Two Weeks Old!!!

Declan is two weeks old. Boy does time fly. He is eating and growing like a champ. He is now 7 pounds 10 ounces and 21.5 inches long. We are having such a great time getting to know this little guy. Tristan, Colin and Liam are crazy about him always wanting to help and hold him. Liam tells us all the time that he loves Declan and is happy his baby is here now. I think what he really likes is that he is a big brother.

The Waiting is Over!!

Declan Rocho Shockey was born Friday September 10, 2010 at 10:31 a.m. weighing 7 pounds and 1 ounce and 20 1/2 inches. He's a great easy going little man so far. Tristan, Colin and Liam are totally in love with him too. He's the first thing they look for when they wake up and can't wait to hold him when they get home from school. It's amazing how little he is and how much joy and happiness he brings to our family.

Waiting ........

We're all packed and ready to go. Just waiting on the little guy to want to come out and play.

Out of the mouths of babes

This past weekend Tristan, Colin and Liam were building a robot in the basement with ALL the toys they could pile up. As they were building the following conversation took place.
Tristan: "I wish Grandma Towey could see what we are making. She'd be amazed!"
Liam: "Grandma Towey is sick."
Tristan: "No Liam Grandma Towey died."
It's both a sad and happy little conversation. I like that Tristan thinks about Grandma Towey and wants to show her things in his life. It's sad of course because she is gone.

Quote Two
As we were driving to pick up the "big boys" today Liam said: "I'm a big boy too, actually I am a training big boy."

First Day of School

Here we are again it's mid-August and Tristan and Colin have started back to school. They are at Crestridge Magnet School where Tristan is in 3rd grade and Colin is in 2nd grade. They were both very excited to be heading back this morning. Liam was looking forward to having complete access to the computer, the remote control(so he thinks) and all the toys. I'm thinking the thrill of having it all will wear out by noon and he'll want his "bruders" back.

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Finally!!!!

Colin has had a loose tooth since February or longer that finally came out on Monday!! He is very happy to be able to eat semi-normal again. However, it doesn't look like it'll be too long before the other front top one comes out. But then again this one took at least five months.

Toronto Canada

It's been quite the busy past few weeks. Gramma, Aunt Lindsey, Tristan, Colin, Liam and I took a rode trip to Toronto Canada. Gramma and Aunt Lindsey were presenting at a conference so the boys and I tagged along so that we could go to the amazing science museum and see the sights of Toronto. We arrived just after the G20 summit riots and left just before the Queen of England was coming to town. Our first day we took a boat tour around the harbor where Tristan, Colin and Liam all had the chance to captain the ship. Which they LOVED! Over the next few days we toured the city, and played at the science center. For Canada Day there was a huge display of tall ships that were really cool to see. At the science center we all had an awesome time playing, and touring the Harry Potter exhibit. Tristan was chosen to have a turn with sorting hat. He was chosen for Griffindor (unfortunately no pictures were allowed) The whole science center was amazing we ended up spending two days there. On Canada day we hit the road for what was supposed to be an hour and a half drive that took four hours to see Niagara Falls. A beautiful sight. We had a wonderful time on the trip, the boys loved that they went to another country. Krista and her family were waiting for us when we arrived home on 4th of July! More on her visit later. Enjoy a few pictures from our trip.