Foodie

My brother has always been a source for creative ideas. His most recent, and personally my favorite, is a foodie site for the Fort Worth, TX area. Lets first talk about what a foodie is.

food·ie /ˈfudi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciati[foo-dee] Pronunciation Key

–noun Slang.

a person keenly interested in food, esp. in eating or cooking.

This site gives some very good information about the food scene in Forth Worth including restaurant reviews, events, and discussion forms. As someone who loves food and loves to eat out I see this as a huge resource for the Fort Worth population. Before you make your dining selection you can log on and see reviews about your restaurant, what type of food they offer, prices, events, and what others had to say. I also see this as a huge resource for the restaurant community in Forth Worth as it gives them a whole new way to reach out to their population. And if you are just looking to chat it up with others like you look no further.

So if you are in the Dallas, Forth Worth area and looking to enjoy a meal or want to know who has the best happy hour give this a try. The site is http://www.fwfoodie.com

Party time

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We decided to have Joshua's Birthday party on Saturday when family and friends could make it. The party has huge, both family from out of town and many friends from the neighborhood came. As much as Joshua loves people this day was a marathon for him going for several hours with lots of people and noise around him. That being said he did wonderful smiling all the time and playing with the kids. And everyone really seemed to enjoy him also.

Afterwards Kerry and I have decided we need to sell some of our furniture to make room for all his toys.

Birthday Dinner

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Last Friday was Joshua's Birthday and to celebrate my parents took all of us out to dinner. I have to say it was literally one of the best nights of my life. Joshua was completely animated the entire time and really was the star of the restaurant. He was having so much fun flirting that people were actually coming over from other tables to see him. We then came back and he played on his new "Swing A-long Castle" on our deck with my dad and Megan. It was a fantastic night. Click on the picture to see other photos from that night.

PRESENTS!

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Let the games begin! Today Joshua got some presents from Jessica, Jody and Hannah. As you can tell he had no problem learning how to open them. Thanks guys for the great gifts!








[Update] - After seeing this picture Kerry and I will be changing Joshua's nickname from "Bug" to "Fang".

This week

This week is looking to be a fun and very busy week. First off, and most important, our little Bug turns 1 on Friday! We will be throwing him a party on Saturday with lots of family, friends and cake. We have even ordered him a special "smash cake" that he can, well smash.

My parents are coming in Wednesday to ensure that Joshua is rightly spoiled for the following days. Both Kerry and I are really looking forward to this and I know they are also. My dad is severely allergic to cats so the Hershey and Patches have been exiled to the basement for the week and we have been madly sterilizing house. Its something we've needed to do anyways so this is a good excuse. Obviously it will be impossible to get all of the dander, but hopefully we can increase the amount of time my Dad can be inside. We have also been contemplating getting a HEPA filter. Odds are if they weather stays the same we will be spending most of our time outside anyways.

I'll post more later as plans materialize.

Beware of the monster!

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Since last week when Joshua took his first steps he really hasn't done much walking. We can't blame him since he has had a double ear infection which can throw your balance out of wack. Of course when he does decide to move it is 100 miles an hour and usually involves high pitched noises and flailing arms. This picture is usually the last thing you see before the monster gets you.