California highlights

How cute is this? Easter Sunday, before we left, Jason was holding Jamie on him and he just zonked out this way! Poor little guy!

On the road to California! This is our view of our little alien baby in his special mirror, which distorted his face (he of course does not usually look like an alien :)).


A happy reunion with Grandma Yarwood (and meeting Sissy)


Jason came along and attacked me with a baby while I was playing my parents' piano :)

My cousin Liz, and her baby, Lexi, who came over for lunch to meet Jamie

Liz and I are five months apart, and were best friends growing up. Quite by coincidence, we got pregnant 7 weeks apart!

Jamie with Unca Rob

He also got to meet one out of three great-grandmas; This is Great-Grandma Cox

My mom got him a Bumbo seat. Can we say "adorable"?

Craft bragging. Remember I mentioned a secret project like a month back? I learned some hairbows and will be learning more next week. Gifts for Elle (Sam's baby) and Megan (SoLo's baby). So fun!!

More craft bragging. A blanket for Elle, since Sam's theme for her is butterflies.

Meeting Auntie Sam at Elle's shower!

Meeting little Chloe (Ashley's baby) after his blessing on Sunday, which went beautifully!

Blessing picture. We had my huge extended family over right after church, so Jason and I changed out of our church clothes without thinking to get a pic first. :P

Sitting in Grandpa's big, comfy chair

All in all, it was a really good trip. I wish I'd taken pictures with Christy, too. Oh, and to fulfill my comment to the manager of the Oak Tree Inn in Elko, NV, DO NOT STAY THERE. She is a HORRIBLY rude woman who treated me like dirt when I politely and almost apologetically asked for a discount because the bed and pillows kept us awake, they were so hard. Probably because I'm young and poor, she didn't think I qualified to be treated as a human being. Absolutely appalling customer service. (I worked at a hotel, I would know.) Sorry for that unpleasant note, but I promised her as I was leaving that I would never stay there again and would be spreading the word to all my friends not to, either. Feel free to tell anyone else you know who passes through there (right on the way to Salt Lake, all you Mormons). It's a rip-off.

Anyway. Now we're back, Jason will do his seminary student teaching next week, and I've stayed up too long doing this early and now need to skedaddle back to bed and sleep while I can (i.e. while Jamie is still sleeping, of course :))!