Just Like Daddy

I leave this kid alone for 5 seconds and he is into something. The other day my family was visiting and we lost him...for like 10 minutes. It seemed like an eternity! We even thought maybe someone had accidently let him outside, and went searching the neighborhood. Where did we find him? In the bathroom, scrub brush in hand, silent as can be, testing the waters.

Yesterday I found him in our closet, trying on about 10 of Brick's ties, along with a few shoes, belts, and a pair of my earmuffs.

As you can imaging, my house is a disaster. We use our ottoman as a barricade for the computer, and if we leave a bathroom door open, we are in big trouble. And he knows EXACTLY what he is not supposed to touch. How do we know? Because he gives a mischievous grin, waits till we realize what he is about to do, then makes a mad dash to do whatever naughty thing it is before we can get to him (and dude, this kid is quick!). But at the end of the day, we see this little face, and we can't stay mad at him.

SNOWY DAYS!

Well, it took a while, but winter finally hit us. We got dumped on last night, a foot of powdery, gorgeous snow. This morning Boston kept looking longingly out the window, so we geared up in our boots and gloves and headed outside to experience the winter wonderland.

It didn't take long for Boston to ditch his gloves and hat. He learned pretty quickly the pains of cold hands and ears, and that is when our snow expedition ended... with lots of tears.

Pure Bliss

Rosy Cheeks

Stomp Stomp

Boston is into everything these days.

2012: Here's to keeping my house clean.

Happy December

A couple of weeks ago we had hurricane winds here in Davis County. Trees were uprooted, fences and signs torn from the ground, and.... I hate to say it, but where this was a disaster for most, it was good luck for us. Brick's parents had a beautiful blue spruce, what they called their "Centennial Tree," in their front yard. Unfortunately for them, it was uprooted during the wind storm. Lucky for us, the top ten feet of the tree were undamaged.

Thus "Old Blue," our beautiful Christmas tree, was born. It has A LOT of character and a great back story. It even kept its pinecones. I chuckle every time I look at it.

This month Brick and I will have our 5th wedding anniversary. We were married 3 days before Christmas, and he gave me this ornament:

This fall when we were in Rothenberg, Germany, where bought this ornament:

We have shared so many great adventures together the last 5 years. Life is even better now than it was then, and we even still like eachother.

Another highlight of the month was Boston meeting Mr. and Mrs. Clause. He marched right up to the old guy's lap and reached for him. He looks slightly uncomfortable with the situation here, but don't let that fool you. He loved it!

November Means...

Spending Thanksgiving with family...

(and beating them in every game we played)...

Hiking, eating dirt, sucking on rocks, and getting as dusty as possible...

Playing in the fall leaves...

And watching lots and lots of football!


We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We sure did! Boston loved playing with his cousin, Dax, and getting lots of loves from Aunt Cassi and Uncle Hansy. The dinner was great, the weather was great, and the whole month couldn't have been better!

1st Haircut

Boston had his 1st haircut this weekend. He was starting to get a fantastic mullet. It's funny how, no matter how scraggly and homeless your child looks prior to that milestone, a momma fights against that day because it's one more step to your baby growing up. As Brick was cutting Boston's hair, he said, "Next thing you know, he'll be heading off to Prom." I may have teared up a little. I may have also slapped him for exploiting my emotions.

No matter how much I want to keep Bos a chubby, cuddly little baby, he really is growing up fast. He is walking almost like a pro these days, and saying all kinds of words, not to mention the constant stream of jibber jabber that comes from whatever corner he's playing in. He LOVES emptying every drawer he can reach, turning off our computer, climbing on things, and going up and down the stairs. My little boy is growing up. *SIGH*

So Handsome!