week one

lots of this

the many faces of freddy

pat took laurel on a daddy date - how cute?

images of things to come...

mama mani and pedi

does she look 12 in this picture, or what? so sweet.

coming home

i am so incredibly blessed!!!

i love these...

marjorie, her sister yolinde, andre, and fourie came by to meet freddy. love these friends!

big boy fourie (4 1/2 months) and tiny freddy (3 days)

paula brought us a delicious dinner. thank you friends!!

big sister

priceless moments

diaper change. the picture on the right captures mom's and pat's reaction when laurel sneezed right in her little brother's face!

how precious?!?!

welcome to the world, little man!

my water broke at 7pm on january 3rd. go time!

fredrick merrill rayner (freddy) was born at 3:15 am on january 4th. 6 lbs 15 oz, 20 inches long.

still cannot believe we have a baby BOY!!

what a little miracle. thank you, Jesus!

happy new year!

there i am on the treadmill, trying to get this show on the road!

new year's eve. 39 weeks! who is that in there??

daddy's girl. go dawgs? yeah, go dawgs...

abbi and pops gave lala a new baby doll for xmas. she named her "emma" after meme.

sweet, sweet girl with her abbi and her emma

these two are quite a pair!

christmas 2010

so good to meet judah tell and catch up with his parents!

going to see santa at the mall

not so sure at first, but the promise of a candy cane did the trick!

christmas eve at the platings'

christmas eve

christmas morning - just us! laurel was as excited about the "lollipops" in her stocking as she was about anything else. so funny!

the mess, and the loot

daddy got a new (custom-made) briefcase and a beer making kit

mommy is just a little prego. 38 weeks that day!

sweet little girl

abbi and pops came later on christmas day. kissy and buddy came a few days later. we got to open lots of presents!

buddy giving a bath, laurel opening presents, and pat and pops discussing the brewing of the beer, i'm sure...

one of laurel's favorite new things. thanks buddy and kissy!