A Shining Performance!

We had a great time at A's first dance recital and she was terrific! She got to march on stage, dance a little, pass a teddy bear, and hide from Captain Hook in a performance of Peter Pan in front of a very full house. It was a great way to spend a Friday night at the theater.




Oh, and J LOVES ice cream!

B is doing great. Sleeping regularly, and eating well. Not quite up to ice cream yet, but I'm sure he won't be far behind his sisters!

My Weekend...by A

We had a wonderful weekend full of friends, family, and hamburgers! Saturday morning was a litte sad because I had to say goodbye to grandma who was here all week helping mommy with my new baby brother. But we get to see her and grandpa in July, so it's okay. The rest of the morning was spent touring the bounty of neighborhood garage sales collecting toys and treasures. Then off to a gathering of the kids in the 'hood for burgers and hot dogs. That's me and J in the middle.

Then all afternoon I helped daddy clean up the pop-up camper for the season of camping ahead. That night daddy generously donated some money to his buddies that sit at a round table and exchange cards. It looks like "Go Fish" but they don't ever say it.

On Sunday, it was Mother's Day! We took B to church with us for the very first time and everyone was really excited to see him. He's 11 days old now and already a charmer. Don't worry, I've got my eye on him. Then daddy took all of us out for a big lunch. Since he had just donated some money to his buddies, we had lunch at Costco. : ) My favorite thing to eat is the churro. A few flowers, juice boxes, and frozen popsicles later, we're home for a nap......(we didn't really sleep on the stairs)

For dinner we went to Nanna's for more hamburgers and some time with my mommy, her mommy, and her mommy! We had a lot of fun, and I hope all you mommies had a great day too!

THE END

Home and Happy

FINALLY! Made it home Saturday, May 5th, and enjoyed a snowy morning leaving the hospital! This was the view from our hospital room. Pretty spectacular place to have a baby! This little car seat seems to swallow B up, but only yesterday A was hanging out of it head and toes! It was a pretty crazy day trying to get out of the hospital, make a trip to Wal-Mart (not the best choice for a Saturday!), and get settled into the house! But all is well now and we had a good night and a great day. The girls are so excited to have him home and ask every five minutes if they can hold him. I tell them sure but you have to change his diaper too....and that usually cures the grabbing for the little guy, except for J who says "okay now, chag dipa". Everyone always asks us, "what are we going to do with three kids?" Well...we're going to dance recitals, play in the park, go biking, a little hiking, a lot of camping, and TONS of skiing!! (this winter of course) We are looking forward to a busy summer and hopefully many visits from our families and friends. Have a great one!

Just a little change...

...to accommodate a grammatical error.

And then there were five!

It's a boy! At 2:37 p.m. May 2, 2007, the newest addition to our family arrived. We are all so very excited to introduce B to everyone. 7 pounds 3 ounces, 19 1/2 inches long, healthy, happy, and comfortably adjusting to this wonderful new world. Jo is also doing excellent and already up and around the room in less than 24 hours! We are definitely excited for you all to meet him personally, but until then these pictures will have to suffice. Enjoy!

PS: Since this is our first run of the blog, and we already have two beautiful little girls, we will have some catching up to do! We'll be posting many wonderful scenes from the Colorado Contingent in the very near future. Until then......

First few seconds in the world with Dad.
First meeting of his beautiful sisters. They are VERY excited!
First bath. He nearly fell asleep!
Not exactly sure what to think of this guy with the camera.

Some time to relax.

Proud Daddy....

...and a very proud momma!