The Beach

We went to the beach with my sister Sara's family. It was Andrew's first time in the ocean and in the sand.

Although you can't tell here, Annalise is a perfect mix of both of her parents. She's beautiful!

Brad and Nathan were hard at work building a sand castle. I think Brad enjoyed it just as much as Nathan because I have a picture of Brad playing in the sand by himself too!
Classic taste. Rebellious temperature!
No kayaks, but they can't stop us from having fun!

Visit with Carolyn and Lauren

I FINALLY got to see Carolyn and meet her beautiful daughter, Lauren. She has the cutest laugh and looks JUST like her daddy!






There was very little time that they were both awake and happy, but it was so fun to see them together!









This was when Andrew got just a little bit upset... :)

Roll Over

Andrew rolled over today for the first time!

It took him a while. At one point he had the top half of his body facing up while his rear and legs were still down, but he eventually got it!
Go Andrew!

Sleeping Baby

We've been very busy this past week, but nothing new to report. Here's a picture of our little dude in his swing. He's laughing quite a bit now. It's awesome!

4 Months Old

Andrew had his 4-month check up today. He's 16 lbs 13 oz and 24.5 inches long. It turns out that Gabe's and my measurements a few weeks ago were WAY off. :) He's healthy and growing well. The doc said we could start rice cereal any time now! We're blessed with a happy, healthy baby! Praise God!

SLO Visit

This past week, Andrew and I went up to SLO for 3 days.





















We stayed with the Oakes. Here's a pic of Flo and Sera Sage.













We were on a walk at Montana de Oro. (My favorite place in the whole world!)














It was definitley a good time to visit. The hills were green and the wildflowers were in bloom.















It was beautiful!... and a fun trip!

Happy Early Easter!

Barber Family Visit

Gabe's parents and bro came to visit this week. I think this would make a great Christmas card shot. :)









Grandma Leila got plenty of snuggles.










This was the first time Jesse got to meet Andrew.









They hit it off, especially with the singing ducky.

Cute Shots!

Heards Visit

Andrew loves his Uncle Curtis and Aunt Jo so much!









He had a blast with them...










...even when Aunt Jo pinched his cheeks!









Andrew is considering becoming a chef.








Andrew thought Uncle Curtis was hilarious!

Toys!!!

Andrew has just recently been discovering his toys so to figure out which ones he liked best, I took him into his room and held them each in front of his face and waited to see what he would do.










These were his two favorites: his doggy blanket and his duck.








As soon as I held the dog out in front of him, he grabbed the blanket part and stuck the dog's snout into his mouth. Here's a pic of him "kissing" his new best friend.






His duck's cheeks flash as it sings "rock-a-bye-baby". It was fortunate that we found this duck yesterday because it was the only thing that would calm him down last night. (I think I heard "rock-a-bye-baby" about 50 times... I'm not joking.)








So here he is with his two new friends and good camera face stare.

Stand Up! Sit Down! Fight! Fight! Fight!

Andrew sat up by himself for the first time Monday morning!










These are some pictures of me helping him out.










This is what he actually looks like without my help. It's so cute!







This is his typical camera face. :)

Marks Visit

Ken, Debbie, Jocelyn, and Abigail came for the weekend to visit from Wisconsin. Here they are along with Gabe and Andrew playing DDR (Dance Dance Revolution). We learned that you don't even need dance mats to play! :)

Debbie had the magic touch with her nephew! (That came in handy!)

Gabe and the girls.

Gabe and the silly girls.

All of us girls went to the park so the three guys spent some quality time together.

Almost Smiles!

This is as much of a smile as the camera gets these days.









Good ol' fashioned Daddy lovin'.








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