To Selma and Back!!!

This weekend we took a little adventure down to Selma, AL to celebrate MawMaw's 85th birthday. MawMaw is Ian's Great Grandmother, and one hell of a nice lady. We truly love to see her and spend time with her. She's a real spitfire too.

Anyway, Selma is no cakewalk. There's just nothing there, and it's very depressed. There's no restaurants other than the occasional barbecue joint and fast food there - wierd. I can say though that I had the all time best barbecued ribs of my lifetime there. They were un-freakin-believable. And that's all I have to say about that...

Here's some pics of Ian in his element. Pictures are resized. Click on the picture to go to the original:

"Here, let me get that booger for you..."





Catching some much needed shuteye...





Great Grandma, Mom, and Ian (puttin' in a fresh dip)





Grandmother Hartz, Mom, and Ian.

By the way, if you want a hi-resolution copy of any of these photos, email me and I'll send you one.

Jeff

My Boy Ian

Well, okay, so it's been well over a year since I last posted here. Sorry, but a lot has happened since then - Well, we had a boy!!! I'm now a dad, and that has changed my entire outlook on life.

Well, let me introduce him.. Ian Anderson Strickland was born on 2/1/2007. I'll skip all the details and just get to the good stuff. Here's what I think are my favorite pictures of him:



7/15/2007: Above we see the little monster's voracious appetite. He's chowing down on his very first taste of sweet potatoes, and I must say that he absolutely loved them!!



7/1/2007 (approximate date): Here we have Ian doing his best Jabba the Hut/Louie Anderson imitation. His a biggun' that's for sure. Next to him is James Bartoo, who is just a few days old in this photo. "Hey mom, can I eat him?"



Ian around 3 months: I just love the look on his face. Priceless.



Mother's day 2007: A lady killer in his stylish shades.



Just a couple weeks old here. I just love this picture of him. It really shows his personality at such a young age.



Okay, a little clowning. This was about a month ago - he's so much fun...

Jeff