Just born. Seth Hosea Guy came weighing 8lb 3oz, and 21in long. October 27, 2004. His was a wonderful delivery!
First meeting.
First family picture.
Just after delivery. Jerome loves his little brother!
The obligatory "Dad gingerly holding newborn" picture. :-)
Jerome loves to "pet" the baby. :-)
One of Seth's few alert moments. He is a very calm, quiet baby, sleeping much more than Jerome did.
Typical Seth for the first few days. This is still the first day.
The second day. I'm having a hard time getting shots of Seth with his eyes open, because he's mostly asleep. I guess I should count my blessings. :-)
Third day. A tummy full of milk, he's contentedly asleep.
Third day again. Jerome loves to hold Seth, but it's hard to get a good picture of them both at the same time.
I really like Jerome's smile here. It was a low-light picture, and Seth's arm was blurry 'cause he was getting squirmy, so I cropped it. I did some minimal post-processing on it: adjusted the color balance, gamma, saturation and contrast.
Fourth day; Seth is now 3 days old. Beautiful mommy, beautiful son. :-)
I love these pictures! Mama took them with her camera and sent them to me.
Big brother Jerome getting over the chickenpox.
Seth with his Mema, just before going over to Papa's house for a family dinner. Day 4. He was fussing because he was hungry.
First trip to Papa's house. Four days old.
I couldn't resist these colors. Seth was swaddled and propped up in the boppy (who ever named that product, anyway? Must've been a Brit). King Seth. Day 6.
Peekaboo!
Seth's baby shower that Charlene Partridge threw at her house on my birthday!
Mom gave the devotion.
Proud Aunt Donna!...and Noel!
Katy Ford holding Seth.
Lighthouse Bible Church directory picture by Olan Mills.
December 9, 2004 6 weeks old
Jerome loves to wash dishes! He will stay occupied (and rather wet) for over an hour up to his elbows in suds!
Seth Guy looking very much like his grandpa Nicolosi! December 11, 2004
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, She walks into mine." Humphrey Bogart ~Casablanca
Peter took these adorable pictures of Seth after his office Christmas party on the 12th of December.
Aunt Wellie and Seth. Noel's 29th birthday in Riverside, CA December 19, 2004
Jerome's third and most fun Christmas morning 2004.
His very own guitar from Mommy and Daddy!
A harmonica from Memama!
Such talent! And nobody told him he could play both at the same time!
Thank you Uncle R.J., Aunt Kristie, and Eva for the Lincoln Logs!
Thank you Mema and Aunt Gigi for my new remote control truck!!! Can Daddy share, too?
Thanks for the hat Uncle Vann and Aunt Vanessa!
I think I'll have to grow into it a little more!
Seth's first Christmas 2004
Christmas at Papa's house!
Thanks for the horse Auntie Jane! I'll play with it the rest of the day and try to say, "Gallop-a-trot" which sounds more like "Gabatruck" when I say it!
Pete, Sarah, and Kyla (10 months) Davis got to spend Kyla's first Christmas with us!
Seth's first Christmas (2 months)
Christmas 2004
Full of personality! 10 weeks old
Chubs, or "Chugs" as Jerome calls him. :-)
16 lbs at 11 weeks!
Jerome is already teaching Seth!
Beautiful sleeper
Auntie Donna and Seth January 15, 2005
12 weeks old today!
January 2005
He was posing for the camera. :-)
February 6, 2005
Mema with Jerome and Seth February 19, 2005
Mama took these beautiful pictures of our family. February 21, 2005
Seth the delicious lump, as Papa called him. :-) 2.21.05
Aunt Gigi with Seth and Jerome
Malibu, California 3.5.05
Peter took this beautiful picture of Jerome at the beach in Malibu, California. 3.5.05
Seth loves his johnny-jump-up!
You can almost see his dimple here. :-)
"Two boys!" as Jerome likes to say.
At Grandpa Charlie's in Santa Barbara, California. 3.11.05
Noel took these precious pictures for us.
Peek-a-boo!
3.25.05
Peter took this picture of Katy and Seth at a concert at Master's college. 4.1.05
Seth is sitting up by himself! 4.5.05
Jerome and Seth outside enjoying the sunshine. 4.5.05
At the Wang's house for Angie Gittisarn's baby shower. 4.7.05
Charlene took this candid picture of us and I like it!
Sleeping through John and Brandy Brandt's wedding. 4.16.05
20lbs!
Mommy and Seth 4.17.05
Veronique and Laura
Seth with balloons. He loved the ribbons! 4.23.05
Seth loves food! 4.24.05
4.30.05
4.30.05
5.6.05
At Grandma Guy's church in Los Angeles 5.14.05
Great Grandma Guy and Seth
Playing in the pebbles
Grandma and Jerome reading "God's Wisdom for Little Boys" for bedtime stories.
I'm a butterfly, Mommy! I have wings!
5.17.05
Running through the sprinklers!
Pete Davis took these pictures of Seth
Sarah with Seth and Kyla
Malibu 5.21.05
Katy and Veronique
Katy with Seth
Two sinks, two boys! 5.20.05
A morning outside! 5.28.05
Seven months old yesterday!
Seth is crawling at seven months!
"Look, Mommy! I'm making hagaburs with water and dirt!"
Playing with Darrell and Eric! 5.29.05
Sunday afternoon nap. :-) 6.5.05
6.7.05
Seth is crawling!
Uncle Peter with Zachary 6.7.05
Jerome with Zachary 6.7.05
"Shooting" 6.8.05
6.9.05
Jerome is swimming! 6.9.05
6.11.05
6.11.05
6.12.05
Zachary and Jerome
Zachary, Jerome, and Zachary
Auntie Jane and Seth
6.17.05
Mommy's practicing with her flash. :-) 6.17.05
Last play day. Jerome and Nathanael 6.16.05
Annie Wylie with Seth 6.21.05
Jerome took this picture of Peter with our big Nikon D70! I think he did a pretty good job for an almost three year old!
6.27.05
Eight months old today! 6.27.05
Mommy, please pick me up!
A tractor ride with Mr. Bob! 6.28.05
Thank you, Mr. Bob!
I know it's not a great picture, but just a few minutes before this Jerome had gone to the hose to take a drink and Seth crawled over there to get one too! Already copying his big brother!
Peter took this picture of Jerome who had just come in from a long day playing outside. He has a feather stuck in the waist of his pants that he found and he's holding his hat in his hand. I would love to know what he was thinking as he stood there looking back on the world he had just spent hours discovering. 7.3.05
Seth loves eating oranges with Mommy and Jerome!
Jerome's third birthday party! July 16, 2005
Water balloon fight!
Seth, Jesse, Kyla, Gabrielle, Jerome, Wesley, and Naomi.
Daddy took this picture of me. See my new teeth! 7.18.05
Jerome and Mommy on his third birthday! 7.19.05
A day with the Taylors! Easton, MD 7.23.05
Maxine, Leah, Ed, and Joe Taylor
Eli, Lauren, Eden, and James Taylor
Ben, Amanda, and Israel Taylor
Maxine and Ed Taylor
Leah Taylor
Family picture with Brian 8.8.05
Meeting Zachary again
Campfire songs
Jerome with his guitar singing by the campfire.
Driving to San Diego Sleepy baby! Rebekah Carpenter took these pics of us in the car. 8.13.05
Sea World! Can you see Jerome watching the dolphin under Anna's red hat? The dolphin stayed like that with it's nose on the glass for several minutes!
Rebekah was snapping candids of us all day! I love the expression on Seth's face in this one!
Carlsbad, California 8.14.05
Boogie boarding with Aunti Well!
And he's up!
My surfer dude!
Seth's first trip to the beach! I had to keep an eye on him because he would eat anything he found in the sand. Yuck! Carlsbad, California
Jerome and his buddy Jetty Herrall Carlsbad, California 8.13.05
I asked Jerome to please pose for a picture and this is what he did! I don't know what it means, but he's cute doing it! 8.19.05
We call Seth's crawl the "Bear walk" because he goes on all fours! 8.19.05
8.27.05
The Hollywood Bowl 8.27.05
8.28.05
8.28.05
Regina came to see us! We went to the beach a few times while she was out here.
Darrell and Jerome - best buds Sycamore Canyon 8.29.05
Ten months old and 25 lbs!
Seth and Zachary 8.29.05
Seth and Zachary - cousins!
Seth loves the sand!
Charge!
Seth was chasing after the dogs!
Aunt Gigi took these great pictures of me with my boys!
Aunt Gigi and Seth
First time camping!
Yes, Regina's cute! ...Wish I could keep my eyes open for a flash.
8.30.05
Aunt Gigi and Seth 8.30.05
Aunt Gigi and her Guy nephews!
Aunt Gigi and Jerome 8.30.05
Hiking at Sage Ranch 9.3.05
Sweet kisses!
Thank you for the fun hats Uncle Vann and Aunt Vanessa! Daddy's taking us to the park!
Auntie Jane is going back to school in San Louis Obispo. We enjoyed having you home this summer! We love you and we'll miss you!
Our first trip to the zoo! Santa Barbara Zoo 10.1.05
Waiting for the train.
Getting warm in Daddy's jacket!
Visiting Grandpa Charlie in Goleta. 10.1.05
Corynn, Ethan, Austin, Seth, and Jerome Fairburn, Georgia October 8, 2005
Jerome and Corynn had a blast playing with eachother for two weeks!
Ethan and Seth are 6 months apart.
Dustin, Cason, Evan, Jerome, Seth, and Corynn.
Helping Aunt Cheri blow out her birthday candles!
Uh-oh!
Playing on Mema's white couch! :-P
The Guys, the Brocks, and the Nicolosi's 10.16.05
10.18.05
The Nicolosi grandchildren with Memama (Affectionatly called Memamamama :-)
Celebrating Seth's first birthday at the Olive Garden with the Nicolosi family. 10.18.05
Playing with Aunt Gigi the last night of our trip.
Celebrating Seth's birthday with the Guy family. Thank you Auntie Jane, for the pictures! 10.23.05
Thank you Auntie Anna for the fun walker/rider!
He would get frustrated when he would run into something and get stuck. :-)
Happy birthday, our precious Seth!
Seth's party with family and friends on his first birthday! Thank you for coming, Papa and Grandma, Auntie Wellie, Auntie Abby, Auntie Donna and Uncle Scott, Eric and Darrell, Sarah and Kyla, the Joneses, the Partridges, David and Emily Kirk, the Burnhams, Katy and Shaina, and Jen! 10.27.05
Yummy!
A trip to the pumpkin patch at Tierra Rejada Ranch with Auntie Donna and Zachary! 11.2.05
"A tractor like Mr. Bob's!"
A big play train!
Waiting in line for a turn on a pony ride.
A real Emu!
"Look, Mommy! Pumpkins!"
11.4.05
Playing at Pete and Sarah's house. 11.4.05
Partners in mess! 11.11.05
Peekaboo!
Almost walking.
A morning at the park with the Wrights!
Nathanael and Jerome 11.12.05
"I'm a big pirate!"
My "Big Pirate"!
With my birthday roses from Peter! Thank you, my darling man! 11.15.05
Jerome wanted a picture with my birthday roses, too!
At the Getty at night. It was spectacular!
Dinner at Macaroni Grill! Vanessa and I both had dinner at a Macaroni Grill on our birthday night; we ordered the same food and had the same drinks, but were just a nation apart. :-)
Thank you for the pictures and a memorable night, Maria!
We got to meet Daddy for lunch at The Natural Cafe in Westlake! 11.18.05
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11.18.05
Seth climbed in the little rocking chair all by himself!
"Ooooh! I climbed in here all by myself!"
"Uh-oh! Why goes Daddy like to pop these on my head?"
Jerome and his buddy Eli.
Aunt Brooke and Jerome Thanksgiving 2005
Auntie Jane's home for Thanksgiving!
Jerome and Zachary December 11, 2005
Jerome took this picture.
Seth is walking now!
The flash was weird, but I just LOVE his smile!
A train ride at our new mall!
In front of the Christmas tree at the Simi Valley Town Center. 12.12.05
In front of our tree. 12.19.05
Jerome took this picture of our Christmas tree. :-)
Jerome playing outside on Christmas Eve.
Seth playing outside on Christmas Eve 2005; and yes, it was a warm day!
In baby Zachary's ducky tub on Christmas Eve at Papa's house.
Thank you Mr. Bob and Mrs. Judy for the tractor book!
Thank you for the book Mr. Bob and Mrs. Judy!
Thank you for the books, Memama! We love to read!
Thank you for the dagger, medicine bottle, and cape Mema and Gigi!
Learning how to draw his weapon!
On guard!
(Yes, he does have a wad of gum in his mouth, and yes, it is sugarless;-)
Thank you Uncle Vann and Aunt Vanessa for the chair just my size!
Jerome asked me to take his picture holding his new light saber and dagger...
and also his sword and dagger. :-)
Peter got a "teddy bear" knife from his mother.
Thanks for the doggy, Abby!
Abby made a snowman with a squish ball inside for Jerome.
Thank you for the Tonka Trucks, Aunt Brooke!
Watching the boys open the trucks.
Abby's gift to Peter.
A BIG gingerbread man cookie cutter!
Thank you for the book, Donna! Thank you for the earrings, Mama! And thank you for the tiara, Vanessa!
The Peter Guy family Christmas Day 2005
Thank you for the turtle backpack and tent Uncle R.J., Aunt Kristie,and Eva!
Thank you for the sports balls, too!
Thank you for the train set Uncle R.J., Aunt Kristie, and Eva!
New Years Eve 2005 Seth busted his lip yesterday when he fell and hit the fence.
New Year's Eve 2006
Banging on pots and pans at midnight New Year's Eve 2006
Yes, he was tickling me! :-) New Year's Eve midnight 2006
This hole was dug 2004 rainy season to stop the flooding in the boy's room through the foundation. It's been useful and fun ever since.
I'm learning how to hold my towel around me! Mommy calls me her snuggle bug.
Coming in from playing in the rain to warm blankets and hot cocoa. 1.2.06
Learning the boundaries and appreciating the view. 1.8.06
Power tools! 1.21.06
Birth order. ;-)
Learning trust. 1.23.06
2.3.06
2.4.06
Jerome and Kyla 2.10.06
2.11.06
Seth and Zachary at Papa's house. 2.12.06
Valetine's Day 2006 Westlake Village
Road trip to San Luis Obispo 2.18.06
Santa Barbara
Cambria
Hearst Castle
Cabrillo Hwy
Among the seals on San Simeon Beach.
Jerome's perspective on our road trip.
Morro Bay
With Jane in San Luis Obispo. 2.19.06
Ellwood Beach in Goleta at sunset.
Peter and Aunt Brooke celebrating their birthdays. 2.26.06
Eric Bircsak took this picture of Seth playing at Papa's house. 2.26.06
My friend Katy and I at Papa's house.
Playing in the mud after a storm. 3.1.06
We're helping Daddy move the dirt!
Um...it's a lens, mom.
Dirt!
Seth enjoying the bowl of chocolate fondue left out on the table!
Peter bought me these tulip bulbs when they were just sprouting. It's been so much fun to watch them grow and bloom, and they're just beautiful!
Seth, Zachary, and Jerome on the piano at Papa's house. 3.12.06
This was a long exposure at night. We were waiting for the full moon to rise and I was watching the boys play in front of me. They moved around so much that they are invisible except for a slight green blur of Seth's jacket. 3.14.06
That is Peter on top of the hill on the right. He was looking for where the moon would rise. Unfortunately Seth was pulling on me so I didn't get a clear shot.
Auntie Jane's home! 3.23.06
Looking at pictures at Papa's house. 3.23.06
Seth in Uncle Scott's shoes. 3.23.06
Easter 2006 Seth and Jerome on Papa's porch.
4.16.06
Our first dog! Adopted April 21, 2006 She's about a year old and is so sweet and good with the boys! Jerome wants to name her "Raven" :-)
Mema's here!
Jerome is getting much more comfortable around her and is enjoying playing with her. He has been praying for a black dog and knew God would give him one!
Sunday afternoon at Papa's house. 4.23.06
4.24.06
4.29.06
5.4.06
Mother's Day 2006 Peter and I had just gotten back from San Jose shooting the Faulk's wedding and Seth clung to me for hours. :-)
In the kitchen, making faces for the camera. 5.26.06
The kid's "fort", "house", or "pirate ship"...whatever their imagination makes it.
5.24.06
Family trip to Los Angeles, Seth is asleep for the first stop. :-) 5.27.06
Daddy and Jerome get to see the LaBrea tar pits together!
Riding up and down the four escalators in the Los Angeles Public Library!
We are actually in the reflection. :-)
Heading back to the car at the end of the day. We're so thankful to live in the country!
Sunday morning 5.28.06
"Kaku!" "Ba!" ~ "Tractor!" "Bob!" 5.29.06
"HOT!"
Shawn and Katy at our Memorial Day barbeque. 5.29.06
"Mommy, it really IS summertime!" 6.7.06
6.14.06
Eating peaches in the tree!
6.15.06
At Zachary's first birthday party after cake, Seth sat down in the middle of everything and said "Cheese! Cheese!" smiling and looking at me with the camera! 6.17.06
Seth flying over Auntie Jane! 6.17.06
Seth and Auntie Well talking. :-) 6.17.06
Seth fell asleep on me for the first time in months and I loved it! Of course it was right before we had to leave, so Peter was tickling him trying to wake him up, but all he got was this smile. Seth refused to wake up! 6.18.06
Snacks outside.
An afternoon at the beach with Auntie Donna and Zachary! 6.29.06
Little miss Avery Elizabeth Davis!!! Better pictures of her in the Pete Davis Family category. 7.6.06
Daddy's pushing the boys on the rope swing! 7.9.06
Tractor rides with Mr. Bob!
Walking at the end of Erringer at the end of the day.
Jerome's fourth birthday party! Atherwood Park 7.19.06
Helping Mommy pack for our trip to GA!
Seth, Ethan, Jerome, and Corynn Young Harris, GA 7.21.06
The guys finishing a garage Vann built for his Mom.
Paul, Josh, Vann, and Peter
Austin, Seth, Corynn, Ethan, and a tired Jerome 7.23.06
Celebrating Jerome's fourth birthday with Georgia and Peru family! 7.23.06
Paul and Aaron were there too!
Daddy helping Jerome cut his own birthday cake!
Thank you for the party, Aunt Gigi!
Aaron and Vann recapturing a balloon.
A fun ending to a long day!
Seth and Corynn in the hammock swing. 7.24.06
My friend Taushia came to see me! 7.24.06
Seth, Jerome, Corynn, and Ethan right before we left for the airport. 7.25.06
Mema with her Peru and CA grandbabies.
Mema with Corynn
Gigi with Corynn
Gigi with Ethan
Gigi with Seth
Gigi with Jerome
Brock family
"Tains!" :-)
Thank you for the paints, Auntie Anna! Seth looked like a little indian with warpaint when he was done!
"Sun." It was just the flash.
Sycamore Canyon 8.27.06
Hot dogs with Anna. Sycamore Canyon 8.27.06
Jessica Christian, Abby, and Anna. Sycamore Canyon 8.27.06
Seth was throwing sand and it got in his eye. However the discomfort didn't stop him from doing it again!
"Boo!"
I love how the grains of sand are catching the sunset as they drop from his hand.
Catch me if you can!
Seth sitting in the jasmine. 8.31.06
:-) 9.11.06
"Up here!"
"Tator inier!" He was looking for the tractor. :-)
"Babo!" bubbles
Audrey and Seth 9.11.06
The indian caves at Wildwood. 9.23.06
Seth with Ruth Wildwood 9.23.06
Climbing lizard rock! Wildwood 9.23.06
Playin' together 9.25.06
Posin' together 9.25.06
Jerome on his bike! 10.6.06
Jerome giving Seth a ride on his bike. :-) 10.6.06
Train ride to Santa Barbara! 10.14.06
Seth was holding Mary's hand on the pier and asked to hold Grandpa Charlie's hand too.
Jerome got to drive the boat and toot the horn on the ferry!
Grandpa Charlie and Peter.
Celebrating Seth's birthday, mine, and Uncle Garin's at the October family dinner. 10.15.06
Trains and tractors!
What a happy boy!
Peter and the boys at Gardens of the World. 10.24.06
We went to Underwood Farms with Grandma, Auntie Donna, and Zachary a couple days before Seth's birthday. 10.25.06
"Tain!" "Seat!"
"Tator!"
"I won, Mommy!" :-)
"Tator ader!" (Tractor right there!)
Seth's birthday party! 10.27.06
Thank you for the gator, Mema!
Thank you for the movies, Kiki!
Thanks Auntie Donna and Uncle Scott for the rc tractor!
Thank you Eva for the backpack with my name on it!
Thanks for thinking of me too, Mema!
Happy birthday, Seth!
Daddy kept relighting the candles for Seth to blow out.
And Mommy couldn't pass up these expressions!
Finally, cake!
Thanks for coming to our party, everybody!
Picking tangerines in boots! 11.8.06
Veronique's birthday party at Scott and Donna's house. 11.15.06
12.8.06
The blue man! 12.10.06
The blue brother. 12.10.06
Seth loves his "Towel, maket" after his bath.
Roaring back at Daddy. :-)
Peter's Saturday morning capture. me. 12.16.06