Beth and Baby Sam

Several weeks ago, Beth and her baby, Sam, were able to come visit us. I'm just now getting around to posting about it. I didn't get many pictures that turned out. I'm going to have to wait for Beth to send me some of the good ones she got. Her husband, Paul, was kind enough to take a few days off work so he could stay home with her two older kids while she was here. It was so fun to meet baby Sam and have Beth be able to meet Phaedra. We only wish they could have stayed longer! (And maybe next time the whole family can come. We missed you, Paul, Grace, and Isaac.)

When they came to our house, Eleanor was still in the bath. She was so excited to hold baby Sam and open gifts from our Utah family, I didn't manage to get any pants on her. She was so excited to try on some hand-me-downs Grace sent for her. She tried on a "Gracie jacket," and didn't want to take it off. So, here she is, with no pants, jacket on, opening presents.

Ever since they came, all Eleanor's clothes have been "Gracie clothes." I ask her to put on a shirt, and she asks me, "It's a Gracie shirt?" Some of the times, if I tell her no, she'll even argue with me that it is. She also thinks that most of her birthday presents she recently received came from Gracie (she's just so generous). It's pretty funny, but I do correct her about her presents so her gratitude will be directed toward the right people.

Eleanor holding Sam. Isn't he a cutie? He's four months old, and this is the first time we have met him in person.


We all went out to McMenamins-- Matt would be jealous. Come see us, Matt, there's one within minutes of our house! That's my mother next to Eleanor and my sister, Beth, on the right. Aren't they beautiful?

One of the evenings they were in town, we went to my mom's for a family dinner. Beth made a yummy soup. Eleanor had so much fun with Sam. She provided relentless entertainment for him.

Hi Sam!

Mike and Holly were able to come, which made things especially fun. It seems like it's been forever since we've seen Holly.

Grandpa Gary hanging out with Lane, our old, old, old dog.
The girls and the kids. Me, Eleanor and Phaedra, and Beth and Sam.