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Sunday. The Sabbath. A day for worship, a day for rest and a day for family naps. At our house we love Sundays and their cozy feeling of togetherness.

Q is ten weeks today. How did she get SO big?!

A Half Moon and Golden Gate

Have you ever driven from Half Moon Bay to the Golden Gate Bridge on an incredibly clear San Franciscan day? I'd recommend it. And stop by at my Grandma's childhood home on the way... just off Ocean Avenue. It was a wonderful way for us to spend the last full day with my mom still in town. Happy President's day!

Lunch at a cute bakery in Half Moon Bay.

Stuffing their faces!

Nani getting Q ready to hit the beach.

All bundled.

Nani strikes a pose.

Max never stops.

Nana and Papa's house (my grandma's childhood home). 85 Lakewood Drive in San Francisco.

Have you ever seen the bridge on such a clear day?

Three generations.

The whole group. Thanks for making the trip to visit us Nani!

Smiley girl

This girl loves her Nani and her Nani loves her! She's turning into all smiles lately. A few days short of 2 months old in this picture.

Those little hands are growing! Just finished trimming her fingernails and this is my view. Sometimes she's so cute I just want to eat her.

Melissa!

Melissa and her mom dropped by last Saturday night for a quick visit. She was on her way to Phoenix to live in the Arizona desert. Wish she was coming to the bay area instead because we'd sure love to see her more often! She's also the baby whisperer, so of course Q loved her. Come back soon, Auntie Mel!

Quincy's Baby Blessing

Sunday was a blessed day-pun intended. In the Mormon religion, children are given a baby blessing in the first few months of life. It's not a baptism like many churches do (that happens when a child turns 8 years old), it is a blessing typically given by the child's father. Her blessing was beautiful and filled with family to celebrate-one more than expected, actually.

Let me begin my story by reminding readers that my mom lives 2,000 miles away on the beautiful island of Maui. Having just visited after Quincy's birth we'd agreed that it was too much for her to attend the blessing as well. However, on Saturday she decided that she simply HAD to be at Q's baby blessing (the very next morning). So with her usual "anything-is-possible" attitude she looked up flights (read: made my dad look up flights) and found one that left in less than 2 hours. Unbeknownst to me, she proceeded to book the flight, throw a suitcase together, and speed to the airport. She arrived at the airport with less than 45 minutes to take-off and proceeded to tell the people in line at security that she'd just received a call that her daughter was in labor ("Well I didn't want them to think I was irresponsible!" -Mom) so they let her cut. Needless to say, she was the last to board the flight, but she made it. Through all of this she'd used my sisters and Seth to trick me into just thinking that her scheme was simply sending a Hawaiian lei for Q's big day.


Fast forward to 11:15 pm that night. I was vacuuming and thinking all the while - oh my gosh, my neighbors probably hate me right now. And then I heard a knock on my door. Oh no. My neighbors are coming to yell at me. Do I answer? I hate confrontation. Oh my gosh, they hate me. I shouldn't be vacuuming. So I peek through the peep hole and who do I see? My mom. With a huge mischievous grin on her face. I was elated as I threw open the door and let her in. What a fantastic surprise! I'd been telling Seth just the day before that I was a bit disappointed that no one from "my side" of the family was going to be there for Q's blessing. She made the day complete with both sides of the family represented.

Quincy looked beautiful for her big day. She wore the gown that her Auntie Lila wore for her blessing (I think we used Lila's and not mine because it was prettier :) and she was wrapped in a white crochet baby blanket made by her Great Great Grandmother Jennie Halliday. Seth gave a beautiful blessing and Quincy slept peacefully through the whole thing. The other priesthood holders in the circle were her Grandpa Doug Bohne, Great Uncle Dave Berezay, cousin John Noll, Bishop Sinkovic, PJ Hazelton, Dave Morris, Austin Lee, and Derrick Leonardsen. We ended the celebration with a little family luncheon at our apartment (picture about 12 people crammed into a 15' by 20' room). It was a wonderful day.

Great Great Aunt Elaine

Aunt Jonelle

Grandpa Bohne

2nd cousins Andrew (on his 4th birthday!) and Ezra Noll (born 2-1/2 weeks after Q)

Me and Megan with our babes

Grandma Bohne

Andrew ran between toys at the table and watching the train pass outside, "Train, train!"

The girls of 3 o'clock

Me and Quincy; Nicki and Adelaide; Samantha and Brycen; Angela and Anna Grace

These lovely ladies have been keeping me sane for about the past month. We're a mod podge crew of new moms that all live in the same neighborhood and benefit from a "social hour" each day as we strut the streets. Nicki and I met at church. Samantha I met at a community garage sale. And Angela was "picked up" by Nicki as she was walking home one day. These women are fantastic company and have darling kids to boot! I've been so blessed to find great friends every time we move. The following are the results of an impromptu photo shoot that replaced our walk yesterday.

Q was fussy all morning. She hit the grass and cheered right up. My kind of girl :)

Pals, Q & A :) (Quincy and Adelaide) 

Q's closeup

Angela with Anna Grace -- the stylish walkers of the group.

Oh, the happy bunch! That sneaky sun came in and ruined a great photo.

Nicki and Adelaide

Oh, the places we'll go!

Q finally spent her Christmas money on this bad boy. She shopped around and got it for a steal off Craigslist. Here we are taking it out for a spin for the first time last night. Rides like a Cadillac.

Packed full of firsts

Some mom's document baby's first smile, first coo, first full night of sleep. Well, I'm terrible at remembering to write these things down. I do know that this week she had her first tear while crying. Nearly broke my heart. Her first smile? That was very early on. When my mom was here helping us after Q's birth she said Quincy was like me... "born with a smile."

While I've been awful about recording dates thus far, I'm turning over a new leaf (at least for this post). Here were yesterday's firsts: First day at the baseball field (Seth's helping coach a Little League team--more on this to come), first hike, first time throwing sticks for Max into the water, and first stake conference. Whew. It was a good Saturday! Here are the photos from our hike up St. Joseph's Hill, overlooking Lexington Reservoir. It was a fantastic day for a hike. Clear sky and temperatures in the high 60's/low 70's. Q did what she does best for most of the hike. Slept. Who could blame her? She was snuggled up to her daddy the whole time.