My Birthday

For my birthday, I gave Spencer a list of things I wanted to do and he did all of them :) The day started with us sleeping in (well as much as one can with a baby). Then for breakfast I could choose anywhere I wanted to go so I chose Spencer's mom's french toast. We ate breakfast at Mama Whitmore's and then went to the temple to do baptisms for the dead. Unfortunately, we did not make it there soon enough to do any work so we went back to Spencer's parents' house and took family pictures. Then we went to lunch at La Jolla Groves in Provo. It was delicious. Then we went to the temple and did baptisms for 5 girls and 28 boys :) It was amazing and gave the best feeling in the world. After that we went to sushi house and had delicious sushi and even though we were full, we went to get dessert at Cold Stone where I got frozen cupcakes. Went home and put Devon to sleep and then we had Spencer and me time shortly followed by sleep. I got water bottles, money, massages, and a laptop for my birthday. I am really spoiled and extremely grateful. I had the best day ever :) Here's the pics we took

My Little Guy

Devon has grown so much the past month or so. He has discovered his tongue and plays with it all the time. He also has started to grab things and shove it into his mouth. He rolled over once for me and once for his daddy but hasn't done it since. He talks so much and laughs too. I caught a couple of videos of some of his achievements so enjoy :)

Festival of Trees

This year I finally got to bring my own kid to the festival of trees. Dad and family created the tangled tower for the gingerbread house. It was the highest bid amount taking first place in my mind. Congratulations Dad!! The amount to make it was close to $100 and it sold for $2,000. Wahoo!! I took a couple of pictures with my phone but I do have more on my camera which I will upload someother time. I took a couple of pictures of my favorite trees and at the kids korner :) Enjoy

Zions Trip

This was our second family vacation. The first was to Roosevelt the weekend before conference and that car ride was not preferred. Devon cried a lot and hardly slept and to make it worse, we had to pull off to feed him on the side of the road where cars were passing us in which I was thinking, "crap, i just passed that semi and I won't be able to pass him again so I'll be stuck behind him forever". So, we decided we needed to do things differently this time like plan a specific place to stop where Devon can get fresh air and eat. Also, it is nice to have a two lane road all the way down (except in when we hit construction around Beaver but that didn't last long thank goodness). So on the road we went and Devon did lots better this time around. He woke up once crying for food and that was in Beaver and then made it all the way down without a peep. Once we got there Micah had already set up our tent which was so nice so we just stuck all of our stuff in there and got our beds ready just in time for Devon's next feeding. That night we had chicken, potatoes, carrots, and rolls dutch oven style. It was delicious. Unfortunately, the bees decided to share our campsite with us, and since I am terrified of them, I dropped my food on the ground trying to escape them. Later that night we played with glow sticks, talked stories, and roasted mellows and put them on peanut butter cups and graham crackers(aka peanut butter smores). That night was perfect. Devon only woke up once and that was at 4am to eat and went back to sleep. The next morning we ate breakfast (pancakes, fruit, sausage)and then took a bus to Temple of Sinatra trail. We walked to the end where the trail connects with the narrows and played in the water there, fed Devon, and ate snacks. Unfortunately I forgot my camera so there are no pictures but it was beautiful. Hopefully Mandy can show some of her pictures she took on her blog. Then we went back to the campsite where we got ready for lunch and ate. The weather was perfect. After lunch, we talked and some boys went on another hike and we went to visit the river where Spencer did a back flip into the water and we saw the cutest frogs and the kids were playing in the sand. It was a blast. After, we ate dinner (chili and rolls). It was a blast. I went to bed early with Spencer and Devon did another great job at sleeping at night. Only woke up once. Then the sad morning came when we had to pack up and leave. It was so fun being there and seing friends and family. It was also fun to share the tent with Micah and Mandy and family. I can't wait until next year to do it again :)

Canyon Dinner

For family night, we all went up the canyon and had the most delicious dutch oven dinner. This dinner consisted of rolls, chicken, rice a roni, cucumber salad, warm vegies (which were my favorite, and water to drink. If I could I would have that every night. Thanks for everyone who made this happen because it was so fun and delicious.

Devon One Month Old :)

Devon is growing up and now weighs 11 lbs 4 oz. He has his first cold right now and is sleeping horribly but other than that he is doing great. He is on acid reflux medicine right now to help with his spitting up and his issues with eating.

Devon is Growing up FAST!!

My little boy is growing up so fast. It seems like Yesterday when we brought him home and my eyes were full of tears all night long. I'm so happy my sister and mom came to my rescue. Devon is doing good and is healthy. He had his two week appointment yesterday and he is growing great. He is getting quite heavy now weighing 9 lbs. 4 oz.