one week old princess

posted by daddy

you know the saying that a daughter has daddy wrapped around her little finger...it's true.

bath time for eloise

posted by eloise

well i finally got my first bath, and i wasn't a big fan except for when they just held me under the running water in the sink. unfortunately a long-awaited poop became a major blowout and made the bath a necessity. at least mommy and daddy had chosen to wait til we were home for my first bath so that my brothers got to help too.

big brother owen washing my hair

big brother everett helping with the bath

grammie and mommy helped to comfort me
and keep me warm with wet washcloths

not sure i'm gonna enjoy this bath thing

daddy needed some direction on how to wash a girl

mommy's gentle hands

thanks grammie for rescuing me

eloise meets the family

posted by mommy and daddy

eloise got to spend some quality time with her big brothers and grammie and gampa at the hospital. like mommy and daddy, they all were in love with her and could not wait for her to get home.

safe in the arms of mommy

our first pic together with our daughter

siblings

loving brothers with their new baby sister

big brother owen

big brother everett

grammie and gampa with their newest granddaughter

gampa and eloise

owen loves his baby sister

siblings

welcome to the family

protective older brothers

happy birth day!

posted by eloise

hi everyone! well, i've finally arrived. i was born on sunday, april 19th, at 3:31pm. i weighed 7lb 15oz and was 20 inches long. i can't wait to meet everyone!

happy birth day!

with mommy after arriving

i'm a future steelers fan

look at all my hair

comfy hat made by mommy

early morning yawn

sleeping beauty

born with sharp nails so the mittens definitely help

same going home outfit worn by my brothers, given by greats

comfy car seat blanket made by mommy and grammie

finally, on my way home to my whole family

easter fun with friends

posted by mommy and daddy

we celebrated easter with some friends from church and we had a blast. there were a ton of kids and lots of yummy food. owen and everett got to run around in our friends large yard and then everyone walked across the street for an easter egg hunt at another friends house. all the dads were in charge of hiding the eggs and did a great job. great weather, terrific food, wonderful friends and celebrating Christ. what a wonderful day.

lots of eggs filled with treats

it was madness once the kiddos started searching for eggs

everett was an egg finding machine

enjoying the fruits of their labor

according to owen and ella, they are best friends

best friends enjoying the day together

owen and jesse swinging on the tire