Handsome Little Mister

Cass was kind enough to get some shots of our little Luke for his blessing day. The little stinker saw that camera and would not smile. But Cass sure got some cute ones. Thanks, seester.

A birth print I made to display at the blessing luncheon with the pics...

Christmas 2011

Oh how I adore Christmas. It is so magical. Even though we didn't get many Christmasy activities checked off of our list due to sickness, and even though it went by so fast, we still had a great time. Easton had lots of fun each morning, looking for our elf on the shelf, Jingle. He found him making a snow angel one morning, have a marshmallow snowball fight with Buzz, making paper snowflakes and even on the computer where he left him a message. I'm glad we started that little tradition. It's so fun. Easton was so excited all season. He is a boy after my own heart, he loves spotting Christmas lights and decorations, and Christmas songs and when we got what was probably our only snowstorm, he was so excited. He couldn't wait for Santa, he told me whenever we heard "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", that you didn't need to watch out, because Santa isn't scary. He learned about coal this year and repeatedly reminded me that he did NOT want coal.  A week before Christmas we headed down to Sanpete with Randon's family to spend the night at the lodge. We have so much fun when we do that, it was a great time, and Easton loved playing with his cousins and Luke was a good little guy.

Christmas Eve, we spent some time at my grandparents house where Easton got to sit on Santa's lap! So exciting!

He asked him for a giant McMissile from Cars 2. Lukster was sleeping and missed St. Nick, but I'm pretty sure he didn't mind. After opening gifts from Grandma Great (my Grandma Rass), it was home to open Christmas jammies! Randon makes fun of me but I love to have my boys match or coordinate. I'm a dork, but it is so cute.

Luke wasn't diggin picture time.

Easton was actually old enough to be so excited he couldn't sleep. It was so cute. He had been so excited to rip a link off of his paper chain every night, counting down the days and it was finally here. He called out to us multiple times..."When is it going to be morning?" So cute.
Well morning finally came and he was able to see what Santa brought.

 SUCCESS!

What a fun morning! He and Luke were spoiled and I was too. Randon surprised me with the Nikon 1 I had been dreaming of. So awesome! I'm so excited to have better pictures now and learn more about manual settings. Randon got some snow boots and aviation sunglasses. Lukie was dying to see what he got. ;) He got some cool stuff too.

We went to my mom's ward and snuck out right during the closing song...to go Skype with Braiden! It was great to see him and have him see Luke for the first time (other than pictures) and see how Easton has grown.

We had fun chatting with my fam, eating yummy food and relaxing and had fun opening gifts! And of course the boys were spoiled. They are lucky little guys.

We truly had a great Christmas. We are definitely blessed. Hope you all had a joyous season!

Happenings...

Oh I am so behind. It's crazy how little free time I have these days! Life has been good. Lots of time with family, especially watching and smiling at little Luke. Oh, that little guy! He has my heart! He is just the sweetest thing. We are so happy to have him in our little family. During his first couple of months, I kept trying to figure out his fussiness. We switched formulas, and that seemed better and had him checked for ear infections and eventually had him try meds for acid reflux and he seems much better. His doctor was probably like...geez lady...chill out...some babies cry. But I can't stand the thought that me might be crying if something hurts. But we have a happy little guy on our hands now for the most part. He still HATES the car. Opposite of most babies...he'll be fine in the carseat and as soon as we start the car...it's cry time. Doesn't fall asleep. If he manages to calm down, he'll still be awake, looking around. He has the cutest little pout where he sticks out his lower lip...cutest thing I've ever seen. He has the greatest smile...and he is still a little picky about who he'll show it to. We've gotten some giggles out of him recently and that is the best sound on earth! Love it.

I think we are finally all healthy around here...knock on wood. I think E had a cold for a month straight. Preschool germs are the best! Ugh. We had to run him to the ER one night for croup. That was a little scary and I'm so glad he is finally feeling better. Between the two misters, I am ready to be done at the doctor for a while.

Thanksgiving was great, we spent the day with Randon's family. Yummy meal...great family, nothing more to ask for. Aaaand that night was my first experience with Black Friday. I went with my sister in laws. So fun! I had no complaints. Although we didn't sleep a wink that whole night...made for a tired mommy!

We blessed Mr. Luke on December 4th. Randon did a great job. It never fails to make me emotional and grateful when I hear him give a blessing and I'm reminded how lucky I am to have the priesthood in our home and what a great daddy he is. We had the family over to my mom's house afterward and had a great time chatting with everyone.
Some pictures...

First time in the bouncer!

Trying to teach E to look at the camera...unsuccessfully.

This little guy loves his changing pad! For some reason, he would be happy there if no where else.

E always loves to hug his "little".

Can you tell these two are brothers?

Luke and Easton, both taken the day of their 2 month well check.