Burglary, Abduction and Birthdays, oh my!

The very first night of Karson's little life, Joe heard a noise at the front door.

He leaped from his bed, hurrying to the phone to call the police,

but not before the crook headed for his classic truck.

She sent her partner in crime away with the truck, planning to sneak back into the house, unaware that Joe was already on the phone.

The police arrived almost immediately, but unfortunately not before the truck had disappeared.

The officer managed to subdue the crook,

hauling her off to jail.


Joe was pretty steamed about his truck being gone.


The couple was making good money now, and decided to hire a butler to help out around the house while Samantha was on maternity leave. Things were quite busy with a new baby in the house!


Hudson even helped out with Karson now and then, giving the little guy a bath or feeding him while Mom took a much-needed nap.


Joe still liked to use his telescope whenever he had the time, and one night he was shocked when he was suddenly surrounded by a bright light.



Samantha woke up, hearing the noise, and ran to Karson's crib, both of them distraught over the sudden abduction of their husband and father.


A few nerve-wracking hours later, Samantha heard that strange noise again.


She ran outside to see a spaceship hovering above their street, and Joe collapsed on the ground!


There was a bright glowing light emitting from the opening of the ship. Joe was struggling to his feet.


Poor Joe kept rubbing his backside - something dreadful must have happened to him out there!


But it seemed he wasn't all that upset about it, realy.


Although, he did immediately go into the house and make love to his wife. Perhaps to remind himself of how things were supposed to be?


He was as romantic as always.

Before they knew it, Karson was celebrating his birthday.


Samantha helped him with the candles.



Uh oh... Joe ran out of the room all of a sudden. What could possibly make him run out in the middle of Karson's transition like that?


Karson was a smart little guy. It wasn't long at all before Samantha had taught him to walk,

Joe had taught him to talk,

and he was even potty trained.

Say, Joe... are you putting on a little weight, there?



~*~*~*~*~

A funny catch in the timing of hitting the pause button.

Adding a limb to the family tree

Joe continued to dote on Samantha and their unborn child.

And the couple made sure to take time for themselves before their lives changed drastically.



Samantha continued to enjoy painting.

One afternoon she made herself some lunch, because her stomach was feeling a bit funny, and she thought she was probably just hungry.

But she barely touched the food at all,

Before suddenly realizing that it was more than just a funny feeling in her stomach!



Welcome to the world, Karson Schmoe!

Mr. and Mrs. Schmoe

Samantha glowed brighter as each day passed, taking her closer and closer to her due date.


Joe was ever attentive to her needs, and spent plenty of time talking to their unborn child. He was looking forward to being a father!


One evening, Joe surprised Samantha with a night out on the town. They would take it easy, considering her pregnancy and how quickly she might tire out, but they would have a wonderful evening.


They arrived at the restaurant where they had gone on their first date in time for their dinner reservation, and were seated almost immediately.


They enjoyed a lovely meal, especially since neither of them had to cook or clean up.


Afterward, Joe took Samantha downtown. When they arrived in front of the courthouse, Samantha was perplexed. What were they doing here?


Joe took Samantha inside the court room, and there before a judge, the pair exchanged simple vows and rings, pledging their fidelity and love to one another.





They arrived home, still taking in the fact that they were now married.


Joe leaned over, unable to resist kissing his wife one more time before getting out of the truck.