Friday, May 11, 2007

William at Three Weeks



William is three weeks old today, still cute as ever! Another "almost smile" caught on camera, but he still refuses to allow his big open mouthed smile to be photographed. He pushes up on his arms when lying on his stomach, tries to sit up when in the Boppy pillow, and is sleeping a little better at night. He likes taking a bath, and doesn't mind the car seat unlike his siblings!

Tuesday, May 08, 2007




William was dressed in one of Nick's old outfits today, I just couldn't resist doing some comparison photos!

Taming the "Wild" in the Backyard.




Nick, Ellie and Payton were exploring the wilderness in the back of the yard today. Payton seemed to enjoy it and settled in for a rest. The other two weren't too sure about venturing in any farther as the neighbor kids claim there are snakes back there....

Sunday, May 06, 2007

She's Been "Jammed"!


Eleanor went two rounds with a peanut butter sandwich at lunch today. We're thinking the sandwich won, or at least the grape jelly did!

Saturday, May 05, 2007

Almost a smile....


William started smiling at his mother today. So sweet! Unfortunately no one else has seen him do it, and he frowns as soon as the camera appears. So far this is the closest to a smile picture that I've been able to catch on camera. Stay tuned....

Thursday, May 03, 2007

William at Two Weeks Old




William is such a wonderful little baby, we are so enjoying having him at home. After two weeks he is working on his cute little "double chins", looking more like his big brother every day, of course sleeping a lot, and finally has a belly button! It's tub bath time!

Just Like Mommy!

Ellie has had a fascination with me nursing William and today she decided to creatively recreate the "look" with leftover plastic Easter eggs.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Finally, a baby who likes the car seat!!

Little William spent the better part of the afternoon in his car seat taking Nick to and from school and running some errands. He seemed to actually enjoy it! He fell asleep instantly and stayed asleep the whole time. I took him out to feed and change him and then back in he went for the next errand and he fell asleep again... Hopefully this trend continues, it will definitely make life easier!

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Our Three Babies





We finally caught our daughter in a cooperative mood for a photo session. At last a picture of all three of our children! William did really well, stayed alert for the whole time and didn't look too worried that his siblings were holding him!

Friday, April 27, 2007

Look, No Training Wheels!!!!!


Nick woke up this morning and announced he didn't want training wheels on his bike anymore. So Daddy removed them and off he went! A few minor tumbles and that was it. He is so proud of himself, and we are too! Great job Nick!

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Brotherly Love



Nick just loves his new baby brother. He would kiss and hold him all day long if William would let him! Ellie thinks he is cute too, but she is far too busy to sit around holding babies all day. We tried to take a picture of the big sister with baby William, but she wasn't terribly cooperative and she had also stripped herself naked. Oh well, we'll try again tomorrow...

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Sunday Photos



Baby William's first round of "Sunday Photos" by Mom. Lots of sleeping going on today!

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Coming Home



All three children passed out in the car for the ride home from the hospital. Hopefully this will be a trend for all road trips in the future?!

Meeting the Family






Friday, April 20, 2007

Happy Birthday William Joseph!






Introducing William Joseph Grisdale, born April 20, 2007 at 2:08pm. He is 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 20 inches long with a head of platinum blonde hair. We all think he is just darling, and looks like a "mini-Nick". Ellie walks around saying "Oh, he's soooo cute", and Nick just wants to help with everything baby related. Welcome to the family!!

Sunday, April 15, 2007

Spring comes to Colorado!




We had a great time this weekend enjoying the beautiful spring weather- 75 and sunny! The kids played in the sandbox, rode bikes, went for walks, and explored a new park up in Golden. (Ellie squeezed herself into a bucket for fun, we aren't sure why, but she seemed to enjoy it.) It's soooo much fun when Nonie and Grande are here- constant playmates! We're having such fun waiting for that baby brother to arrive later this week!

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Happy Easter!





The Easter Bunny was very kind to Nick and Ellie this year! They found lots of Easter eggs, candy, and other goodies. No one wanted their photos taken in their Easter best though. Ellie cried all the way to church, and then Nick jumped in a mud puddle so that was the end of the church outfits. Oh well, maybe next year!

Sunday, April 01, 2007