Happy Easter!

Photos from Gavin's first week

Go Rockies!
Will he be a left handed pitcher like his Dad?

Sleeping like dad

Big Foot

I love my daddy

Just chillin in my leisure suit

The first BOB walk around the block

The things that make you go "hmmmm...."

Gavin's First Bath

Gavin's Homecoming

We came home from the hospital on Sunday to be greeted by Grandma & Grandpa Javernick who drove straight from Tucson's Spring Training to meet their first grandchild!

Grandma Will came on Monday to meet her first GrandSON! Thanks to the Grandparents, Nate and Amy are well fed for the next few weeks:).

Introducing Gavin Charles Will

We welcomed Gavin Charles Will into the world on Friday, April 3, 2009 at 4:48 PM. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 19.5 inches long! His middle name is after Amy's dad, Chuck. The labor was surprisingly short- my water broke on Thursday night and I was induced at 10:30 AM on Friday. Here are some pictures from the hospital!

Gavin's first car ride!

Ireland over Easter: March 21 - March 25

~~Ireland: March 21 - March 25 ~~

After coming back from my interviews in Colorado, I met nate in the airport and we headed to Ireland- land of whisky, Guiness, and shades of green! We had an amazing time- we mainly drove and drove and drove- exploring castles and the fabulous hillside. We particularly loved the Dingle Peninsula and the town of Inistioge where the Circle of Friends was filmed. This country is spectacular!!! One of Nate's best friends in London, Mike, gave us all the scoop on his home country, making the trip even better!

Sheep!
Ahh... the ocean
Castle by the ocean The Jameson Distillery- Nate's heaven
Inistige- where "Circle of Friends" was filmed
Gardens
I made Nate jump at this fabulous old castle and ruins


The Dingle Peninsula- a heaven, but a windy heaven!

Stockholm, Sweden: March 1- March 4

~~Stockholm, Sweden: March 1 - March 4~~

I went to Stockholm directly from Helsinki to conduct interviews with a firm. I spent Sunday wandering around the city and taking a boat and bus tour due to the very cold weather. Stockholm is an absolutely gorgeous city- I could definitely spend more time there! I particularly loved the morning in the park as it was incredibly quiet, misty and a bit eery. Unfortunately, nothing was open, not even to grab a cup of coffee, but I prevailed and even made it through the day without one:). Stockholm is, of course, a city of water. Usually the boat tour has to break ice during the winter, but their winters are getting warmer and warmer, with very little (if any) ice.
The last picture is of the changing of the guard- I was yelled at by one of the people pictured because I apparently ventured into somewhere I shouldn't have:)! In any case, I got a front row seat:)!

The very stern looking gentlemen in the center behind the woman yelled at me!

Helsinki, Finland: February 18 - March 1

~~ Helsinki, Finland: February 18 - March 1 ~~

In late February I went to Helsinki to do 2 case studies and interact with colleges at the Helsinki University of Technology and VTT. It was wonderful to see snow again, but the locals were disappointed due to a lack of snow, which apparently helps brighten the winter. I found it an excellent location to work in, but spent one day in the city sightseeing on my own and one evening with a friend from HUT, Kirsi. I loved the church that overlooks the city (pictured immediately below). The last picture was taken from the "fish" marketplace which wasn't selling any fish! I also ventured to Vartaas with a colleague, Mervi, from VTT to do a few more interviews.