Angela Kaye Wold. One Month Old. 10.25 pounds.
The Wold family traveled the Enchanted Highway this weekend to visit my family in Regent, North Dakota. Our main goals for the weekend were to pick up job applications for Tyler in Dickinson, visit my cousin Tyrel before he leaves for thirteen weeks, and introduce Angela to her Great-grandpa Jim. Thankfully, we got it all accomplished with some time to spare as Sunday was spent as a family just hanging out, something Tyler and I have decided is going to happen every Sunday. With all the craziness that's going on, we decided that we need at least one day of quiet, that we spend just as a family to enjoy each other and not have to worry about enjoying other's company.
We left for Regent/Dickinson on Friday morning EARLY, and after another peaceful car ride, we arrived in Dickinson around 1:00pm. Angela and I went and visited with my cousin Jessi and her little princess Quintavia while Tyler scooted around Dickinson picking up applications. After much confusion of which places were hiring, Tyler and I went around Dickinson for half an hour picking up applications and then headed down to Regent.
When we arrived in Regent, a great majority of the family was out and about getting things done. So we headed over to my Aunt Sue and Uncle Jim's house to visit their grandson Jamison. Needless to say he and Angela kicked it off quite well.
Jamison Paxton Gion
He has the cutest smile...when he's not camera shy.
And he is only five pounds heavier then Angela...what a size difference five pounds makes.
The rest of the day was spent oohing and ahhhing over the little ones. It wasn't until the sun went down that my Grandpa Jim finally came in from the fields, cleaned up after dinner and held his Great-Granddaughter. It was so precious, Grandpa was exhausted from the long, hot day out and postponed sleeping so he could cuddle with his "sleeping beauty."
Grandpa Jim and little Angela Kaye.
After a long night (I stayed up watching the Bucket List, and found out that when Tyler is really tired, he sleeps with his eyes open) Angela spent a great majority of Saturday sleeping. She napped with Grandma Ree for a little while in the morning and once Dad decided that he wanted to cuddle up with his little girl, he took two naps with her. Talk about a Baby Hog.
Grandma Ree and Angela, I love how Grandma naps sitting up.
Daddy and Angela sleeping again.
Like my family does best, the great majority of them waited until a few hours before we were ready to hit the road to come over and meet our bundle of joy. Aunt Audrey who has been a huge help with breast feeding and pretty much any other question I have about babies, came in to town after we got a little timing confusion situated. It's evident that she loves babies as she plays so well with them and they look so good on her. I think she's ready to be a Grandma again.
Audrey and Angela checking each other out.
My cousin Katie and her two little girls, Anna May and Ruby Jane came in to town to meet the tiny baby. If Angela is to be anything like her two cousin's she will never stop. Anna May has the vocabulary of a second grader and little miss Ruby crawls like there is no tomorrow. I am so excited to be closer to them in these next few months so that they can teach my little one some interesting things.
Anna May loving on Angela Kaye.
After visiting for some time, I finally was able to meet up with cousin Tyrel. He had been gone for baseball all weekend and though I shouldn't have been happy about it, he lost a game and was taken out of the tournament. Tyrel, Tess and Jamison made their way over to visit again before we headed out on the road. It was so great to see him, even if I didn't get to visit with him as much as I would have liked due to a crabby, hungry little girl.
It may not be the best photo, but Jamison was wearing his dad's hat and it was so precious.
We traveled across the state with my cousin Chandler and it was such a pleasure to have a young heart in the vehicle to keep us entertained. While we were on the stretch of I-94 from Bismarck to Fargo, we were only about fifteen minutes outside of Bismarck when we were caught in the middle of a high speed chase. It was scary, and yet intriguing. It was the young mind of Chandler that brought laughter as he kept asking what it was that the guy had done, "Maybe rob a bank, probably not, rob a gas station, an armed robbery?" Overall, it was a great long weekend but a good one. We visited with family, and found that North Dakota can have some interesting scenery on the interstate.
Sporting the 701 Crew Baby onesie from Mike and Angela Mathers
What a little "chunkabutt"
"Oooohhh....bright shiny light"
