Beach Trip

We went on a fun beach trip with Sweet Caroline and had a ton of fun, but I think we were all worn out from the kids!

Here are some of my favorites from the trip:



Anne, Caroline's Mom had a super duper cool camera, which I fell in love with and had to have as well. So my pics from now on should be soooo much better. :-)

Babies Play

Caroline came over to play with C. The mommy's got a chance to catch up and it was fun to watch the babies play together. I took this photo just after moved his arm, he had it around her shoulders but I wasn't quick enough with the camera.

School Birthday

Let the cupcake madness begin, I've given in. I totally thought I would be the good wholesome mom who brings in nice tropical fruit for her sons birthday. Nah... I did the norm cupcakes.

In any case, C enjoyed sharing his cupcakes with his friends and his teachers (and of course Grandma and Mommy).

The famous Teachers, Ni Ni and Nay Nay.

First Birthday!!

365 days and we all survived. We got a little less sleep in 2007 than in 2006, but in the end it was all worth it.

It's been amazing to watch him grow up, everyone always said you'll be surprised to see how quickly it all goes by, and you never truly know the meaning of that phrase until you live it yourself.

We had a very nice party with family and friends and tons of babies. C got lots of wonderful gifts, so I think we've got a stash of toys to last for a while.

Babies all around

We nearly did it, after the baby boom of 2007 we all wondered when we would be able to get together and it almost worked out but poor Mr. Cole got his first illness from daycare, he's hopefully on the mend now and we'll all be together soon for C's 1st birthday. Anyhooo....

Jenn hosted all of us at her home and her husband Jeremy was super nice to stay with the kids in the play room while the Mom's shuffled in and out to look at jewelry. We all had fun. Watching 7 kids play in one room makes me really appreciate my daycare teachers!

Get out the Vote

I love it when babies become activists!

This is little Caroline aka C's girlfriend.
How could he not love her?? I mean it's obvious she's a democrat!

Lunch Bunch

Prior to having a baby perhaps we should have bought stock in Red Robin. It happens to be the most kid friendly restaurant with a decent menu for the parents!

When the girls gather with the babies we nearly don't have to decide where we will meet Red Robin always seems to be the easy choice. So in Mid January after Caleb's check up we met Jenn with J and Jody with O for lunch.

Here are some of our lunch bunch pics:

J, O and C

J

O

C

Gymboree Day

Saturday we headed up north to meet up with Jenn and baby J, and Carrie and baby B. We all had lunch at Red Robin and then went onto our free class at Gymboree. It was comical to watch the babies interact. Baby B slept mostly, but I think she was just too cozy in her carseat. Baby J is such a little cutie he has expressions that are soo different than my little man, so it was fun to watch.

Here J - I can share my red ballon with you!

My Teeth Hurt!!

mmmmm... coke
(not really, she just likes to chew the glass)

Baby Group Gathering....

eek... I almost forgot

4/7 of the baby group were together on Friday. We all met at Mere's house (mother of the famous Baby Cole).

So the baby gossip is....

Baby Brown has started school and has reportedly been cheating on C with another little boy named Brendon. You can see the shock on her face when she realized that she's intertwined with C. She must have thought that she was with her other man!

C might have his sights set on the youngest girl of the group. Here is innocent little Becca all slinged up. When we introduced C to Becca he was quite intrigued and batted at her hands. We'll see her Father is a bronco's fan just like C's Daddy so some game watching is in their future.

Here is little baby Cole, poor little guy has been having quite the adjustment to the outside world. He's pretty much been doomed with the reflux that all the other boys have had. Poor little guy. Feel better soon, so you're Mommy and Daddy can get some rest!

The Ring Leader

Introducing Miss O, the ring leader of the baby crew. She's a year and a couple days older that C, in fact C was born on the day of her 1st birthday party. So when all the babies get together (with parental supervision) she's the leader of the pack.

A Late Introduction

Welcome to the Group Becca!!

So I'm a bad Mommy friend, I missed one of the babies that was born when we were on our big vacation. This is Becca she was born on June 30 weighing 9 lbs 3.5 oz and 21 inches long. She almost got the biggest baby award but missed it by just 0.6 ounces, Jonas had her beat! She's very cute and has a ton of red hair! Now that she's about 6 weeks old her Mommy tells me that she's sleeping well, and of course the rest of us are jealous because when our babies were 6 weeks they weren't sleeping in any sort of recognizable pattern!

The circle is complete

The last little baby was born last week 08/08/07 and weighing 8 pounds (& 1/2 oz). The baby boom of 2007 is now over. Total count 4 boys and 2 girls. Baby Cole arrived in the best way possible, and his mother gets the best labor award.

Welcome new guy, you've got a bunch of playmates already!

The First Little Girl

Anne and Scott welcomed their baby girl on Tuesday May 22nd at 8:03pm she was 7 pounds 6 oz and 19 inches long. She's sooo cute!
Our "baby group" continues to defy the statistics. Out of the 4 births, every one's water has broken naturally, and 3 out of the 4 have been born early (first babies are generally over due).
We've got 2 more to go, one girl and one boy, then the gang is complete and ready to begin the terror (okay so probably not for at least a year).

Another little boy....

It's been a while since I've updated the blog because the Grandparents were visiting from Colorado. But we'll get to that in the next post.

Another member of the "baby group" is now living on the outside.

Baby Boy "N" was born on Saturday, April 28, he was 5 lbs 4.9 oz and 19 inches long. To see more on the baby and family's progress you can visit their blog by clicking on "The Stegman's" under My Friends.

It's Raining Men... halleluiah.. it’s raining men… (okay so baby boys)

C's partner in crime was born this morning. Jenn and Jeremy are the proud parents of baby boy J.

He's quite a bit larger than C was, from what we've heard thus far everyone is recovering well.

Congrats to the new parents!! We're looking forward to visiting you soon!