wow, i have so many good girls in my life now. elle was born a week and a half ago on Nov. 6, 2009 weighing 8.5 lbs and measuring 22 inches long. we had her right here at home and she burst into the world screaming with one eye open, then nursed immediately. she quickly took over the place and even has her daddy in bed before midnight. she is the most perfect angel. welcome to the world, baby girl.
i'm not really sure what to do with this blog now that i'm no longer "at large." will it become a daddy blog? will it focus on my photography which has taken a serious hiatus since moving to Irvine almost 2 months ago? will i drop it altogether? not sure, but for now we'll start [again] with this. we'll call it Family 2.1:
oh, and a big "thanks" to my mom who came to stay with us the week after Elle's birth. she played photographer and filled my hard drive with photos and videos, made us her famous mexican casserole, and never once took charge or told us we were doing it wrong. like i said, so many good girls in my life. . .

