Starting to warm up

It is so nice that the weather has finally decided to warm up and let us go outside. It feels like we have been stuck inside forever. Blake loves to be outside and just look around and take in his new surroundings. We can't wait until it gets even warmer and we can spend the evenings outside and also expose him to the joys of the pool! Summer will bring lots of new things and it is just around the corner.

Crafting for a cause

A friend of mine Shaela (from Yellow Umbrella Designs) told me about a great cause and I totally wanted to help. She told me of a great opportunity to donate cards that was being hosted by Taylored Expressions.

I designed the cards and the rallied some of the ladies that attend card class at my mom's house and they helped me get all of the cards together. We worked and got the cards together and then sent them on their way. It was wonderful to share my creative juices and also know it was for a good cause. Thanks Shaela for sharing the event with me.  

so LUCKY...

Blake with his St. Patrick's Day bib thanks to Jen... So cute (looking so tired too!)

Blake in his St. Patrick's Day "Green"!

Blake getting kisses from mommy..

This year we had a ton of think that we had to remember how LUCKY we are. We are LUCKY to have Blake in our lives. We are LUCKY to have the Gospel in our lives. We are LUCKY to have such great family, who love us.... Things are great right now and we are just LUCKY that we get to sit back and remember that!!!

Blake 4 Months

We had so much fun trying to get Blake's 4 month picture I had to share some of the shots...

Blake at 4 months:
* Weighed in at 17.3lbs and was 25.5in long. Growing like a weed!
* Teething and biting on anything he can get ahold of...his hands, your hands, his toys...
* Loves to stand and play in his exersaucer.
* Loves to smile and laugh at mommy and daddy (and we love it too)
* Sleeps from about 8pm until about 6-6:30am
* Started eating solid foods and is eating 6oz of formula at a time
* Loves to ride in the stroller and be outside

We still can't believe how fast he is growing and all of the things that he is doing and learning each day. It is so amazing to be parents. Each day is a new challenge and a new experience but we are thankful for the chance that we have to learn and grow with him.

Cereal anyone???

Blake had been watching us eat for weeks now and was just ready to have something else besides just formula. We decided that we would give rice cereal a try and boy did he think that was a good idea. He took right to it and loved every last bite. We didn't quite have the right consistency yet but we are working on that but he loved it anyways and did great with the spoon.

After his appointment next week we will probably be heading for some more solids.

Zion or bust

After a long time of waiting... this trip was suppose to happen the weekend we were placed with Blake... Dan and his friend Brian finally headed out for a weekend camping trip. They were suppose to go to Death Valley but because they knew it was going to rain for sure, they decided to head to Zion. They didn't have much better weather there... it rained for about 5-6 hours straight on Saturday night... and it was really cold... but they got their trip in and had a great time hiking and taking pictures.

This was a well deserved trip for Dan... he was been working really hard, long hours and days so it was great for him to be able to get away, enjoy the outdoors and spend some time with his new hobby of photography!