Central IL . . . Here We Come!

Hamilton made his first visit to the Springfield area this last weekend. Since his father and his Oompah Murphy are both central Illinois guys (from Chatham and Springfield), it's fair to say that the boy's got some roots there.

While in town, he got to meet Great Aunt Tabby, honorary uncle Ryan, and, of course, see his Grandparents Whitney.

One Month

Hamilton is one month old today. Here are some quick pictures to show you how much has changed (and some things that look remarkably similar).

Baby's Got the Blues (Kinda?)

Hamilton ventured out for his first live music experience at the Chicago Blues Festival last Sunday. We arrived just in time to catch some of B.B. King's set at Grant Park. To be honest, Hamilton did not really respond to the music all that much. They say that you have to have lived the blues to understand the blues, and since he's only three weeks old, he really hasn't seen that much adversity yet.


We didn't see much from so far away, but Hamilton sure looked cool in his guitars and drums sleeper.

Meet the Family...Part II

Hamilton has been shown so much love in his first couple of weeks. This weekend, he got to meet (and be loved on by) Grammy and see Granddad Whitney again. He also met Uncle William, Aunt Kia, and three of his cousins--Joshua, Saraina, and Kadin. He had no idea he had so many people who were looking forward to meeting him!





Hamilton is instantly comfortable in Grammy's arms.










We took a walk through the neighbor-
hood.













Joshua and Saraina are very curious about this cousin they've heard so much about...














...and they shower him with love.











Uncle William seems really happy to meet his (first) nephew!













The cousins show Hamilton what fun he's in for!