PRE-CHRISTMAS SHENNANIGANS

December 28, 2018 — Leave a comment
Before Christmas we got to spend a lot of time with family and it has been so fun! 

Our amazingly talented friend Amber took a rush-order THIRD round of pictures for us! She took pictures of me, Randy and Graham, of my whole family, and then of these cute cousins on Randy’s side! It was such a fun little shoot, she did SO good with the babies and got some awesome pictures. Plus she rush got them done so we could have them in time for Christmas. She’s seriously an angel. Need photos? Go check out her website (which I also helped design a little bit so tell me what you think!)
Christmas Sunday outfits! I just LOVE these boys! 
Graham met Santa! He did really good and then was just not having it with a stranger anymore hahaha. It was so sweet!!!

We went to This Is The Place for Candlelight Christmas where Graham licked the sugar off of our donuts and Randy held him as we danced the Virginia Reel. He was laughing and smiling SO much and it was just precious.

Randy and I went out on a fancy date night to celebrate him being DONE with his undergrad! It was fun to have a nice night just us, and we had so much delicious food!

We’ve had an amazing December and are sad that the holiday season is going to be over soon! 

SEVEN MONTHS OLD

December 18, 2018 — Leave a comment

•G is figuring out how to move, scooting backwards and pivoting around, but no actual crawling yet!
•He is obsessed with other babies, loves pictures and books with baby faces, and seeing his cousins (especially Mel who he met this month).
•He thoroughly enjoys eating and has loved every single thing we have given him to try.
•He always rolls his ankles around when he’s excited and it makes us laugh so hard!
•He loves getting his picture taken, is so well behaved in public, and is honestly the best blessing. We can’t get enough of him!

My boyfriend’s in a band

December 17, 2018 — Leave a comment

Have to brag a little bit because GUYS MY BOYFRIEND IS IN A BAND. And he can play all the instruments and he’s amazing. This is the second gig these guys have played and they are SO talented and I’m so proud of them! They sound awesome and are so fun to watch. I’m totally a lame groupie who brings the baby along but WHO CARES.

Graduation for my babe

December 17, 2018 — Leave a comment

I’ll do a whole big long crazy post in May when Randy actually walks, but I have to mention here how amazing he is.

Randy has worked his tail off and is finally DONE with his undergrad! He graduated with a degree in accounting from the University of Utah after tons of trial and error, switching schools, and uncertainty. He has worked so so so so crazy hard for this and I have never, ever been more proud of him. He’s got an amazing path laid right out at his feet and it’s incredible to see his hard work pay off.

Babe. You did it.

Sibling TIME

December 17, 2018 — Leave a comment
Hanging out with my siblings is always such a great time! It was fun to have the whole crew together, for Graham to meet cutie Melanie, and to have some Christmas celebration since we won’t all be together on actual Christmas.
We did our sibling Stocking Exchange (my brother was a genius even at age 8 and came up with that) where we trade candy and it was a blast.
Also G money is a DARLING and loves the snow and I’m obsessed with him.
 

My Mom Went To College

December 17, 2018 — Leave a comment

We had an awesome weekend celebrating my mom graduating from college! She went back to get her Master’s Degree in English and she is such an inspiration! She worked so hard, was published multiple times, and was even offered an assistantship to teach some classes while getting her degree. She’s always been a great example of how hard work, dedication, and ambition can result in great things. It’s awesome to have a mom who shows us regularly that women can do great things.

We had an amazing weekend with my siblings hanging out, going to lunch, playing games, and celebrating my mom.

Also, Sweet Whimsy Cakes created this GLORIOUS cake that I envisioned and it was delicious and just so beautiful. We included Moby Dick on it because my mom had an entire class on this novel, and our family felt like we basically read it too because of how much we discussed it!

Proud of you mama!

December in pictures

December 5, 2018 — Leave a comment
Our December in pictures:

Graham wasn’t feeling great early last week and was SO sad and clingy right before bed. Randy had his guitar out and G just started fussing and fussing, so Randy finally took him from me. G just sat on dad’s lap, playing music with him and it was the sweetest thing.
We went and visited our old next-door neighbor and she got to meet G! It was SO good to see her and Graham loved her so much.
It’s the little things like this that makes my whole heart happy.
We spent Friday at the Festival of Trees and had the best time! Lots of Peter Pan, unicorn, and Harry Potter trees this year. It’s one of my favorite family traditions to go and it was amazing taking Graham with us!

One thing we didn’t get a picture of was our family December service project. Every year Randy and I try to do some kind of service project to help at Christmas time. This year we worked with Christmas Box International to get toys to kids in Utah foster care. We were given two little boys to shop for (exactly Graham’s age) and it was SO amazing to go out and buy their toys, then take them to a giant warehouse filled with other toys for these kids. I love being involved with these like this, especially at the holiday time. The Utah Department of Workforce Services Family and Child division always needs donations of diapers, wipes, binkys, formula, and more. Check it out to see if you can help! 

Decembering

December 5, 2018 — Leave a comment

December has been fully loaded with lots of wintry, Christmasy wonderfulness. I have to pinch myself because I can’t believe we get to do Christmas with our little guy! We’ve decorated, started our Christmas countdown, have played in the snow, read some awesome books, spent time with family, made yummy treats, and I’m just so excited for this season!

Thanksgiving

November 24, 2018 — 1 Comment

I didn’t take hardly any photos on Thanksgiving! That’s how crazy it is with a baby and how much fun we were having! We got to spend time with both of our families which was awesome. Graham got spoiled rotten and we ate delicious food. Graham is obsessed with eating and was just in heaven trying all the different treats and sides. No turkey for him, yet!

Graham also got to help bake the pies before Thanksgiving which was so cute and fun!