THANK YOU NONI!!!

Thank you for all your help with Ben, Maya, Sandbox Threads, cleaning, cooking, and taking caring of Elizabeth. We really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really appreciated you staying so long and helping so much.

Maya's Growing, Ben Meets Watwit, and...

...for the first time since Maya arrived, we're on our own with two kids. Pray for us. We've made it through 9 hours with no major issues.

Debut Episode of Maya TV

With a little Ben TV thrown in for good measure.

Cut From the Same Cloth?

While not exact duplicates, you can definitely see that Maya looks more like Ben than many of you probably remember since he's now a blonde-haired, blue-eyed toddler.

E & I continue to be amazed at how BIG Ben seems now. He hasn't grown all that much, but next to Maya he looks HUGE!

Maya Kristina Swaggerty

Maya Kristina Swaggerty arrived at 9:46pm on June 20th. She weighs in at a whooping 6lbs 5oz. And is 18 1/2 inches long. Mommy and Maya are both doing fine.




Big brother Ben has met Maya, but he's not sure what to make of her just yet. We will see in the days and weeks to come.



Plenty more pictures in Ben (and Maya's) Photo Album.

New Stroller Test Drive

In anticipation of strolls around the neighborhood, Aunt Jooley gave us a new stroller, a DOUBLE STROLLER, to accommodate the entire Swag clan. Ben has already been testing driving the stroller including sharing the stroller with the baby doll E got him for Christmas. He's ignored the doll six months, but has in the last few weeks starting showing it some attention. Interesting...no?

So Busy, We Had to Put Ben to Work

Thank goodness for spellcheck.

Ben Gets a Little Froggy

Sorry for the delay in this video. We had a problem with the upload yesterday. Also, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO MOMMY!!

Sandbox Threads' First YouTube Video

A Preview of Things to Come?

This is what happens when a big box of clothes for a little girl arrives in the mail, and some of the clothes just so happen to fit Ben. Mommy plays dress up with Ben. He'd make a cute girl, but lets wait for the actually girl to arrive. Deal Mommy?

Thank you Ginger & Guy for the big box of clothes! THANK YOU!!

Sometimes...

...you're just glad the camera is nearby.

Enviro-Diaper Hits The Swaggerty Household

While this contraption is better than Elizabeth's proposal for cloth diapers with Audrey, I am still not in favor of either. I'm all for recycling and conserving, but I have to admit I'm doing my best to draw the line with diapers. Sure we may be filling the landfill, but my take is we're also doing less laundry due to soiled cloth diapers and leaks, so in a sense we're conserving water. I'm not sure I'm going to win this argument, but I'll try.

Ben, Obama, Obama, Ben

While you cannot see it in this photo, Ben is sporting his My Mama's for Obama shirt while watching Senator Obama speak.

Doors for the event opened at 4pm, and we arrived shortly afterwards. Unfortunately, the event held 10,000 and we were 10,003. Not literally, but we were about to go through security when the fire marshal said no mas. We then made our way to the overflow area, and low and behold, Senator Obama came out and spoke with us first. While we didn't get to shake hands or get a great picture of Ben with Obama, we did get to see him and hear a short speech those inside did not get to hear. We also got to hear his other speech while Ben ran around with all the other kids outside the event.

We were bummed not to get to "see" both speeches, but overall it worked out better for us as a family.

Happy Easter

"Play" Time

Ben's got a new Sandbox Threads shirt (a mommy inspired design).

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

More of these in Ben's Album, plus Mommy's belly and new pants for Ben from Noni (pants that Noni doesn't believe will fit Ben. She thought they'd be too big. Well, you'll see).

Ben Reading

I Think He Likes It.

Kevin--Green Goblin or that Free Money Guy?

Yes, he did wear this on Bourbon Street and to the "rehearsal dinner" of sorts. You can see a couple of more New Orleans pics in Feb. 08 of Ben's Photo album.

A Few Pics from Wilmington

Elizabeth and I also went to Wilmington, but you wouldn't know it by these pictures.