Family Firsts

This Tuesday we decided to go get Channing's pictures taken. Mom Wilbur offered to go with us and warned us that it is usually a few hour ordeal. We booked the appointment at JCPenny's, got his outfits all ready to go, and rushed out of the house to get to the appointment on time, btw, it's crazy how much longer it takes to get ready with a newborn. When we got there our name wasn't down for the appointment.

We decided that we were all ready and didn't want to come back another day so we found another place in the mall to get it done, Picture People. We dressed him in his blessing outfit and an outfit based around these awesome Vans shoes that Ann Owens gave us.

Because we switched picture locations Channing got to nap for a couple hours while we walked around the mall so he was hungry when he was woken to take the pictures. We teased him with a bottle--poor kid. He did awesome! It is such an ordeal to get pictures taken, who knew! You get them taken, then wait forever, then they bring them out in frames to put the pressure on, then you look through a slide show of them, and then you have to pick! We are definitely new parents.

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On Monday we went to San Onofre with the Bounds and Graves. It was awesome! Josh learned how to surf at this beach at Old Man's break growing up. It was rad returning as a family. Channing, a little over 5 weeks, did great. He only got a little fussy towards the end. He even knocked out for the drive home, which was 45 min. We had family home evening and had dutch-oven cooking: BBQ chicken, scalloped potatoes, and peach cobbler. It was soooo good. It was really nice to get out. Channing loved the sound of the ocean, it put him right to sleep. We hope he will like the beach, otherwise we are in trouble.