Our two kiddo's

Emma at home

Meet Emma Christine

On Saturday, June 13th, at 12:30 pm, our family was blessed with the addition of a precious little girl, Emma. She was 6lb 13oz, 19in long. The labor went very well, although it was a bit long (12 hours). We had a wonderful time of bonding when she was born.













Weighing it at 3.1 kg.



Foot prints.





Her first bath.



All snug in Mom's arms.

A little later that day, Emma had quite a few visitors.



Uncle Simon.



Dorothy.



Justin and Aniela.





Lelia Mann and her family.



And, of course, big brother Seth!

Seth wasn't too impressed. I don't think he realizes that this baby is here to stay. We'll see how he does at home with her. So far, he's been very curious at this crying bundle.



Our little growing family.

Seth's 1st Year Slideshow

In anticipation of the arrival of our baby girl, I put together a slide show of Seth's first year of life. I hope you enjoy it.

Trip to Depoe Beach

Mommy and Daddy got away for three days to the beach without their little Seth. We had such a wonderful time! It was a beautiful, relaxing place to be. We missed Seth some, but knowing that Seth was having a blast with Cornelia and Grandpa, and we were having a blast at the beach with Andrew and Anca, we didn't feel so bad leaving him behind.



This area has some amazing coastline landscapes.



Andrew and Anca--still newlyweds.



...and after almost 3 years, so are we.



Best friends (and cousins)



We visited the Newport aquarium. There were sharks swimming over our heads here.



One of Oregon's famous lighthouses.



We saw many seals in the wild. You can see them warming in the sun on the rocks.



Devil's Punchbowl, a sunken cave that is now being carved out by the waves.


Andrew and Anca left early, and we had a day alone--just the two of us.