Isaac Daniel

This little guy is just as lovable as he looks.

When I was typing my last blog post on Friday I had no clue that 24 hours later he would be here. I guess he didn’t want me to get bored or Natalie to get lonely with everyone heading off to school.

At about 4:30 on Saturday morning I felt my water break and after getting someone to come over to watch the other kids,  Scott and I were off to the hospital.

Scott and I have always just gone to the hospital on the day the doctor told us it was time to have the baby so this was all new to us. I didn’t even have a bag packed.

They took things pretty slow which gave Scott and I time to try to pin down final names. (And no, we hadn’t heard about the hurricane bearing down on the Gulf Coast at that time, though he did come into our lives like a whirlwind.)  I finally starting having contractions around 1:30 pm and he was born at 2:23 pm once we got the doctor back to the hospital.

I really thought the odds were with having a girl so I was a little shocked when they yelled out “it’s a boy!”

So here are the stats:

Isaac Daniel

born August 25

2:23 pm

5 lbs. 7 oz.

19”

We are so happy to have him here and healthy.

why I don’t want school to start

Life is a lot less entertaining for me without all the kiddos around.

These are Kimi’s handiwork.

Can you guess what these horses are disguised as?

That is a piggy-gnome. Obviously.

That is a horse disguised as butterfly, disguised as a cat, disguised as a dolphin.

With goggles.

Were you thinking “walrus-bunny?”

Good guess.

This is a sea-horse.

That’s why he is wearing a snorkel.

Natalie is going to find it a lot more quiet and lonely around here too.

But that should only last a few weeks, and then she’ll have more company arriving, with some new noises of it’s own.

road trip--part 5: seeing the ocean

Picking out just a few pictures about this day of our vacation is not an easy task.  

It was one of those times that when someone tells you to “go to your happy place,” this would come to mind.

Ian said “this is WAY better than a sandbox.”

Quite.

Here’s our whole pirate crew.

We amazingly found a buried treasure. What were the chances?

Grandma snapped a picture for me to prove I was there with my 4 1/2 chilidren.

Aunt Elizabeth was nice enough to let us stay with her and enjoy the view.

I’m ready to move in whenever she asks. (hint, hint)

road trip--part 4: grandma’s diamond jubilee

It’s not every day that Grandma turns 60.  And so she was properly coronated, and helped to celebrate in proper fashion.

Natalie will be there for anyone who needs a candle blown out. She’s helpful that way.

Happy birthday dear Grandma, happy birthday to you. And many more.

road trip-part three: the aquarium

We made a stop on our tour of the coast at one of the coolest aquariums ever.

I wish I had more pictures, but I was battling to keep my insides on the inside of me that day, so I wasn’t at the top of my game.

We love our cousins.

Heading into the “passages of the deep”. . .

If you have ever wanted to know what it feels like to be surrounded by sharks swimming around you (without having to try one of those insane diving cages), this is the place for you.

An view of the ceiling.  It was actually little creepy, but maybe that was just my stomach flu talking.

Open wide. . .

 

One of my most memorable parts of the experience was the souvenir shopping.

Ian picked a pack of play sharks.

Cali picked a turtle necklace.

Kimi picked a shark tooth necklace.

Natalie picked some cotton candy.

Ian asked Natalie incredulously, “Don’t you want to get a toy or something?”

Natalie just hugged her cotton candy and said “I like cotton candy. It makes me happy.”

Simple things are the best.