Friday, April 3, 2009

Disneyland...take 7

Last weekend we went down to San Diego and had the best weekend hanging out with Shelby and Trevor! Shelby had to work saturday so Trevor took us to a place that looks over all of San Diego which was sweet and then we went to the beach.

We put Beck's feet in the water and he did not appreciate it, after the first time he felt the water he refused to put his feet down again, we would go to set him down on the ground and he would curl his legs up to his chest...so stinkin cute!Dane and Trevor are hilarious together cause Dane is the most competitive person in the world and Trevor his probably his biggest all-around competitor (aside from me...I whoop him at everything we do). We can't figure out if Trevor is just the bomb at every game we play or if he is the best cheater of all time but Dane loves a good competition and Trevor gives it to him every time!
No weekend would be complete without a visit to Chili's or Macaroni Grill (remember me mentioning it's one of Dane's obsessions) and since we were on vacation we went to Chili's the first night and Macaroni Grill the second...haha big surprize huh!

When we realized that Beck was 4 months old and had still never been to Disneyland we knew that we couldn't wait any longer...we made sure that we got video footage of his grand entrance through the gates of Disneyland...in a Church baby's life this occassion is just as important as graduation and marriage.

I thought Disneyland would be a lot more inconvient with a baby but it was a lot better than last time we went when I was prego because this time I didn't miss out on some of the best rides like Tower of Terror!
Of course one of the boys top favorites was the Buzz Lightyear ride where you see who can hit more targets...competition! And yes, Trevor kicked Daner's butt!
When you go to Disneyland they give you pins if you are there for a special occassion so Beck got a 1st visit pin that he wore and I got a b-day pin which I was pumped about!I had SO much fun with Shelby while we were there it stunk to have to leave so soon...I thought about just quitting my job early and moving in! We left on my b-day and she stayed up literally all night the night before my b-day and decorated the house and made my favorite kind of cake for me to wake up to...do sisters get better than this!?! Not to mention the multiple gifts wrapped on the table, including a Mary-Kate and Ashley movie! Not only did she make my b-day awesome she also totally hooked Dane up cause then he didn't have to worry about what to do for me haha. Anyways we had an awesome weekend and we LOVE hanging out with those two...we'd probably even still visit them if they didn't live an hour away from paradise










Saturday, March 14, 2009

Blessing Day

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We blessed Beck on March 1st and the best part was was that he did not end up wearing a white undershirt! I went shopping with my friend Ashley and we found a cute white polo and white pants which was a huge relief! For some reason the whole blessing bid really stressed me out but lucky for me I have a great mom, mother-in-law, husband, and grandma who pretty much took care of everything for me! We did homemade Cafe Rio salads and I was worried we wouldn't have enough food, but I was also worried that nobody would show up. I probably should have planned something a little more simple for the dinner but in the end everything was perfect which I can't take any credit for. We didn't invited a ton of people so if you weren't invited no need to be offended (and if you were invited consider yourself lucky!). But I was grateful for and excited to see Dane's family that came down and for all of our friends who came! Of course Dane gave him a beautiful blessing and Beck only let out a few snorts during the blessing when his bink fell out...FYI, Dane has given Beck the lovely nickname of "pig" because when he cries or eats he snorts, I love the snorting but not so much the nickname. But anyways in the end it ended up being a perfect day!! Except we did miss Shelby & Trevor,and we wished that Dane's brother and sister and their families lived closer so that they could be here for all these little special occasions too! (Ashley A. and Nicole R. I missed you guys too!!)




Saturday, February 21, 2009

Just a few pics

Gosh he's cute isn't he. I had to go back to work last week and it was so hard to leave him!! I missed the girls I work with like crazy so I was excited to be with them again but I'd rather just hang out with them outside of work and sit home with Beck all day. It's so nice to get home after a long day of work and see how excited the babe is to see me though...jk - but even though he doesn't show it I know he does See this pic of the white onesie? This is what Dane wants to dress Beck in for his blessing (no offense for anyone that has done this, believe me I can relate to starving student phase) but personally this little number isn't my number one choice...so wish me and Beck luck for his blessing day please cause Dane is not joking. Hahaha Dane kills me

Sunday, February 1, 2009

I love my boys!



Shocking that this little boy is almost 2 months old! I really wish that I could freeze time right now cause I love it!! I think the only complaint I can think of is I wish he would not only sleep at night but sleep in his cradle. He will only sleep with me or in his car seat and every night I tell myself that I will not let him do it again but by 2 a.m. I don't care anymore I let him do whatever he wants!



We know that the reason he likes to sleep with me is because he hasn't learned what it is like to be put down yet. He is constantly being held by somebody and it is usually me, I just can't put him down! If there is any way I can find a way to do a chore while holding a baby, I do it with him in my arms!!


Anyone who knows Dane will not be at all surprized that this was how Dane spent his Christmas break...is my husband not tons of fun?? Beck is going to be one lucky boy, I think it's a common thing for little boys to want their dad's to play with them but I think that Dane is going to be the one doing the begging for Beck to play with him. Again, if you know Dane you already know this but let me remind you of some of the things that Dane lives for (I'm making another list). 1 - Fireworks on the 4th of July - if I would let him he would spend every dollar we have at the fireworks stand, and to see the joy it brings him to watch them it might be worth it one of these times 2 - Carving pumpkins at Halloween - he could carve pumpkins for days and usually just to carve one takes him days because he won't stop until it is perfect, but I will say that his hard work always pays off and his pumpkin always turns out to be incredible! 3 - building snowmen -which get bigger and better every year, the one above got many compliments from all of my parent's neighbors. 4 - Decorating cookies - we decorated sugar cookies at Christmas time and once again Dane's cookies put the rest of ours to shame, who cares if he only frosted one in the time the rest of us had done like 10. 5 - Chili's - one of Dane's newest passions in life, whenever we go out with friends no matter where we decide to eat Dane makes sure that we all know that Chili's is an option, and when we do go to Chili's he gives us many recommendations of what to get. 6 - DISNEYLAND! - I don't even know where to begin when I talk about Dane's love of Disneyland words cannot express the love that this man has for Disneyland...no matter what our financial situation is, he always has money set aside for a trip to Disneyland. He really is so much fun to be married to!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Beck's first Christmas



Christmas this year was the perfect ending to a great year! It would take forever if I wrote down all of the highlights of the year or even of Christmas so I'll just name a few (and in no particular order): 1 - Beck was here 2 - Shelby and Trevor were here 3 - breakfast casserole, cinnammon rolls, chex mix, coconut bread, lemon bread, and sugar cookies (all thanks to my amazing mom) 4 - green chili eggs, donuts, Christmas fruit slush, and sparkling cider eaten with gold silverware (all thanks to Dane's amazing mom) 5 - festival of lights 6 - Christmas Puzzles 7 - watching every Christmas movie ever made 8 - a video camera 9 - acting out the nativity as a fun reminder that Christ's birth is the real reason to celebrate

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Meet the newest member of our family!!!






So it's been 2 weeks since the big day but Beck FINALLY got here!!! I new I would love being a mom but this is even better than I could have imagined!!! I cannot put the little guy down to do anything and I mean that pretty literally I think the only time I put him down is to shower and go to the bathroom and I have even cut my shower time in half (I don't skip washing my hair or anything) I just try to go super fast so that I can get back to holding him...it seriously doesn't get old!

My delivery went SOOOO well I was induced at 6 a.m. had maybe 20 min of contractions before they numbed me up and he got here at 11:40 a.m. the nurse started laughing at me when I told her I was shooting for getting him here around noon cause she thought I was being a little unrealistic and I thought that I was being sarcastic too but apparently not!


He is sooo much fun to have in our family!! And now when we walk in the door of mine or Dane's parents house they act so much more excited to see us than they used to haha. He is already a super spoiled little boy by his grandparents - which spoils me and Dane too...we haven't had to buy too many things for him on our own so a huge THANKYOU for that!!


Anyways and I think that I will end with the most typical thing that I could possibly end with-but I'm sorry I mean it!...WE HAVE THE CUTEST KID ON THE WHOLE PLANET!!!!
PS - we couldn't get any pictures with his eyes open so I am aware that the 2 we have are not the best pictures but it's the best we could do for now!!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Baby Shower!

Friday night my mom's side of the family gave me and my cousin Jo a double baby shower, we're due a week apart and we're both having boys (and all I can say is their baby better not beat out our baby at getting to play baby Jesus when we act out the nativity for our family Christmas party this year!)
I LOVE baby showers even when they aren't for me, but obviously I like them best when they are for me. So I was already super excited for the shower but the best part of all was the unexpected guest who forgot to RSVP for the shower...SHELBY!!! Shelby surprized ALL of us and flew in from San Diego for the shower! Shelby is my one and only sister and her and her husband Trevor moved to California in the summer so this is by far the longest period of time I have ever gone without seeing her - I must say I am NOT a fan of having my family scattered anywhere outside of Utah (even if we do have a place to stay now when we go to Disneyland). Anyways, it was so so fun to have Shelby here this weekend (it wouldn't have been too bad to see Trevor too but you can't win em all!) and P.S. me and Dane are so thankful for how generous people have been helping us get ready for our little guy so THANK YOU!