Isaac's Baptism

Isaac was baptized on Sunday, January 4 at our church in Michigan. Our pastor was very kind and did a pulpit switch with Dad's church that morning, so that Dad could do the baptism. It was such a wonderful, meaningful service, and we love it that Isaac is baptized! Brad preached in the evening service at our church, and he did a great job! You can listen to it at www.covenantprez.com, under Sermon Downloads.



After the service, we had lunch in the church's Fellowship Building, with my extended family -- and my pen pal Rebekah and her parents even came, too, which was great!

Here we are with my parents and the beautiful, yummy cake!

Isaac and five generations (from left to right): Isaac's Great-Grandma, his Great-Great-Grandma, me, Isaac, his Grandma, and his Great-Grandma

Our family and the five generations -- pretty incredible!

Christmas 2008

We celebrated lots of Christmases, at different parties with my Dad's side of the family, then my Mom's side of the family, and my Grandma's family, too, but on Christmas Day, my siblings all gathered at Mom and Dad's house along with my Grandpa and Grandma. Here we are at Christmas lunch, after going to Christmas Day services at our churches.

My Grandma and Grandpa -- we love them!

The cousins had their own special kids' Christmas table.

After lunch we opened Christmas presents -- it was lots of fun!

I'm reading December a Curious George book that she got from Grandpa and Grandma. December LOVES Curious George!

Here's Isaac's Great-Grandma holding him.

Have you ever seen Chevy Chase's Christmas Vacation? Well, here's the squirrel in our Christmas tree!

Makenzi, Markus, Emilia, and December all rough-housing with Great-Grandpa, loving every minute of it!

The girls all got matching dresses, which was quite adorable.

Taking a break from all of the excitement (this is not December's best picture...)

Grandpa reading his grandkids a book

Here's Isaac in his Baby's First Christmas outfit!

Our Trip to Michigan

It's been a while since I've blogged, and I'm sorry it's taken so long! It's been more difficult to find time to blog ever since Isaac was born, but as he gets older, I'm sure it will get easier to find the time...But I'll hopefully put up alot today, because I've got tons of things to blog about!!

Mom has a jacuzzi in her bathroom, and the kids LOVE to take huge bubble baths in it! December's three cousins are here with her: Markus, Makenzi, and Emilia.

Mom is helping the kids make Christmas cookies, and they loved it! They each got a cookie cutter to help cut out the cookies.

Isaac's Great-Grandpa is holding him (my Mom's Dad)

Mom took all of us girls for a girls' day out, and it was so much fun! We went to Starbucks, went shopping at the mall, went out for lunch, did more shopping, and all around had an awesome day! From left to right: my sister-in-law Maria, my almost-sister-in-law Marie (she's marrying my little brother Klynt in July), my sister Kelli, and me.

Kelli holding her nephew

Markus and Makenzi wanted Isaac to try on Markus' boots, so Isaac was pretending to be a BIG boy!

The boys hanging out at night -- Brad, Isaac, and my Dad




Sometimes Isaac reminds me of a cat -- he loves to be cozy and warm and sit in front of fireplaces, so here Mom and him are cuddling in front of the warm fire.

One night we rented a movie that needed 3-D glasses, so here we are, looking quite nifty

Mom and Isaac

Isaac looking up at his Mommy (who loves him alot)

I think December is a bit afraid of holding Isaac, so she doesn't hold him very often (I think she's scared because the first couple of times she held him, he was crying, and that made her cry) -- but here's one of the few pictures where she's actually holding her little brother!

Makenzi, Emilia, and December all holding Isaac (he was a very good sport about it all!)

Emilia and December in matching outfits. They thoroughly enjoyed matching each other!


They're only four months apart in age, and they play well together...

Emilia and December in matching shirts, watching Clifford the Big Red Dog together.

Isaac and his Daddy taking a nap together.

We had such a wonderful time in Michigan! It was so fun to see all of my family and extended family and our church family again. We were there for the entirety of Brad's break -- we left on the day Brad finished his last exam, and we came back almost three weeks later, on the day before Brad began his January term. It was great to be able to be there for so long, although it went really fast! I especially enjoyed having all of the extra hands to help out with December and Isaac!

Pictures of Isaac, One Week Old

The most recent picture of Isaac, taken last night (December 7)


A very sleepy boy!

Brad and Isaac hanging out together

Isaac has two or three awake periods during the day, when he'll be awake for an hour to an hour and a half -- here he is during one of those awake times.

Isaac sleeping in his bed

And one picture of a very messy December, with boysenberry jam all over her face.

We are loving having baby Isaac around! He's so sweet, and December is doing really well with him, giving him kisses and all -- although we can tell it's a bit of an adjustment because she is majorly reverting in potty training and we are nearly at our wits' end with all of the messes we have to clean up! So that's been pretty awful. But she loves Isaac and doesn't seem too terribly jealous! Isaac weighed 7 lbs 12 oz at birth, and when we left the hospital he weighed 7 lbs 9 oz. At his doctor's appointment (when he was four days old), he weighed 7 lbs 10 oz. I was happy that he had gained one ounce back already! His next doctor's appointment is one week from today, and I hope he's gained lots by then! He's a good little guy, and Brad and I are so thankful to have him in our family.