Sweet Home Alabama (Fifth and Last Day of Trip)

Jonathon had to head off to training again this morning, so I said goodbye in the morning and packed up to head home later in the afternoon.

Take one last look for memory. We'll be together in a few weeks.

Michael slept so well for me on the way home. Notice his long eyelashes in this photo. What an amazing kid.

Sweet Home Alabama (Fourth Day of Trip)

Because it was Monday, I had to kinda hang out in Jonthon's dorm room while he was in class. There wasn't much to do, but I found a way to pass the time...

Sweet Home Alabama (Third Day of Trip)

Because it was Sunday, we had a chance to go to church together. Our ride was a little late, but we ended up getting there soon enough.

After church we had dinner together. We made some Ranch Chicken and potatoes with some fresh fruit and salad in our hotel room. It was fun to eat as a family (notice that I mention everything was fun "as a family." I think there is a pattern evolving here.)

After dinner we went for a walk around the neighborhood by the hotel. It was beautiful weather.

Sweet Home Alabama (Second Day of Trip)

After taking it easy all day, we decided to go out together as a family. We went to a nice southern BBQ type restaurant called Dreamland. It was a blast! Jonathon loved sitting next to his son, and I just love having them both with me.



I didn't bring the Pack 'n Play with me on the plane, and since Michael is so small, we just put him in a drawer with some towels for padding. He was so cute and small in the drawer... I just had to take a picture.

Sweet Home Alabama (First Day of Trip)

I was able to get on my rescheduled flight. I arrived in Alabama late Friday night. It was so good to see my honey... and he sure loved seeing his new son. They just cuddled and loved for some time.

Michael's Photo Shoot

Sorry it has taken so long to post these pictures. I guess you could say that it has been a crazy couple of weeks. The pictures were taken on June 10... Here are just a small handful of the pictures that we took. It was a beautiful day, but it was freezing! (you can't really tell just by looking...)

Flight to Alabama and Michael's Photo Shoot

Today I was going to fly to Alabama to go see Jonathon for the weekend. (He is there on training for the AF). When I got to the airport, we noticed that the flight was canceled, so I am rescheduled to leave tomorrow. It turns out that it was a real blessing in disguise, though, because Jonathon has his major test tomorrow and all Michael and I would be are a distraction. So, now we can just see him when he is done with the test. It really could have been a lot worse--many people aren't getting flights out until Sat or Sun. Also, my ride hadn't left yet, so I wasn't stranded at the airport. What's more, I was still in Utah instead of being stranded with a 6 week old baby overnight at some random airport in another state. I find there is a lot to be thankful for.

Michael is such a great baby. At the airport, basically the entire time, he was patient and just slept even though it had been almost 8 hours since I had fed him. I was planning on feeding him when my bags were checked and I'd gone through security. I figured it was good to do while I was waiting for boarding; plus it would help him be happy for the entire 4 hour flight. Unfortunately, I ended up standing in line for that whole time instead. I am so blessed with such a great baby.

Speaking of great kid, we had some pictures done yesterday. He was magnificently patient for the whole thing, even though we were outside in the cold. I am hoping to post some of those pictures as soon as I look at them. Meanwhile, they are posted on this blog: www.adashoflovephotography.blogspot.com which is the blog of the wonderful photographer who took the pictures (Vanessa Brammer). You may have to scroll down a bit because she has posted some other pictures she has taken, but hopefully you can recognize him when you see him. His story is called "loveable".