Four days had passed since Ana and Emma came home from the hospital. Today we are having Emma's newborn pictures done. We are also having family pictures done. Ana and Jason have an uncle that does pictures so we are having him do them. He has a studio in Seattle. Ana and Jason are so glad that their uncle Mark is doing the pictures. He told Ana that, because she is his niece, he would not take any money for the session. We got it scheduled for this morning. I get Adam and Alex up and dressed in the outfits Ana had laid out for them. Alex is in a pink shirt that says, "I'm the Big Sister", and Adam a green shirt that says, "I'm the Big Brother". While I'm doing that, Ana gets Emma up and feeds her. I burp her and change her diaper. Ana then gets her dressed in her outfit that says, "I'm the Little Sister". While Ana is getting her dressed, I send Alex and Adam downstairs to Gail for breakfast. We put Emma in her pink wrap and go downstairs.
Gail has tea and a fruit and yogurt parfait waiting for Ana and coffee and toasted bagel for me.
As Ana and I are finishing our quick breakfast, the family arrives. Soon after that we left, with Elliot in charge of the bundle of Seahawks shirts. We divide up and take 2 SUV's. Taylor is driving our SUV and Sawyer is following in the other.
When we all get to the studio, I help get Ana and Emma out while Adam and Alex tumble out the other side. Mom, Dad, Mia, Kate, and Elliot soon join us. Ray and Lisa are waiting for us here as they live closer to the studio and come from another direction than us. When Ana she sees her dad and uncle Mark, she gives them both a hug.
Somehow, Emma has slept through all this, but wakes up when Ana gets her out of the wrap. Ana hands me the wrap and holds the sweet natured angel that she is, Emma isn't fussing about her sleep being disturbed.
Once we are all in the studio, Mark says, "I want to do the kids first. He puts Emma in a basket and then puts Adam on one side and Alex on the other side. Mark gets pictures from several different angles and then gets some just of Adam and Emma, and of Alex and Emma, and then of Alex and Adam together and separate. When he was done with the kids, the process was repeated with the rest of the family, with Taylor, Sawyer and Gail, grouped, paired and, individually. And then, it all started over again with all of us in our Seahawks shirt. I made sure pictures were taken of Taylor, Gail, Ana, and me together. I managed to slip Sawyer, against his protests, in, too.
I never realized just what was involved in photography. By the time Mark was satisfied, the morning was gone, we were well into the afternoon, we're all tired and hungry, and the kids grumpy.
I looked around and smiled. Here, in Mark's studio, was Ana, Alex, Adam, Emma, Mom, Dad, Ray, Lisa, Elliot, Kate, Mia, Taylor, Sawyer, Gail, and me. Naturally, we insisted that Mark be in a picture or two with Ana, Ray, and Taylor, what with them all being family. Mark was hesitant but he showed me how to push the button on his camera to get the desired picture of them all together.
Just before we leave, Ana went up to Mark and asked him a question. When she came back, I asked her what she asked him. She said, "You will see next weekend."
He told Ana and I to wait as he had something to give us. We ask Mom and Dad to take Adam and Alex and meet us outside. He gave us what he wanted to and we left. We went to Red Lobster for a late lunch and had a great time.
We are planning to spend the day in Tacoma. While Taylor, Gail, Ana, and I look for a vacation home there, the rest of the family is going out. Elliott will be with us. So will Emma.
There is one home in Lakewood and one in Tacoma that we are interested in. The one we both like, by looking at the pictures and, are going to see, is here, in Tacoma. We are meeting the listing agent there after lunch.
As we are pulling up to the house, we are greeted by the exchange handshakes and introductions all around. Before touring the house, the agent tells us it is a 7 bed, 10 bath house. There are 5 full baths, 3 three-quarter baths, and 2 half baths. We take a tour of the house and the grounds. There's a small lake in the back yard. I ask, "What is the price on it? "
The agent looks at us and says, "It is $2,260,000."
I look at Ana,Jason and Gail and ask, "What do you guys thInk?
They all look at me and Ana says" we like it. Let's get it."
I look at Elliot and say could you build on to the house for rooms for the CPOs?"
Elliott speaks up, "If your security will be staying overnight, you'll need quarters for them, but that's something I can take care of."
After we got the paperwork done, Ana and I gave her our cell numbers.
We soon meet up with the family. When I tell Mom that we are moving here, she said that she wants to because they have a great children's hospital here. I show her the pictures of the house. Mom says" that will be perfect for the family ."
Mia texts us and says there is a good mall out here and that she wants to go look. Right now, they are at the park. I text her to stay at the park and we will meet her there and then we can go look.
When we get to the park Adam and Alex run up to us. We get everyone into the cars and head to the Tacoma Mall. We plan on finding a place to eat dinner there.
When we get out, Mom asks if she can take Alex and Adam to Build a Bear and I said yes, but they have to make one for Emma, also. Ana and I go to the Apple store as we are getting the new Iphone 7. I am also getting us the new Mac Pro laptop and the Ipad Pros. I am also getting Alex and Adam an Ipad. When we get all of that, we go to Bath and Body Works. Ana loves her body spray from there. She goes and gets her coconut stuff. It is the best smelling stuff.
After we got that i texted mom and asked if they were ready to eat. They said they were and we all met at Blazing Onion Burgers. After we ordered we waited for our food to come out. When we got our food we all ate. After we ate we got in the cars and head home.
After we got home we put Alex and Adam in the bath and Ana feed Emma. After Emma was burped we put her in the tub. I soon put Alex and Adam to bed and helped Ana put Emma to bed. After the kid were in bed Ana and I sat in Great room and talked. Soon Ana and I go to bed. I can not believe that we have this life together. I soon fall asleep to Ana's breathing.