A Week with Charlie

Here are some pictures from this last week spent with our new bundle of joy!

Cosie loves her big brother and is so caring for him!

Papa and Kaykee took Cosie to an Easter egg hunt at the Seminary!

Charlie is starting to become more alert!

Welcome Charlie Groza

Last night Charlie Groza was born. He is named after my dad, William Charles Groza. Praise God for a complication free pregnancy and delivery. In this photo, I am giving Charlie his first bath. Like his sister, Charlie was born at the Birth and Women's Center in Dallas, which we cannot recommend highly enough (http://www.birthcenter.net/). Holly and I arrived at the Birth Center at 4:30 PM. Since she was in the beginning stages of labor, the midwife recommended we go to dinner and then try to walk around the mall. We had dinner, but by that time the contractions were getting close and more intense. We arrived back at the Birth Center at 6:30 PM and Charlie was born at just past 8:30 PM (delivery room pictured above). Holly only had to push for 4 minutes! Charlie was born weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. at 20 inches long. At the Birth Center, dad gives the baby his first bath providing mom a chance to rest (pictures above). Notice from the picture that Charlie's ears are under water. The midwives commented that this recreates the sound and feel of the womb. As you can see, it definitely has a calming effect, putting him right to sleep! After having a late-night snack of crepes and quesadilla we left for home at 1:30 AM and had a good night's rest. Cosette stayed with the Collins' family (who have 6 excellent playmates for her) from church last night and we look forward to introducing her to Charlie.

Cow Town!!!

Cosie had so much fun at this year's Stock Show! People came from all over to show their livestock as well as participate in auctions. The record sales this year totaled 2.3 million dollars for all the animals sold! We got out of there without the bunny even though it was hard to leave him!

Cosette at the Petting Zoo!

Cosie and her Snowball

Well you just never know about the weather in Texas! We had a blast with Cosie in the snow!

Christmas Season

It is amazing how kids grow! Here is Cosette's Christmas photo!

Here are a couple of pictures from our Christmas time with Adam's family!

Fun at the cabin - we went to the snow!!!

Cinderella

Our little girl, now 17 months old, had so much fun playing Cinderella.
Our very good family friends, Bob and Judy Welch, were excited to see Cosie come by.
We took her to 5 or 6 houses around their neighborhood and then went home as it was very cold and Cosie wasn't feeling 100%. She loved the lollipops and was very curious about the other candy.









Ooooo! I like this! Now I want to try all of the candy at once!

Fall is Here

Here is Cosette holding her first Pumpkin at Mainstay Farm, TX


There are so many, I don't know which one to pick!


Ok! This one!


My Papa and Kaykee (Adam's Parents) helped me at the Pumpkin Patch


I even went on a hay ride around the farm!



After the hay ride Daddy and Kaykee made me laugh so hard!


We went through hay mazes, measured our height
and even went down a big slide!




After a fun day, daddy walked me to the car on his shoulders.

First Professional Photos

It has been a long time since we have updated our blog with pictures of Cosette! We have moved to Fort Worth and since then our home computer has not worked with the internet. We will soon have that fixed, but for now here are some professional photos of our 15-month-old girl!