Something New

We have five nieces. Each one of them is beautiful, precious and absolutely perfect. Our family wouldn't be complete without them and we love them so much. This week, we got something completely new--a nephew for us and a boy cousin for the kids. Garrett has held his own pretty well with all of the girls and makes a dashing Prince Charming while the girls play princesses. As much as we love our girls, it's going to be pretty great for Garrett to have somebody to play pirates and baseball with.

Here is little Owen with his proud (and very tired) parents.

There is nothing better than snuggling with a newborn...and then handing him right back to his mama and going home to get a full night of sleep. 

In other news...Gracie and Abby both happened to have their matching dresses on at Grandma's house today. Aren't they cute?

We had fun skyping with Brett and Chelsea today. The kids all gathered around the computer and played "Giant Squid" with Brett.

Here is the "tentacle."

And he's down...

I just love little Ella...I look enough like her mama that she loves me, too. She always gets a big smile for her Natty and melts my heart.

We left the beloved Snow White dress home, but Abby had no trouble finding something else to dress up in.

Garrett is our ice-cream lover (just like his dad) and didn't want to miss a single drop.

 We also loved skyping with Brian, Cathy and their darling girls. Garrett and Annabelle had a blast showing off their toys via the WWW. The best part was when Cathy asked Garrett for a taste of his ice cream and he told her she would have to figure out how to get out of the computer first.

It's hard to have family members far away, but we are so grateful for the technology that makes it easier to stay close.