New Arrivals

Nick first arriving at our house. Matrim still remembers who Uncle Nick is after so long between visits.

Here's Matilda! Craig and Debbie and Hershey lived in our gutter for the trip. ; )

Grandma and Grandpa Hope in the back of the Subby with Matrim. The first picture of them with the new early wedding present! Thanks for the camera!

Jory, Joey, Shane, and Jessie are finally here! Nick and Athena have joined me outside to greet them. We are in our driveway in front of our Subby.

Rod and Steve have sampled the Volcano since they got here. Craig is enjoying all the Humoldt and Mendocino beers.

Me and Tom right after a "welcome here" Volcano bag!

Our first time to see Luke since he arrived. He's playing on the beach with Matrim and trying to keep him clean.

Here is Dad and Nick. This is the first I got to see of Dad since I was still sleeping when he came over in the morning.

The first picture I got with Mom and Robert. They stopped in at the house to grab Mat when they got in, but I didn't get them until the beach. This was taken from across the beach and was my first try at holding steady enough for the digital zoom.

Athena W. and Jenny are checking out Justin and Alisha's boy Gage. That's Shane in the background.

Nick just got off the plane. The preacher is here! This is the first time we've got to see Nick in around 2 years!! The flight in from Seattle took him down to San Francisco where he boarded a smaller plane to get to Arcata.

Brian and Athena, probably waiting on me... They also haven't slept yet since driving all the way here from Ogden.