John William Powell Has Arrived

Introducing John William Powell...

Safe and sleepy in daddy's arms

I am happy to announce the birth of our second son - John William Powell. He arrived on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 10:38 AM. He weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. He is such a blessing and is doing extremely well. I cannot wait to share the stories from birth and the thoughts from the twins...stay tuned!

What a cutie!!!

Thank you for the calls, emails, visits, cards, flowers, etc. yet again we are so overwhelmed with our family and friends helping us through this new adventure.

Our first family photo

Our last night

Since our last post, we have had a new addition to the family, no the baby has not arrived, yet....I have a brother-in-law, Kyle Smith. Things has been quite busy with the Powell family and 'lil Laura's wedding. It was such a fun wedding week and we were all able to walk down the aisle, including little Tom and Elizabeth. Laura looked amazingly beautiful and these pictures do not do her justice, but I hope to post additional ones later. These pictures are in reverse order.

Please pray for us in the morning, I check in the hospital at 8 am and we hope to have a baby by lunch. Be sure to cast your vote (on the right) as to if the baby is a "he" or a "she"!

Here is our last Powell family photo...

After a delicious meal prepared by Jo Ann, we took a few family photos - here are the Powells, minus Laura and Kyle (who are enjoying married life on a beach in Jamaica)

Here is the current Graffeo family photo Me and the kiddos playing outside

Tom kissing the baby

The beautiful bride.... Laura's last Sunday evening dinner as a Powell

Toppy lovin' on Elizabeth and Elizabeth lovin' on her ice cream sandwich

Tom and his little sister

The bride and the MOB (Mother of the Bride)