We had a wonderful time meeting Brady two weekends ago.  This is just a quick post to let you know that his pictures are finally up.  He’s so cute! We’ll write more soon.  In the meantime, have a very Happy Thanksgiving. (Pre-Thanksgiving photos are on their way soon…) K&F

We really maximized our fall foliage this year with 3 trips to NY in 5 weeks.  The first trip was for Morgan’s shower in CT.  The leaves there were at their peak, but it was still pre-peak in Poughkeepsie where we stayed to go apple picking and hiking.  Two weeks later, we headed back up [...]

There’s something to be said about living in the Nation’s capital. We can walk past the White House or the Capitol every day and think nothing of it, and yet we don’t usually put much thought into what’s going on inside. But something struck me in the past few days that I have found remarkable. [...]

It has happened!  We couldn’t be happier!!!!!!!!!!! All of our neighbors ran outside as soon as the electoral count rose over 270.  Everyone was banging on pots and pans, drinking champagne, and hollering.  There were fireworks.  Passing cars were honking.  The solidarity was amazing! This is what Barack Obama will bring to our country.  This [...]

I know he was just born yesterday, but it felt like an eternity before I actually got to see photos of my new nephew.  Here are a couple of the photos I was waiting for.  He’s so cute!  If you haven’t gotten your fill yet, there are a few more photos here.  

We got a very exciting phone call at 3:00 this morning — Brady Patrick Degan was born!  He surprised us all by coming 3 weeks early — we were expecting him around Thanksgiving.  But he and his mom, Morgan, are doing great.  He weighed 6 1/2 pounds, was around 20 inches long, and was eager [...]