Home Again, Home Again!

days, and then went to pick up DJ in England. I was home for 8 days, and then went to Panama City for 17 days (I'm sure the Lewises were thrilled to get rid of me). Now, I have no trips planned, I'll be staying home for a while.

So, here are a few pictures from the last trip. This is Ruby Jane Lewis at 4 days old. She just keeps getting cuter and cuter!

Wendy and Jesse got a BOB stroller so that she can jog with both kids in tow. We had to stop her from running at 4 days post baby.
It was great to have Emily, Sally and Alice in Panama City for a few days. Sally and Coleman loved playing in the backyard.


This is Grandma's last day...I will miss these cuties.
When I got home, I discovered that Sophie has lost both of her front teeth. I understand she swallowed one of them...I'm glad some of the grandkids are in Utah, I can get my grandma jollies somehow.

Ruby Lewis Finally Made it!!!

Well, it finally happened! Wendy was feeling pretty lousy all day Friday, but not sure if it was labor or something else. We went to the "kiddie pool" (which is a finger off the Gulf) with Coleman and spent several hours there. When we came home, Wendy tried to take a nap, without much success. She started telling me that she was having contractions around 5:00, but she didn't want to get excited, because it might be false labor. We counted contractions, and they were pretty sporadic. About 6:00, we had some dinner, and continued to monitor her. She decided to go take a shower, and found that the bath really eased the pain. By 7:30 we were sure that this was it. Finally, at 8:00, they left for the hospital, Wendy's water had broken, and it is half and hour away. They got to the hospital, the doctor said, "You're ready to push," she pushed 3 times, and Ruby was born. That's a little too close for me, but what a trooper!

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Emily came to Florida so that she could participate in seeing her new niece. No dice! Instead, we got to spend lots of time together. We went to the beach, to Gulf World, played in the backyard, and enjoyed each others' company. Wendy is now 6 days late. She got checked yesterday, and things seem to be moving along, but not very quickly.

Here are some pictures of things we weren't supposed to be doing!


Sally fell asleep standing up on the way home from the beach. Emily is holding her head up.