Dad and Mom and now little Sean

Well, as most of you know by now, Sarah's big belly is now not so big, as our little boy finally came into the world. Sean David Slater was born on September 28, 2009 at 2:47 pm after a long induced labor. He came in at a whopping 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 21 inches long. Well, no reason to bore you with too much information, here are some pictures. He sure is cute, he looks like his momma and dadda (duh).

Just a 1/2 an hour after birth.

I think he likes his daddy, either that or he is thinking "Man, I hope I don't have his hairline".

Momma and baby getting to know eachother.

Coming home from the hospital.

About a week old, just enjoying some tummy time.

Sometimes he gets a grumpy face, though this is a milder, cute one.

So small in his crib.

Prego Pizza

Since we moved here, I've had people tell me about this magical pizza place that had pizza that would induce labor. I didn't really buy into it, but I looked up the place anyways and found that Skipolini's was famous for their Prego Pizza. Who would have thought? I even found reviews and testimonials from several websites of those who swore that it was this pizza that put them into labor. Ha ha.

So, we thought we might as well try, if for nothing else than the experience. When we were taking this picture, a lady coming in exclaimed, "Oh! I know what you're here for! Good luck!"


We decided to sit outside - they have such a cute patio area!



Yes, it's actually called the Prego Pizza!



The waiter offered to take a picture of the two of us - it was pretty obvious why we were there.


Mmmm! It was surprisingly delicious pizza - probably some of the best pizza we've ever had.



Obviously, the pizza did not put me into labor, but it makes for a great story anyways! The pizza was insanely delicious and the pizzeria is so cute - I definitely want to go back again, just not with the same intentions!

Jeff's family comes to visit.

Sarah's family came to visit us back in early July, and my family, or part of them, paid us a visit around the middle of August for a quick weekend visit. Since it was so short, we only had a little time to show them the ropes. We went to this nice little indoor market where they have ethnic foods from all over set up like a mall cafe.

On Saturday we took them into San Francisco to go to Fisherman's Warf. We had a great time there with perfect weather, if not for the hazy skies from the San Jose forest fires. We ate lots of taffy, went to Ghirardelli Square and had us some yummy chocolate and ice cream. We were lucky enough to also get onto the deck with some old ships. They even had free admissions for the day to tour the old boats and ships. We also ran into the same tin man that Sarah's dad and sister got a picture in front of, but as of now he won't allow pictures to be taken of him unless you pay him. Too bad. But we sat just a few feet from him and ate some great seafood. That evening my parents took us to Babies R' Us and bought us a car seat. It is wonderful, thank you so much.

On Sunday they went to church with us, and we just hung out and played games till late that night. All in all, it was a fun trip and it was great to see the family.

The men in front of the chocolate factory.


The ladies were real excited to get in.


I think that Nicole wanted to push me in.


Sarah and I in front of the steering wheel on the old war vessel.

James goes into the MTC

On July 29th, James entered the Provo MTC! (I am very late putting up this post, so Elder Harrison is now already out in the mission field. His first area is in Kansas City, Kansas and he's already had a baptism! Of course, his companion did all of the work before James got there. :) ) I flew out so that I could see him off, which was great! We spent Tuesday touring Temple Square and going to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. That was a fantastic experience!

We decided to take all of our family pictures the night before he reported, so that we wouldn't have to fight the crowds of new missionaries. Great idea, only we couldn't get a picture of all of us! :(



At the MTC on Wednesday, families are no longer allowed inside the MTC, or even pass the front signs. (They started this because of the swine flu scare, and have kept it since then.) So, we said our last goodbyes and farewells at the sign, and watched Elder James Harrison walk off with his luggage to enter the MTC. That was a long walk for us to watch, but James must have been ready to serve, as he didn't even look back once.

Sarah at 32 weeks.

Sarah is now at 32 weeks, and her belly is getting bigger every day. It is now to the point where it is uncomfortable to sit, stand or sleep. Just 8 more weeks and our little boy will be in the world.

Sarah's Family Came to Visit

My family came to visit for the 4th of July. It was a blast and I was so sad when they had to leave! They stayed in our apartment, which made it super fun, but probably not too comfortable for them at night on the floor. We were able to do so many fun things while they were here. I can't wait for them to come back again - I know it will be soon, but the focus will be much different with our little baby here.

San Francisco

The world's windiest road on Lombard St. - definitely a tourist attraction. We had to wait in line forever just to go down a short little paved road. Definitely a one-time deal, but a must for tourists like us!

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory!! The actual factory is closed, but it still has tons of yummy chocolate and free samples - definitely the highlight of the San Fran trip for us girls!

Just ouside the chocolate factory entrance was this weird dude dressed as a knight in shining armor. Diane wanted a picture, and my poor dad got roped into the picture by the knight for standing too close!

The Golden Gate Bridge

4th of July

After searching the bay area for a good place to watch the fireworks, we finally settled on Hercules.

Oakland Temple

Harrison Family Baby Shower!

My mom and Diane through me a baby shower while they were here! They even planned games, so they made Jeff, my dad, and my brother James stay and participate. Those poor boys! They were troopers! We had a blast (well, the girls did!) and I was so surprised! They really went above and beyond to make me and the baby feel special! (Most of the pictures are on Diane's camera, so this is the only one I have, curtesy of Jeff.)

Baby Crib

The crib Jeff and I ordered finally came in! We drove down in our car to pick it up on Wednesday, but alas, the box was huge! There was no possible way that the crib box was going to fit in our car, no matter how many different times Jeff tried.


We were going to wait for my family to come out in July to pick it up, as they have more room in their vehicle, but Jeff did not want to wait that long. We ended up going back to pick it up yesterday (Thursday) after Jeff was determined to put it on top of the car with rope. As doubtful as I was about this working (I kept thinking of various awful senarios of our crib crashing off of our car), it worked out perfectly! Go Jeff!



Once home, we realized that we had not considered how we were going to get this rather large, heavy box up the stairs and into our 3rd floor apartment. Jeff could not carry the box by himself, and he would not let me help him carry it, althought I stubbornly tried to convince him that I could! We ended up pushing it end over end up the stairs, which thankfully worked!

Even though it was pretty late by this point, and Jeff gets up early for work, he really wanted to set up the crib that night. So, we did. It was super easy to put together, and I even got to help!



Now we have a beautiful crib! All we need now is the baby to come! :)