Baby Finley

We welcomed another little girl into the family on June 6th.  After forty two weeks of pregnancy, Darby and Bill gave birth to baby Finley Kate Ivan.  She is the cutest little thing and is the seventh niece of ours to join this family full of girls.  Nolan is still rooting for another boy cousin some day but for now, he thinks Finley is great.  We can't wait to watch her grow up with all of her cousins!

                         
                       

Meanwhile.....as we anxiously awaited the birth of Finley, we enjoyed the first big pool day.  Since the weather wasn't great on Memorial Day, the pool bumped their party back one week and it was the right call as we had great weather and the kids had so much fun on the bounce houses, swimming, dancing to the DJ's music and using the foam pit.  I think Nolan enjoyed the foam pit the most.

Totally in awe of the magician's tricks.

Spring break, 2029 here he comes....

A couple of days later, we were able to meet Finley in person.  The hospitals still have pretty strict rules due to Covid so we waited until the Ivans came home and then got over there to visit as soon as we could. Quinn and Mairin were instantly in love with her and wanted to hold her nonstop.  Nolan played it cool and didn't want to hold her during our first visit but has warmed up to the idea since and now gets a kick out of her.  It was wonderful to hold a newborn again.  She is so sweet and sleepy and Darby and Bill are doing a great job as first time parents.  It's so nice to have a baby fix just 15 minutes down the road as well:)