Some Firsts

Bath...happy before

Not so much after


Game day with Daddy (check out those profiles...identical)!

Sweet picture of her dimples

First picture in a dress that my Aunt Wanda made her


First picture in her bunny chair from AA...she looks so long in it.

What Brother Has Been Up To...

Since Marley has arrived! Giving sweet kisses.
Asking to hold her...look no hands!
Decorating her with stickers (Marley looks a little traumatized).
Giving her trucks to sleep with.
Attempting to take pictures in their matching shirts.
Chasing Mommy and Marley on the playground (Marley is in the Moby wrap).
And because he is such a great big brother...he gets sweet kisses in return.

Request #2

Not only have people wanted to know where we got her name, but others have been asking to see her hair. So, here are a few shots without a hat. I am still holding out for it to turn red, but red or not, she's a cutie!

Marley's Namesake

Several people have asked us where we came up with Marley's name. Actually, Daddy thought of Marley. He knew a girl growing up with that name and always liked it and thought it was unique...until they named a dog that too and made a movie about it! But, we loved the name and since Maggie is one of the most popular dog names, then Marley could join in with me too.

More importantly, her middle name, San, is after my very special Aunt Sandy. Sandy is my dad's twin sister and someone who I have been very close to and so blessed to have in my life. She is selfless, a giver, and makes everyone smile when you are around her. We lost Sandy unexpectedly two days after we found out Marley was a girl. She was so excited that we were having a baby girl! She is missed greatly every day, and Wes and I wanted to honor her by naming Marley after her. We always called her San!
Colt loved her so much too! He called her Sassy...I feel so blessed that he had the little time that he did with her.
So, I know that San was smiling down on Thursday morning when little Marley San arrived into this world.

Welcome Marley San!

Our sweet Marley San is here! Marley was born Thursday, September 24 at 12:33 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and was 21 inches long. Here are a few pictures from her arrival!

A before pic in the labor and delivery room...

After a quick 3 hour labor, here she is...

Our first family pic...

Colt is a wonderful big brother...

Sweet feet...

Welcome sweet Marley...a mother's love is instant and unconditional! It is truly amazing...I feel SO blessed!

Slip 'n Slide Fun

A couple of weeks ago, we got together with some friends to celebrate Courtney's 30th birthday. And of course, I got no pictures with Court, just pictures of the kids. The guys set up a slip 'n slide for the kids to play on...man was it a hit!

Colt and Carter had to check it out first...
Then Colt went for it...
And so did Caroline...
Then, it was bath time fun...how cute are they!
So, the next day, Wes went grocery shopping and came home with this...daddy is such a big kid!
Here's a little clip of the action too...

Giving Ellie a Bath

Well, first of all let me say that Ellie is not the only one who got a bath!
Colt definitely wanted to be keeper of the hose, and Ellie was very patient while it took a little longer than normal to get all of the soap off.
I think Colt and I had more fun than she did though.
Okay, so all three of us ended up getting a bath, but we had fun doing it!