There are two of them!

Yes, well, it's been a while ... because now we have two little boys. :) Blake Ervin Farley was born on January 4, 2012. Here are some comparison shots of Ben and Blake at around the same age (Ben is the blondie). Cuteness.

Here's to (hopefully) more blogging!

Ben Crawls!

Today Ben decided he was ready to crawl. He had been toying with the idea for a few weeks but with some Gerber graduates as his motivation he made a move. Now Mom and Dad need to lock down the house, we have a mobile baby!

Check it out...

Biltmore for Lianne's First Mothers Day

OK, so it has been a little while since our last update. We have been busy with Ben and getting ready to move back home! But enough of excuses. We decided to take a trip to Asheville, NC for Lianne's first Mother's Day, it was great. We had wanted to visit the Biltmore for some time since it is so close, and we had heard good things about the city of Asheville also. The Biltmore was build in the late 1800s by George Vanderbilt. The modest country home occupies 175,000 sq feet (about 125 Mike and Lianne sized homes would fit inside) and originally sat on 125,000 acres. It was spectacular to tour the home and hike around the trails, pastures and gardens. We also had a good time eating at some of Asheville's best restaurants (thanks tripadvisor), check out the Luella's Barbecue and Tupelo Honey Cafe if you are ever in Asheville. I think Lianne had a great first Mothers Day!

A shot from the gardens:

Ben and Daddy:
The new Momma and Ben in the conservatory:
A lamb we saw in the pasture (got to break out the 70-300mm lens):

The biscuits and jam at the Tupelo Honey Cafe (ours looked something like these from the website):
Momma and Baby Ben at Mother's Day Brunch:

Baby Ben Laughs

Today baby Ben had his first laugh... which was not caught on tape. However, we were able to get laughs 2, 3, and 4 for you to enjoy. We love our little Ben!

Baby Ben Is Two Months Old ...

... and he is all smiles!

Here is the 2-month diaper shot
He likes flying with daddy

And he really likes to spit up - all. the. time.

He enjoyed a visit from Grandma and Uncle Micah!

He had a great time at his first horse race ... that is to say, he slept the whole time.

Baby's first Easter!

The End.