Nana and Papa hunt came to visit to after Ava’s birth. Their week-long mission included: doting on Bea, helping Allison with Ava, weeding the yard, planing doors, and building a set of shelves for the kitchen.

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.