Second Post Today!

No captions again, but here's some of the more recent ones. Still working on getting us caught up. We may even be able to get some videos up soon since we got a new camera. --Ben

Trying to play catch-up!

I don't have time for captions--these aren't up-to-date, but we'll have some more recent ones up sooner than later. (The garden pic is the "before" component to the "before and after" sequence.) --Ben

WHAT?? A POST!?!?!?!

Yeah, Yeah, I know it's been a while. Sorry guys!
Check out this major cutie's smile!! He's smiling and talking a lot more lately. It's so sweet.

The girls absolutely adore Jack. Especially Sophia. She always wants to give him kisses and hugs.

Best buds.
Uncle Nate and Matthew racing on MarioKart right before they left. Matthew absolutely LOVES Uncle Nate. He can't wait for him to visit again.
We all had a great time with Kathy, Nate, Susan and Stella! Thanks for coming out to see us!!!

We tried to get a group shot of the girly cousins, but none of my pictures turned out very well. (Kathy or Susan ... did you get any good ones?)

I love how tender Matthew is in the shot.

They had lots of fun riding bikes -- until Stella fell, poor girl!

Mr. Serious

We went to the zoo with the Putz's and Hopler's. Can you believe all those children are only from 2 families (except for the 2 older girls)?

Matthew (he wants to be called Matthew now) is growing up so much! He can read now, but doesn't like to very much. I tell him he needs to practice, but he says "I'll practice when I go to school."

Jack's First Sink Bath

Here Jack is dying from the anticipation!

He was getting a little upset ... I wasn't sure why until .........

This was taken right after the previous picture while he was relieving himself.

Then he was content. He actually started crying when I got him out of the bath.

The clean/happy Jack

Proof that I used soap. :)

I tried to be creative today and have a cool photo shoot. But, Anna wasn't wanting me to -- she kept bring her dolls and stuffed animals, laying them next to Jack and then she would lay down too. These are two of my favorite pictures from today. There's more, but I don't have time right now to upload them. Enjoy!

Here's a few pictures for your viewing pleasure....

(These are not in order, but blogger isn't letting me move them around) Here's Sophia holding Jack after getting home yesterday. She LOVES him! Anytime she sees him she has to give him a kiss.

Big Brother Matt with Jack

Big brother Gabe with Jack at the hospital

An attempt at a family (minus mom) group shot. Didn't work out too hot, oh well ... the memory is there.

Close up of the baby.

Anna takes her turn with Jack.

Yo!

All the kids getting their first glimpse of Jack

Happy times!!

More pictures from home to come soon, but right now I need to feed the screaming child. Enjoy!

JACK!!

Just wanted to inform everyone that hadn't seen Ben's facebook announcement that Jack has arrived. He was born at 4:16pm on March 10th....weighed 7lbs 11oz (my smallest-single pregnancy baby and also Ben's exact birth weight) and was 21 inches long. We're both doing great -- just got home this afternoon and trying to adjust to a baby in the house. Birth story and pictures to follow soon.

Sunny Day

I thought that after all the upset girly pictures I posted the other night I should redeem my children and show you that they aren't always grumpy. This day the boys went to my brother's basketball game with grandma and it was in the mid-50s so I took the girls out to swing in the backyard. I was trying to get them to smile and this is all the Anna would give me. Cheese-ball!

Sophia was really happy to be outside.

Say, "Cheese"

Anna had fun playing peek-a-boo.