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!

Happy Halloween!

Guess Who is One Year Old?

THIS GUY!

Who Could Resist This Face?

 This look is one I get to see on a regular basis these days. Boston is discovering an exciting world of books, stairs, food, talk, and much more as he masters crawling and gets closer to walking. He loves saying "That!" and pointing, especially to pictures of himself. He also loves giving WET french kisses. In fact, last night we had our friends over, and Harv, who Boston apparently loves, got his entire face soaked with baby kisses. When he would try to stand up, Boston would follow him with mouth open wide. Finally Harv gave in and laid on the floor so Boston could shower him with affection, when suddenly he heard a gurgling sound. He had the good sense to duck his head as Boston came in for another smooch, and lucky he did because instead of slobber he would have gotten a mouth full of throw up. He still got an ear full though. 

day 6

From a Low Angle

And now on to bigger and better news...

Our boy is 10 months old!

And he has skills.

Why settle for one thing, when you can have the best of both worlds?