Arden

Some guests with baby & video

Arden Chandler and Happy mom

Here is the new baby born at 05:37 hrs 12/28/2008, that's right I get that tax deduction. Yeah! Weighing in at 6lbs. 13 oz.., with 18" in length. If our goal was to have the baby at the hospital its a good thing we did not wait too long. We arrived at the hospital at 05:15 hrs this morning, a whole 20 minutes to spare! Deb's woke up in 'labor' at 03:55 hrs so we know we did not want to wait too long. Of course she has had contractions for about the last month, so she's been prepping for a while now. Anyway more to come...

True Colors...

Well, the true colors are shining through. Here are some recent pictures of Seth and Mr. Bud!


Bud

Seth

Hope your holidays are filled with much joy and many memories. Still waiting for the baby to come; we are expecting it any day now! Will update as soon as it arrives!
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Let it snow...

This morning the phone rang at 6. No, we had not discovered the snow yet. It came down pretty hard until about 9:30 or so. I think we ended up with close to 6 inches. The kids liked it better from inside. The cold and wet were not their cup of tea, but they did go out in it. Nadya didn't like it in her face (Seth took her out while it was still snowing). The chickens didn't want to come out of their cage until it stopped snowing, but the puppies and Scout had a lot of fun running and playing in it. I think they liked the fact that they could just lick up some snow instead of having to go to their water bowl for water.

From the Deck

Our pine tree; I love the green and white!

While it was still snowing pretty hard!

A picture of the creek

The gate going to our neighbor's field in the back.

A picture of the house from the pasture.


The words, "Sean, come here, this is fun!" made me look over and discover this mess Aubrey and Nadya made. Nadya was innocent in the sense that this was her first offense with flour, but Aubrey was definitely guilty since this was his second time. They had a brief moment of fun before the grim reality hit-of course mom is going to be mad when she sees this mess!

The Waiting Game...

I have been quite remiss in not posting; I apologize for this. I was settled down to post lots of pictures but the internet is not cooperating today due to the weather. Oh, the joys of satellite internet!! So this post will not be long, but I did want all of our followers to know that we are expecting our newest addition to the family any day now. The kids are excited and argue about how the baby will come out. Sean wanted to know if the doctor was going to open my heart and take the baby out and Aubrey promptly replied that the baby was going to "shoot" out. Of course all of this is terribly amusing to listen to, but thankfully they haven't asked for any details and are content to simply argue about it with each other! I know it is coming, but we will face every parenting challenge as it presents itself and just laugh in the mean time! Hope this finds you well and not stressing out about the holidays!! Much love from the Chandlers!