Happy Family!

Well, we didn't get dolled up or anything but finally some pictures that were not taken at arm's length! Luckily, our kids are so cute they make us look good. This is our first official family photo, taken one day before Sloane's original due date. Tagg is wearing his "funny monster" shirt upon request (his...it was that or the Wiggles!). We are so thrilled with life. Tagg is a wonderful big brother and Sloane is the most amazing, lovely little girl. She's very peaceful yet alert, and Tagg is warming up to her every day. We just couldn't love them any more, and yet somehow we do...we love them more and more every single day. Thank goodness your heart is best when it's overflowing with love!

Aunt Tiff finally got her first photo opp with the new baby, too. This picture was taken in front of a 100-year-old family heirloom crib that Jim and Laura Arnold (our VP of Sales and his wife) graciously offered to loan us while Sloane is a baby. They decorated it specially for her and we feel so grateful and privileged that they embraced us and Sloane with part of their family history. Not to mention that it's super helpful to have a place for her to sleep and keep her things that's so convenient. Thanks!

Tiff and Becky had a little photo shoot with the girls. So cute! Harper is checking at 10 and a half pounds so it's no wonder Sloane looks so teeny!

This is Sloane at 9 days. She's just a wonderful, precious little girl.
Tagg has started playing the role of "big brother." He likes to make sure Sloane has her binky, her bottle, her blanket. He was playing peek-a-boo with her the other day, hiding below the crib, then jumping up and saying "peeky-boo, Soan. I lub you." It was about the sweetest thing we've ever seen. Of course, he also tries to give her Cheerios so we're working on that!

Tagg likes to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to Sloane and his cousin Harper, which is really cute because he leaves out about every third word so it sounds like “Twinkle twinkle lil STAR wonder are up above the world so high diamond SKY twinkle twinkle... dinosaur” or whatever random word distracts him at the ending. He often looks at the girls and says "two Harpers or two Sloanes" - buddy, you have no idea! Honestly, he counts to 10, although he prefers to stop at 8 and 4 and 5 are not his favorite numbers so they get left out a lot.