Christmas eve

Christmas Eve

as with christmas eve tradition we spent the evening at nana and papa's. naturally we had garcia's and it was so yummy! we had a white elephant gift exchange, the hot item this year was an actual in-in-out burger, yuck!

family.

auntie.

wiggle worm.

i think this was a sneeze.cry.laugh situation.

ALL the cousins, such a rarity, glad we get together at least once a year...

dad time.

the kids with the kid.

Ward Christmas partaay

we had a lovely christmas party. i wish i would have taken more pictures, it was beautifully decorated. the program was very uplifting, it was the perfect way to kick off the christmas season. and of course santa was there. easton did pretty well until he realized he was with a bearded stranger, but we got a couple good shots. 

It began to look a lot like Christmas

we put off getting a christmas tree until auntie got home, then we decided to go on the first full day she was home. well as life happens we ended up going to a GCU women's basketball game to watch milee coach and after we were done the tree lot was closed. well we made the best of the situation  and eyeballed a good tree through the fence and us girls went the next day to get it. we of course took easton with us for his first tree picking experience. 

he is kinda giving kisses, they are open mouthed and he usually just ends up banging his mouth on your cheek. its cute though and we count it as a kiss.

easton was helping pick the tree

just a glimpse of our christmas decor, those stars are my FAVORITE and i am so so bummed i didn't buy more. 

after tree shopping he was exhausted and fell asleep instantly. i love his sleeping face.

Such a busy boy

oh easton! he is so much fun, i love watching him discover his surroundings. on this particular night i was trying to get dinner made and he was determined to be in the kitchen too. so i took the glass containers out and let him go to town with the plastics, mostly lids, but just as fun. he also is a magnet to the dishwasher, he loves to pull him self up and bang on the dishes.

Auntie comes home!

after four long months, auntie has returned from spain! just in time for christmas too.

we {me.jer.e.mom.dad.nana.aunt debbie.becca.sam.thomas} all piled in cars and met her at the gate. auntie had the experience of a lifetime {read about it here} and we are so thankful for the opportunity she was given BUT we are even more thankful she is home safe and sound. 

for a late night dinner we went to oreganos, yum!

instagram love

our instagram life

yummy french toast that j makes once in a blue moon

goodbye auntie, miss you lots see you in 4ish weeks

my work space has finally come together

sweet note i found one morning

all the momentos form dating

mickey's clubhouse (i know im a bad mom, but you gotta do what you gotta do sometimes)

mom thought it would be a good idea to bring home a pack of gelato, brilliant!

getting ready for my first show

raffle item

im so sleepy dad

sunday funday

our closet...yikes! i promise the dresser is almost done

sometimes he slows down and snuggles in

nana reluctantly being a plum lovin' model

easton doing some christmas shopping for momma

happy halloween!!

so with it being eastons first halloween and all, naturally i planned to make his costume. in true new mom fashion time got away from me and the night before the quilt-or-treat {with the recent ward changes we apparently did not have access to the building for the traditional trunk-or-treat, so instead we had it at the park and setup little quilts to to pass out candy from} jer and i went to joann's for a pattern and decided to make him a cow of sorts. well it was so late by the time that i had a chance to get sewing that i cut it out all wrong and then sewed it backwards. i gave up and went to bed. the next morning, now the day of the quilt-or-treat, i got an email with a tutorial on how to make simple bat wings. after some trial and error and one last trip to the fabric store we had us a little bat! he was adorable!

7 months gone by

yikes! my baby is seven months old, its crazy how fast time goes by. he is getting so big. easton crawls and gets into everything, plug-ins, dog food, dog water, dog toys, tupperware cupboard, tv wires, drawers, shoes, basically anything that he can get his hands on. he is still not on a schedule, it stinks! after a few face plants he is beginning to pull himself up on the couch. he loves his vegetables, not so big on the fruits. now i know that tv is bad for babies and some studies say that it causes a.d.d. but really i love watching sesame street with easton, and sometimes he is just too fussy for his own good and wont fall asleep, so i put him in the swing with baby einstein and its like magic. as tired as i am most of the time, i love watching him explore this big world around him.

separation anxiety is starting to set in, i absolutely love that he knows who his mom is and that he loves me back. but sometimes its a bit of a pain when i just want to pee, alone. 

 everyday i am so thankful for this sweet little baby that we have been blessed with. he is such a sweet spirit and i love his little personality.