James has a girlfriend

Ivy Rietz (my friend Liz's baby girl) was trying to put the moves on and hold hands with her boyfriend James! James has a sly smirk on his face as he is thinking, "Wow, I scored! She's so pretty!"

Twas taken at our own little "Mommy and Me" playgroup on Jan. 26 at the Pennie's house.

James LAUGHED! Jan 30, 2009

A big Pennie milestone! Today Baby James LAUGHED for the first time! After dropping off food for Mark and Lex, Megan took James to Babies R Us near Marina Del Rey... and during a game of Peek-a-boo, James not only smiled but started to laugh! He cracked up at how fun and funny Peekaboo is... It melted my heart completely! It was AWESOME.

This picture is post peekaboo and shows him holding the blanket we used -- he continued to lift it up and down by himself, as if playing peekaboo with the world. So adorable!

James at 11 weeks old

Alexis (Fulton) Czyzewski, her baby Oliver at 2 days old, and Megan and Baby James at 11 weeks old.

Poem for Michael's birthday Roast

Congratulations, Michael
You've reached the big "Four-O"
You were born in 1969
My God, that’s such a long time ago

You’ve stopped being so wild and so crazy
As you got closer to forty.
Yep, our Mike is all grown up now with
A home, a wife, a yellow dog and a shorty.

Some clues that you're getting older
are certainly there
Your back totally gave out. Your belt won't buckle
Even though you still have a full head of hair

Most would never be able to guess
That turning 40 for you was so near
What with your baseball hat, t-shirts & jeans
Being just a really BIG kid is how you appear

Age is just a number and doesn’t mean
You have to act a certain way.
In fact, you’re just as immature as you’ve always been
And we bet that’s how you’ll stay.

Enough of these insults
We do hope you realize
How highly you’re respected
How kind you are, and wise

The love of friends and family
Will be with you today
So enjoy the many wishes
Which are bound to come your way

Let your 40th Birthday
Be the best one of your life
Sent with love from the Garcias and Megan
Your best friends and your wife

Wishing Daddy a Happy 40th Birthday on Jan 15!

All smiles as Daddy turns 40 tomorrow! We can't wait to go see him in the office for lunch - with cupcakes in hand.

Picture on "My Name Is Earl"

Don't blink and you'll see a picture of Baby James on the mantle in a scene of My Name Is Earl tonight... (at about 8:20 PM).

Holiday pictures 2008

Four generations

Isobel Lamb (grammy), Sally Lamb Lordeon (grandma), Megan Lordeon Pennie and James Pennie

HO HO HO! Merry Christmas!

James is now over 12 pounds and is our chubby cherub angel! We are excited for Christmas with Megan's parents and grandma in Los Angeles -- James' Grandma, Grandad, and Grammy!
We saw Santa at the Beverly Center and James slept through it ;) We'll figure out how to scan that picture and post it for all to see.
HO HO HO!

Merry Christmas 2008

Our Christmas card for 2008! What an amazing and eventful year we have had. Thank you for sharing in our joy. We wish you a blessed holiday season and a happy 2009!