Snow, snow and more snow

I haven't made a post in a long time and I can't really blame that on the snow since all the extra time I've been spending in the house should have allowed more time to blog. I will say though, we've had a lot of family time at home recently and that has been great. Of course it has been better for me than Rob since he's the one always outside doing all the shoveling. I won't even pretend that I helped him much. I can't exactly say how much snow we've had over the last few weeks but to give you an idea, here is Rob the other day making a path in the backyard.


A few weekends ago my mom, brother, sister in law and nephew came for a visit. They arrived after the first 8 inches of snow dropped so we had a very nice amount to try out our "sledding hill" in the backyard. It isn't much but I'm sure it will provide hours of entertainment as Sierra grows up. Well, at least until she's 3 or 4. Austin, at 15 months, seemed to enjoy it and while Sierra was able to try sledding for the first time (as you can see in the video), I'm sure she didn't have much of an opinion either way.

Here are some more cute pictures of Sierra at 4 months old. Merry Christmas everyone!

Hello to Grandma & Grandpa Fringer

Sierra wanted to take some time to say hello to her grandma and grandpa Fringer. As you can tell, she may very well grow up to be a movie star!

Congrats Kerri and Joe!

It's been a week since the wedding and I'm finally getting around to posting the pictures. What happened in this past week that I didn't get a chance to post? Very good question. These days it's hard for me to remember what happened 15 mintues ago but I'll give it a shot. Mainly the first part of the week was spent in getting Sierra back on a good schedule after the long drive to and from PA. Luckily it hasn't been too bad but we're still trying to figure out nighttime feeding and sleeping times. We're up to an average of seven hours of sleep which is great! We also went to visit our friends Nate and Mandy and their new little baby girl. I already forgot what it was like to hold a two week old now that I'm used to Sierra at 13 pounds. It's amazing how solid they become so quickly. I also learned how to sell items on ebay this week thanks to the patient instruction of my husband. I learned that I definitely could have figured it out on my own had I tried. It's pretty easy so now the fun part will be figuring out what I want to sell and more importantly what other people want to buy. That brings us to Saturday morning here at the computer. It is somewhat hard to concentrate because my sense of smell is affecting my brain right now. Apparently we have a dead creature in our ceiling since last week we heard a tiny little pitter patter sound and yesterday we were assaulted by a horrific stench. Currently that horrific stench is masked somewhat by two different scented candles but the combination of all that is wreaking havoc on my senses and ability to concentrate. So finally here is the reason why all of you visit my blog...pictures of Sierra. And now I'm going to rescue her and take her outside for some fresh air. Don't worry Lisa, the smell should be gone before you come to visit for Thanksgiving :)

Trick or Treat

This is how we spent our Halloween evening, what could be more fun?

Sierra did have a very cute pumpkin outfit and we took a trip to Rob's office to show it off but other than that our Halloween was uneventful. No candy for mom and dad yet but that may come in a few years :)

Here is Sierra's reaction to the Red Sox winning the World Series!

We've had a pretty busy week with friends visiting and late nights watching baseball. Up next is our first road trip with Sierra as we head to PA for a wedding. We can't wait to see all the family that she hasn't met yet. It will be a great time once we get there but we're just hoping that she doesn't mind the long hours strapped into her car seat. Gotta go, I have some packing to do!

Sierra and Mommy

Hi everyone! Since I'm most often behind the camera I just wanted to post a few pictures of my baby and me, so this post is dedicated to mother and daughter.

This is how I usually get anything done on the computer. So far she stays in one place but we'll have to figure something else out when she wants to move around a little more.

This is Sierra's first day sitting in her Bumbo seat. I hope to get a lot of use out of this in the future since she loves sitting upright now and laying back in her bouncy seat just doesn't cut it.

My birthday! And our first date night since Sierra was born. She played with some friends while Rob took me out to dinner to celebrate turning 30. I still don't like the sound of that but I'm working on embracing the new era.

Look at how big she is! She loves standing up on my lap and using her strong legs. In my opinion that means Soccer Player!

Waving bye for now....

7 week old chunker

Check out those cheeks! The 7 week chub looks good on her. You should see her legs but I think that would just be cruel to post a pic of my baby's chubby legs so everyone will just have to wait to see her in person.

I've taken a few pictures of Sierra at 6 and 7 weeks and have several cute ones of her with her daddy but I find that I'm missing out being the one always behind the camera. I'll work on that for the next post. Enjoy the pictures and thank you to everyone who tells me that they faithfully check the blog and patiently wait for the updates.




P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JILL!
Thanks for showing me the model attitude for turning 30. I've got just a few more days left in my 'twenties' and rather than mourning a decade passing, I'll try to embrace the coming one. It's just a number after all right?

One Month Old!

Our little girl is one month old now and I feel like she's been with us for much longer than that. Here is my amateur attempt at a photo shoot. I just love the little fingers, can you tell? On Thursday we took a mini road trip into Boston for her one month birthday to visit my former co-workers. She was very well behaved and was happy to be passed around to anyone who wanted to hold her. It was great to see everyone after being away from the office for so many weeks. I miss work but I'm so happy to be at home with Sierra.

More Pictures!

Time for more pictures to share with all my friends and family. I don't really have any commentary for these pictures because there isn't much to say! Our lives consist of eating, napping and crying (Vanessa too when there isn't enough of the napping element). So enjoy the pictures and I'll be back soon.

First week at home

We've had several visitors already. Sierra had a nice time with her great grandparents but her cousin Austin didn't quite know what to think of her.

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sierra Baillie Fringer was born on August 13, 2007 at 3:45 AM She is 7 lbs 11 oz, and is 19 1/4 inches long. And she is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Baby Showers!

A few shots from my showers

I was really lucky to have several friends and family throw a few baby showers for me so I wanted to share a few pictures from those days. There are some pictures from my parent's house of the family shower that mom hosted, also a few from Dell's house from the shower that my great friends from home threw, and finally a few pictures from the Lowell Nazarene church which was our church home for a few years. I had a great time at all the events, even when Jill made me eat baby food, and I can definitely say that our nursery is fully stocked. It feels that way now but of course what do I know at this point. Thank you again everyone!!

Finally, our new home

We moved in June but now I finally have time to post about our new home. Rob and I bought a very old house in NH that some call a farmhouse style but I'm not quite sure. There is lots of space for our growing family and we're excited about the improvements that we'll be making eventually.







We now have a yard! It's exciting but we are finding many reasons why condo living is great for many people. It took a while but we finally bought a mower to tame the jungle of a backyard that we have. It still needs a lot of work - you won't see it featured on HGTV anytime soon. I need to learn so much about plants it's a little
overwhelming.





And finally for now I can show you how our nursery is coming together. It's really the only room in the house that I feel like focusing on right now. We have a sea life theme for the bedding and decorations that have yet to make it up on the wall. I've been having a good time organizing things now that I'm home every day.

Our Wedding

On April 23, 2004 Rob Allen Fringer and Vanessa Kim Fries were married.