Santa man.

Ever year Andrew's been a charm with Santa. This year... not so much. We opted to have a family picture with Santa at our ward's Christmas party. I didn't want Andrew in a full meltdown - although it would have made for a great picture.....


P.S. How do you like my new specs? (They are my first pair of glasses... ever) I think they make me look smart :-) haha.

You say goodbye, and I say hello.

Yep! We're done with the high chair. Andrew quite enjoys sitting at the table with Morgan and I now. I can't believe he's growing up so fast. He needs to slow down! I added a picture below of Andrew when when we first got the high chair when he was 10 months old (we were way late getting it - the bumbo chair was great!)
Seriously - look how little he was! His head is no where near the top - and Andrew towers over it now. Sad.

Visions of Sugar Plums...

... danced in their heads.


I got a new (to me) dslr camera a few weeks ago. I have been having a great time learning how to use it, and about photography overall. I'm happy to say that I haven't used the manual mode at all! I'm trying to dive right in and figure it all out.

Anyways, since having this fancy camera - I've been taking pictures of pretty much everything. So, naturally when Andrew fell asleep one morning while the sun was coming up (he had previously woken up at 4...) I made to sure capture it!

I love that little guy. I'm so glad he's ours. He makes our family so complete. I couldn't imagine life without him! Come on, look at those cute lips??

Launching my NEW SHOP!

I just opened an Etsy Shop!

It's called Elmwood Avenue. You should seriously go check it out. Right. Now. :-)

www.elmwoodave.etsy.com




THANKS!

Thanksgiving Break

We had a very nice week. Morgan was off of school the entire week of Thanksgiving - so we headed to my parents house to enjoy it. We had a small Thanksgiving Dinner - my grandparents, my parents, and us. Although it was small - it was great. We also spend a good bit of time with Rachel and her family as well as Dan and Kim! We were so happy that they were out here for Thanksgiving. We had not seen them since the summer - it was a nice treat to have them in town.

Although it was a nice week - all three of us managed to get sick - thankfully it didn't really set in for Morgan and I until Friday. (but now I have laryngitis) I'm just glad that it wasn't a repeat of last Thanksgiving (we had to take Andrew to urgent care due to an ear infection) This year I found out how grateful I am for Ear Tubes! Andrew's cold has just remained a cold - no following ear infection (this really is a first for him)

We ate way to much pie - Apple Pie from Ellijay, Blueberry made by Morgan, and Pumpkin made by yours truly. The next few weeks we're going to have to be super good before all the yumminess of Christmas is in full swing.

My mom and I also ventured out at 3:30 am on Black Friday. We got EVERYTHING we wanted - whoo hoo! It was crazy, but actually a lot of fun.

Anyways, we had a great Thanksgiving - this month I've been reflecting on all the many blessings I have in my life - too many to count. I hope that all of you had a great Thanksgiving.

Now... time to get the tree up!