Mae Day!

Ava Mae (pronounced like May) Lynch wasn't actually born on May Day, so the title is a bit of a stretch, but hey, it's my blog. Ava was born on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 6:13am. She weighed in just shy of nine pounds (8lbs 15.5oz) and is 21.25 inches in length. If you cannot tell from the pictures, she has dark hair and blue eyes. Enjoy the pictures...

Becky in her hospital gown, very pregnant. As you might  have inferred
from the smile on her face, this is after the epidural kicked in :o)

This is our first picture of Ava. She came out much more purple and much
more angry than her sister Autumn, but we decided to keep her anyway

Mamma beaming after a job well done!

Proud daddy holding the fruit of his loins 

My three girls!

Trying to figure this thing out... Looking to daddy for answers

Autumn giving Ava a kiss!

Grandpa Skinner's favorite pastime: holding grand-babies

Going home outfit

Mamma still glowing, Ava watching

Apparently they saw us fit to be parents and allowed us to
take her home

Cousin Brock holding Ava and studying her intently

A quick shout out to everybody who helped out, and continue to help out, with Autumn through this process; most notably Grandma Skinner, Grandpa Skinner, April, Lou, and Ty. We dearly appreciate your willingness to help. Also, a big thank you to my brother-in-law Ryan Skinner: we came home from the hospital to find out that our computer had a crippling virus. Ryan worked on it late at night and got it up and running, allowing us to download these pictures for your viewing pleasure. Thank you again Ryan!

Meanderings of a Muddle-Minded Man

Seriously, I'm not tired...

The past few months since my last blog posting have been almost... I don't know the word. It is not uneventful, because much has happened. Autumn continues to grow into a beautiful little girl with an ever-developing personality. She has her father's persistence and adventurousness tempered ever so slightly with some of her mother's endearing qualities; she is very nurturing and has a sweet spirit. Events continue to occur, like the mini vacation to Santa Cruz which I will talk about, but still these past few months seems to be more about the things to come. Anticipation is abounding in the Lynch family future. Here is what is going on, what is to come, and some photos for fun!

Autumn was not a fan of the waves, but loved the huge sandbox

Sorry, had to sneak in one last summer photo

In mid-October Becky and Autumn, accompanied by her sister (April) and son (Brock), traveled down to Santa Cruz for a little mini vacation. While they were there they visited the aquarium and boardwalk. Autumn really enjoyed the hands on experience of the aquarium and her favorite ride at the boardwalk was the Pepsi Truck Ride. She also enjoyed the hotel's oversize hot-tub/spa and pool, which she kept running back and forth between. I was not able to make it because of school and work, but I hear it was a lot of fun....

Cruzin in Santa Cruz with her Cuz Brock 

Autumn wants to grow up to be a Pepsi Car driver

Many of you die hard Lynch blog fans may recall that my last major blog entry ended with a cliff-hanger. I will now reward your patience with the big news... We are moving... probably! :o) The move date is set for late-June or early-July. There are two major determining factors on when and where this move will occur. The first factor that will determine where we move is school. At the end of this coming semester I will be transferring to a university. I am currently beginning the transfer application process in which I will most likely be applying to three universities; University of California-Berkeley, Brigham Young University, and University of Washington. I am applying to UC Berkeley because it is close to Becky's family, and because Becky challenged me to make it in! Those who know me well know react to a challenge :o) Brigham Young University is attractive because of the large Latter-Day Saint population. But in all actuality, the school we are really shooting for is University of Washington. I have been in constant contact with a transfer councilor from UW and it is looking very promising. If accepted, we would be moving to Washington shortly after our second child is born....

Random boys are already trying to kiss her :o(

Family pumpkin carving

Yes, those of you who are stilling reading this, we are expecting another child, a girl to be exact. We are ridiculously excited for the opportunity to welcome another girl into our expanding family. If this is the first you have heard of this, please to not feel bad. It was a well guarded secret up until Christmas Eve when we announced it to Becky's family. It was hard, but we managed to keep the ever-increasing-bump a secret up to her twentieth week--half way there! Becky is due May 23, 2012. Obviously our move will depend upon when both the new addition and the mother are up to the big move.

Who doesn't like jumping into a big pile of leaves?

How can you say no to those big blues?

So those are the big happenings in the Lynch family. We have a lot to look forward to as we continue to progress and expand as a family. We hope that you have had and continue to have a very happy holidays. We miss many of you and look forward to seeing and hearing from you soon! P.S. I will have pictures from Christmas and Autumn's second birthday within the calendar year ;o)

Save me from my crazy daddy! :o)