Sunday, July 22, 2012

Ellie Pearl Foster

Ellie Pearl Foster was born on July 16, 2012, weighed 9 lbs exactly and was 20 3/4 inches.
 
Someone once told us that the best baby pictures are taken between 1-2 weeks of life because babies are floppy and their skin isn't all pimply. Since this last Saturday was the only morning I was going to be around for the next few weeks we set up a little studio and started taking pictures. I hope you enjoy.













Sunday, April 29, 2012

Dream House

This is the house we are going to be buying.  4bd, 2 ba, 2278 sq ft and it totally rocks the house.

Front of the house. Our realtor's name is Bruce.

Front half of the kitchen. The counters aren't granite but they look like they are.

It is a very nice kitchen. There is tile along the wall above the counter (a backsplash) Laura is quite excited about the gas stove. We asked if they would leave the fridge but they said no.

Nicely landscaped front yard. I thought Mom would approve.

Sorry this one is blurry. This is the family room. It is a gas fireplace.  I guess we will just have to get a TV that fills up the room.

The other half of the living room.  Laura was walking towards me that is why only she is blurry. The opening above the far wall is into the kitchen.

3 car garage. Need I say more. There is a work bench to the right (I think I will hang my one screwdriver and hammer on the wall above it)  and a floored attic above the garage.

4th bedroom. Just to the right of the picture you can see the door into the utility room and then into the garage. We think we will use this room as an office/guest room. Everyone is invited.

Hall bathroom.  This one was much bigger than most of the other bathrooms we saw.  There is a separate shower and bathtub. We don't really know the reason or advantage of that but it rocks!

Jane and Audrey's room.  They will have a walk in closet through the door on the opposite wall.


This room will be the nursery for Baby #3. It also has a walk-in closet. As you can tell the owners really liked fish. This is the third fish tank in the house.

Master bedroom. The whole house other than the three other bedrooms has 9ft ceilings so everything feels really big. The door in our room goes out to the back porch.

The rest of our room. That door goes into our bathroom.  For some reason I didn't take any picture of it but it is pretty awesome.

We were wanting a little bit larger backyard but this one is pretty good.




Saturday, February 04, 2012

Cruisiing!

As some of you may know Laura and I went on a cruise recently. It was a lot of fun. If you have any questions about whether or not you should try one out feel free to call us. Here is a little picture journey through our 4 day trip.


The ship!
Laura on the water slides! She loves this picture of herself.
Moments later
My turn

There were two slides like this one, a larger tunnel slide (that we didn't get a picture of), and a little kids playzone.

The Food!

The food did not disappoint. Sadly these are the only two pictures I got of it. All you can eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, mid-morning snack, mid afternoon ice cream, and late night hot chocolate, totally awesome! Now I will say that some of the food's presentation out did the actual taste. For the most part, however, the food was awesome and certainly one of the highlights. We had lobster tail, prime rib, barbeque pork ribs, honey glazed chicken, mahi-mahi, strawberry bisque (super good), pumpkin soup, artichoke dip, etc.., plus never ending desserts. We both thought they invest the most money in making sure there are good desserts because they are pretty stinking good.



Mexico!!A Mexican in his element!


El Luchador!!!


We bought these masks for Jane and a friend! Turns out Jane doesn't like scary masks.
  Other Entertainment!


Hot Tubbing! They weren't always this crowded. There were 4 hot tubs and Laura and I got in twice with no one else.

Lounging!

This is the main deck! Where the party is! That is the only pool on the boat and we never saw anybody in it!

JeROME! He was a comedian that was actually very funny! He does a family friendly show and then a R-rated show. We went to the family friendly. There are two comedians on the boat. The other guys wasn't as funny.

People watching! There are two guys break dancing in the middle as entertainment.









The Views!!!!!!!!
Beautiful sunset with a beautiful woman!

This is the kid playzone with a sunset behind it!

Nothing but water  all around during the day.


This was the sunrise in the LA port the morning we were getting off of the ship.

Same sunrise a little bit later with Laura pouring water on the railing to add interest.

The LOVE!!!!
A magical moment on a magical vacation with a magical woman! It really was a fun time and a great way to relax. We highly recommend that everyone try it.