On Saturday, October 23, 2010 our family welcomed the first grandchild. Alden Michael was born 7 lbs, 11 oz and there's some other supposedly important stats that I don't remember. He turned out pretty handsome, too. I was worried that he would look all squished and I'd have to pretend he was cute. I promise, he's actually good looking.
I wish I could see him more often but I don't think Andy and Anna would enjoy my daily visits. It's probably for the best that 300+ miles separate us. My dad sure does make a great Grampa, he takes after his dad in that area.
Now on to the exciting news. Dad's been really into hiking lately. He even hiked Mary's Peak at the end of the Summer. I'm sure there's a blog post dedicated to his special hiking socks in the near future. Seriously, if you ask him about his socks you'll get him talking for at least an hour. If he really likes you he'll let you feel his pair of possum down socks. You've been warned.
