Watson Lake

Today the family ventured out to Watson Lake with the canoe. Trent and Fort paddled for a while, and then they decided to go for a swim. Failing to notice the "Swimming Prohibited" sign clearly posted at the waterfront, they proceeded to swim the entire lake. Meanwhile, Grandma Guerin, Paloma and I watched patiently from the shore, as Grandpa tried to chase them down in the canoe. Good times!

Uncle Fort

Uncle Fort came out from D.C. this weekend to meet Paloma. He held her, played with her, and even helped give her a bath. He also brought her some TOTALLY CUTE clothes that he was very proud of himself for picking out - size 4T. He was suprised to learn that Paloma does not have teeth, she can't talk (we had told him that she was very advanced for her age), and that the clothes he bought her (hopefully) won't fit for at least three years. Well, at least he found something she doesn't already have. Thank you for coming to visit, Fort. We miss you already!

Paloma's first mini break

Paloma has had a very exciting and eventful week. She took her first road trip on Wednesday, when we left for Prescott. Since the weather is so nice up here, we've been able to take her out a number of times. She has been to the mall (twice!), target, the town square, antique shopping, and even the farmer's market. And she has done so well each time (she has shopping in her blood on both sides of the family!). Here she is all dolled up for a day (well, 2 hours) on the town.



And here she is all tuckered out after one of her excursions.

Palomita Preciosa

My friend Michelle came up again this weekend and took some precious shots of Paloma. I love them!!! Can you believe she's even more precious in person?






There are more of these lovely portraits on Michelle's website.

Mr. AJ

AJ has been pretty jealous of all the attention Paloma has gotten, so Michelle did a mini photo shoot with him too. He's very photogenic!

Happy 30th Birthday Daddy!

With all the excitement we've nearly forgotten that Trent turns 30 today. Happy 30th birthday to the most wonderful husband and father in the world! We love you so much! Love Mommy and Paloma

Beautiful Girl

Our friend Jerry Portelli, artist and photographer, took these beautiful pictures of Paloma on her one week birthday.

Bath time

Paloma absolutely loves bath time, especially the hair washing bit.

Happy Birthday Paloma

I can't believe our little girl is already one week old. And yet, it seems like she has been ours forever. Here she is at her 1 week doctor visit. She has gained back her birth weight, plus some (8 lbs, 15 oz) and is measuring in the 90-95th percentile.

Uncle Andy

My brother made a suprise visit today from Michigan. Actually, he's working in Vegas and had a 2 hour layover in Phoenix, so we picked him up at the airport and brought him home to meet Paloma. Though his stay was VERY short, it was long enough to get a few smirks and smiles from his beautiful niece. She really liked him!

VERY proud grandparents

Grandma and Grandpa Guerin admiring their first granddaughter on her first day home:



Grandma and Grandpa Goodsell doing the same at the hospital:

Paloma's First Bath

We finally got a picture of her with her eyes open today, right after her first bath. Isn't she lovely!

Paloma Lyn Guerin

We are so very happy to announce the arrival of our little Sweet Pea.

Paloma Lyn Guerin
Wednesday, August 4, 2004
10:35 pm
8 pounds, 11 ounces
21 inches

Getting ready to come home:



Almost there!



We're finally here!



Stay tuned...

Paloma & Mommy

Paloma Lyn Guerin was born on Wednesday, Aug. 4th at 10:35 pm. She is the love of our life, and we can't wait to show her off to all our friends and family. Here is a picture of the proud new Mom holding her beautiful daughter shortly after the final push.

Daddy and AJ's cuddle session

AJ had some quality cuddle time with his daddy on the couch today. We are afraid that he will be very sad when he soon learns that he is no longer an only child.

Big Mama

This is my beautiful wife at 41 weeks. We have tried every trick in the book to get Paloma to come out, but it just isn't working. She must be very stubborn. The doc is going to induce her on Wednesday morning if nothing happens in the next 48 hours.