Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Baby pictures of Addison


Our good friend Taffee Eager took some of these pics for us when Addison was a newborn.

She is soooo talented. We're trying to learn how to take pictures like she does. It really does require a good eye, plus, she is a natural talent.

This is a picture of Rylan and his 3rd love of his life - his 2nd baby girl - Addison.

Aubrey sure loves her sister. In fact, one time she kissed on her so much that she actually bit Addison on the head! Now that's love!



This is a picture of Rylan and Molly holding
Addison. She is almost sleeping through
the night. If we can only get both Aubrey and
Addison to sleep through the night on the
SAME night...then maybe we could get some sleep!
Molly is a real trooper! She wakes up all the time to feed or put the girls back down. She lets Rylan sleep in all the time, but Rylan really does try to
return the favor and help out as much as possible.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Fort Collins - future home of the Chan Clan?


We recently returned from Fort Collins, CO. We loved it! What a beautiful city.

It's known for it's mild 4 seasons and as a superb city for raising families. We loved it so much that we were sad to leave. Old Town Fort Collins is what Disneyland's Mainstreet is designed after! It has so much character and there is green grass and trees everywhere!

The people were sooo friendly. The public parks are amazing and there is so much to do outside. Molly loved the amount of openess and space. We both loved the size of the lots - especially those that opened to open spaces and greenbelts. They have trails, miles of bike paths, many lakes, parks, and shopping. It had all the amenities of a big city, but with the small city feel. It only took us about 10 minutes to get across town - in rush hour!!! What a change.

Main street has lights decorating all of the trees. It's beautiful at night time. The restaurants seemed quite good - very casual. The shops were unique and definitely have a home-town feel. The weather was perfect mid-70s. The breezes were clear and dust-free. Fort Collins is a short drive from the rockies, 6 hours to SLC, and 12 hrs to Canada. We loved the weather! Even though it was cooler, it still felt quite warm because of the altitude. It even snowed the day we left after the entire day was about mid-70!

At this time - I think we're going to stay put in Arizona. Pay off as much as possible in student loans. Save as much as possible. Hopefully the vinyl business will take off as well and generate some extra income. The market in Colorado seems to be a little more stable than in Arizona, so we're sure we can probably find a great deal even in a couple of years.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Introducing our newest blessing

Here is our little Addison May Chan in her blessing dress. (Heather Monk masterfully made it) She was born August 8 at 9:15 pm, she weighed 7 lbs 11.5 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. She is such a delight!!!! Aubrey just adores her and gives her lots of hugs and kisses, sometimes too many.

A Dinglehopper







The pictures really do speak for themselves. Here is Aubrey enjoying a nutritious breakfast of pure sugar. Rylan caught this tasty scene on film. By the way, I think she has seen the Little Mermaid too many times.