Sunset at the Beach in Destin, Florida

Hal Humphreys and me at the "Whale's Tale" in Destin, FL. If you enlarge the photo by clicking on it, you can see Jude and John Patrick reflected in our sunglasses. Pretty cool.

Beach Boy

This is one photo from an amazing series of photos of Jude and John Patrick on the beach in Destin, Fl, that our friend, Kim Green, took this afternoon. We met Kim and her husband, Hal Humphreys, for lunch at the "Whale's Tale," a local restaurant that overlooks the ocean. Coincidentally, Kim and Hal were in Destin, Fl, the same we week as us. It was good to spend some time with them.

I'm pretty certain this is the best photo ever taken of Jude, John Patrick and me. Jude's aunt, Judy Quinilty, took it this afternoon at the house they're renting in Destin, Fl. The entire clan is in town for Jude's brother's wedding in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl, on Saturday.

Juju and Grandma

Here's a photo of Jude's mother, Jane, and her sister, Judy Quinilty, with their grandsons, John Patrick and Nicholas. Boy, are they proud grandmothers or what?

On our way to Destin on Monday, December 29, 2008, for James' (Jude's brother) wedding, Jude and I stopped at a Hardee's in Florala, Alabama, to feed John Patrick. We felt compelled to buy something while we were there, so we got milkshakes. Man, were they good. I took this photo from the back of the parking lot at Hardees which, believe it or not, overlooked a park and a beautiful lake.

Um, here's proof I look a lot older than I did nine months ago. Actually, the holiday beard, er, goatee, will be gone in a day or two, as Jude, John Patrick and I will be attending her brother's wedding in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida. Notice how natural John Patrick looks sitting on the bar at the 12 South Taproom, yesterday afternoon. A chip off the old block, I'll say.