Just another Happy Day

Playin' with my toys...

Hangin' out with Daddy...

Playing with my new favorite toy, the basketball.

Yay! Yay!

Reading Time with Daddy

This is just a classic moment between Dan and Isaiah. Dan makes Isaiah laugh like no one else can and Isaiah just adores Dan.

I am Loved

Jesus loves me. My mom loves me. My dad loves me. My Grandma and Grandpa love me. My Nanny and Papa love me. My great-Granddad and Grandma love me. My Auntie's and Uncle's love me. My cousins love me. I am loved....

I love all of you too. (I just can't say it in words yet :)

HOGAR DE AMOR

So, there is this amazing blog that I have been visiting and thought it should be passed on. This outstanding lady, J. Thompson has been living, working and running and orphanage called HOGAR DE AMOR for abandoned babies and small children in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Check it out! I am sure your heart will be touched. It's amazing how over miles and miles people can be connected by something as simple as a computer.

http://hogardeamor.blogspot.com/

Celebrating a Golden Birthday

Yesterday was my 27th birthday a long awaited GOLDEN birthday. It was such a fun day, topped with lots of hugs, phone calls and birthday wishes. The best part of my day was coming home and having a candle lite dinner with my amazing husband. He cooked me dinner and bought me some of my favorite pink roses. It was so special! Turns out turning 27 isn't that bad!

Morning snuggles with my little one before work Dan made this fabulous Chicken Parmesan

Jumping for Joy

Isaiah is into this whole jumping thing like most kids do around his age. Thankfully he has his exer saucer to help him out. I'm so glad I finally have this video thing figured out, so everyone in Japan and family around the country can see him growing! HI EVERYONE!

7 months Old

Goodmorning everyone! I'm 7 months old today! Hurray!

After 7 months of pictures... Finally a Video!!

We have had a digital video camera since the day Isaiah was born. (It was also our anniversary and the camera was Dan's gift to Christine)
So we have had a whole lot of blog entries and hundreds of pictures, but this is our first post with a Video!
So here is Isaiah with his first video post...

Laughing on Command!!

More to come soon...

Hi Auntie Betty!!

So, my Auntie Betty lives far away from me and I rarely get to see her, but because of this super cool blog that my mom has, she can see pictures of me everyday. (or every hour since she checks it alot!)

"Oh yeah, Auntie Betty! I am scooting around now!! Come and see me do it soon!!"

6 months and counting

I just love my Dad! Lots of giggling is part of everyday

Sitting up

Pulling Dad's hair out...just the beginning of things to come.

A little coos time with Uncle Steve

Christmas Vacation, part 1

It was the beginning of a beautiful holiday season and vacation...
Looking into my little boys bright blue eyes... Hanging out with my hubby for a relaxing morning....

Watching Isaiah find his new best friend in the mirror...

And curling up for a nice late morning cup of coffee and a good read....

Christmas Vacation, part 2

It was Isaiah's first Christmas....so fun with the Gundersen family started on Christmas Eve day as we visited my parent house where all the cousins and aunts and uncles were. Daddy and his boy

Isaiah's Aunt Lisa who LOVES him and can always get him to laugh, a lot!Big girl, Ingrid, is already old enough to hold Isaiah and carry him around like her own doll.

Julie and Jane came down from Fargo to spend a couple of days. Julie even got to stay with us a night!!Lisa and Holly. This little niece is growing up sooooo fast!
Betty and her boyfriend (very good looking BF I might add!), Ryan

The boys!

Christmas Vacation, part 3 - NEW YORK

Surprise DADDY!!!! WE'RE GOING TO NEW YORK!!! For Christmas, Dan recieved the biggest surprise ever... a trip to Long Island, NY for a much needed get-a-way and time spent with his family. I pulled off the biggest, longest kept secret I have ever done, by waiting until Dec 24th at 8:00 p.m to reveal to Dan that we were leaving the next morning at 6:00am for a 9 day trip to Long Island, NY. HE WAS shocked, pretty much speechless (which rarely happens) and SOOOOO excited. He literally could hardly sleep! Thankfully I had secretly packed all his bags and everything else.

Dan's sister, mom and dad were thrilled to be able to all be together for Christmas Day and the days that followed. Here are some of the highlights.....

All of us together opening Christmas presents!

Isaiah with his Nanny. She got lots of hugs, slobbery kisses and endless knawing from Isaiah's teething frenzy
Cousin Kenny and Isaiah spent lots of time playing together! Isn't Kenny such a cutie in this outfit!Isaiah's papa was really happy to see him and get some quality time with his grandson that he hasn't gotten to see as much as he would like.
A trip into NYC to the Metropolitian Museum of Art. One of my most favorite places in the U.S.

A visit to Dan's cousins resturant in Manhattan after driving down 5th Avenue. Isaiah all tucker out after a long day at the museum.Watching the NY Giants play the MN Vikings while sitting on a couch in NY. Too bad the Giants didn't win that game....oh well, they still made the playoffs, even though the Vikes didn't

Our little family in our Giants gear

Playtime with mom, after a good long nap

Lots of smiles

Great Granddad is so proud to have his newest little Mets fan on his lap.....Isaiah's thinking, "So this is who I am named after."

Isaiah tryin' out his great uncles rocking chair from when he was a young boy.

New Year's Eve
Bringing in 2009 with the people I love!!