Uncle Jay

Jay's mom and sister (and baby Parker too!) got into Huntersville around 6pm Tuesday night. They drove the all-day trip from Indiana. The little buddy traveled well. Jay has not been around many babies and had yet to hold one. This made myself and Jessica a little nervous.

This is his first try.

He learned quick... it helps when three women are yelling... "Jay support his head!"

Here are more cute pics of the pair.

Aren't they cute??

Mom in Charlotte!!!

Last week my mom came to Charlotte for a visit. Charlie's parents, John and Erin, went on vacation so mom came to the rescue. The Stubbs' left early Sunday morning and mom flew in at about noon on Monday. Having her around was a great help, seeing as I'm not used to caring for a child 24/7. One of the more exciting experiences of the week was mom seeing what it is like here when it snows. It was only the second snow of the season and it was barely a dusting however, people were afraid to drive, school was cancelled and Charlie's music class was also cancelled. The snow was gone by noon. Mom found this to be as ridiculous as Jay and I did.

Mom was a real life saver. One morning she woke up with Charlie and made him applesauce pancakes while I got to sleep in. Wow I'm spoiled! She also watched Charlie while I went to get my North Carolina drivers licence and plates.

The Stubbs' graciously offered to pay for us to go out to a nice dinner while mom was in town. We chose to go out to Noble's on Wednesday night, it is a southern style restaurant. Jay came after work and joined us for dinner also.

Mom flew out on Thursday afternoon. I was sad to see her leave and miss her very much!

The circus comes to town

Last Saturday night, Marie and I went to the Circus. Marie heard about it coming to town a few weeks ago and we decided to make a night of it. We both hadn't been the to circus since we were about 7, so I was interested to see how things had changed.

Here are my observations.

- We found it funny that all the people we watched were the folks that actually "ran off and joined the circus".

- The circus is more like a musical now. The ringmaster spent most of evening singing and doing theatrical performances with the other circus cast.


- I seriously thought I was going to witness a fatal crash when 7 motorcyclists were riding around in a small steel cage. They pulled it off without a hitch, which amazed me.

- The animals at the Circus were easily the best part of the show. They first had dogs catching frisbee's, then horses, then tigers followed up with Elephants.


- When I was in Elementary School I would laugh if I saw an elephant poop while on a field trip to the zoo. Things haven't changed much since then... it's still hilarious.


- When I was little I went to the circus and was really excited to get a large light up sword. I was surprised to see that they still sell the exact same sword at the merchandise booths.

- There was no alligator wrestling, which was disappointing.

All in all, the circus was fun and definitely worth the price of admission. Tickets were surprisingly cheap. Concession stand prices were unsurprisingly expensive. I figured as much....