The Gabrielsen Seven

The Gabrielsen Seven

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Baby Toby's birth

 Danny reading an Abraham Lincoln book.
 Danny reading to Toby.
 Just staring at each other.
 Imparting wisdom.
 Alice loves holding him!
 Charlie helping Danny read.
 Angel baby Toby.
 Perfect.
 Singing I Am a Child of God to their 43rd grandchild.
 Doting grandparents.
 Finally feeling pretty well six days after birth.
 Cute daddy feeding his boy.




Grandma Terisa helping Charlie with his homework.
 Yummy soup at Olive Garden before the birth.
 Weird kids.
 Sledding on MLK Day.

 Weirdy Grace.
 Just before going into the hospital.

 Ready to be induced!
 Full of IV fluids:(
 Fingers like sausages - so tight!
 Finally out!




 Daddy's little guy.


He's everything I wanted!





 Grandparent visit. Visitors had to wear masks if they didn't have proof of inoculations.







Adoring!
 Under the bili lights with his cool sunglasses.
 All dressed to be discharged, only to be held back another two days:( But with all the stress, we did switch to bottles. Baby's first bottle:)

 Siblings visit their new baby brother in the hospital.


 I LOVE this picture!
 Grandma loves her baby.
 I was still quite swollen and getting my blood pressure taken every 15 minutes:(

 Cutest baby ever!
 Messages left by Alice and Grace.
 At least with everything I was going through, I had a perfect angel to make it all better.




Leaving the hospital in a cute dino outfit from Aunt Sarah.
 Danny was too nervous to hold him at first.
 Grandpa loved him!
 Pics Dad sent us when we had to send our baby home without us:(

 Back in time, at the hospital.

 Not sure what's going on here...





 Baby's first bath.
 Charlie took off his shirt for solidarity.
 He loves to smoosh his own face.




Awesome reupholstery job by Mom, Dad, and Paul. Six dining chairs
 and the piano bench!
 Welcome home sign made by the girls.
 Toby's picture added to the family wall.
 Grace's mosaic from parent/teacher conferences.
 Alice's self portrait, Andy Warhol style.
 Alice's cute snowman.
 Alice with her friends.
 If I was a snowman, I would... "sneak up on people." Classic Charlie.
 Charlie's cute penguin.
 Swaddled in one of Aunt Lynne's blankets.
 Interesting ear shape.
 Black and white baby.
 Pretty flowers from Joel and Melanie.




Brothers playing legos.

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Grace's big week

 Weird Charlie.
 With a Danny photobomb.
 Danny getting ready to play in the snow.
 Grace's certificate for completing primary.
 Grace earned her Faith in God award.
Grace's first temple recommend.
"Our home is good ground!" We made this as part of home church after reading the parable of the sower.
 New pack'n'play for Toby bought with our Christmas money. Thanks, Mom and Dad!
Grace's first temple trip.

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Happy 2019!

 Cute girls in their new church clothes from Grandma Terisa.
 Fun animal card game from the Burtons. We've played it a bunch this week.
 Looking at pepper through the microscope.
 Paul's old walkman finally bit the dust after like 17 years. We bought a sweet boombox to replace it;)
 Going through baby clothes. Grace in a 24M vest.
 So much baby boy clothes!
 Paul's Christmas gift from his work: socks and a vest.
 Paul is working on an article about this art installation. It contains rocks that were stolen from a national monument, and U geology professors gave evidence that helped convict the thieves.
 Danny opening wide at the dentist.
 When Derek stopped by for lunch.
 Boy cousins!
Baby clothes, pose 2.