Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Jordan come for a visit!!

Two weeks ago we were lucky to have more visitors. Grandpa and Grandma (Byron's parents) flew up with Uncle Jordan for visit. We had a great time and really enjoyed showing them all that Yellowknife has to offer (snow, subzero temperatures, wind, frostbite). I can't think of a better place to spend spring break!!

Here is Caleb having one of many snuggles with Grandma. He also loved playing with Grandma and she could always be counted on to convince Caleb to smile!!


We managed to arrange for Caleb to be baptized while they were in town. It was wonderful to have family there to witness Caleb's initiation into the the Church.



Here is Caleb sporting his beautiful white gown (note: although Byron would argue otherwise it is not a dress; it was a white gown which represented Caleb's nice clean white soul:). This is the same baptism gown that I (Jen) wore for my baptism.



Here is Byron and Jordan standing in front of the Snow Castle. Basically it is exactly what it sounds like - a castle built entirely out of snow. For those of you who are wondering... it is built on Great Slave Lake, that blue house in the background is actually a houseboat that is currently surrounded by ice. So... like I said Yellowknife during Spring Break (well, we might as well call it March Break because it is obviously not spring here!!) is obviously a prime vacation spot. Where else can you still have a lake so frozen solid you can have a parking lot on it!!

Our trip to the Snow Castle was Caleb's first trip outside (other than in his carseat where we have a 'snuggle bag' that covers him entirely). He stayed nice and warm inside my parka.

Here we all are inside an igloo inside the ice castle.

Caleb and Grandpa sizing each other up.

Jordan is now taller than Byron, so Byron needed to show him who is still the older brother.

My personal favorite picture of Caleb... isn't he gorgeous!!!

Caleb and Mommy having a snuggle

Caleb meeting his Uncle Jordan (this first aunt or uncle to meet him - thus imprinting on Caleb that he is to be the favourite and coolest uncle!!)

Caleb's first 6 weeks

Hello everyone,
It's Jen here... I will be taking over the primary responsibility of blogging so please bear with me as I get the hang of it. Sorry for the long delay in this post... apparently having a baby makes you life a little hectic!! Who knew!! We have had a wonderful six weeks, it is amazing how quickly it sped by, I can hardly believe Caleb is six weeks already.

Caleb has grown from this (1 day old) (note the amount of hair)



...to this... in just six short weeks (note the complete absence of hair - where did it all go??) but isn't he handsome, all dressed up to go to church.

So far we are adjusting really well. Caleb is generally calm and is an amazing sleeper. I was looking through our first six weeks of pictures and realized that the majority of them were of
Caleb sleeping in some form. In the past week he has started smiling and interacting. It is a blast watching him grow, develop and change every day. I hope you enjoy the pictures.

All ready for summer!! Too bad it's still the dead of winter here, it was -25 C plus windchill this morning. But Caleb, being a true northern baby, simply got bundled up and tucked inside Mommy's parka to walk to church.

It's never too soon to start working on those early literacy skills!!

Parenting is tiring work... napping isn't just for babies.

We weren't quite sure what Caleb was doing here but it sure looked funny.

Conquering the world with Daddy!!

Snug as a bug.