Welcome Emmett Gregory McLachlan...aka Paco

Emmett Gregory McLachlan was born on December 19th at 7:59pm. He is 6lbs 11oz. and 20 inches long. He has beautiful black hair and huge feet! Danelle and Geoff were amazing according to my mom...which I am sure she would not make up! We are all so happy for them. This is Mae's first cousin from the McLachlan side, and she analyzed him the whole time!

This is the best picture I got all night. He is adorable! I think he has Geoff's nose. Notice his little hand by his face...that is what prolonged the labor.
Geoff introducing Seamus to Emmett! Not sure how he is going to deal with being #2.

The boy's and their baby's. This is as clear as we will see Mae in a picture, she doesn't stay still for long.

Congratulations Geoff and Danelle, he is amazing and you are going to be great parents.

No more dreaming of a white Christmas...it's here!

This is the view from mom and dad's front window! Yes, that is hanging off the roof.

Me trying to shovel off the snow drifts. The news said you shouldn't be out for more than 10 min at a time or frost bite can begin. I totally believe them. The wind was crazy, when I went in my face was beat red. I had even hit my nose with the shovel and didn't feel it!

Merry Christmas...may we all have a white one!

Break came early!

Not enough time today, so here is a brief recap...Austin and Amy arrived in Seattle on Monday just in time for the snow to hit Mount Baker. The week went quick with the late arrivals, early releases, canceled school and games. We ended up being able to leave a day earlier, with was a huge blessing, because the roads were clear and the sun was shining! This is a outlook of Bellingham bay going into Fairhaven.

Our trip home was beautiful, I couldn't stop taking pictures out the window the whole time. This was on HWY 2 or Stevens Pass.

The mountains peaking out of the clouds in Monroe.

Quinn, Me, Austin and Amy

Quinn in the snow on Monday!

I would love to say that I was a big help in cutting down the tree this year, but it's pretty much a one man job! So Quinn had the honor...next year it will be my turn. We went to this cute little tree farm over by the school called Rivers Edge, it runs right next to the Nooksac river. It was fun, it took us about 20 min to find the perfect tree. We got it home and had it up in about 30 min. It didn't take us long to get all ready for Christmas, we have been playing Christmas music and sitting by the fireplace almost every night. I love this time of year! The only thing missing from the tree picture is the topper. We decided we didn't just want some cheep thing. Instead we made our own at the shop. It is a wooden star and it turned out great. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of it...so you will have to wait. Until we meet, happy holiday season, hope everyone is doing great. Merry Christmas!

As you can tell, we have some lights that won't work!

A very intersting way to carry the tree! Only Quinn:)

The most adorable picture ever

This is my adorable niece Mae and her cousin. Mae is 13 months old and the other cutie is 4 months old...and they are the same size. Little Mae is on the left, in case you don't know who she is. What a beautiful child. For those of you who don't know, my other brother Geoff and his wife Danelle are due in December with little "Paco"...we call the baby that because they aren't finding out the gender...hope it's not a girl...she'll be stuck with the name Paco forever! I'm so excited for the holidays to finally spend some quality time with the fam and all it's new members! Quinn and I have spent Saturday and Sunday decorating for Christmas. The house is so cozy...sitting in front of the fire or by the tree reading a book is our favorite thing to do. I will post some pictures of all the festivities soon. Love to you all...hope your enjoying the start to the holiday season!