Life is Beautiful

So we're already into March eh? Crazy that two months can slip like that. I've found a couple of cute pics of O that sum up that time frame for him. He is definitely a toddler now. Likes trying to say words: ball, baby, moon, oh no, no, yogurt (that one's funny to hear), apples, Tootsie, lots of random things. So here's O.

Mr. Independent. And he always has either a scab or a bruise on his face/head. Yeah, that's not chocolate on his lip.

Oh my goodness, he LOVES to color! More-so just hold the crayons and listen to me say their colors.

We got this fun little slide in the backyard that he loves to play on. And he's a dirt-magnet, always playing in it.

His toy corner upstairs. He carries that stool everywhere he can't reach.

Love this! He puts this tub on his head and runs around the house. I call him "Astronaut O" and he gets such a kick out of it.

Loves his fake fish light and he says "ish."

Cute bookworm who is always thumbing through a book.

So there's Owen and some of his cuteness. He is changing so much. Definitely a stinker sometimes, but such a good listener. 

I've got into this huge craft kick lately. It started with pinterest, of course, and making a quiet book for O on Sundays. (Almost done and I'll post pictures of it.) But I also have wanted to do some more things for our little girl who will be here in 8 weeks.  Here's 3 things I have finished.

I love garage sales. Saturday mornings are lovely. Found these 2 lovely frames for 50 cents and $1.

Good-bye puppy and hello cute butterflies. Baby Chloe's room will have a butterfly theme so this will be precious.

I went way girly with that nasty black frame. Pink and purple paint, sparkles and ribbon made this a cute hair-pieces holder. Now I get to make things to fill it with!!!!!

This frame had a hilarious old school Japanese wedding photo in it. Now it's mine and Bryan's love message board. I can change out the background paper and we constantly change our love reasons with dry erase markers on the glass.

 And here are some updated prego pics. She is such a mover compared to O!

At Week 26ish I think a bit ago. Finally got a baby bump.

Current Week 32 picture. She's getting so big! 8 weeks to go!

It's Christmas Time!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Oh, what a wonderful time of the year. You just can't help but walk around with a smile on your face, at least I couldn't. Especially whenever I imagined Dec. 23rd. This year was Christmas on my side and my family and siblings decided to go to Montana and have a Caffrey Christmas.

I have such fond memories of going up there every couple of years as a child. I big house up on the side of a mountain, covered in snow. The best sledding hill//driveway you could imagine. 14 foot high Christmas tree. Food and games forever. But it's hard transferring memories to a spouse and child, so I was just ready for Bryan and O to experience it themselves. Here's what we came up with :)

O's first plane ride would have been a disaster if Bryan hadn't of been there. He is such a wonderful Dad! Yay for getting O to sleep!!

"Let me out and play guys! We're in Montana!"

 Christmas Eve

Santa's cookies got a little taste-testing.

O got to be baby Jesus in our Broadway production of "Jesus' Birth."

He did a most excellent job. Especially when he got to play with the lighter fluid the wise man brought for him :)

Christmas pinata

Christmas Morning!!!

The cuties were his favorite thing in his stocking. Nice 6 am snack.

Wasn't so sure about the ripping-the-paper thing I was doing.

I made Bryan this cute little desk calendar for his work with pics of O and I in it. His tears told me he loved it :)

 Sledding

We had the wonderful services of someone to pull us back up the mountain after we had sledded all the way down.

But not everyone always made it up in one piece.

Since sledding and prego doesn't go too well, I built this sweet jump for the sledders.

Uncle Perry getting air.

Bryan getting powder.

Uncle Dan and Jarom built another ramp. Needed more air than 2 inches I guess.

Ha. Love Jarom's face.

Bryan shooting video, not animals, in Yellowstone.

Hahaha! This poor elk who looked like he just got out of a boxing ring let my dad get within 5 feet of him. Look at the face he gave the camera!

And of course, O loved the snow. Not so much the sledding, but the white stuff was an automatic hit.

 

It's getting colder... 70 degrees!

When it finally hit December 1st, we were so excited to get ready for Christmas! (Me especially because I knew we were going to Montana! Bryan was fretting about the Bridal Fair.) Out came a bum load of decorations and we were so ready. Here are some pics that sum up that time frame.

Of course Bryan threw a sippy into the Christmas tree box so O would go after it...

No snow is just a given in Mesa. So O decided to make his own styrofoam snow. He would have made a blizzard if I would have let him :)  

Then we decided to whip out our gingerbread train. We didn't have enough time to make it last year, so we were ready for it this time. Frosting was a bit dried out, but that candy has a very long shelf life. O didn't mind at all. His eyes just lit up when all of the candy was dumped out on the table and when he shoved his hand into the frosting jar. He was sad when the tub washed off his secret stashes of sugar for his nap time :)

Then there were the Christmas lights at the Mesa temple. O LOVED them. He has a small fetish with lights. It was a blast to walk around together as a family and enjoy the festive season. So ready for snow and Christmas!!!

November Catch-up

There were some fun things that happened in November to our family, so we can't go on to December without giving them a blog of their own!

First off, our fam got to go up to Utah to be with the Illguth family for Thanksgiving. It was sooo wonderful to see them. It had been almost a year since we had seen a lot of Bryan's family. And we got to meet two new and beautiful nieces! And Thanksgiving dinner.... holy buckets. I have no problem saying it was my best tasting one yet! I am hungry again just thinking about it! 

Cutest decorations! Mel is so crafty. Our family is growing so big! So there will be more kids than adults!!!

We shared the good news of being prego with a girl with binkies and sparkling cider. Mmmm...

Love my adorable husband! Never a dull moment :) And love the snow right?!? Marshmallows and fishing line.

The Illguth Family!

 Then after family got sick of us, we crashed with the friends! Jake and Heidi were kind enough to let us stay with them. Poor Natalie didn't know what she was getting herself into! :) But we had a tasty breakfast with the Hansen's and a clown show!

O loved the dove!

And he thought he was Mr. Cool with all of the girls.

Hansen Family #1

Hansen Family #2- (Bryan should have worn grey and we would have been matchy families!)

 Then at the end of our trip, we went to Ogden to see the fairy cottage where Steve and Jacque are staying. They took us to the train museum! And O had a blast!!! Choo Chooo!

Bestefar and O

Bestemor and O

Huge Polar Express train!

 We also got to celebrate a very special day..... Bryan's birthday! It was a bit low-key this year. He got a much needed drill and work shoes. But we are already getting ready for his 30th birthday. Now that one is going to be fun!!!!