Rory's First Trip to Erie...

Rory made her first road trip recently to Erie to visit family and to get baptized.


Here's Rory with Gramma , oops, Aunt Jean.


This is an update of an earlier post - Oldest Meets Youngest, Sept. 6, 2004. This is Rory (2 weeks old) with her oldest cousin Shane (34 1/2 years old).


Rory was a complete angel during her baptism.


Rory's Godparents'' Aunt Winnie and Cousin Tommy came to town for the blessed event, as did their Nanna & PapPap.


Of course, no baptism is complete without a cake!


Aunt Winnie had a great time hangin' with her newest niece.


Here's Rory with Nana & PapPap.

Sam's Golf Academy

The boys have been asking to play golf all summer and our neighbor Sam just happens to play golf.


Sam gave Luke pointers on how to swing a club.


Owen really got into whacking the ball.


Luke was very deliberate while practicing his short game.


Owen spent some time working on his putting.


Sam even spent some time talking strategy with the boys.

Some more pics of Rory...


Here's Rory in a pretty pink outfit.


Here's another pic of Rory in her crib. Lately, it seems the crib is used a lot for photo ops.

Getting Settled...

After 4 days in the hospital, we were all ready to make the trip home to Oxford.


Daddy and his little girl spent a lot of time on the 'ol rocking chair at the University Hospital.


Amy's sister, Mary Pat was the first to see the baby. She and the kids trekked all the way from Pittsburgh to see Rory-thanks Mar! Here's the whole gang - Mar's grandson, Cody holding the boys, and a few of her girls, Karrie, Katelynn and Becca, and Mar holding Rory.


The boys had a blast horsing-around with their cousin Cody.


Grandma just loves giving Rory sponge baths.


Here's our little princess laying on her throne.

More Pics of Rory & the Boys

The boys, grandma and grandpa paid mommy & Rory another visit this afternoon and a good time was had by all.


The boys have been on a photography kick lately (thank goodness for digital cameras ... we don't have to buy film!). Here's Owen's pic of Luke with Rory. He actually got this pic on the first take.


Luke also enjoys taking pics of his siblings.


Here's a picture of grandma with Rory. Many thanks to grandma & grandpa for all their help with the boys.


The boys were really excited to spend some time with mom.


In order to give mom, grandma & grandpa some quiet time, dad took the boys on a little field trip to the Cincinnati Fire Museum.


The museum had a bunch of fire trucks...


and even a fire pole for the boys to slide down. Here's Luke giving it a go. He slid down so fast, this picture is a blur.


Of course, Owen had to slide down it several times.


Here's a pic of Rory sporting a Miami hat. As you can tell, she has on her game face! She's already prepared for hockey season, which begins in October. Go RedHawks!

Rory Siobhan West Poley...

It's official, baby C now has a name...Rory Siobhan (pronounced sha-VAHN). As you can see here, the boys have given it their stamp of approval.