Seriously, does it get any cuter?

Welcome to the world, Griffin James Cook. This little beauty blessed us with his arrival on March 26, 2009 weighing in at a whopping 8lbs 8oz and 20 1/4 inches long. What a sweetie. We can't wait to give him some "loves" as Olivia would say. Congratulation Cook family, Alison, Jim and Riley! Thanks Liz, I couldn't resist stealing your pic!

Vinny's Christening

Shaye gets in on the family shot

We had Vincenzo Firetto's christening this past weekend. Which once again was a mini wedding. It was actually where Cranford had our prom and this christening was nothing short of spectacular. Full cocktail hour, dj, chocolate fountain, not to mention some yummy sangria. And of course it was a great excuse to get a family picture.

*Our thoughts and prayers are with Cook clan as they are about to welcome The Clumpster tomorrow!*

Kid Update

Not much to report on the kid front. Olivia is doing great in school, and her teacher keeps telling me how kind she is to the other kids, which makes me well up every time. Her ballet/tap recital is coming up as is the circus. Good times lay ahead. Here she is hamming it up and Jared's birthday. What's with the head tilt?
Mr. Blake aka Lil' Hef is loving wearing Olivia's bathrobe even with this jammies on. I guess a more masculine bathrobe will be delivered by the Easter Bunny:) He is starting to talk a little more and loves to dance. He closes his eyes and rocks out with Victor's ipod. He also has learned how to pitch fits...which is always a good time, he crawls into a little ball and when you go to grab him...spaghetti legs!!

Cruisin' (a post dedicated to Victor and I)

We survived! I can't believe how much fun we had, except for the TWO day delay getting home! Puerta Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo will surely miss us. As will the wait staff on the ship. You really do get to know people when you are out at sea for 2 1/2 days straight! We didn't do much except hang out, order room service:), relax on the beach or on the 10th deck, and of course slept...ahhh glorious sleep!
The kids also had a great time at Nanny and Poppy's. Olivia had a blast collecting chicken eggs every morning and Blake loved chasing and barking at the dog. All in all we all had a nice time away from each other, even if we did get stuck in LA. There are definitely worse places to be stranded!
This guy, Ricky, offered to take our picture, and when we got the camera back, he took like ten. We were almost late for dinner, god forbid! Boat o' pelican

Victor's foot in Cabo

The Carnival Pride

YAY beach!

Happy Liz??:)