Baby Daphne

Jessica and Dallas had a new baby last November!  Daphne Juliet was born November 1, 2012 

at 12:21 p.m.  She weighed 8lbs. 6oz. and was 21 3/4 inches long.  She's beautiful!

 Evan and Makiah were so excited to see their new baby sister.  

They had looked forward to this for a long time.

This is Dallas' and Jessica's third child and second daughter.  

Evan and Makiah are a year and a half apart.  

Makiah and Daphne have a little more than three years between them.  

Dallas and Jessica are wonderful parents! 

This is when Daphne was a few days old.  Evan and Makiah love her so much!

When Daphne was a week old, Cami and I got to go visit!

It was so fun to see the new baby, Evan, Makiah, 

Jessica and Dallas.  We were there for almost a week.  We never wanted to put Daphne down!

And it was so fun to play with the kids and visit with Jessica and Dallas.

It was hard to leave them and go home.

 Grandma Fowler gave her the blessing dress. 

She looked so beautiful!

This is Daphne at 3 month and 4 months.  What a doll!

We can't wait to see her and the rest of the family this summer!

New Baby Budgies

We decided to try to breed budgies again.  We've tried this before when our older children were children.  Jillian wasn't around then and she loves animals of all kinds so we've made it a family project.  Budgies are English budgerigars which are native to Australia.  The parakeets you see everywhere in pet stores are American budgerigars and are slightly smaller. We have 5 pairs and this is our first clutch of eggs.  Jesse, Cami, Jillian and I are in charge of this project.  Bethany took some of these pictures for us.

This is Topaz, the mother.  She gets out of the nest when we come to check and see what's happening.  She always peeks around the corner to see when we're done.  She's right back in the nest box as soon as the lid closes.  She's a good mom.

Chick # 1!  It hatched last Friday.   Jesse compared its size to a large spider!  We think it's slightly cuter than a spider.

By Monday morning, we had 4 chicks!  That was fast.  The 1st chick is already twice as big as #4 (on top).

Here is the mom with her babies.  Both she and the dad (Pops) will feed the babies by regurgitating their food.  We can tell the babies are being fed because their crops (just above their chests) are full.  Can you see the yellow in their crops?

Demi's blessing

Demi Aaliyah was blessed by her Grandpa Johnson

on a beautiful, summer day: August 16, 2009

Shannon, Sophie, Demi, and Paul

Sisters

Demi and Grandma Fowler

The 4 generations

There are a lot of girls in our family.

Cami, Barbara, Jillian, Grandma Fowler, Sophie, Shannon, Bethany, Jessica, and Makiah

Becky and Alison couldn't be there.

Jessica and Makiah come for a Visit

Makiah and Jessica used Joel's and Alison's reception as an excuse to come and visit.

We all had so much fun.

Sisters

We went to the school and got Jillian and had lunch on the lawn next door.

Makiah loves our new dog, Carly. And Carly loves her.

Makiah liked it when Carly was calm.

Breakfast with Grandpa

We went to visit Grandma Fowler.

Makiah and Sophie watched a deer enjoy Grandma's yard.

Lunch with Grandma Fowler

Demi....day 2

This is day 2 but actually, Demi is exactly 1 day old.

Demi Aaliyah Schatzman is born!

This is Sophie hearing her new baby sister crying for the first time. We were waiting outside the delivery room door and heard this darling cry coming from inside. Sophie had to wait for her daddy to come get her and she was very patient.

This is Demi Aaliyah. She was born on June 15, 2009 at 6:38 pm. She weighs 8 lb. 14 oz. and is 20 1/2 inches long. She is beautiful. She looks a lot like her big sister did at the same age! We are so happy she is here safe and sound. Happy Birthday Demi!