Holland

Happy Halloween

Ben's Favorite Spots

Where do you go in the store when you need to use the restroom?

Or when you are feeling a little worn out from your shopping adventures?

Family of Four

After months of waiting, and not too much laboring, we are excited to announce the arrival of Holland Sophia on October 23rd at 12:43am.

Coming in at 19 inches and just 6 pounds and 2 ounces she is a tiny little thing.

We are just smitten with her, even her big brother. He likes to walk past her bed several times a day, look at her and say, "so cute!" He is awfully proud to be a big brother and we are pretty excited to embark on this adventure!

For more pictures go here.

September in Review

Sorry for the lack of blog posting. Here's a snapshot of the happenings over the last month.

Ben has been working on his fashion and modelling skills. As you can tell he has perfected matching his colors and patterns.

After years of aspirations to sing on Broadway, we settled to simply go see Beauty and the Beast.

In the meantime Ben continued to work on his sleeping anywhere skills. He might have a career in this.

And lastly, after our recent move to a slightly bigger place, Ben has discovered his new favorite hang out--the babies bed. We will have to see how that works out once it is occupied.

4 Weeks or Hopefully Less

We are nearing the arrival of our little girl. That isn't to say that our life is slowing down any.

Last night I had to stop at the gas station on the way to Young Women's to pick up ice. As I lugged the bag to the counter the cashier took one look at me and said, "You shouldn't be out in public. You should be at home resting when you are this close to the end."

I guess I look as tired as I feel! Hopefully these next couple weeks go quickly and we can start on our next adventure.

Faces

Sometimes this little face does naughty things, like getting into the nail polish to "get pretty"...

But other times that same face can be pretty cute...

...when no matter what time of day it is he thinks if he asks I might actually give him an "botter pop"

...he thinks Wal-Mart means buying juice

...he comes to give me a "squeeze"

...he makes milk into a two syllable word

...and tonight when he asked me to cuddle when he went to bed and tightly gripped my hand and pulled it to his heart