SNOW DAY

The kids and Pace built an excellent snow fort when Hannah's snow day. You can see the fort in the beginning stages in the dark picture below; upon completion it was about 4.5 feet tall. I also took a couple pics of Maura in her snowsuit - it didn't quite fit yet.

Will's Hockey

Will "plays hockey" (which is really learn to skate while holding a stick) on Sunday afternoons. Pace has to be on the ice with him or Will would not skate.

Maura's Baptism

Maura was baptized Feb. 15th. We had a nice little party after the service at our house, but failed to get many pictures. The party basically consisted of quickly eating and then running Hannah to her game and Will to hockey practice. Below are pics of Maura with her Godfather, Mike and her Great-Grandpa.

First Outing

For Christmas, Pace received tickets to a Butler Basketball game. The entire family (including Grandma) went to the game. It got very hot, so we had to strip down Maura. After the game we were able to go play on the court.

Christmas

The Many Faces of Maura

Coming Home Christmas Eve

Maura and I were able to leave the hospital one day early so that we could be home Christmas morning. Maura was wrapped in a blanket my mom made for me when I was a baby. She did not like the car ride at first, but did fall asleep before we got home. Unbeknownst to us, our neighbors line street with luminaries each Christmas Eve. We told Maura the fanfare was all for her.