From the short note I sent out:

Ava Josephine Skidgel was born at 3:22 pm on December 27, 2006. She weighed in at 7 lbs 10 oz and was 19.5 inches. She and mom are doing great. Bea is happy to have a baby sister. While dad is joyed to have two beautiful daughters, he’s now getting used to idea that he’s outnumbered.

Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Dave sent us a package for Christmas. After placing the gifts next to the fireplace, Bea had some fun running around in the “snow.” I guess it’s a good thing we had the furnace fixed recently.

Here it is, our official holiday photo. Given #2 is due any day now, we decided to go light on the decorations this year–a wreath on the door and standing the holiday cards along the mantel are about all we could do this year.