Trip to Michigan

It is amazing how much entertainment a 4 yr. old can get out of Grandpa's dollar store Christmas gifts. Caden insisted on bring his new chinese finger traps with us on our trip to the Kubalek's for New Years Eve. The question to ask is "How many times has this happened to you?"

Colton's First Visit with Santa

This picture shows the boys as we experienced "Breakfast with Santa" at the local grocery store. We left having learned two important things, namely: 1) Grocery store breakfasts don't taste as good as Daddy's homemade breakfast and 2) Colton is not really that big of a fan of Santa, yet.

This Weeks Baby Pictures

Halloween Fun

Halloween is definitely Caden's favorite holiday. It must be the combination of getting to wear costumes along with massive amounts of candy.

This picture was about 2 weeks prior to Halloween. (Everyone knows you have to start early to get in the Halloween spirit.)

Here we see the two pumpkins we carved the day before Halloween. We had planned on carving them sooner but we have had our schedules all messed up. The one on the left is Caden's creation. It has toothpicks sticking out of its head for an added effect.


Here is Caden on Halloween night just before the night on the town. Although he is a total sugar-a-holic, he still ended up being more into acting like a ninja than asking for candy. His moves included; sneaking up on people, hiding behind light poles & bushes, demonstrating his ninja spins/kicks and most importantly showcasing his vast array of weapons.

Home at Last

We are pleased to announce that Colton was FINALLY able to come home from the hospital today. It was only a week but at times it felt like a lifetime. It is so nice to have him here with us (even though he is still trying to figure out what this non-hospital life is all about).

More Pictures

As seen in the bottom picture, Colton is in an incubator to help him get enough oxygen. His lungs are a little underdeveloped (but nothing to be too concerned about). He will stay a few more days at the hospital until his lungs start fully functioning on their own. He still looks great and we are thrilled to have him officially join our family!

Pictures of Colton James (6 lbs. 14.2 oz & 21 1/2") Born Oct 23rd at 5:58 pm