years and Counting

Galen just celebrated his 2nd birthday. It was a simple affair - just family with Grandma O flying in from Indy!!! Once again Galen demolished a cake.
We adults were left with a the Peanut Butter Playground cake from Cold Stone Creamery.

The only way it could have been better was if Grandpa O could have flew in too.

To go along with his second birthday was his 2-year checkup. He's now 35" tall and a whopping 27 pounds. (how many dirty diapers equal 27 lbs??)

Beer. Mike came over and we brewed my first batch of homebrew. As of day 3 it is belching & spewing gas - normal so far.

Yes, Stuff Did Happen in October

First of all, I took Galen camping. It was just me & him, Shanna & the dogs stayed home. We went out with the Arizona Xterra Club and had a fine time. I didn't get to relax until Galen went to bed, until then he was go-go-go. When it was time, we went inside the truck, put on his pajamas, had a cup of milk, and read a bedtime book. He was so sweet, compliant, and ready to sleep.

And at 5:45 the cycle started all over again...

Second of all, Halloween. This was the first Halloween that he got to be an active participant. On the 29th we took him to the Boo at the Zoo, all dressed up in his dragon-suit. He had a blast. For the most part he ignored the animals, there was too much else happening. He got to walk through a pumpkin patch, hug all sorts of big furry animal-people, and follow a ghost.

Third, Rocky was diagnosed with valley fever. It started off as a sluggishness with a cough. I didn't get him in right away, but when I did, I felt bad for taking so long. The cough was from pneumonia. He's now on a bunch of med's. The prognosis is good, but he'll be on the med's for a few months.

No, it's not contagious.