Jake and Isaac's first encounter

Angela and Jake were in Michigan for a visit and the cousins were finally able to meet in person. I say that because we have pictures of Jake sitting on Isaac when he was still in me. They were quite humorous. I think it is in the abyss of my mother's picture files. Maybe one day it will surface.







I just had to post these pictures. Jake was so cute with Isaac. He would lean over him, get in, his face, smack his belly, you name it and Jake did it. He was gentle enough... I can't wait until Isaac is big enough to interact more with him. It will be a lot of fun at Dunford get togethers.

My Favorite Charlotte Moment

Charlotte: "Where are you going?"

Abby (As I walk out the door with my suitcase): "Home, to see Jonathan."

Charlotte: "Don't forget Isaac!"

A past lifetime

Well, Isaac and I have been very busy. Finally, I feel like I have energy and am getting a hang of being a mom. So far it consists of feeding and changing him often. I also hold him, talk to him, and have gotten better at not peeking at him every five minutes to see if he is still breathing. I realized that he doesn't have to think about it and that unless there is a blanket over his face he is fine. I think I have been pretty laid back.

He has been quite the traveler. Last weekend we drove to Michigan to see Grandpa Dunford, Uncle Trenton, and Aunt Bethany. Then, on Wednesday night Isaac and I flew with Gma and Gpa Jones to Utah/Idaho to visit the great grandparents. He didn't cry once, or whimper, on the flight or during the car ride to Idaho. He has been a great baby traveler. He will be three weeks old in about an hour and fifty minutes...he is getting chubbier.

Since I have been in Idaho I have been thinking alot about when I used to live here. I went to school in a small town called Rexburg at BYU-Idaho for two years. There were a lot of positive and negative things about it of course. Most of all I have just been thinking about everything I have accomplished since I went to school there. It was there that I became somewhat of a responsible adult, realized how much the restored gospel and living it meant to me, became really good friends with Roxanne, and lived with and befriended my dear Julia. Now, six years after I have left it seems like it was a lifetime ago. Since my time here in Idaho I have accomplished every dream I ever had. I am so lucky that I don't have any regrets. I graduated from college and graduate school with the ability to work as much or as little as I want to serving others. I served two missions for the church, which were amazing, life-changing experiences, and I married an incredible man who has let me have wings to fly. I know that sounds cheesy but I can't think of a better thing to say about Jonathan. He is supportive and loves me like a queen. How can life get any better? If I knew what life would bring me as I lived here with the tumble weed and horrendous winters, I don't think I would have believed it. I have been so blessed.