What's the Verdict?

Some people say Jamisen looks like Jeff, others say Ashley. Here is a comparison of all of our baby photos. Jamisen on the left, Jeff in the middle and Ashley on the right. What do you think?

Jamisen ------------ Jeff --------------- Ashley

3 babies to 1

A week or two ago we brought Jamisen to meet his new three best friends! My friend Bonnie had TRIPLET BOYS back in September, and they have been in the NICU for a couple months and they recently came home. It has been so great to be pregnant the same time! Bonnie was the first friend I met when we moved down to Houston. Jeff already knew her husband John who was high school friends with Jeff's brother in law, and they happened to be in our ward when we moved down here. She made the transition down to Texas SO much easier and I love hanging out with her. We found out about the same time that we were pregnant with boys, her of course with 3 and me with 1, and it's great because they can all be friends. She is amazing to be taking care of 3 boys! 1 is hard enough!

Happy Baby!

Jamisen was smiling so much last night and we got a great smile on camera! He is getting to be so much fun as he interacts with us more.

What a Cutie!

Jeff's sister had a baby girl on the 1st of December, so Jamisen has a new baby cousin. Here they are at the hospital...they are best buds already! As you can see his is estatic.

Jamisen hates wearing hats...but we try to put them on him anyways. I don't think he should have an opinion at this age of what he does and doesn't want to wear!

Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a great Thanksgiving weekend! We spent Thanksgiving at Jeff's sister and brother in law's (Rich and Beck) house in Houston, and they were so nice to host all of us, especially since Beck was due with her fourth child 5 days after Thanksgiving. My parents came to town from Fresno as well as my brother Parker from BYU, and my brother Ryan and his wife Marilyn and their two kids came on Friday. With Jeff's other sister's family and others coming into town, we had quite the group. We have such a great family to be thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving!

Sadly, this is the only shot we got of the table - post thanksgiving meal

Family shot

After dinner the boys did a little fishing in Rich and Beck's pond in their backyard.

After dinner, the turkey definitely got to all of us. This picture says it all!

Nothing like kicking back and watching a movie on a stomach full of turkey!

Boardwalk and BBQ

Thanksgiving weekend was full of fun and BBQ. Since my family was in town from California, they wanted to take advantage of all the good BBQ places we have down here in Texas, so we basically had BBQ for every meal. My dad even stopped by a BBQ place on he way to the airport and took some ribs home with him on the plane. We also went to the Kemah Boardwalk and shopped on the boardwalk and rode rollercoasters.

Our piles of brisket and ribs!

My neice Kaitlyn LOVED her big Texas ribs....as you can see!

The boys on the boardwalk.

Kemah

Smile!!!

Jamisen started smiling when he was 5 weeks old. One night we were able to capture his smile on camera and here's the result . . . .

He can get away with anything when he flashes us his smile!

I love this one. Jeff was able to get a big one out of him!

Strollin' with the baby...

We have been taking advantage of the gorgeous November Houston weather, and lately we have been taking a lot of family strolls through the parks. Houston has a lot of pretty parks near the downtown so it has been great to get out and give Jamisen some fresh air. He loves to be outside, and is always quiet and loves to look around.

Watching the paddle boats

I wanted to post some pictures from when my mom was here helping with the baby. I feel so lucky that she could stay for 3 weeks after Jamisen's birth! She was such a huge help in more ways than I can count. She cooked, cleaned, kept the house stocked with groceries, did laundry, and even woke up in the middle of the night to change some diapers and rock Jamisen back to sleep when mom and dad were too tired! THANK YOU MOM/NANA! We couldn't have done it without you!

I've mentioned this cupcake shop before. Pretty much I am in love with the decor so I had to take her there to eat a cupcake and revel in the cuteness! This was my first "trip" out of the house after having Jamisen.
*Note* we did not plan on matching the place!

Look at all that cupcake goodness!

One Sunday all of us went on a walk on a path near the downtown. It was a gorgeous day and so nice to be outside and soak up the sun!

Happy Halloween!!

Jamisen's first costume. Our "sweet pea"

Nana Jolley and her little pea

2 weeks old!!

We can't believe our little Jamisen is 2 weeks old already. He is growing up so fast! One of his favorite things to do is eat a lot! He had his 2 week check up yesterday and has gained 12 ounces since his birth! Definitely a growing boy! He has been such a good baby, and is a sweetheart. He already has his days and nights figured out and we love that we can get some longer stretches of sleep in the night. Here are some recent photos of him:

He loves rocking in his swing and we love that he loves it!

Close up during bath time

He actually LOVES bath time. Especially when we shampoo his hair and he gets a little head massage.

Grandpa came into town for a short visit to meet his newest grandson!

Jeff's Birthday!

October 9th was Jeff's birthday, exactly a week before Jamisen was born! We went out to eat with some friends and had a great time together. Of course one of our friends told the waiter it was his birthday, so the staff would sing happy birthday to Jeff. When they asked Jeff his name, he told them that it was "Jeffy", so it was pretty funny to see the staff come out and sing "Happy Birthday Jeffy", and see all the weird looks we got from all the people eating around us. A couple days later we had a family party and below is a video our sorry version of the happy birthday song