weekend in illinois

John had the weekend off, and wanted to visit his brother David who has recently moved to Illinois. The plans were on, then off, then on again at the last minute. So Friday morning we stuffed some clothes - and a bunch of diapers - into a duffel bag and headed north. On the drive we realized that Emma has been in four states in her four weeks. Pretty good for a little one!
We had a great time seeing David, his new place, and the town he lives in. He was a great host!

the local art park

dessert was quite good - it even deserved a picture

taking over the bed

the crossword puzzle that we labored over all evening (we only cheated a little bit)

announcing our baby girl

Emma Grace Elizabeth was introduced to us on February 26th at 11:31 pm. She weighed 8 pounds 15 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long - a very healthy little girl with red hair!