..a few friends.

Immediately after returning from the hospital, we were very fortunate to have so many friends and neighbors come by to welcome little Maddie into the community. Our house was overflowing with food for three weeks!

Unfortunately our sleepy haze meant that we were not always on top of things with the camera and neglected to grab shots of some very important visitors, Maddie's first dinner party (thanks Arch & Jen) and a bunch of other great moments and friends. ..if this is YOU, then stay tuned, or get back over with a camera and sooner or later we'll take and upload some more shots! ;->

There were a few times, however, when we actually were clearheaded enough to grab a camera and capture some nice shots. ..and here they are:

The first two pics are quite special. Our next door neighbors Ralph & Maggie (they're the ones who decorated our house while we were at the hospital), showed up wearing Mr. Bumblebee and Mrs. Ladybug outfits. ..and Mr. Bumblebee garnered the first ever giggle from Maddie. She loved the hat!




Anyone who knows Meg knows she doesn't cook. Or does she? Here we see her walking through the door with a multi-course meal made from scratch (and a little help from whole foods).








Jordan and Anna. ..swinging by to pick up Vinny and the gang and head over to see the new Star Trek movie. ..but not before a few "geek" moments with Maddie, who's been officially indoctrinated. (ugh -- sigh.)

Ernie, Jenny & Vita. ..who've been truly amazing ..loaning, giving, advising, and just being all around swell folks.

Julie. ..the first to meet Maddie as she didn't wait for us to get home, but came directly to the hospital.

Arch & Jen. ..and some creepy guy trying to ruin an otherwise sweet pic.

That's it for now. As mentioned earlier, we hope to take & upload more pics of Maddie's friends ASAP.