Super Baby!

This shirt says it all!!
(Worth the Wait)
most definitely!

Hiatus

We will be taking a hiatus from blogging for awhile. Our priorities right now are to have fun with Cohen and keep in touch with Katrina. I’m sure we’ll post now and then, but probably not regularly until Cohen is a year or so old.

Introducing COHEN!!!

WE ARE IN LOVE!!!

Born July 17, 2010 at 5:50 p.m.
8 Lbs. 4 oz. 22 ½ inches long.

He has some dark hair, huge hands and feet, dimples, and makes the cutest little squeaky sounds we’ve ever heard. It seems surreal that he is finally here. We just sit around and stare at him all day and it’s still hard to believe.

Cohen with his sweet birth mother – she is our hero and we feel so blessed to have her in our life.

Placement Day

We came home to a house full of family and a surprise party. They were kind enough to only stay for a little while so that we could get some alone time with the little guy and some much needed rest. Cohen is doing great—eating, sleeping and pooping just like he should. He makes the cutest faces in his sleep and when he’s awake he stares at us with his huge bright eyes.

WE ARE IN LOVE!!!

40 Days

The countdown is on!  Sam started this about 2 weeks ago.

We went fishing at 5 a.m. last Saturday with Megan's dad.  We didn't catch anything, but it was beautiful!

After fishing we went to Megan's nieces' last soccer game.  Ellie is on the left, Kate is on the left.  They were both pretty proud of their trophies.  (btw, Ellie & Kate belong to Emily &  Scott)

This is their youngest, Morgan.  She LOVES her uncle Sam!

Morgan kickin' back enjoying some Oreos

Megan and Ellie share something in common--they both LOVE animals.  This is Ellie's latest pet--a horny toad named Parker.

The baby's room is coming along!  I'm sure the he won't care what it looks like, but I'm having fun.  I have a few more plans before it's finished.

Something New & Something Blue

Sam posted last (just yesterday), and as usual, he was NOT being serious.  We do have something new.

It's time to get ready for a baby!  A baby BOY to be  specific!!!  Here are a couple of things we have purchased lately to make our home a little more comfortable for the little guy.

We also purchased this crib bedding.  This, of course, is the promotional picture and our nursery doesn't look quite this cool yet.  We wanted to get something that was gender neutral in case the our next baby is a girl.  We also have a white crib and white changing table/dresser.  We'll post photos as soon as everything is set up, but that will probably be a few more weeks.  We've been trying to figure out if we can squeeze in a short scuba diving trip before the big day.  If not, I think hanging out in the baby's room will suffice!

 

nothing new!

Nothing new to post here! These aren't the droids you're looking for! Move along.

Sailing the Great Salt Lake

Did you know there are sailboat races on the Great Salt Lake? 

Last week Sam’s friend asked him to help film a mini documentary about the GSL that included a sailboat race.  Sam has been DREAMING about learning to sail for the last year or so, so he jumped at the chance.  Lucky for me, Sam likes to take me along for things like this.  So on Saturday we woke up bright and early and headed out to the GSL Marina.  I expected to just hang out at the Marina all day while Sam was sailing, but when the crews were getting ready to go, the captain of the boat Sam was sailing invited me along, too.

 

The Crew--Temma, LeRoy and Scott. 

Can you believe Sam got paid to do this?

We’re in the lead!  

The water died during the last race.  Since the crew didn't have much to do I finally dared to ask one of them to take our photo.

Our boat came in first place in the first race and 2nd in other two.  The captain, LeRoy, was nice enough to share the loot and gave us this glass.  

Thanks LeRoy, Scott, Temma, and of course Caius (the boat) for letting us tag along!