HALLOWEEN, PART DEUX!

Well here are some pictures of the kiddos in their Halloween costumes. It was fun to see all their costumes. I really didn't dress Bo up too much. Just a little onsie and a hat, but cute nonetheless.Here is little Elli in my favorite team cheerleader outfit. GO VOLS!

Little Bo lost in thought.

No sure what to think about all this.

Here are most the grandkids on Nate's side. L to R: Cade - Alien, Jace - Chicken, Bo - pumpkin, Macey & Preslie are both Fairies, and of course proud Papa Newman in the middle. Preslie sure hated Cade's costume. She was scared the whole day of him.

Cuteness again!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

The four of us from the office decided to dress up again this year. We decided to be characters from SNL. Me & Ash are Arianna & Craig of the Spartan cheerleaders. Tessa is the church lady and then of course Kasey is Mary Cathrine Gallagher. Happy Halloween!

Cousins!!

Sage loves her cousin Boden. She is going to be a good babysitter!

Big "A" Moose!!

So... here is the moose that Nathan shot up in Alaska about two weeks after Bo was born. For those who don't know already we shot a moose in Alaska the first year we were married in 2001. I remember walking up to the moose, after we shot it, and thinking, "How in the world are we going to get this 'black giraffe' back to the boat?" They are just so big and intimidating that you don't think about all the work that comes with them until after they are down and you realize you have to pack out all of this animal out on your back. Anyways, the one back in 2001 was about 56" wide and I swear that it looks like a baby compared to this one. It was like we shot it right out from under it's mom and it still with milk around its mouth. THIS THING IS HUGE!!! The pictures look like ones that usually get circulated around the internet and you think to yourself, "That shiz ain't real." But I promise it is as real as it gets. It is 71 1/2" wide and as of right now it is probably going to go top 5 in the world. AMAZING. Way to go babe. Glad I got to stay home with spit up on my shirt, sleepness nights, and crappy diapers while you were making history! J/K. I am proud of ya.

MorE PicTures!

Here are some more pictures that I have taken over the past month or so.

This is Preslie. Shan wanted me to just take a couple of pictures of her in her tutu that she made. So we just snapped a couple at their house before Preslie's birthday party. I can't believe this little stinkweek is already ONE! What a cutie.

These are some pictures of the Marlow family. This is Nate's sister's family. They are all heartbreakers. I think that they have gotten making cute kids down to a science.

Macey, she is going to one next month. Oh and yes, she was born with this much hair!

The cute parents, Ryan & Heidi

Cade

Jace

ARRIVAL

McDreamy suiting up for pelvic exam.

I dont really want to go into full detail on how things went down. But here is the short version of the story...

Boden was born. Hurt like hell!

Now for those who like to read.....

My water broke Saturday morning. That was weird. Good thing I was already on the porcelin god. Went to the hospital at about 11:00am. Things were going good. Ended up realizing that I had nothing to prove to the world and got an epidural at about a 5. Progressing good until I hit a crazy 8. Then things got stuck. Doc wanted to get the little one out so we proceeded to the C-Section land. They thought it would be funny if they didn't numb me all the way. I guess things were a little on the slow side that night so they needed a little excitement. Almost passed out from the pain. Nate seen me in ways that he does when he is gutting an elk. Little Bo got stuck in my pelvis so they needed to make the incision double the size (wonderful, not that I ever would wear a bikini, but I would still like to have the option). He was pryed out of the me at 10:07pm, they decided that listening to me use all my curse words for the year wasn't fun anymore, so they put me out of my misery after the little one was out and then sewed me back up. Never really got to see the babe until about 9am the next morning. Anyways, he is here now and things are good.

He is a really good baby. Doesn't really cry much, has been sleeping pretty good and he's a cutie. He loves to sleep with his hands above his head and doesn't like to be bound up in blankets. I love the kid to death. Having him wasn't enough, we ended up moving the day after I got home from the hospital. We have been doing that for the past couple of weeks. If you know anyone looking for a good starter home, ours is for sale. Would like to sale it soon so we don't have to keep making two house payments.

I just want to thank everyone for all the great gifts from the showers, the help moving, and the love and support that we have had. Seriously, it means alot to us! Especially you mom!!

He's HERE!

Boden Layne Harker
August 29, 2009 @ 10:07pm
7lbs 14oz, 21 inches

Pictures to come soon.