Our Family

Naturally I'm pretty sure I enjoy looking at pictures of my family more than the rest of the world, but too bad! We went with Jordan's whole family before Landen left on his mish and had Oakstream Photography take our pictures. Alisha is awesome! Baby Ali was 3 weeks old and still very much a newborn in the "Alien Stage" of life, but I just can't get enough of these! Even Monster Calvin looks like a little prince!

Ali and Jacob

Don't be getting any ideas - they share genetic material. They're cousins, but how cute?! Chubs here belongs to Jordan's cousins Tyler and Melece. He's 6 weeks older than Ali and a good 30 pounds heavier! (Okay, 7 pounds.) We laid them next to each other to compare size and Jacob reached on over with his little sausage hand and grabbed Ali's. A Kodak moment if I ever saw one!

In case you haven't figured it out . . .

I am the worst blogger ever! (I told you this probably wasn't a good idea Kirst.) Anyway, I currently have two screaming children upstairs but I just wanted all to know that yes, I am aware of my shortcomings and (hopefully) will be getting at least some new pictures up in the days to come!

Alexandra Grace

Our most exciting new adventure as a family is baby Ali (or "Sisser" as Calvin calls her). Alexandra Grace was born on March 27th after an intense labor of 13 minutes! It was crazy to say the least. She weighed in at 5 pounds 14 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. Our little monkey is healthy and so pretty. Aside from a little jealousy from Calvin we're so glad she's here!

Big Brother

For the most part Calvin has adapted well to the new baby. Jordan bought Calvin this chair the day after we brought Ali home. While she was under the lights he sat right next to her to keep an eye on her.

This was the first time Calvin held Ali. Since I had to capture this historical moment, he now expects me to take his picture every time he holds her. Needless to say he loves holding her just so I'll take a picture of him!

just 'cause she's pretty . .

Mr. Clean

Calvin is developing a friendship with Mr. Clean these days. A couple of months ago he had a rendezvous with a black Sharpie all over the house. After quite some effort I got it off. Here Calvin is "magically erasing" his most recent piece of art!