Bigger by the day...

Here are a few shots of Fran and Butter this morning.
That belly is seriously growning by the hour.
Fran said "It's starting to feel like the baby is just going to fall out"
Hold on tight Buttermaker! Grab a rib kid!

Browns win!!!! Thanks Buttermaker!

It's been been pretty mellow around here since the last post. A few weeks have gone by and that means Buttermaker has gotten a few weeks older and wiser.

We registered for Frans baby shower on Saturday. It made the reality of having a baby even more real. We staring buying a few things for the arrival of Buttermaker. 228 Huggies to be exact. If that don't make it real, I don't know what does. so many poopy diapers on the way.

Fran is now telling me that she is pretty sure Buttermaker is a girl. hmmmm. I still have no feeling one way or the other. Either way, I'm happy. It's a win win situation.

Fran and I watched the Cleveland/Cincinnati game Sunday morning at the Portland City Bar.
It was a lot of fun. After all these years I still can't get used to having breakfast and coffee at Kick Off.
The Portland Browns Backers throw a fun party (even at 10 a.m.)
Obviously Buttermaker brought the luck we needed and the Browns beat the Bengals 51-45. Thanks Buttermaker that was the highest scoring NFL game that I have ever watched.
The Browns QB, Derek Anderson is from Oregon State. They ran a giant photo of him on the cover of Modays Oregonian.
I'm definitely making sure buttermaker is there for next weeks game. A new family tradition.

Here are some pictures for the folks back in Ohio showing that there are a lot of Cleveland fans all the way out here in Oregon.

Fran and the guys that run the Portland Browns Backers. Frans buying raffle tickets to win some Browns swag at half time.
We came up empty handed on that one.

And a few shots of all the folks in Portland who love Cleveland.

Happy Day After Labor Day.

Buttermaker is all grown up and kicking Fran in the ribs whenever Buttermaker feels like it.
Fran thinks Buttermaker is "long".
We took Buttermaker and Earl to the Portland Beavers (AA Baseball) game on Saturday night.
It was "Bark in the park"!! 2 nights a summer they let mans best friend go to a game.
It was great seeing a bunch of dogs at a baseball game. A dog sitting right behind us ate too much ice and barfed everywhere.
Earl just went from lap to lap having no patience or sense of humor for a baseball game. After many lap dances from Earl, Buttermaker started kicking real hard and we had to split. Those aren't the most comfortable seats in the world.
I have the "Buttermaker Express" all cleaned up and tuned up. We drove it to Sandy (Mt. Hood) before the game on Saturday.
It purrrrrrd like a kitten all the way there and back. It sure does bring the smiles from friends. I think it's more like a laugh than a smile.
Shaun and Nicci had us over for a Labor Day picinic. Shaun made the best pulled pork and Nicci made a bad ass peach cobbler.
We played "cornhole" have you ever played "cornhole"? It was super fun. Look it up.
Anyway here are some shots from the game and Sandy Oregon.
Earls wearing a little red cape. He got that from me. I think little capes are dope.

Buttermakers mom in "The Buttermaker Express"

The Buttermaker Express in Sandy oregon. It loves the woods!! Home.

And just for kicks here is a really bizarre bust of J.F.K. that was just in some random yard by the Humane Society on Columbia Blvd. Sweet lawn art buddy!