Danny update

Here are some new pictures...

Daniel Patrick Ayres

Daniel Patrick Ayres
Born 8:10 am
Weight 7 lbs. 15 oz.
Height 20 1/2in.
Sex male




Baby and Mom are well.

The Last Week as the Only Child

Patty and I found ourselves saying to Tommy, "you are the best boy in the whole world." This is something that comes naturally to such a good kid. Because of Danny's pending arrival we have had to adjust this to, "you are the best Tommy in the whole world." To celebrate his last week as the only child we took him to see Thomas the Tank the Engine live on Strange. It was a fairly elaborate production with all the whistles and fun which goes along with these children's events. He really enjoyed it. We got home a little later than normal and he went right to bed with no problem. That made it worth every dime.

Children’s Museum

This weekend Tommy was able to go to the children’s museum of Richmond. The museum has an ambulance which has been gutted and made child friendly on the inside. Tommy loves any service vehicles and liked playing in the ambulance. He looks like a real EMT with the white coat and concerned look.

Movie Night

The Ayres family has Pizza and a movie on Friday night. Recently we were able to get a projector which projects the movies on the wall. It is really nice to have a theater like experience in our home. Tommy likes to stand on the sofa and try to touch the pictures. This week we watched the Muppet Movie (1979) Tommy was interested however there were many cameos from 1970’s popular actors which made no sense to Tommy so I feel that it was not as interested as I was in 1979. Perhaps we will have to stick with the more current films. We did have a good time together regardless.

Baby Face

Danny is almost ready to come out. He is due on February 10th. Patty is in a quite a bit of pain but we are all excited about his arrival. The doctor reports all is well and he weighs six pounds. That just happens to be the same size as the standing rib roast which we had for Christmas dinner.






Fr. John

Baby Shower

Patty, Tommy and I arrived at St. John’s this morning and found Boomer the beagle waiting to say hello. Boomer is a neighborhood dog who visits our Church every so often. We had not seen him in some time and were glad to see him on this morning.

The St. John’s family put together a wonderful shower for Danny. It was good to see everyone at Church. There is nothing more satisfying than the embrace of a Church family. St. John’s is a very special Church to us.

Thank You to our family at St. John's