Our friend Amber Baker is starting up a photography business, FINALLY. We were lucky to be her demo's for her business. This picutre is just a sample of what kind of work she does. I am her personal advertisment so to say, I think her work is beautiful if your interested call me I will get in contact. I will soon put up a slide show of the rest of the work she did

Actions speak louder than words

This is Zoe more animated than she has ever been. She is getting more and more fun as each day passes.

Now and Then

It's a bittersweet feeling when I look at my child and see that progression has already taken place. For a moment I wish for time to stand still so that I could enjoy her infancy. At the same time I wait anxiously for the day when she starts walking so that I can show her the world, show her art, show her imagination, show her nature, the list could go on. I soak up every minute with her seeing that time will keep on moving along as it should. I guess it is evey mothers delima to want the world for their child but at the same time have their baby remain their babiy forever. Or maybe it's just my delima. An apostle of my church said this about child rearing "If a child lives with a parent for 18 or 19 years that span is only one-fourth of a parents life. And the most formative time of all, the early years in a childs life represents less than one-tenth of a parents normal life. It is crucial to focus on our children for the short time we have them." Everyday this quote runs through my head and every time it strikes a chord within me to teasure each minute with Zoe even the sleepless nights and the crying episodes that seem to last an eternity. I was always told by my parents "You pick your battles" There are no battles to pick right now with Zoe. I'll save all of them for something worth battling for but not for crying or sleepless nights. Zoe is a great blessing to Tyler and I. What I find amazing is the immense love you feel for your child after their born. For nine months she was growing inside me, there was a bond but not like the bond that instantly occured when she was born. That I see as a miracle.

Adjusting to motherhood

Leah was told on many occasions that the adjustment to motherhood would be really challenging. I have to say how impressed I am with her in all of this adjusting. There is nothing but a smile on her face especially when we have long nights. She is a great mother already and naturally has fit into this most important role that you can have in this life. I love her more each day as I see her feeding our child, reading her books, singing her songs to comfort her in her times of need or just in times of her being awake. I couldn't be happier as a husband and father.

Two Weeks Old

This is our little Zoe at exactly two weeks. We cant believe it ourselves. It is amazing how she has already changed from the day we held her in our arms for the first time. You wouldn't notice from these pictures but she is more active. She is our little girl who we love and adore.

Happy Parents

Today marks the day that makes Zoe a week old. We have been parents for a full week and couldn't be happier. We have been enjoying every minute with our daughter, its amazing how different she already is from the day we first held her in our arms. We are convinced that happiness is most likely attained in the family.

Welcome Home Zoe

We stayed in the hospital for 2 days and finally brought our Zoe home. These pictures will tell a lot of what Zoe and her mommy and daddy have been doing since they have been home.

Pictures of our sweet little Zoe

This post is dedicated to all of our friends and family who have traveled along with us during the nine months of pregnancy. What a journey and adventure it has been and now we have come to the absolute end of a great ride and begin another adventure as we have been blessed with our little girl who has already brought us such joy. Here are the photos you have all been waiting for, meet our little one. For the first time this is Zoe Vaughan Forester . Zoe was born on July 11, 2008 at 10:32 pm at Methodist Hospital weighing in at 6 pounds 10 ounces at a length of 19 in a half inches long. We love her and hope you enjoy these photos.