Summer is here

Nothing that exciting to report (Jason Mantel always writes War and Peace on his blogs making me feel self conscious about mine.)

It is summer, so that means it is hot! My car showed 106 degrees a few days ago while I was sitting in traffic. Since the weather has been so hot we have been trying to do more indoor activities with the kids. Last week I took Seth to see Kung fu Panda. He sat through the entire movie. I was very impressed. I think our world just got a little more fun, now that movies are open to us.

Thatcher is sitting up like a pro now. He loves to watch Seth and I playing. His current favorite: Seth and I throwing paper airplanes at each other, and Seth dropping his "parachute guy" from the top of the stairs. Thatcher has also become a Teletubby fan. Surprising Seth is still into the show! I thought I wasn't going to have to endure any more of that show... Oh well.

Here are the pictures we acquired over the past few months and a short compilation video I created.

Spring 2008

Happy Easter,

Just wanted to give everybody an update. The family is doing well. Thatcher has started to sleep more during the night. Last night we only had to get up 6 times. WOO HOO!

Seth and Thatcher are starting to play together. Seth will come over when Thatcher is crying and try to cheer him up. Thatcher loves it. Thatcher is 20 lbs now. When you have Seth and Thatcher next to each other it is shocking how big Thatcher is. Other then that everything else is status quo.

Enjoy these pictures.

Winter 2008

It has been a few months since our last post. Life has been hectic with a newborn, a toddler, and a long distance job. Seth is in school now, Thatcher is able to smile and laugh, and I have added over 6,000 more miles to my car since our last post.

Seth is doing well with school, bringing home new projects every week. We have started to see a difference in his attitude, and he is asking us "What's this?" all the time.

Megan and I are still not getting any sleep. I do the 10 PM - 2AM shift, sleep from 2 AM to 6 AM and then head into the office. Megan does 2AM until the morning. We have managed to take a few pictures, and I have created another compilation video, so enjoy!

Xmas 2007

Thatchers first Christmas was action packed. He had a visit from his grandmother Brown, and his aunt and uncle Mantel. We had three kids running around the house (actually one running, one waddling, and the other laying on his back).

Megan and I have been getting on average about 4 hours of sleep each. One sleeps while the other watches the kids. Adding visitors just made it more interesting. Added to all of this Seth is currently potty training now (he is almost there!) and he starts his first day of pre-school on Monday!

I have created a short video that sums up the holidays as well as posted more pictures. Enjoy!

Seth is a Pro Bowler!

Seth was getting cabin fever, so we decided to all go to the local bowling alley and teach Seth how to bowl. They had a special seven pound ball and bumpers for the lane. He got a 70 on his first game, all by himself.

Here are some pictures we took of the game, as well as a few around the house shots of the family.

Thatcher's 1st Week

Thatcher has officially been home for a week now. And it has been a very eventful week. Thatcher has been to the doctors, and has had two visits to the hospital (to check up on his jahndis levels) Seth has also had a doctors appointment, so... bring on the medical bills!

Here are some pictures we took during the past week. Enjoy

Thatcher Hamilton Fayling has Arrived!

Thatcher decided to grace us with his presence at 5:19 AM on 11/07/2007. He shares the same birthday as his great-grandpa Brown. I got the call from Megan at 4:30 PM while I was at the office. I had 2.5 hours of traffic to get through before I could meet her at the hospital (thanks Jeff for ferrying her to the hospital.) 8 hours later and Thatcher arrived. He was 8 lbs, being the largest baby for the day. He has been having a few breathing issues, so he has been in the neo natal unit for the past two days. We hope to have him home by Sunday. Megan is doing well, and Seth seems to be in good spirts.

You can view some pictures by clicking here.