Easter, Wedding and More....

So we have had a busy last couple of weeks. We went to California for Shawn's brother's wedding. It turned out to be a beautiful wedding and it was so nice to see Shawn's family. Jack was very entertained with aunts and uncles to hold him and cousins who played with him. The time difference was a bit of a challenge with Jack but we managed. By the last day I was feeling a little zombie-ish. We especially enjoyed the 70 degree weather. It was so nice to see our friends that lived there. We met for the first time our friend's baby boy Brennan who was adorable. He was born 2 months before Jack. Brennan and Jack became instant buddies. It was very cute--every time we put Jack and Brennan facing each other, Brennan would reach for Jack's hand and they would hold hands and coo at each other. Jack would get super excited to have a buddy to talk too. As most of you know Jack loves talking and he loves to talk loud. Today we were at church and we sat next to this four year old girl. Jack got super excited and started to talk to her. He kicked his arms and legs and even gave her the double dimple smile but she paid no attention to him. Poor Jack has a lot of confidence but does not realize that the older women are not quite into to him...... except for the Grandma of course:)

We don't have a ton of pictures from the wedding but I will post more once we get some. Unfortunately, we did not even take one of our family.

Jason and Chelsea
The photo booth Jason made for their guests to take pictures and then put it in their Guest book. Also the guests were able to take a copy home. Very cool idea. Shawn and I had a blast taking pictures, we felt like we were back in fifth grade.
Kristy, me and the best buddies
Brennan and Jack holding hands


Today we had a great Easter Sunday. In the morning my brother came over for brunch and then we had a potluck dinner with our MBA friends. Steve and Jonelle Gray were gracious enough to host. Here are some pics of the day. Also on Saturday our complex had an Easter party so this is Jack's first picture with the Easter Bunny. He was not into it....

Jack's first Easter, I know totally cheesy but hey I am the mom and get to call the shots:)
The adults eating a delicious dinner
All the MBA kiddos after the eater egg hunt
Jack loving hanging out with the boys

Jack's first time meeting the Easter Bunny

Random Pictures Below:
Jack chillin with dad.

Jack after his bath
Mom doing her leg lifts with Jack (note: this is Jack's favorite tummy time position)

Jack talking with mom

Jack loving the Bumbo

Jack's first attempt on the chair, you can tell he is not sure what he thinks of this new thing. 

Jack is now very comfortable in his chair two days later, as you can see he is giving a half smile!
Jack chillin wondering why his mother is taking so many pictures of him. 
He is looking so grown up to me in this picture......
Okay, I had to post a picture of a cake I helped decorate because who knows when I will ever be this domestic again.  I made a cake for the young women's fundraiser and my friend Christie came over and taught me her cake decorating skills and this was the final product.  They did a fundraiser to earn money to pay for camp.  It was a big success.  There were lots of cakes that were auctioned off. They earned enough money plus some for camp.  

Waking up is so much fun!

This is Jack after his nap.  As you can see he looks like a mini Einstein!

AMAZON here we come.

No, not the amazon in brazil (I wish.....) but we are headed to Seattle with Amazon.com for a summer internship! We are excited to head back to Seattle and to see our friends and family. We feel grateful to have an internship this summer. We will head to Seattle sometime in the beginning of May. Shawn's internship starts May 18. Check out where we will be staying on the link below. We are excited. They put us up in an apartment in downtown Seattle. So all of you who have not been to Seattle, now is the time to come! We will had 2 bedrooms, so you will have a place to stay:)

Northern Michigan

Shawn had two weeks off for Spring Break so we headed to Northern Michigan to experience the north and the COLD. It was actually a very peaceful and relaxing vacation. The resort that we stayed at overlooked a lake and you could see for miles. It was very beautiful to wake up to such a beautiful view. Because Jack was so little we could not do much as far as skiing or snowshoeing but honestly I don't know that I would go skiing anyway. Our resort was at the top of the "mountain"(pretty much a big hill) where the lift ended so I don't know how enjoyable skiing would be. Probably a great place for a beginner.

We enjoyed reading, playing games, watching movies and SLEEPING IN. Shawn was awesome and took Jack every morning from 7am until I woke up which was normally around 10:40am (Do I have a good husband or what.....). I wish Shawn's Spring Break never ended..... Jack experienced the swimming pool for the first time and loved it. We also tried some yummy restaurants and celebrated my birthday. Shawn totally surprised me with a private dance lesson for us plus after our lesson we get to go to a club and practice our moves. For those of you that know Shawn you are probably as shocked as I was! I have been waiting to take dance lessons forever but I thought Shawn would never do it. So needless to say I am one happy woman!

Enjoy the pics below.

Jack's crazy hair. My mom calls him "Woodstock" or "Woody" for short after the bird on Charlie Brown because his hair sticks up on the top.

Jack and I chillin
Jack enjoying and pool and his mom wishing they were somewhere warm outside where she could get some Vitamin D!
The view from our room. The view from the lodge was amazing.
Disclaimer: We might seem like awful parents who drag their child outside in the freezing cold for a picture (well we kind of are) but you must know that Shawn is from California and always dresses like he was in Antarctica when it is barely cold. I was not wearing a coat that day also the car was close by so Jack was only out for a moment but great picture of frozen Lake Michigan.

Our favorite "Double Dimple Smile."

Utah Trip

We went to Utah to introduce Jack to his family there and to bless him.  Jack did very well on the airplane.  On the way there his mother had to stand up for the full 4 hours so that he could see everything that was going on but luckily on the way home he slept most of the time. We had a great time in Utah.  It went by so fast and there are several people that we were unable to see (next trip to Utah, hopefully in May). Jack was introduced to many friends and family.  He met all of his great grandparents, great aunts and uncles, cousins once removed (I  think that is what you call them:)), and his mother's childhood friends.  It was also great to see some of my missionary companions.  Shawn came into town for a couple of days and we went snowmobiling with my mom's side of the family.  It was perfect weather.  Shawn is starting to realize that snow is not so bad (now I just need to figure out how to get him skiing....).  Jack was blessed in his grandma's ward and Shawn gave a wonderful blessing.  His grandma Janice had a wonderful dinner at her house after the blessing.  Thanks mom for making the day so special! Jack's Grandma Morris and the Goldstein-Roberts family flew in for the blessing.  What a lucky guy! Jack loved all the attention he got in Utah.  It seemed like every time Jack coughed, cooed, smiled, cried there was someone there to make a fuss over him.  Jack is so lucky to have so many people who love and support him. Here are some pics of the highlights of our trip.  

Jack's Favorite Place

Okay, we all have our favorite places to think, meditate, and just get away from it all.  Well, Jack's favorite place to be is his changing table.  Every time we put Jack on his changing table he starts smiling and his legs and arms go about 100 miles per hour.  He will coo at his friends (Elsie the Elephant and Jerry the Giraffe, who are located above the changing) for several minutes.  If his mother tries to interrupt his conversation with them he gets very upset.  Anyway we just think it is funny that he loves his changing table so much and wanted you all to see Jack in his paradise. Please don't mind the uneven pictures above the changing table (to be fixed) and the uneven picture that was taken.  Not sure who took these pics......