Happy Anniversary!

What a fun day! Looking forward to more wonderful years together!

First Christmas

Ezra enjoyed his first Christmas as much as an 8 month old does. It was a long day for him but he enjoyed being around his cousins and he opened one gift pretty much all on his own.

Ooh! My first Christmas present

Ezra kept crawling after the ball the rest of the night which was great because he's needs some more working mastering it; he's still really wobbly

Yeah Christmas is finally here!

Hanging out with cousin Selah

Learning to share toys with cousin Alexis

Whew! What a long day!

Joel and I also had a great Christmas as we remembered the birth of our Savior.

White Boy Can Jump

Ezra loves his Jonny Jump-Up. He can entertain himself for a while and it gets rid of some of his energy. This kid is always on the move so I am surprised he hasn't started crawling yet. He has been rocking back and forth on his knees for 2 months now, so I guess it will be anytime and probably when my back is turn. Ezra is still enjoying eating real food and will eat anything we give him. I think that's all in Ezra's world.

Also you can kind of see our new floors in this picture.

Civil War

This year's Civil war was exciting and super cold! Joel and I and our dads were able to go down to the game and watch it live. I was the only Beaver fan and luckily I had 3 men with me so no duck fans would pick on me. Sadly for me the Beaver's lost but at least it was a fun game to watch and exciting until the end.

My Creative Side

So I haven't sewn in ages but I decided to try my hand at sewing a Christmas stocking for Ezra. My mom did the same for me and my siblings and I hope to do the same for my kids. This was my first attempt at sewing a stocking and it didn't turned out too bad. I made it nice and fat just in case Santa fills it up with lots of toys someday. This year probably just the necessities since Ezra won't know the difference.

I hope Ezra likes it!

Poor Arizona

To much of my dismay and my dad's since I rooted for the wildcats, my poor football team lost to the Oregon Ducks in 2 OT :( Mom and I were rooting for the Arizona which didn't make dad very happy, but I guessed it worked out for the best for the Beavers and their chances to go to the Rose Bowl. This is me after the game...disappointed

Laurelhurst Park

I love Oregon in the fall. And we have been taking advantage of nice days to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Ezra loves to be outdoors and like to look at everything so today we had a little family outing to Laurelhurst park that is close to our home. It has a ton of big trees that our changing colors, a pond and an off leash dog park for Moses which he loved and there were plenty of other dogs there to play with to get rid of some of his energy. Here are some pics of our day.

checking out the ducks in the pond

enjoying my stroller ride

the boys

mom and ezra

the pond

our attempt at a family picture

being silly

Home Improvement

After living in the house for 2 1/2 years, cream colored walls have become very boring. And when Joel and I painted Ezra's room it looked kind of weird to have only one room in the whole house painted. So over the last couple of months we have been busy painting...

Ezra's room

the guest bathroom using a sponge technique

painted the hallways an olivewood color they used to be off white

painted the living room a tan color but gave it a stonewash effect that actually turned out to be really easy
before ... and after

Now that the painting is all done we are going to ripping up the carpet and putting laminate flooring in which won't scratch as easy as hardwood due to our dog being in the house. Joel also put a hole in our wall underneath our stairs to make more room for storage. You can never have enough storage in a house.

We cant' wait until this is all done...It's like the never ending project!

In Ezra's world he is now sitting up independently,

eating foods which he gets really excited about by kicking his legs and pounding on the table in his high chair and he is getting a few teeth in already. So far the teething process has not be that bad. He's occasionally fussy but nothing that a teething ring or a lil' dose of Tylenol can't help. Ezra is almost ready to crawl as well. We think it will be any day now. He'll get up on all fours and rock back and forth really fast. Once he figures it out he'll be a baby on the go.

showing off my new cool monkey hat...thanks grandma

kissing Moses my brother from another mother

met my great grandpa for the first time

Go Ducks!

Go Ducks? I can't believe I just said that as a Beaver fan but I actually put on Duck attire to attend the Ducks vs Purdue game down at Autzen but I guess it's as the saying goes...When in Rome...or Eugene in this case. Joel and I went to the game with my dad and sister and had a great time tailgating and watching the game. Although when we go down there again for the civil war game I will definately be wearing my Beaver gear.

Summer Fun

Joel got a fire pit for Father's Day and we finally used it last night. The weather was perfect, with a touch of fall, the crisp air was great to have as we sat by the fire. Also our neighborhood was so quiet and you could see the stars in the sky, it was almost like the camping trip we haven't taken this summer.

Date Night

Thanks to our dear friend Kendra who babysat Ezra for us, Joel and I were able to have a night out. We try to do this a couple times a month but since I have gone back to work and Joel has had a busy work schedule we haven't been able to do this for over a month. So it was very nice to have time together outside our home. We went to Grand Central Restaurant and Bowling Lounge. Neither one of us had been there before and we had a great time. We would highly recommend it to anyone who likes to bowl. Plus it has a great classier atmosphere than most bowling alleys and great food with more choices than just pizza.

Ezra Update

Life just keeps getting better with Ezra. He's developing such a personality and it's so fun to watch him explore new things. He is so curious right now which could get him into trouble later when he starts being more mobile. He's double his birth weight (13lbs 4 oz) and has grown 6 inches (24 3/4). We are so thankful for such a fun, happy and healthy baby.

oh i'm so excited

i like to pose for pictures

i can't wait 'til my eyebrows grow in

i love my weird toy and i like seeing how loud i can scream

cousin selah spent the night...i'm not too sure about her but she's fun to watch run around

mom always tries to take pictures of me and her

Seattle

Last weekend we enjoyed a trip up to Seattle for a Mariner game. On the way up we were able to stop and see some college friends, Amy and Adam, in Enumclaw. We enjoyed catching up with them over some lunch at their house. Then we were off to Bellevue to see our friends Julie and Nick who graciously let us crash at their place for 2 nights with a 4 month year old baby. Since they are expecting their first child in January we thought they wouldn't mind and luckily for us Ezra was on his best behavior. He was pretty happy the whole trip...Yeah! We had a great time going to the Mariner game with them and hanging out down by the wharf. Ezra got to see his first professional baseball game and was able to sport his all star outfit for the event.