Morgan is ONE!

Last week I went to Indiana to celebrate Morgan's first birthday. Here is the birthday boy examining his own birthday cake. He didn't know quite what to make of it.

Oh, wait a minute -- yes, he did!

The lucky boy got lots of cool presents:

And yes, he wore the "It's fun to be ONE" shirt AND crown all through the party with no complaint. What a guy!

He enjoyed his cards as well -- almost as much as the gifts!

Here he is taking a post-party ride on his new set of wheels:

By this time he was a little tired, but no tears were shed! He took it all in stride.

The party was held at the home of his other Grandma (Mimi) and was expertly catered by his talented mom:

Mom and Dad were rightly proud!

While I was in Indiana, I also had time for a wonderful dinner with Brian and his friend Kristin, and lunch with my Purdue friends. I got to spend a couple of evenings with my friend Deb, and even got a flu shot and a haircut! No pictures of any of these events, however! It was a wonderful trip.

BOO!

Kodi dressed up as the world's scariest dog this Halloween. At least that's what his "cousins" Kirby and Simon think. Although they mostly tolerate him, when he's wearing the Elizabethan collar, they go ballistic!

Kodi had a lipoma on his groin that opened and became infected. It looked awful, and I was very frightened that it was something he couldn't overcome. But the vet removed it and sewed up the area, and he seems to be doing fine!

If you're curious about what the "cousins" look like, here they are:

Simon - "The Baby"

Kirby - "The Exterminator"

Kirby has declared war on all varmints, especially Captain, who is lurking in "his" basement.

Captain is not impressed.