Do you think we look alike??

Wes at 3 weeks and Hailey at 3 days!!

Newborn video

Here is some video of Hailey when she was 20 minutes old.  

More photos

Outside the delivery ward

Hailey was delivered in the exact same hospital and delivery room as Wes

Being held by Gram

Wes being a good big brother and rocking his sister

The midwife who delivered Hailey made this bracelet for her

Big brother...more interested in something other than little sister

Wes playing with Morgan, and she is letting him know what she thinks of the situation

More photos, Hailey's first day

Wes giving Hailey a kiss...he was nice to her, but not too interested.

Wes got sick of the hype surrounding Hailey, and decided to move in with the dog...

Hailey Lauren is here!

Our little baby girl was born this morning, 22 May 09 at 12:33AM.  She weighed in at 8lbs 14 oz, and is 22 inches.  Hailey and mom are doing well, they are currently getting their rest!  Later today (when Wes wakes up) we will take him to meet his sister...we are excited to see his reaction.  Here are some photos!

Our little skirmish

So the other day I was mowing the lawn when Becca commented that she didn't like the pattern I was making.  For some reason she wouldn't let it go, and we got in a big fight.  It was so bad that I walked away, and told her "I don't care if you are pregnant or not, if you want the lawn mowed, you can do it yourself".  So she did...

Just kidding...but I'm sure that is how it looked to the neighbors.  Here is Bec in her 40th week of pregnancy (on her due date) trying to expedite our new arrival through exercise.  Unfortunately it didn't work, as here it is the next day, and still no baby!

Random photos

Looking at the cows

Pumping water

Wes walking the dog...she is on leash, and stays right with him.  He feels like a big boy, pushing his own car.  

What a happy family!

Too cool with the shades on. 

Wes wanted to wear his rain boots the other day without pants...he should be a fashion model!

He is now interested in what toilets are for...

Here he is reading with cousin Michael

Enjoying another good book with Gram.

Here is Wes and Mommy on Mother's Day

Wes and "Ickey"

Wes is getting ready to be a big brother.  He understands where the baby is, and calls her "Ickey".  Here is some video proof...

A little family basketball

Here is a little montage of Wes shooting hoops.

38 weeks! Never thought I'd make it this far!

The Lawn Boys

Aren't my yard men such lookers??

I could stare at them all day!

Wes at the pool

We shot this video during the first week of April 09 during our trip to Portugal.  Every day we went to the pool, and during this trip Wes started jumping into the pool on his own, as well as kicking and paddling with his arms.  Another good one...enjoy!

Wes' 1st Birthday Cake--only 10 months belated!

We apologize for sitting on this video for so long...this is Wes' first birthday cake experience.  It was shot at his first birthday party in Jun 08 and is sure to be a classic.  The video is almost 10 minutes long, but there really aren't any sections that can be edited...you really need to relive the entire cake eating experience.  The better quality version would not upload, so this one is a bit grainy, but you still get the idea...  Enjoy!  

Wes torturing our dog...

Here is a good one of Wes scaring Morgan, our dog with his plastic shopping cart...

Finally...home videos!

So I finally took the time to figure out how to use our JVC camcorder on a Mac.  It took some research and software downloads, but it finally works.  After sorting 2 years of home videos and taking some online iMovie tutorials, I'm ready to start video editing.  There is a lot of old footage that needs to be edited and posted, so I'll work on it as I can.  For starters, here is a video of Wes playing basketball; with a little sound editing!  Enjoy. 

John