Seven weeks old and a visit with family.

I love this picture!
Say cheese!

Snoozing with daddy!

Sian, Jackie, Calvin, and Gabriel

All the Girls + Gabe. Carol, Lucinda, me, Jackie, and Christy.

All of the boys. Dad, Jeremy, Aaron, Sheridan, and Sian.

Sian, Gabe, and Jackie.

Gabe Hanging out with Uncle Sheridan!

The Cake (very yummy)!

Lucinda and Jeremy!

Chillin with Grandpa!

Snuggling with Grandma!

Gabe playing with his cousin Katelyn!

Today Gabe is seven weeks old and getting bigger everyday. He is getting more interactive everyday as well. He smiles and coos and is just so darn adorable. We spent the weekend in Rapid City visiting my dad and stepmom. It was such a great weekend. I got to see my brother Sian, his wife christy,thier two kids Jackie and Calvin. I also saw my other brother sheridan. I saw my sister Lucinda and Her husband Jeremy. I got to see my niece Katelyn but my three nephews were not around that weekend. Carol threw me a surprise baby shower. It was with just my family and it was great. She and my dad told us to get out of the house while they babysat Gabe and they decorated the basement. We had a nice turkey dinner and had fun spending time with everyone. Gabe loved being held by everyone, but seemed to think his Uncle Jeremy was really funny! I think I heard him giggle. It was a really short trip but it was worth it to have gabe finally meet all of his family. Well i guess he has not met uncle Chris, but we will forgive him since he is brazil for the next two years on his mission. Anyway, I here are a ridiculus amount of pictures! Enjoy.

My baby shower and some cute pics!

This last weekend I had my first baby shower! My really good friends Kara and Dot and my mom organized the event. My mom did such amazing decorations. She is so good at this kind of stuff and the extra little touches made the shower so much more special. Dot made awesome invitations -they were way cute. She also ordered the cake and cupcakes. Kara -with the help of Dantzel- her sister-in-law made some of the food. I had fun making chocolate dipped strawberries, chocolate dip pretzel rods, and mini dessert pizzas. We had lots of friends and family show up. Of course we got lots of great gifts too. Thanks to everyone! It was a perfect!

Gabriel is now 5 weeks old! last week he was 8 1/2 lbs and 21 inches long. I am sure he is a little bigger now. He grows so fast. he had his first social smile this week which just made my heart melt. he is such a good baby and rarely cries! what can I say! We're in love!

I DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS STUPID SPACE!

Pay it forward

I am joining in the pay it forward fun! I got this from my friend Carissas blog. It sounds like it will be very fun. So I am going to copy and paste the message about the pay it forward task.

Pay it Forward
SO--Here's how it works-the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me.
What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise!
The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you're going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Please submit in an e-mail or on the comment, your address, if I don't already have it :)
Remember that only the first 3 comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!