Meet the Motes!

We would like to welcome more family to the blogging universe - Brian's cousin Luke Motes and his wife Becky, along with their two little men John Patrick and Ben. Brian & Luke were born two months apart, and grew up together over at Grandma & Papa Bojo's. Luke's wife Becky runs the blog and does a great job. Like our household, the wife & mom is the brains of the operation. Their site is called Three Men and a Lady, and will now be found on our Links section over on the right.

Poor Aggie

Aggie's life has changed dramatically since we had MK. We used to play with her all of the time and now she doesn't get played with much. She spends most of her day sleeping and chasing me around the house with her slipper begging to play. Sometimes, Mary Kate pulls her hair if Aggie ventures to close to her. This is a typical expression of Poor Aggie when she has been trying to play with me for hours.

Daddy's Thumb

Mary Kate has been sucking her thumb when she can get it into her mouth. Last night she was sitting with Brian and she grabbed his thumb and stuck it in her mouth. I guess it tasted better than hers!

Tummy Time IV

Mary Kate is able to push up pretty high from her tummy position. She wants to roll over so badly but still can't quite do it. It is so frustrating to watch her struggle to learn. I want to just do it for her, but then she never will learn. It is hard to hold back and just watch her. I love this picture!

Watch out- She'll Get You!

Well, Mary Kate spits up alot! As new parents we don't know how much spit up is normal, but it seems that she spits up at least 20 times a day. Almost every night, when Brian gets home, he picks up his little girl and she lets it go on his shirt. Thankfully, he gets free dry cleaning or we would be in the poor house. The other night she bombed him and he said, "Does she spit up on you as much as she spits up on me?". I assured him that she did. Sometimes I don't even change my clothes. What's the point? I will just get it again. :) This is a picture of MK after she spit up on her Daddy.

Just the Three of Us

I think this is the first picture of our whole family (minus Aggie) to be posted on the blog. MK is wearing her Aunt Maddie's dress and shoes from long ago. Brian dressed MK and I must say he is surprisingly good at getting tights on a four month old.

Thank You Starr Family

This is a picture of MK in a very cute outfit given to her by the Starr Family for Christmas. It is a little tight in the crotch area because she has so many rolls. We are crossing our fingers that she gets to wear it several more times. We are also taking advantage of the nice Christmas present from the Starrs and holding our breath for what next year has in store. Apparently, we are due some payback for a certain present that contained over a million pieces. Who knew!

It's About Time

For those of you loyal blogger-checkers, we are so sorry that we have taken such a long time to update our blog. Brian has handed over the task of the blog to me. We hope we will not have such a long break from new pictures again. I will also apologize that I will be posting on the blog now and not Brian. He is a much better writer than I am.

Here is a picture of Mary Kate in her very own Braves windsuit. This is the only way Brian can get his daugther in sports related clothing. It has to be pink!

Bojo Update / Random Pictures, pt. 1

Whew! It's hard to believe that MK is twelve weeks old. Count 'em, twelve weeks. The Bojo's have been in a grind lately, with time passing quickly like it is prone to do. After being immersed in the Thanksgiving season, we now look forward to Christmas and all that is included there. Life will not necessarily slow down, but we will do our best to enjoy it and each other during the holiday season. Here are some random pictures from the past few weeks (NOTE: this post is a little long, so you might want to throw in some popcorn):

MK with her Uncle Jarred and his girlfriend Michelle:



Here she is with Jenny's Aunt Patricia at Thanksgiving:



And, her Great-Grandmother Hosch, again at Thanksgiving:



Sporting some new gear...(it says "Daddy's Little Present"):



And showing off her tonsils...



As mentioned in a previous post, we were invaded by Mitchell's on the Sunday afternoon following Thanksgiving Day, as they drove through on their way to Birmingham. (l-r) Rachel Mitchell Greenfield, Nathan Greenfield, Aggie, MK, some bum off of the street whom we felt sorry for and invited in, Jon Mitchell, Karen Mitchell. In case you're wondering, Aggie did manage to make everyone there love her. Except Karen. She's still working on Karen.



MK showing off her bear suit (NOTE: This picture immediately made it to Daddy's desk at work):



Here is MK making a positive contribution to Daddy's barbecue sauce. She, along with Jenny and my mother, made some suggestions for the secret family recipe. I could tell you what she suggested, but then I would need to kill you.





Here is MK showing off her Christmas suit. She hated it at first, but warmed up to it, presumably when it warmed up to her, or actually when it warmed her up.



Finally, here is what Aggie has spent most of her time doing lately:



OK, that's it for now. For now? Yes, you'll notice that this post is called "part 1." I have more pic's to post from the Thanksgiving season and past few weeks, once I find the time to do it. So stay tuned...and know that you are loved and cared for by the Bojo's! (especially Aggie)

Burrito Baby, Part II

BREAKING NEWS: After a six-week rebellion phase, MK is back to loving the swaddle.

We're Slackers

Okay, we haven't updated our blog in about two years. We're slackers, alright? Actually, we think that Nate Harper is so good looking that everyone would want to log on and see him first. Plans are in the mix to put his profile up on our banner. I am completely kidding.

The real story is that we are currently compiling pictures from the Thanksgiving season, which are on several different cameras. In the meantime, here is a picture of Jon & Karen Mitchell with Mary Kate. Jon and I were friends at Toccoa Falls College. He and his wife Karen stopped by to visit us on their way back to Birmingham on the Sunday following Thanksgiving. Shots of Jon's sister Rachel and her awesome husband Nathan are forthcoming.

MK Meets Uncle Nate

Mary Kate got to meet another of our friends from college on Wednesday night. Nate Harper, one of my roommates for two years of college, stopped by after a shopping trip to Bed, Bath & Beyond (I didn't ask why he chose that store...)



There are many things we know about Nate: He's a hit with the ladies. He has a heart for serving others. He knows much about Islam and the Middle East. He is a Steelers fan, having grown up in the shadow of Three Rivers Stadium. He is the best ultimate frisbee player to come out of Toccoa Falls College. He lived in Mexico for a while. But as they say, you learn something new everyday, and we learned this: Nate is VERY good with babies. He held MK for almost an hour, carrying her around the house like he had done it for years. While doing so, he shared a story from the time he lived in the slums of inner-city Philadelphia doing mission work among the urban poor. He told of caring for a newborn baby whose mother was a crack addict, and how he fed, bathed, and cared for the baby for a few months. He tells this story, I see how good he is with my daughter, and I'm thinking, "This is the guy who ran across the TFC campus naked to win a bet?" We had a great time of fellowship as always, and after getting his cigar, Nate headed back to Toccoa and the wonderful world of social work (his current ministry). I'm glad he finally got to see MK.

Carol Byars Brinson, Rest in Peace

Last Saturday, the Bojo's lost a dear family friend to cancer. Carol and my mother met in junior high, and were best friends for 38 years - through high school, college, grad school, teaching the same high school subjects, church, my sister being born on Carol's birthday, living in the same neighborhood, giving wedding and baby showers for Jenny and my sister, the works. Carol lost her nearly one year battle with cancer this past Saturday around 8:00pm at the age of 50. Aunt Carol leaves behind her husband of 24 years, Chester - a great man of God who needs our prayers desperately in this time. At the graveside, Chester's brother Allen told me that he planned to get Chester out on their hogs for a week-long bike trip. I hope that gives him some good time to reflect and pray. The whole thing seems surreal...like the next time Jenny and I go to church with my parents at Fellowship Baptist Church, we will grab lunch afterwards with Carol & Chester at Gondolier's just like always. But alas, 'tis nevermore to be. Life sucks sometimes.

On a positive note, MK got to meet some of her family she hadn't met before and see some she already knew. Here's MK with her cousin Owen from Arizona:



Click here for more crazy stories about the antics of Owen and the rest of the Starr family.

Here she is with my maternal grandmother, Charlotte Britt:



And my maternal grandfather, John Britt. This rounds out the great-grandparent tour: MK has now met all six out of her six living g-gparents.



And, she met her Aunt Jennifer for the first time. See more of Jennifer's life, kids, and creativy here.



Next, my Uncle Tom:



My cousin Ann Marie also came over, but refused to hold MK. "I'm dirty from basketball practice" she said. I gave her hell for it, since that's what Bojo cousins do to each other.



MK got to spend lots of time with her Pops, who this time wasn't so scared of breaking her:



And her Nana, too. MK and Owen both lit up her life after losing such a great friend:



Here's a shot of me, Jenny & Owen. This picture is proof that the deer-in-headlights look runs in the Bojo family:



Here is one of those pic's we will hang onto forever: Owen, Grandma Bojo (Pops' mother), MK, and my cousin Rebekah:



One last shot of Aunt Jennifer, MK, & Owen:

Hot Stuff for Halloween

For Mary Kate's first Halloween, we dressed her up as...(drumroll)...a chili pepper. No, I'm not kidding.

Great Grandparents are....Still Great

Yesterday MK met her fourth great-grandparent - My paternal grandmother, Catherine Bojo. I suppose now is the time to mention that her mother, Katherine Sokol, is where we got MK's middle name.



Grandma came to visit Jenny during the day, and has that mystical power over babies that all great-grandmothers seem to have: Getting her to sleep in no time. Jenny tells me she offered Grandma the spare bedroom. Also on the trip was my Aunt Joan and little Cousin Rebekah:



It was great for them to come. MK has tons of family, and we can't wait for her to meet all of them in time. Here's a shot of Jenny and the baby, put here for no other reason than it is good for my heart to look up from whatever I am reading to see this:



One last shot of our little bundle, showing the world her "getting ready to wail" face:

Meet the Firm

I realized earlier today that in all the hustle and bustle surrounding MK, I haven't taken the opportunity to introduce everyone to the hardworking paralegals and staff of our fine law firm. I feel privileged to work with each one of them. Since we have four offices, not everyone was in today, so we will begin with four of our best.

This is Amonya, one of our secretaries:



Noted for her fashion sense and kindly demeanor, we never hesitate to put our clients into her hands, and they are always well treated. Except when they misbehave, whereupon she commences a serious beat-down.

Next, we meet one of our top paralegals, Randy:



A faithful husband, loving father, and pillar of his church, we send him after clients who don't pay us (his butcher knife is not pictured).

Next: Nadine, another paralegal:



In her own description, she's an ol' country girl from Alabama. Yes, I think stereotypes are a horrible thing. Clients feel right at home with her on the phone. Her hat gets compliments all the time, believe me.

Lastly, Carmen, our receptionist:



Bilingual, extremely friendly, and a big smile is what greets folks when they come in the door to Fuller & McKay. People love the ribbon in the braids, too.

As you can imagine, when we're not eating, we stay in stitches here. Oh, and we practice a little bit of law every now and again too...HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

MK's First Houseguests

This weekend, Jenny and I had some friends from college visit - Richard & Leslie Mitchell, along with their 5-month old, Caleb. When we told MK they were coming, she was speechless:



Here is Leslie holding MK, and Richard with Caleb:



Caleb turned out to be a big fan of the camera:



And already, I need to keep an eye on him when he gets around my daughter (this picture doesn't show me in the background cleaning my shotgun):



MK took to Richard very well:



And Leslie:



Meanwhile, Aggie made a new friend in Caleb. Her vision for her life is to get everyone on earth to love her, and she is very effective at accomplishing this, one person at a time:



When the Mitchell's headed for the Ham on Sunday afternoon, MK's reaction was one of disappointment that they left, one of seeming exhaustion.