Welcoming the newest Linke - Hudson Dean!

What an amazing week this has been! We were surprised a little early this time around with an early arrival for Hudson Dean Linke! Hudson was born at 1:46 am on Friday the 26th of June!
Our friend Katie Van Buren took these images Thursday morning! We never would have guessed that 13 hours later my water would break while I was home with Hayden and Adam was playing Hockey in Alpharetta!

Hudson is doing great and looks a lot like his big brother did when he was born! I am SO smitten with my 3 men! I love it!!

Hudon's middle name DEAN is a tribute to his Grampa Donald DEAN Linke. It also happens to be a family name on both sides with both Adam and I having grandpas that were Deans and several other family members as well!

We hope that along with his middle name Hudson will inherit his grandpa's honesty, integrity and intense love for family. What an awesome example our little guy has to follow!

Beautiful country

Just a quick post. I went up to Asheville to speak about ShootQ at Corey McNabb's McWorkshop. Besides having a fantastic time catching up with Corey and getting a chance to meet lot's of up and coming photographers, I got to really enjoy one of the most beautiful drives up through the Mountains ever! Here is a panorama I took from a pull off. This is right on the Georgia North Carolina border. By the way, if you ever find yourself in the Asheville area and looking for a nice hotel, check out the Grand Bohemian. Absolutely beautiful!

Hayden rules...

So every post lately has been about Hayden.. That is because he is so much fun!!! He is becoming more and more hilarious with each passing day. Here are some pics from a couple of outings including his first Easter egg hunt...



I love my new outfit! Thanks Nana!

Double fisting at the daycare Easter party...


I see an egg!


This basket is weighing me down...



I see more eggs!
Got it...


Here is another one...
Yummy or nummy as Hayden calls it...

Super grandpa (or dad) helping out with the deck. What a stud... No pun intended..
Any excuse to get dirty...
Hmmm. I like the taste of dirt..:-)


Ah quitting time.. Where is my bath?

The Hayden Show!

I think I start out every blog with an apology about how long it has been since I last blogged. Almost sounds like a confession doesn't it? Well whatever. ;-) Here are some pics of Hayden being... Hayden Enjoy.

Look! I am a smurf!

Slides are fun too!
Raising the bar...

Weeeeeee!
Thanks mom and dad for a great day at the park!

All that play made me hungry. Ketchup rules!



I like to end the day with a little handy man work. Yes that is a Bob the Builder tool belt. Do you have any broken appliances?

A weekend in NYC

Jenn and I had a great weekend in NYC with our friends Mel and Jeremy. It was really great to see some of our friends in the city as well as give Mel and Jeremy the tour of our old stomping grounds. Here are a couple of pics...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all. We had a wonderful relaxing New Year's with our friend's Jeremy and Mel. It was a relaxing night with a fantastic dinner, some fine wine, and great company....

Nothing like a cozy fire on a sort of cold winter's night (below 40 at least he he).

Hayden with leftover's on his face...

Dinner prep begin's...

Steak au poivre anyone?

Holy crap this is my favorite!
Uh.... Do we get any?

Ah... cooked to perfection.