Pictures of the Family

Below is the box our double stroller came in. Off course Owen had to play in it with his drill. :)The stroller all put together...

Chloe and her Daddy

Chloe and Owen sleep the EXACT same way with both hands above their heads.

Flirting with Pops.

Leaving the hospital
Before getting dressed to leave hospital

Sucking her thumb

Owen and his lawnmowers
Playing in Busters cage at Nana & Papa John's house

Playing with the water hose in the backyard
Eating his favorite thing in the ENTIRE world....Okra from Dickey's. Oh and wearing his robe. LOL!
Chloe and Owen, Mommy & Daddy love y'all so much! Thank you for being such sweet and loving children!!!!!!

6 days old and Chloe has already found her thumb! Soooo cute!

The first 24 hours

Below are some pictures of the first 24 hours of life as a family of 4. It is a 3 ring circus, but in all honesty has been really wonderful! Owen loves Chloe so much and wants to take her everywhere with him. He really has impressed us with how well he is cooping with having a sibling.
Funny picture of Owen..... Chloe was wearing a beanie, so Owen wanted to wear a beanie....Chloe was swaddled in a blanket, so Owen wanted to be swaddled in his robe..... the drill had to be in his hands for the picture as you can see from his pouting face.
More pictures of Owen and the drill. Maybe he will be the next "Tim the toolman Taylor"

Chloe's Birthday & Owen meeting Chloe for 1st time

Chloe Marie Pels

April 1, 2011

7 pounds, 9 ounces

19 1/2 inches long

Owen running to see his new baby sister in the nursery.

While Mommy and Daddy were staying at the hospital with Chloe, Owen was at home with Nana and Papa John. Each day that we were in the hospital, Owen had a "gift" from Chloe. His first gift was a baseball tee. I must say...he is a natural!!!
Imitating the baseball players on TV by pretending to hit the plate.
Getting a running start. TOO FUNNY!
Taking the action outside
Nana took this picture because she said this is the position he would take a lot while we were gone.
We got some new patio furniture and this picture is of Owen helping Nicky put the furniture together. Owen LOVES drills and so this was a perfect project for him to help with.
Sitting in the finished product.
Below is a picture of the first sit-down with Chloe and Owen. He has been absolutely wonderful with her and LOVES her so much! Mom and Dad have taken a backseat and Chloe is now his favorite.

Owen just gave Chloe "knuckles"
We took the excitement of Chloe's arrival outside, because his last "gift" from her was a sandbox.
Giving her knuckles again with Daddy's help.
Owen is saying "pet" Chloe. (like he pets Big Suzie and Scooter) Very funny!
Very excited about his gift!!!!!

We prayed about this day for 9 months worrying about how Owen was going to handle having a sibling at such a young age, but the Lord definitely knew what he was doing because Owen and Chloe could not be doing any better! We feel so blessed and lucky for the path the Lord has given us!