December 2004 Archives

This is where the carriages line up to take people on rides through the decorated streets of Seattle.

Three wise men looking for the star. The wise man on the right is actually a homeless person from downtown. Oops! Sorry it's Barb disguised at Ahmed Kharzi.

We were down at Westlake Center with the big Carousel that I just love and there we were posing with "Ponies on Parade." The ponies are donated by various Seattle businesses as part of a charitable donation. There were some really beautiful pieces on display.

Doug is in his element. He loves buttered popcorn flavored Jelly Bellies, root beer flavored gummy cokes and chocolate malted balls. Willie Wonka would be so Jealous!

The sun finally came out after days of rain.

This was the day after Christmas and we went to Seattle Center to take in the sights.

Rob tries to move the tall french fries at Seattle Center. These ribbons of metal are about 14 feet tall and they look like french fries.

A kiss from Daddy makes all the unhappiness go away.

This is his unhappy face and it's still cute.

This is his unhappy face and it's still cute.

He doesn't like being cold, so when bathtime is over life is so much better.

I just love his feet.

He's got such beautiful little feet.

I couldn't believe that I actually captured this moment. Good shootin' Tex!

Rob and Finnegan settle down for a Winter's nap.

Finnegan is testing our his new play mat.

We were preparing Christmas dinner when we discovered that one of the yams looked like a baby. Nobody wanted to pose with the little creature. Barb thought it looked like a baby walrus, Rob said a baby seal, I thought it looked like a baby duck and Doug just thought it looked good enough to eat. He loves yams!

She keeps sticking this pacifier in my mouth and all I want to do is scream!

He's learning to pose for the camera.

Aunt Barbara is not too hip on changing diapers, but she loves to hold Finnegan.

Okay, so he really doesn't know what's going on, but we had to show you his first gift. It's a little play gym.

Finnegan found this great doggie chew where you can hide a treat inside for Spoon and he loves it.

Uncle Rob got a great book. Finnegan just knows how to select the perfect gift.

Lots of presents and toys for Finnegan and us.

Finnegan isn't too interested in the tree.

Finnegan received many gifts this year.

Doug knows how much I love waffles and for he gave me a waffle iron for Christmas. These are the first waffles hot off the press. Mm Mm good!

More boats on parade.

We went out to see the Christmas lights and found these boats on the water for the annual boat parade.

Six weeks and two days old.

Being a baby is serious business.
December 20, 2004.

Finnegan is my Funny Bunny in this hat.

Finnegan and Grandma Terry share some laughs at the end of her two-week visit. Finnegan would actually talk (babble) with his Grandma. She knows how to make him laugh.

Finnegan smiles just before he falls asleep and then continues to smile during his sleep. He just might be the happiest baby in our house!

When mom arrived she couldn't wait to hold Finnegan. We had to slow her down when she started undoing the buckles on his babyseat, but it all worked out. Here he is with Grandma Tere.

That's spanish for "kiss me a lot." Of course, we do.

Like father like son.

Part of getting ready for bed is the ritual burping process.

Finnegan looks pretty big here, but he's actually quite small when compared to Doug's hand. You should how loud his burps are. One time he burped so loud that his lips vibrated! I was amazed that such a big burp could come from such a little guy.

It's nice to now have a double sink so we can wash the baby too. Finn doesn't mind the bath too much as long as the water is the right temperature. When he stretches out (startling) his long arms and legs, you can see the little boy inside.

He's starting to look a little different than he did as a newborn. His features are coming out. I think this picture is right after Finn showed me how he can hit the wall opposite the changing table when his diaper's off...so now it's bath time.

This yellow outfit looked pretty silly until we put on the sweater that Aunt Carrie made for him. Now he's super-cute! the bear ears on the hat help too. He is toasty warm with his sweater on.

Finn demonstrated his long-range candle-snuffing ability while on the changing table. Now we have to treat him like he's always loaded and ready to fire.

Jessica Graybill came by and brought us so much great stuff! She gave Finn some new clothes (so he doesn't have to be yellow banana boy all the time), some soothies for Nancy. We also got to visit with Ian who is only three months older but SO much bigger. I found out she had handmade the swaddling blankets that have turned out to be our favorites because they are so big.

She also gave us some great meals - a really wonderful simmered chicken and her world-famous mac&cheese (I'm serious - it's got spices, bread crumbs - it's a happy day at Amazon when Jules brings in the homemade mac&cheese).

Jessica has been so kind and such a good friend. I hope we can help her as much when she has to go back to work in a few weeks.