Big Brother Day A.K.A. Lochlan is Born

Lochlan Elijah Goodale was Born 10/14/2009 at 8:05am, 19 inches and 7 pounds 4 ounces. My c-section went better than any of us had hoped; so thank you for all your prayers. My doctor said that I am lucky that Lochlan was breech and that we did not try for a normal birth because my uterus was thinned out so much that I would have hemorrhaged during the delivery. So, again thank you God for unanswered prayers!

Lochlan has so much hair and he looks like a little mini Steve...

Declan meets Lochlan for the first time in the Post-Op room...

Paka brought Declan to the hospital and then that night they had a slumber party and Paka's house. We tried to make Lochlan's birth special for Declan, calling it Big Brother Day. He got lots of gifts from Paka, Grandma and Lochlan...

See You Soon Aunt Sara

As some of you know Declan has a mega crush on his soon to be Aunt Sara. He follows her where ever she goes and tries to make sure pesky Uncle Dan doesn't try to get to close. Sara was staying with my parents over summer but had to go back to Seattle to finish her last semester of college. She will be coming for Thanksgiving so Declan won't have to wait too long to see her again. Below: Declan is pictured in his favorite outfit batman. He really isn't truly happy unless he is dressed in batman, superman, or something with pirates.

Walk with Paka

Many of you know that my Dad had a four way bypass on the 24th. He is thankfully doing well and we joined him on his evening walk after dinner. I would like to say thank you to everyone who has been so supportive to our family before and after the surgery. God Bless you all!


My boys (Steve is still sunburned from the USC game he attended this weekend, he actually won the tickets for answering a sports question on the radio)...

Steve wanted to take Diesel along as well and he was a rascal, yanking Steve all around...

Paka helping Declan sneak up on the rabbits...

Declan telling me to stop taking his picture (he really hates the flash). We could only laugh at his angry paparazzi face...

Jones Family Pool Party

J and Kelsey had a pool party so they could see everyone together before they left for Washington. Here are some pics of Paka and Grandma having some fun with the boys in the pool...

Chick-fil-A after a tough day of t-ball (well deserved for the boys and dads)