First Week

WE HAVE HAD SUCH A SPECIAL FIRST WEEK TOGETHER AS A FAMILY OF FOUR. JOEY CONTINUES TO BE A VERY SWEET AND RELAXED BABY, AND CHARLOTTE REALLY ENJOYS HER BROTHER. SHE LOVES TO FIND HIM ALERT AND WILL BOUND OVER TO HIM WITH A HEARTY, "HEY BABY!" SHE ENJOYS KISSING HIS HEAD, CUDDLING WITH HIM AND I ON THE COUCH, AND EXAMINING HIS FACIAL FEATURES. WE HAVE LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF HAVING JEFF HOME. HE AND CHARLOTTE HAVE ENJOYED MANY ADVENTURES OUTSIDE OF THE HOME THIS WEEK, INCLUDING TRIPS TO THE MALL, BANK, BARNES AND NOBLE, DONUT SHOP, AND A TRIP TO THE LIBRARY FOR DONUTS WITH DADDY HOUR. (NOT SURE IF HE WILL BE MAKING THAT TRIP AGAIN.) IT IS SUCH A BLESSING TO LOOK AROUND OUR HOME AND TAKE IN THE MANY WAYS THE LORD HAS BLESSED US. HAVING TWO BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY CHILDREN IS TRULY A GIFT FROM ABOVE. WE ANTICIPATE MANY SPECIAL AND ADVENTUROUS MOMENTS IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING IN OUR JOY!

JEFF AND CHARLOTTE MEET BUCKY BADGER AT A BOOK SIGNING. "BUCKY" IS CHARLOTTE'S NEW FAVORITE WORD.

A VISIT WITH AUNTIE ASHLEY AND UNCLE ROB

CHARLOTTE LOVED HER NEW BIG SISTER PRESENT - THE HAIR BOW!

AUNTIE DAWN LOVIN' ON JOEY

UNCLE ELLDON

WE NOTICED HE AND JOEY VISIT THE SAME BARBER.

COUSIN "KAY KAY" AS CHAR AFFECTIONATELY CALLS HER.

COUSIN COLEE

AUNTIE DAWN

SWEET JOE

RESTING WITH POPS - SOMETHING THAT CHARLOTTE NEVER DID AS A BABY. SHE WAS TOO BUSY EVEN THEN. :)

SWEET SLUMBER

OUR LITTLE RASCALS

A MOMENT OF WAKEFULNESS

FIRST BATH AT HOME...WHAT A TROOPER!

FUTURE STARTING PITCHER FOR THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS

JOEY'S "PROTECTOR"

TUNING OUT THE WORLD

ALWAYS READY FOR A CLOSE-UP

DEMONSTRATING THEIR DIFFERING PERSONALITIES ALREADY.

Our Boy

He's Here!

JOSEPH BRADLEY LARSON ARRIVED AT 6:10 PM ON NOVEMBER 14, 2009. HE WAS EXACTLY ONE WEEK OVERDUE, AND AFTER MUCH ANTICIPATION AND TWO TRIPS TO TRIAGE WE WELCOMED HIM INTO THE WORLD. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES CAPTURING THIS SPECIAL DAY IN OUR LIVES.

CHAR'S CHEERFUL SEND OFF.

AWAITING LABOR
PASSING THE TIME TRUE MADISON STYLE...WATCHING THE BADGERS!

WELCOME LITTLE BUDDY!

MY SWEET BOY

BIG SISTER ARRIVES ON THE SCENE...HER FIRST IMPRESSION OF JOEY CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS LUKEWARM.
(SHE IS HAS SINCE WARMED UP, AND IS ALREADY ENJOYING HER BIG SISTER RESPONSIBILITIES!)

PROUD POPS

AUNTIE DAWNIE

NANY

DOC AND MIMI

READY TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL AND BEGIN LIFE AS A FAMILY OF FOUR!

TO GOD BE THE GLORY FOR THE WONDERFUL THINGS HE HAS DONE!

Waiting Around

TO QUOTE OUR FRIEND TOM PETTY, "THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART." WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS FOR OUR LITTLE GUY TO ARRIVE!

CHARLOTTE JOINS HER DADDY TO COOL OFF AFTER HIS RUN. WE HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEW FROM OUR HOME, AND CONTINUE TO ENJOY BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS EACH NIGHT. THEY ARE A QUIET REMINDER OF THE LORD'S PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES.

OFF TO GET MOMMY DONUTS. (HOPEFULLY FULFILLING THIS PREGNANCY CRAVING FOR THE LAST TIME!) JEFF OFFERED TO DRESS CHAR; HOWEVER, WE BOTH THOUGHT THIS WAS A MUCH CUTER LOOK FOR SUCH AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ERRAND.