Trick-or-Treat

E made a killing on her first door-to-door Halloween this year... and then insisted on paying a visit to her buddy "Conan" (Cohen, actually).

You tell me...

E and S... or S and E?

Either way, both were admiringly looking toward Dad during their ~ 3 week photo shoots.

Mini me

Evie and Sawyer snuggled up in their first pair of matching PJs.

That is, if eye and ear poking count as snuggling...

Splish splash...

Sawyer was takin' her first bath,

Long about a Saturday night...

A rub dub, just relaxin' in the tub

Thinkin' everything was alright...

[strum, strum, strum]

Pumpkinfest 2010

The rapidly increasing number of children didn't get in the way of the McGorman Halloween Carve-Off 2010...

However, I'm pretty certain the after-party lasted beyond 7:45pm in years past!

Evie, Sawyer... Sawyer, Evie

Lil' Sawyer's stint in Special Care meant that E couldn't meet her new sis' until we brought her home on Saturday (well, except for the quick, "illegal", through-the-glass introduction our nurse caved and let us do early Thursday morning).

When the two finally did meet, Evie instantly assumed the role of caretaker. Whenever Sawyer cries, Evie runs over to hold her hand. Whenever Sawyer gets a diaper change, Evie is quick to toss a blanket on her.

Alright, back to the fam...

Meet Sawyer Rose

Sawyer Rose Backer (7 lbs, 12 oz / 19.5 ") was born at 9:47pm on Wednesday, October 13th.

Just like the last time around, Mom and baby are fighting through some minor complications... but all-in-all, everyone is doing wonderfully well.

Evie anxiously awaits meeting her new little sis'!

Minnetonka Orchards

Linds and I took a break from our final weekend of pre-baby nesting to take EJB to the apple orchard / pumpkin patch for a little apple-picking, hayrides and cider.

*E grinned and guzzled that entire glass of the freshly squeezed stuff, by the way. I don't know that we'll ever be able to pull off the extreme dilution we typically do at home ever again...

Welcome home, Nana

Grandma Nancy moved back home this weekend after a stint in Denver, CO.

Evie couldn't be happier to have another one of her biggest fans closer, especially as she's about to be competing for competition at home!

Now, if she could only get those Ohio grandparents up here... :-)