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Welcome Home Max

Jen and I spent the holiday weekend driving to Cross Roads, TX to pick up the newest member of the family – Max.

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Max is a 7-month-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. He looks like the other doggie, Ruby, who is a King Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and mini–Australian Shepard (aka Ausslier). Max has a white tail and a brown freckle on his head, Ruby has a red tail and the distinctive aussie blue eyes.

The 1,500 mile round trip allow us to see miles and miles of Texas was fun and mostly uneventful other than traveling during a polar vortex that kept the temps in the single digits for most of the trip. The temps also kept the puppy potty breaks pretty brief on the way home.

We split the trip into two legs to make it a little easier on everyone. Amarillo (6 hrs) is about halfway to Dallas/Ft Worth and was base camp to break the trip up.

No trip to Texas is complete without a visit to get some barbeque. Found Rudy’s in Amarillo for some brisket and baby back ribs – highly recommend when in Amarillo.

Max was a good boy riding in the backseat

Leaving Amarillo by morning, we made it back to Denver early Sunday afternoon for Max to acclimate to his new home and meet the growing group of Mahoney animal friends. The good news is Max loves and seems to be loved by all the current animal residents. Max and Ruby are enjoying wrestling matches and chasing sessions in both the living room and back yard. Garth has also said ‘hello’ to Max and smacked in in the head at least once that I’ve see. Alls good – Garth smacks everyone in the head at least once😉.

Max (originally Hobbit/Leo) is a rescue from Dog Ranch Rescue in Anna, TX. His prior owners ran into some health issues apparently and couldn’t handle a puppy and his energy. So far, we’ve found Max to be a very sweet boy, and Ruby helps us keep his energy and attention under control. Max has big brown eyes and loves to sit with us on the couch and play with us and Ruby in between naps.

The family even made the Dog Ranch Rescue Facebook page when Jenna sent them a status update on “Max” once we made it home.

Benard Maine

Family trip to Benard Maine completed this week. The whole Chuck Mahoney clan made it out including the newly minted, baby Westyn. He was definitely the rock star of the show.

The first few days were a little foggy and cloudy, but still nice enough to do thinks like visit Accadia National Park, Bass Harbor Lighthouse, the Rockefeller Gardens and Beals Lobster Pier for both lobster rolls and whole lobster, yum.

Visited the sandy beach inside Accadia and took a hike, or two, inside the park. I survived my gorge path hike to the top of Cadillac Mountain, just barely. Connor had to haul me up the last pitch after I pulled something in the lower abdomen scrambling over some big rocks. The views from the top were spectacular. Fortunately, we found a friendly tour bus driver that offered the injured party (me) and my support team a ride down the mountain.

Thanks to Carolyn for the area research and the points of interests and activities lists.

Attendees: Judy, Alan, Sandra, Arre, Andrew, Sutton, Carolyn, Carlton, Ailsa, Freya, Chuck, Jenna, Connor, Cameron, Lindsay, Madisyn, and Westyn.

Ruuuuuby, don’t take your love to town.

Since we didn’t have much of anything else going on…

We figured we would go out and get a puppy.

Meet Ruby, the 10-week-old, Ausslier puppy.

She is very sweet and very much a puppy – right down to the puppy breath and whining at night. You forget about that part.

We love her nonetheless and will be providing any updates of note as she acclimates to Colorado and our family.

Hailing from the state of Minnesota, she weighs in at about 5-6 pounds and about 8 inches high. Jen flew out to pick her up and fly back to Denver. The flight was a little stressful, but she came through with flying colors.

With blue eyes and a wiggly tail with a white tip, she already enjoys bouncing around the backyard and giving lots of puppy kisses.

Welcome Westyn

He has finally arrived. Welcome, Westyn Dennis Mahoney!

Born on 5/23/24, 6 lbs 15 oz. and cute as a button.

Mom and Dad both doing well and adjusting to new parenthood.

He has been visited several times by eager extended family members and so far, the reviews are unanimous – Wes is a rock star.

Main daily course of activity is sleep, eat, poop, repeat. He does it well.

Look for updates and pictures on the Cam and Mady page. FUN.

Baby Shower

Yesterday was the baby shower for little baby ‘Taco’.

The venue was the Breckenridge Brewery and the day was a historically windy one for Colorado.

Despite the wind, the gathering was very nice. In attendance were multiple generations of family from both sides of the little fella’s parents – Nanas, Mimis, Great Grandmothers, and regular old Grandparents. There were also aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and classmates.

It was fun catching up with some of the Vista and CU kids. Also fun attempting to predict baby names, as well as offering the best advice for the parents-to-be.

I’m sure they will be fine. I know I will enjoy watching them grow and experience the joys of parenthood.

I also expect a few “I had no idea how (hard, frustrating, awesome, tiring) this would be comments along the way.

This was my first visit to the Breckenridge “Beer Fort”, which is across from the main restaurant and bar area. It boasts a lovely patio with an outdoor fireplace that would have been perfect on a crisp spring day if the darn wind hadn’t been blowing so hard.

The indoor décor also provided an opportunity to educate the young ones about the status symbol of the console stereo system – a signature piece of furniture where LPs by Roberta Flack, Shirley Bassey, and John Denver were played in the Mahoney household back in the day.

Even ‘big sister’ Dixie got in on the action.

Even more pictures here.

Cam and Mady page added to Mahoneyplace

No one can accuse them of moving slowly. First an engagement then a pregnancy announcement, things are moving quickly and can be challenging to keep up with.

So… I plan to keep track of what is going on here, on the ‘Cam and Mady‘ page – I’ll probably have to rename it if they keep up this pace.

My plan is to follow all things Cam and Mady; including tales of Dixe the dog and ______ the newborn.

I’ve already had fun making up and guessing names for what he may be named. Let me know if you have guesses too.

Looking forward to being that good ‘bad’ influence on the little dude.

McKee-Green Visit

The Mahoneys had fun hosting the Mckee-Greens for a pre-Christmas visit. Other than some of the folks feeling under the weather, we all had a good time either skiing or eating, or both.

Jenna brought a few games and ignited the competitive sprit in all of us. Who knew there were so many creative writers in the group – some more brief than others. My favorite answer “poop control”.

In addition to games, there was skiing/snowboarding, some serious snow tubing in Frisco and one quality day of just exploring the town of Breckenridge.

Colorado Mountain Vacation

Took a trip through the Colorado mountains this week – north to south. Much fun. Here is a little video I put together while in Ridgeway. Thanks Rick and Linds, we had a blast.

In Loving Memory

Dennis M. Mahoney

January 18, 1935 – August 24, 2021

Dennis M. Mahoney, age 86, passed away on August 24, 2021 at home, in the comfort of his wife of 58 years, LaVonne B. Mahoney. Denny was born on January 18, 1935 in York, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles D. Mahoney and Marjorie D. Mahoney.

After attending Duke University and Temple medical school, Denny moved to Colorado to complete his medical training in obstetrics and gynecology. While working at Presbyterian Hospital in Denver, Denny met and fell in love with LaVonne Bridges, a laboratory technician from Meade, Kansas. They were married on December 15, 1962.

Shortly thereafter, Denny served for two years, 1963-65, as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, delivering hundreds of babies. During that time, Denny was called upon to testify as an expert witness in military judicial proceedings. He found the experience fascinating and compelling, and two weeks after his discharge from the army, Denny entered law school at Penn State Dickinson.

Denny continued to practice medicine while he completed law school. After graduating from law school in 1968, he and LaVonne moved back to Colorado, which Denny referred to as “God’s country.” They have lived here ever since.

Denny practiced law for 53 years, specializing in medical litigation. He was passionate about bringing his expertise to the cause of his clients. Denny was particularly intense in his advocacy for the rights of babies and children. He founded The Mahoney Law Firm, P.C., which continues his mission today.

Denny and LaVonne raised four sons. Denny was a devoted husband and loving father, always placing his family as his top priority. In wintertime, he could be found on the ski slopes of Breckenridge, chastising Texans to stay off the expert runs. In springtime, he could be found prowling the sidelines of his sons’ lacrosse games, “working” the refs.

Never shy with his analysis or opinion, Denny was well known for both his joy in the successes of his family, and his disdain for an opposing team or unsavory politician. He was known for telling good stories. He would sometimes embellish what may have actually happened for dramatic effect or to emphasize a point, oftentimes with a wink and a smile.

Denny is survived by his wife, LaVonne B. Mahoney; his four sons, Chuck (Jenna), Paul (Rita), Kevin (Andrea), and Bo (Amanda); and his sister, Marjann Bower. He is also survived by thirteen grandchildren: Connor,

Cameron, Lindsay, Luke, Caroline, Mariah, Sean, Phelan, Bricin, Caitlin, Jack, Emma, and Paige.

Denny is preceded into eternal life by his parents, Charles D. Mahoney and Marjorie D. Mahoney, and his brother, James C. Mahoney.

A funeral mass will be held on September 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 2375 E. Arizona Ave., Denver, CO 80210. A reception will follow at the home of Bo and Amanda Mahoney, located at 3136 S. Steele St., Denver, CO 80210.

Denny will be laid to rest at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you consider a donation in Denny’s name to one of his favorite causes:

Wounded Warrior Project

P.O. Box 75816

Topeka, KS 66675

www.woundedwarriorproject.org

https://link.shutterfly.com/hKXEB3hNTjb

Final resting place: Ft Logan Cemetary, Denver Colorado

CSU Move in Day

We got Lindsay all moved in for her stint in the Equine Sciences program at CSU. It was a little hot, about 95, but that didn’t dampen our sprits. Cam helped Jen and me move her in. Got her room set up with a trip the the local Target (and the Walmart for a box fan). Classes start Monday and she should be good to go.

She has a nice roommate from Minnesota, who I discovered is a Packers fan. Guess I’ll have to let that go for now.