Holden Michael

The newest addition to the Williams' family has arrived.  Holden Michael was born on June 18th at 9:39 am weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces and measuring 20 inches.  He is a handsome little guy and has already stolen the hearts of his Mama, Daddy and Big Brother. 

Nana meeting Holden for the first time.  She and Papa arrived at the hospital about 45 minutes after Holden was born.

Corbin snuggling with Daddy and Holden for the first time. 

Corbin and Daddy opening Corbin's big brother presents.

Grandma Sandy holding Holden for the first time.

Brotherly Love!

 Holden passed his hearing screen with flying colors.

Our precious little boy

Rock County Dairy Breakfast

Every year a dairy farm in Rock County is chosen to host a dairy breakfast.  This year the breakfast was located in Janesville.  John and I decided we would get Corbin going early so he could enjoy the festivities before the crowd showed up.

Here is a picture of Corbin sittin on an antique tractor.

Corbin and Mommy acting silly.

Corbin had fun playing in the corn box, he even brought a few kernels home in his diaper...

There were all sorts of animals to look at.  We saw guinea pigs, rabbits, cows, chicks, kittens and of course this miniature pony.

All in all we had a great morning.  Corbin was napping in the car before we could get him home to his bed.  I was hoping the heat and the walking would send me into labor.  I did not get my wish!

Swingset part 2

If you remember, Corbin's swing set got blown over and demolished in a storm a few months back.  The insurance people came out and assessed the damage and decided to compensate us nicely for a new one.  My hubby, the handy guy he is, decided to salvage what he could of the first one and build on to it to make the ultimate in backyard swing sets.

Here is Corbin on his BRONCO swing.  He can use it by himself or with a buddy.  So far it's been pretty fun. 

This is the full effect of the new swing set.  Corbin loves it and his Daddy is pretty proud of it too!

Fish family

Here's the latest addition to the Williams' household.  6 fresh water fish...

John has been wanting to put together his fish tank for some time now and I successfully talked him out of it for about 2 years.  One day I came home to find the tank in working order, just waiting for fish.  Of course Corbin was excited about getting to pick out fish to bring home and to have some new pets.  I'm not sure which one of them was more excited...

So far Corbin has been helping Daddy feed the fish every night before bed.  He loves watching them swim around and eat the food.  He hasn't named them yet, I'm sure that will come.  After we let the fish get adjusted to the tank for a while the boys want to add a dwarf frog and a snail.  CAN'T WAIT...

Easter and The Brewers

Corbin woke up to a basket full of goodies from the Easter bunny.  He got money for his piggy bank, jelly beans, a puzzle, little people dairy cows, alphabet flash cards and chocolate too. 

After Corbin was done looking at his loot from the bunny we headed off to his first ever Brewer game.  He had a blast.  He sat really well, actually watched part of the game, LOVED the sausage races and only needed to be distracted with one walk.  Success!  We'll definately be going back to Miller Park for more Brewer baseball fun.

Farm time fun

John's dad Dave lives on a hobby farm.  He's got horses, cows, goats, chickens, roosters, cats, dogs and geese.  In addition to animals, Dave has lots of "toys" like a four wheeler, a dune buggy and tractors. 



 Here Corbin is going on his first ride in the dune buggy.  Notice helmet and seat belt.  This mama is all about safety first.  I'm not sure Corbin knew what to think of the ride but did last quite a while before he asked to get out.

This is a progression of pictures starting with Corbin getting to know one of Grandpa Dave's horses.  This horse is old and blind but extremely gentle.  Corbin absolutely loved getting a ride!

A day at the park

We decided to take Corbin to the local park to try out some different equipment and because, to our dismay, our swing set blew over in a storm.  Yep, totally destroyed by the wind... BOO!  Luckily Corbin loves this park so we have a back up until we figure out what to do with our backyard disaster. 

Here Daddy is helping Corbin cross a balance bridge.  He would go back and forth for hours if we let him!

This is our friend and neighbor Sam.  Teeter-tottering with someone the same size is much more fun that with Mom or Dad.