new family member

We welcomed Rhett Cooper Hutchinson into our family at 8:13 am on Thursday, September 25th. He weighed 6 lbs. 12 ozs. and was 19" long. He's absolutely perfect and we are delighted that he's here.
















Rhett Cooper Hutchinson
















McKenna meets her little brother

caught red-handed

McKenna: "What? So I like to have a snack once in a while. I know, I know... it's going to spoil my appetite for dinner. Oh well!"

talking on the phone

McKenna: "Sorry, my Daddy says I can't talk to you until I'm at least 28!"

a favorite song

in memory of taz

It comes with great sadness that this post gets published as we had to put Taz to sleep on September 15th. He was the best little companion anyone could ever ask for. Our household isn't quite the same without him and his crazy personality.

little wildcat

McKenna lived the entire K-State football experience this year - including our long walk to the stadium. As you can see, there were times when she felt a break was necessary. That didn't keep her from having fun once we were at the game.

summer fun

With Duke off for the summer we have certainly had a lot of time to do nothing but have fun on the weekends. It was amazing to experience simple outings with McKenna. We exposed her to many new things and she was awed by all of them.

We spent a week in Kentucky visiting Lexington, the Cumberland Gap and Falls (pictured below), and Louisville. Some of the sites we saw included the Mary Todd Lincoln house, a bourbon distillery, famous Kentucky horse farms, the Louisville Slugger museum, and Churchill Downs.

















Duke and I took McKenna to Deanna Rose Farmstead on several occasions. It's a local petting zoo that McKenna has come to enjoy more and more as she gets older.

















We went to a Chinese Dragon Boat Festival on the Plaza. It was a bust, but McKenna had fun.

















We took our first trip to the zoo. McKenna couldn't believe seeing so many animals from her books come to life. She also got to go on her first boat ride.



















We took McKenna on her first train ride. There's a short ride in Belton, Missouri that goes through downtown Belton and nearby neighborhoods.