Dave and I were invited to a wedding up in Santa Cruz for one of his college roommates. We thought it was the perfect excuse to head up the valley and introduce Levi to all of our wonderful extended family and a few friends. We were a little hesitant to take a four week old on a 6 hour car ride but figured if he was going to fit into this family he needed to be ready to go with us! He was an absolute trooper and we only had to stop twice on the way there and twice on the way back. We have found that he goes from completely quiet and content to screaming his head off in 0.2 seconds which makes for a few harried minutes to find a place to stop, but all in all he did a great job. Here are a few highlights of the week. (Note to self: get better at picking up the camera! And maybe put someone else in the picture besides Levi. Thankfully my Mom was around with her camera so hopefully she got some important pictures that I can borrow later.)
Dave & Levi in Bakersfield at our first pit stop.
There is a hint of a smile even in the 112 degree heat... he must be a valley boy at heart!
Auntie Amy holding a very sleepy Levi.
The first (reactionary) smile caught on camera! Mommy is so funny!
One of the "goodnight" pictures I sent to Dave this week.
He was in Chicago for business so I stayed up in Modesto with my parents. It was one of the best decisions I've made since being a mom! I was definitely not ready to be a single parent for a week and it was nice to spread out the visits from family.
Hanging out with Hannity.
Believe it or not, these two really do love each other already. Whenever we passed Levi on to meet someone, Hannity was at their feet as if to say "That's my baby!" And Levi gives some of his best smiles to her too. I'm so glad this relationship is working out because we were a little nervous how they would respond to each other in the beginning.
More pictures to come... We saw both sets of Grandparents, met two Great-Grandmas, lots of cousins and Aunties and Uncles, friends that prayed for us, and new baby best friends. We had so much fun but are glad to be back home.
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