Finally joining the ranks...

Well, after welcoming Tennyson Harper into our lives 5 1/2 months ago we have finally started a blog so friends and family can stay up-to-date with what's going on in our lives. We (and when I say "we" I mean Brittany) have been wanting to do this since before his birth, but...well....Tennyson was too impatient and came a month early.

We couldn't possibly catch up from the moment of his birth (a story I shall post later) to now, so we'll start by sharing some pictures from his first Christmas. Tennyson got to meet some more relatives that had only heard about him and his utter adorableness. So for all our friends and relatives in various states and locally enjoy the Bates Family Blog.

Here Tennyson is getting ready to go to a Christmas concert at the school where Daddy teaches.

As you can tell,Tennyson enjoyed his first Christmas! He is such a happy baby, when he's feed, changed, and well-rested.

Tennyson also got to meet his great-grandmother for the first time. What a blessing that was for everyone! She lives on the Poquoson River in Yorktown, and though it was too cold to take the little guy out on the pier, many memories were conjured up from my (Brittany's) childhood, as they always are when I go back.