light up a celebratory cigar!!!

no, I am not referring to a new biography on Bill Clinton...

my new niece and nephew were born this morning in Boise, ID to my older brother Justin and his wife Jane!!!

my new niece is named Alice Ames Tharpe. she was born at 10:23am Boise local time (12:23 EST). she is 4 lbs, 15 oz....the middle name Ames is my mother's maiden name.

my new nephew is Hunter Marshall Tharpe. he was born right after his older sister at 10:25am Boise time. he is 5lbs, 6 oz...which is bigger than I was as a premie in 1978. his middle name Marshall is of course my dad's first name and Justin's middle name (and the name of our family hero, General of the Army George C. Marshall.)

mom and children are doing just fine. this calls for a celebratory cigar!!! let me know and I will smoke one with any one of you (my treat!) in honor of the newest Tharpes!!!