Hope's first adventure out. Winter babies take a lot more time to get out the door.


Claire being overworked and underpaid. The past week Claire, Brock, and Shelly have all had a very nasty cold.


This is Brock showing Daddy how Hope licked her hand. He likes to let you know what she's up to.

First Days

Hope with the gifts that Daddy bought for her and Mommy. He's bought each kid a tiny puppy while at the hospital.



Hope with a little "red eye". Oops, sorry I couldn't figure out how to fix that.





Claire and Brock meeting Hope for the first time. Claire has a cold so the mask was our best effort to stop the spread of germs.

Welcome Baby Hope!!

Hope Eileen Hurley arrived on January 29th 2008 at 11:18pm EST. She came quickly, and thankfully we arrived at the hospital on time despite the nasty weather. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 13 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. We were allowed to leave earlier than normal because of the next round of nasty weather coming. We got home for supper on the 31st and couldn't have been happier. Claire is extremely happy about a baby sister and Brock is just taking it all in. We are so blessed and can't thank the Lord enough for our beautiful family!!








Mark liked this picture because it shows how much blonde hair she has.