Spring = Baseball

I don't know about you, but I grew up playing baseball. To me, nothing says 'spring' like a sunny day and the ever-so-distinct "ping" sound of an aluminum bat hitting a baseball. Holden has been playing soccer for three years now, but has never shown any interest in America's Pastime. That has changed. Earlier this year (roundabout February or so), Holden approached...

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Back Up And Running...

Hi there. It's been a while, but the McBrayers are back. Yes. You're looking at the dates correctly. It's been nearly three years since the last post here. Let's just say that life got in the way. I've updated the site to be, well, more up-to-date. I added a scrolling "featured" area at the top -- which you can see is a short slide-show of pictures. That may change...

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Best. Dad. Ever.

Found this on MSNBC.com, via a co-worker of mine. It definitely seems like something that I would do with my kids....

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We're Back

While our time spent in the Garden State was just grand, I'm displeased to report that all of the McBrayers got sick. Unbelievable.Fiona was down first with the bug. She seems to have caught it on our trip down to the shore (possibly at a turnpike rest area or grocery store). She passed it to Holden, who, within a couple of days passed it to Bert. By Wednesday, Melissa came down with the bug as well. Needless to say, catching the flu on your vacation is not fun. However, we managed to get a week of picture perfect weather (even though we...

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Holden's New Haircut

I know, I know... Melissa is going to kill her husband. ...

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Clyde's Wedding

Melissa and I enjoyed a great weekend in Lancaster and Doylestown. Congrats to Jayson (Clyde) Walker and his new bride Marjorie. The ceremony was beautif...

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Enjoy Your Memorial Day

Courtesy of Popeye -- here is a grill that I'm not sure was meant for cookin'...I hope you have a safe Memorial D...

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Onward To Kindergarten

Holden is officially done with pre-school. This is a shot of him in the class portrayal of The Three Little Pigs. Holden is Little Pig #2 (hence the shirt).Nest up: Kindergarten. Oh boy...

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Holden Says The Darndest Things, Part Deux

The following is a questionairre that Holden filled out at school for 'Mom's Night'... the italicized words are what Holden actually told his teacher to write in the blanks. Enjoy!My MomMy Mom's name is Melissa.My Mom is 33 years old.My Mom is 66 inches tall (that would be 5 feet, six inches).My Mom has brown eyes and black hair.My Mom's favorite color is purple.My Mom's favorite sport is basketball.My Mom's favorite tool is garden tools.My Mom's favorite song or music is 'flow something'. (a reference to 'Even Flow', by Pearl Jam)My Mom likes...

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News... Soon

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeah.... So it appears that I haven't updated everyone in a loooooong time. Sorry about that. We've been working on another project which I'll be announcing here really soon.Stay tuned...

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