Thursday, April 24, 2008

Welcome to the family Rachel Marie

We are happy to announce that Rachel Marie Brannan entered our world Tuesday night, to make our family of 3 a family of 4. For those of you who like the statistics, she was born April 22nd at 10:35 pm after a very short (hectic) labor of 3 hours. Maybe 30 minutes of it took place at the hospital. She was 20 inches long and 6 lbs 14 oz. Both her and Mom are doing well and just arrived home a few hours ago.

A few other pictures are posted online at http://www.our365.com/ use the number 52861233007071 for the password and bran for the last name



Rachel Marie






Our first family photo, my first time getting to see mom up close


In the nursery having some additional tests done


In my new outfit


Getting a "miss" from big brother Caleb

I am a Daddy's girl

My first photo at home, sleeping with my hands over my head...the way I like it!


Thursday, April 03, 2008

Happy Easter

We hope everyone had a wonderful early Easter this year. We had a great time with family and watching Caleb get into the holiday festivities a little more this year. In an effort to create as much time to be with different family members on Easter we attended Easter Vigil mass, which we didn't know would be over 2 hours long!! I have to say Caleb did great for a little boy who doesn't sit still, he loved all the candles and trying to blow out the olympic type torch that was ablaze 10 feet away. The morning began with him spying a new choo-choo by his easter basket and candy that the easter bunny had left. Grandma Cindy came over for breakfast, an easter egg hunt and a walk to balance out the cinnamon rolls and candy.

Discovering the choo-choo that came from Oregon with milk in hand (no snuggling this morning)


Is it following me? Notice the wrist brace on Doug's arm...he had a bad wreck on his bicycle the week before, now a couple weeks later it is official that he fractured a small bone in his wrist and he is in a hard cast until the middle of April



More playing with the train, trying to figure out how it works



Caleb got some bubbles in his basket and for the first time is interested in catching/popping them...and can now say "bubble"


Some new construction vehicles from Grandma Cindy


Trying to eat the playdoh easter eggs from the Caplingers

My first easter egg hunt in the front yard, the backyard was covered in slushy snow from the night before

Comparing eggs, and trying to get them open

Yummm, raisins in this egg, not quite as good as the M&M's but they'll do

In the afternoon, we went to the great grandparent's house for dinner, ladder golf, dominoes and more easter festivities. Unfortunately the camera did not make many appearances, but here is great grandma and Caleb playing with the little trains from the domino set