Grandparents Visit!!!

Kris (Mimi) was in town for 10 days to help out with things once Gwen was born. She loved getting to hold Gwen and play with Cole. She also cooked and froze tons of food for us so that we'll have stuff to eat in the weeks ahead. Thanks Kris!Grandpa Al joined in on the fun for a few days and brought presents with him. Here he is trying to coerce Cole to open a gift.

Here is Gwen with the bear that Grandpa Al brought for her.

Grandpa, Cole, Mimi, & Gwen

Papa and Gramee got into town last night, traveling through slick and snowy roads to get here. We woke up this morning, had some breakfast, and headed outside to partake in some snow-filled activities.
Here is some video of Cole & Gramee doing some sledding.


Papa and Cole take to the slopes!


The Gators are 1-0 in Cole's lifetime against Georgia, so Cole is very excited and confident about the FL/GA game tomorrow. Gooooo Gators!!!!

Blizzard '09

Well, maybe "blizzard" is blowing it a little out of proportion, but we have had about a foot and a half of snow in the past 24 hours and it is still snowing as we are about to head off to bed. I didn't go in to work and Emily's classes got cancelled today, and the same may happen tomorrow. My parents are supposed to be flying into town tomorrow evening, so hopefully the snow will let up by then and that the runways and roads will be clear.

Cole and I took full advantage of the white out by heading outside to play in the snow. Here are some pictures of us before heading out into the cold.

Cole is intrigued by, and loves to say, "gloves".

Here he is showing off the awesome snowsuit that Uncle Chris & Aunt Colleen got him for his birthday. Thanks guys!!!

We threw some snowballs, ate some snowballs, fell over in the snow, and did some sledding. Here is a video of me pulling Cole and some of the other kids in a sled.

As you may remember from last winter, we have a hill right outside our apartment that is ideal for little kids to sled on. So Cole and I made 6 or 7 trips down the hill until Cole's face was frozen, which was our cue to head inside. Here is some video of one of our runs.


And no blog post is complete without a new picture of Gwen. She's a keeper!

Gwen's First Week

Gwen has done excellent so far in her first week of life. She is eating like a champ and is only 4 ounces off her birth weight, which is great news. Emily has been diligent in making sure Gwen eats every 2.5 - 3 hours. Emily's mom and dad are now both in town and have been a huge help.

People have been stopping by to meet Gwen, including our friends Steve & Laura.

As well as Lauren & Brad. Lauren in our new operator at Chick-fil-A.
Awake and alert!

Sleeping and serene.

A very proud big brother.