Nash's 1st week at home

Yummy! Ryder loves chocolate pudding.


Nash getting acquainted with his big sister.


I'm watching you.


When he's awake, Nash seems very alert.


This is the position you will find him in for about 80% of the day.


The kids.


Ryder wanted Mommy to build him a fort to play in...as evidenced by his smile, Mommy passed the test.


Ryder holding "baby Nash"


He's starting to get a little squirmy.


Sleeping on Daddy.


Falling asleep in the swing.


Most of the fam.


The 2 brothers.


Good morning Nash.

Nash Easton Whipperman's Birth (September 22, 2008)

Nash has more hair now than either Sawyer or Ryder had before their 2nd birthdays


The kids were in awe...they were so gentle with baby Nash.


Ryder kept repeating "I think he likes me...I think he likes me".


Grandma Haws paid us a visit at the hospital.


Sawyer with her new baby brother.


Good morning Nash.


Minutes after the birth.


Getting his first spongebath.


Sawyer was such a sweetheart with the baby.


Nash meeting his big sister.


First family picture.


Nash weighed in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 inches long. We felt great about this size, given the fact that he came 3 weeks early.


Mommy minutes after the birth.


Proud daddy.


Mommy with Nash.

WICKED September 10, 2008

Eliza and her mom outside the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh.


Eliza in Pittsburgh.


Cody in Pittsburgh.


Eliza with her parents.

We saw WICKED when it came to Pittsburgh. It was a great play...we had a wonderful time.

Eliza's 24th Birthday Party in Bridgeport, WV (September 1, 2008)

24 Years Old.


Toni, Eliza's mom, navigating through all the grandkids with Eliza's cake.


Happy Birthday.


Opening presents.

Idlewild Park, Ligonier, PA (August 30, 2008)

Idlewild has a giant ball pit where the kids (and adults) can play. We got in line several times for this...the kids loved it. Daddy would bury himself underneath the balls and sneak up on the kids and drag them under. Ryder's heart would pound and he would scream with terror, but he kept asking for more. Sawyer loved to jump off the edge into the balls.


Idlewild has a huge kids area where only little kids shorter than 4 feet tall can ride the rides. Sawyer and Ryder were a perfect fit for this area. Here they are riding motorcycles.


In the Storybook forest, they have exhibits for every nursery rhyme that you can imagine. Some are interactive. Here are the kids riding Aladdin's magic carpet.


"Little pig, little pig let me in"..."Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin"..."Then, I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down". Sawyer is definately not afraid of the big bad wolf anymore.


I don't understand carousels...they are pretty boring, but our kids love carousels more than any other ride. They would be happy going around and around all day long. Here is Ryder playing cowboy and leaning back on his horse.


This ride made Cody sick...it's called the Spider.


Daddy was the ball monster.


The kids sitting at the school desks in Mother Goose's schoolhouse at the entrance of the Storybook Forest.


Ryder trying to pull out Excalibur.


At least there were 2 steering wheels...both wanted to drive.


Old cars.


Old cars.


Boats.


Mommy shouldn't have been on this ride...7 1/2 months pregnant.

We took the kids to Idlewild park kind of as a last hurrah before Eliza has the baby. They had a great time on all the rides.