Another Photographer in the House

Here are a couple of more images from today. These make me smile-it always makes a daddy proud to see his little girl taking after him. Our neighbors across the street were cleaning out their garage last week before Joshua came and they offered Emma this old camera that they weren't using. We've been meaning to get Emma her own "real" camera to play with so it worked out great. As you can see, Emma doesn't quite know how to use the viewfinder (or point it the right way), but we'll work on that. This is one second shooter that will always be welcome.

Joshua Joseph Hildwine

So as you can see from the post title, he has a name now... We finally made it home at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon. Here are a few images of Joshua hanging out today. It was one of the rare times that his eyes have been open (the kid sleeps a LOT) so of course the camera came out. As you can see, Emma is a great big sister. She loves Josh.

Emma Meets Baby

Here are a few pictures of Emma's first visit to the hospital to see her new baby brother. She had lots of questions about him and was very well behaved. Lets hope it lasts...

He's Here!!!

Here are the first images of the newest member of the Hildwine family. He was born at 2:16 this morning and weighed in at 7lbs 11ozs and was 20 inches long. We're still in the final stages of picking a name (sleep took precedent after he finally came) but I will keep you all posted. More details to follow, but for now I badly need some coffee.

Morning at Bounce Jungle

Emma has a play group that usually meets on Monday mornings. It's been a while since everyone has been together, but there was a meeting this morning at an indoor bounce house by us. Since I had the day off I got to tag along and spend some time bouncing and taking pictures. Emma was much more into the whole thing this time and she did really well with everything except for climbing the slides. She loves going down them but doesn't really like the effort it takes to get up there in the first place. These are a few of my favorite images from the morning.

Play Date With Luke

Emma and Luke have a regular play date every week. I got to tag along this time and check it out. Their time together pretty much consists of Luke chilling in his stroller and Emma running around like a wild woman. I got tired of chasing Emma around trying to take some pictures of her and Luke proved a much more compliant subject. It took him a while to get used to someone putting a huge camera in his face, but he got the poses down once he was ready.

Messy Dessert

These are from a couple of nights ago after Emma had finished her dessert. Her face looks cleaner in the second image because she rubbed her face off with her hands which are conveniently hidden under the table.