1:08 a.m.
8 lbs. 2 oz.
19 inches

We love you all so much. We can’t wait for you to meet our newest branch.

Shaker Museum
General stores
Norman Rockwell Museum
Tanglewood and a picnic as couples
Swimming surrounded by splendid nature
Clark Museum
Exploring the rollings green hill of the Berkshires
Nubble Light House and some hot clam chowder
Laughing all the way

Swimming
Boating
Biking
Fly fishing
Tennis
Baseball hitting (Oma brought her automatic ball pitcher)
Football playing
Scooter riding
Sand castle building
Shake eating

Big Apple tour ’08. We had a great time exploring the big city when Emily came out to perform in her big BYU senior show in downtown NYC. So happy to be with Emily, Brian, Oma and Liz’s cousins Jared, Ruth and Abby Sine. Liz and Ella extended their stay for a few days thanks to the Sine’s wonderful hospitality. Mike and Stewart had to get back to Boston for school, but we’ll be back soon to explore some more.

Pink! Ella gets the professional spa treatment from her mother including having her nails painted with her favorite color. She sat perfectly still and watched with great interest as Liz worked away. When her nails were dry, she looked up and said excitedly, “When Stewie gets home he’s going to love these fingernails.” She proudly showed them off for several weeks to anyone who would listen.

Hot maple syrup on a cold March morning.

Stewart is thriving at the piano. Just after two months he was confidently playing 10 songs. He lit up the other day when he discovered that the songs he already knew could be played in different keys.

We encourage him to explore beyond his assigned songs when he practices and he has since written and recorded his first composition. Mike helped Stewart and Ella record surprise musical birthday gifts for Liz (click below). She said it was her favorite gift ever.

Click to hear Stewart and Ella

Stewart’s music explorations haven’t stopped with the piano keys. We laughed to find him foregoing the keys and playing his songs by pushing the hammers. He climbed inside our upright piano to accomplish this feat (See footage below filmed without his knowledge). A former music professor and friend of Liz’s, Dr. Margaret Rorke commented “John Cage would certainly have enjoyed Stewart’s approach to the piano!”