The man I love.

Till death do us part.

I hope me posting this super-fly picture of him doesn't move that date up...

I also kind of hope Charlotte grows up to look like him.

Product recommendation for teething babies!!!

Charlotte's never been much about a pacifier (she took one for a few weeks, then decided she hated them) - but she LOVES this. It's larger than a regular paci, and she gnaws and chews on it. The handle is also large enough for her to hang on to. It was a gift from Prestley.

BRU doesn't carry them, Lone Star Baby does - or you can buy them all over the internet. They're called Razberry teethers, made by Razbaby. Go order one. Now! Go! Do it! There will come a day (as I did, this weekend) when you've tried Tylenol, Motrin, Hylands, Orajel, washcloths, teething rings, frozen bananas, raw meat (okay, maybe not) and your little one is still desperate.

A day in the life of Prestley and Charlotte...

*cue the Peaches and Herb music*

and she sings... Reunited, and it feels so gooood.....

Ok, so maybe that song isn't exactly the right one, but it's what popped into my head, so I'm using it.

Jason & I had dinner, by ourselves, last night - for only the second time since Charlotte was born.

The idea was Suzanne's - she graciously insisted that we go on a 'date night', and her, Aron & Mags would watch Charlotte. I'm pretty sure Charlotte wasn't an easy baby (that's a story for an entirely different post), so we're incredibly grateful to them. We didn't realize until we were out how DESPERATELY we needed it.

Between the stress of having a new baby, work/home, Jason's condition, his upcoming surgery and his coming disability leave - we've been in dire need of some time together, to reconnect.

They opened a new shopping center in Allen, complete with lots of pretend streams and pretty landscaping... so we headed out there for dinner. What better place to reconnect than the Cheesecake Factory! lol. Not romantic, but deeeelish. Because I know everyone lives to eat like I do - I'll go ahead and share what we had: Jason had the center cut pork chops (boring), and I had the special of the day - Mediterranean Mahi Mahi.

After dinner, we went next door to Cru for dessert (fondue) and some wine tasting. I highly recommend Cru... the service was EXCELLENT, the sommelier extremely knowledgeable and gracious - but go there when you have more time. We didn't realize how slow the process of getting dessert would be, and we ended up leaving our crabby, teething baby on the poor McKay shoulders longer than we intended.

It was a great night, and one that we really needed. Thanks so much, Aron & Suz. :o) We can't wait to repay the favor... your spritely little sunshine has a much better attitude than ours.

And for those of you keeping up with Jason's saga...

His surgery is scheduled for 08/08/08. As of the last MRI, one of his discs was bulging at 13mm - a feat that surgeon dictated in his notes to be "previously considered impossible." It looks like a tumor, and the nerves in his spinal cord are soooooooo compressed (they have maybe 20% of the room that they should have). Surgery is always daunting, but he should feel MUCH better after it's over. He's going out on short-term disability beginning Wed, July 30th - and is going to stay out for several weeks after the operation. We suspect that part of the reason he's in such bad shape is his persistance, in the past, to resume work/life faster than he should have. He went to church the day after getting out of the hospital, after his first surgery (surgery was 5.5 hours long, he was in there 5 days), and the second surgery he had on a Thursday, and went back to work on Tuesday.

This time, we're slowing that train down.

Pray we don't drive each other bananas. :o)

Here's some gratuitous bathtime video. This was before she went to the McKay's... I had high hopes that she would stay this silly, but no dice. And I don't know why it's so grainy... dumb youtube.

Congrats, Brooke & Will!

Charlotte was up half-a-dozen times last night, it must've been because she was excited about her newest friend Breckin being born! Such an exciting time. The Cabbage Patch Phone Line was ringing off the hook.

Welcome to the world, Breckin - and congrats Lashers! Soak it all in.

(Brooke & Will go to church with us, and Brooke is in my book club. You can see pictures on their blog, it's in my blog roll...).

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For my Grandma....

Hi Grandma Dee! We miss you!!!!

xoxo!