SWEET’S SUPER SIXTH BIRTHDAY! 🥲❤️ After she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Kidney Disease last year around her 5th birthday, the vet said she had weeks to live…If we were lucky, maybe a few months.
HERE WE ARE…A WHOLE YEAR LATER. She is still fighting. She is in the .0001% of superhero dogs that can continue living with no kidneys. It has been an emotional celebration. We all need a hero in this life, Jenny has been one of mine. Keep fighting, Miss Poppy. We love you lots!! ❤️
We were so excited to celebrate the gender reveal in a Psycho video with you guys, but in true “art imitates life”-fashion…there had to be a dark twist.
The same genetic testing that told us our baby would be a boy revealed to us that he had a 95% chance to be born with Down Syndrome.
You saw a pretty raw reaction from @ashreneeway and I as we were both rocked by the results. Still processing to this day, but we couldn’t be more grateful for all the support we’ve received over this past week. It is an extremely touchy subject.
Down Syndrome carries a very HIGH risk of miscarriage and usually comes with heart defects, structural abnormalities, developmental issues, shorter lifespan, etc.
As excited as we are to become parents, this was a gut-punch…We want the best for our first kid…and even putting Ashley at risk…so many questions and concerns.
To make matters more complicated, the company that issues the genetic testing called, “Natera”, has recently lost a lawsuit to the tune of millions for misleading patients with inaccurate test results, namely “false positives”.
I wholeheartedly believe that this is one of those situations, the down syndrome percentage is a fluke and our baby boy will be born with zero health problems.
We will be getting an amniocentesis in around a month to give us a definitive answer on the baby’s health, until then we’ll just be keeping the faith that everything will work out okay!
Thanks for being with us on this ride. Whatever happens, happens. 💙
A crazy year for the squad, honestly didn’t think we’d all make it to the yearly Christmas photo..so grateful we are all here.❤️
Have a Very Yeni & Merry Mason Christmas!
Love, THE RIDGWAYS 🎄🎅🏼
Very sad to share that PoopyJohn has passed away. 💔
He has been such an important part of our family and the channel for the last 15 years, that it’s hard to believe he’s gone.
John was always there. Always strong and happy. He could be super goofy and jump six feet in the air on all fours. I’ve known him for nearly half of my life and he has been our longest living dog, just a testament to his willpower and the biggest heart. (and big head)
I’ll never forget when you peed on the “behind-the-scenes” hard drive, tried to stop Mario as PoopyGoomba, played as Ella in the movie, or most importantly when you led Santa’s sleigh and saved Christmas.
I can’t thank you enough for inspiring me and helping me with so many countless videos over my life, you were always down to be in something…it meant everything. (Still can’t believe Ella tried to poison you that one time. You’re lucky I lapped that shit up for you.)
I love you, John. I wish you could swing your ass in my face one last time so I could scratch it, give us another big jump or give me some more dumbfounded head tilts. You were such a special boy. I’ll miss you forever!
Tribute montage coming soon. RIP Mr. John. Will always cherish that we got you 2 more years after a scary surgery, but hopefully now you’re at peace.
Thank you for everything. ❤️
I’m eternally grateful. Releasing a feature film is an incredible feat by itself, but to do it with your family, friends and even fans as the entire cast is something that I will never take for granted.
To have my PopPop play such a crucial role in “Don’t Dream About Me” as Joe Barca SR was truly one of those life moments that I will never forget. It’s such a beautiful thing to eternalize our family forever in these works.
One of the hardest parts conceptualizing this film was how do I fit in all my people in cool, creative ways…Getting Poppop in was one of my favorites because his appearances were very limited on Youtube, but saving him for the feature was such a pay-off…not to mention full-circle because we grew up with him meeting us at Joe Barca’s Barbershop.
Love you, Poppop. Thank you for helping me and supporting me with this project! ❤️
I’m excited to OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE that “Don’t Dream About Me” will be premiering DIGITALLY WORLDWIDE on October 25th, 2025 on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play and Vimeo On Demand.
Beginning of 2026, the film will be released on a couple more platforms! (TBA)
So proud of this man right here for enduring 32 days of survival in the woods while being live-streamed 24/7!! He walked away with $16k in cash, a Switch 2 and a new lease on life. 🦅🔥
And so concludes the first season of McJuggerNuggets Survival Series…I wonder who will be next to step into the Circle for a possible Season 2?
