An Arizona Christmas

We celebrated our Arizona Christmas the weekend before Christmas. This way we spread out the Christmas joy. The girls loved their Madame Alexander dolls. The boys loved their flashlights and Wii game. The books and the movie were a hit as well. I also included the video of them opening their Happy Nappers from Aunt Ann and Uncle Pat. I think they liked them.

The Girls

This was the night of the All Women's Christmas Party. I remember the first time I took Mia there. We are going to miss that when we move. Aren't they cute?!

Mia's Hair Cut

Before

After

9 inches donated, 1 happy girl

and 1 silly brother

Henry and Bear - 1 Month Old

Henry's First Bath

Here is Henry, 3 weeks old getting his first bath. We had to wait for the weekend when Daddy was home. We only use this bath for the first one. The rest are done quickly in the big tub while other kids are bathing.

Henry and Bear - Days Old

The First Week

Well, we survived our first week. Tom was home until Wednesday and then my mom came to stay with us. Everyone is adjusting well. We had our newborn photo shoot during the week and these are some of the photos.

Almost one day old

Here are some more pictures and a video of Henry. Things are going well. His blood sugar started off low so they are frequently monitoring it. He will be circumcised today so I spent a lot of time nursing him last night because he will probably do a lot of sleeping after the procedure. So far he has been a great baby. He likes to sleep and he appears to be nursing well. I am really thankful that he came when he did, allowing Daddy to be there. I'll share more about his birth story later today with some more pictures.

The Kids with Henry

The kids were very surprised to wake up and find Grandma and Papa at the house. They were already in bed when things started to happen. Here are pictures of their first encounter with Henry. And then some video of them as well. They all think he is great.

Henry Ignatius Towers

Henry Ignatius Towers was born at 10:12 am today. He weighed in at a whopping 8lbs. 14 oz. and 21 in. long. He was three weeks early. More details to follow.

All Saints' Day 2011

Here are our "saints" this year. Amelia is Saint Therese, Ben is Saint Ferdinand III, Joe is Saint George, and Charlotte is a ladybug. I survived the party.

Pictures of the Kids - Summer 2011

House Redecorating

We have been doing some redecorating around the house. With the baby coming in November Charlotte will be moving into Amelia's room. We found matching sleigh beds on Craigslist for a good price. I would like to repaint them and change a trim piece but in the mean time they are sturdy. You can also see Mia's new dresser (another garage sale find) in her closet. The girls also got matching bedding. Although currently Joe sleeps there at night and Charlotte just during the day until we buy another mattress.


My brother was very generous and gave us his TV. It wouldn't fit into our old entertainment center so we bought a simpler one and rearranged the living room. We also got a bookcase that allows for Joe's fish tank.