It's good to sleep

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And the Oscar goes to....Us!

Gorgers! He's finally here! My new little brother, Oscar Nelles, was born Friday October 23rd at 5:06 pm. He has all ten fingers and ten toes, he's healthy and weighs in at a robust 6lbs and 5.9 oz. He is a bit gangly however (19.5 inches). Mom is doing well and Dad is pretty excited to have another boy to hang out with. I am excited to have a new partner in crime, although Oscar may have to grow into that role a bit. For now he just likes to sleep a lot and when he isn't doing that he's eating or else eating while he sleeps (I'm not sure how that last one works, but he does it). I was surprised by his general lack of interest in trains. I have a lot of work to do with this one, but the train force is strong in him it is. In the meantime I will be putting him to work as a specijunior cub reporter for the George gorge. Expect to hear more from Oscar in future postings as he cuts his teeth reporting from the field (i.e. life on the outside). Goodnight and good luck gorgers.

Halloween comes early

Hey Gorgers,

Mom and Dad are up to some kind of 'big project' at the hospital so I have been hanging with Nana and Grampa for a few days. On Saturday Nana, Grampa and Dad took me to the little goblins halloween party at McConnel Park. We had lots of fun. They had a petting zoo, carnival games and a trick-or-treat trail with lots of weird people in funny costumes. Dad said most of them were from movies made decades before I was born. I made out like a bandit and got a bag full of candy. I fed a camel. It was a good day. George out.

Farm Fresh

Howdy,

This weekend Mom, Dad and I went to Boyd's Orchard to buy some pumpkins. They had lots of cool animals, tractor rides and a train! It was a bit cold and I was still a bit grumpy from having been sick all week, but we had a good time (eventually).

Highlight: Riding the train and choosing our pumpkins

Lowlight: Trying to get past the inevitable display of toys without incident

- George

Sleepy George

Old MacDonald

Alphabet City

Gorge Mountain: Redux

Chúc mừng sinh nhật (Happy Birthday) Dad!

Saturday was my Dad's 34th birthday and we celebrated by driving all across Northeastern Kentucky looking for some old farmhouse where Dad had to pick-up an old bike. Mom (wisely) stayed home and slept. On the way home Dad stopped to get his new iPhone (everything he has starts with an i...when will I be re-branded as the iGeorge?). Later that night we all went out to Pho BC, a new(-ish) Vietnamese restaurant here in town and I attempted to learn how to use chopsticks. Having just mastered the fork and spoon, chopsticks may still be a bit above my pay grade. Anyway, we had a good time (although I don't see what all the fuss is about soup) and Dad had a pretty good birthday (if you like old bicycles, driving for hours, istuff and soup). Happy birthday Dad!

A bridge too far

Hi Gorgers,

Last weekend my Dad and I had a big day out. We started with a pancake and bacon breakfast at one of our favourite breakfast places and then we did some routine car maintenance (checked the tire pressure...I helped hold the caps!). After that we went for a big hike in Natural Bridge State Park. It was a gruelling uphill march, but at the end we got to see the 'Natural Bridge', a sandstone arch that towers above the Red River Gorge. Along the way we found all kinds of cool caves, sandstone rock features, spider webs and trees that I could sit on and stand up in. It was only 2 miles round trip, but for me and my still developing legs and foot morphology that is at least the equivalent of 20 regular miles. We took lots of breaks to check out the local scenery and Dad didn't carry me once. After this I think Mt. Kenya should be no problem.

- George