We Did It!

We did it!! Luke is now a champ at eating rice cereal! It took a little bit of coaxing in the beginning but once we decided to add a little applesauce to the mix he ate it right up! And now he is chowin' down the rice cereal plain. He loves to suck his thumb in between spoonfuls and I can't complain because it gets him to swallow it and he looks so darn CUTE doing it! He is also covering a ton of distance! No crawling yet but he definitely has the rolling under his belt. He rolls all over the place now! But he gets very frustrated because he can't crawl to get some of his toys that are out of his reach... so sad. We are having way too much fun with him. He is such a cheese ball!

After the first taste... no likey!

Such a sweetie. He gives kisses now!
(I'll get a pic soon once Derek is home.)

A week later... still a little wary (no applesauce added yet).

How many fingers can you fit in there bud?

After adding some applesauce... tanking down!

The latest swallow technique.

So messy. (yes, he has a diaper on. We would not risk that!) :)

What did you want me to do?

Oh ya! Read my book. (loves this book, by the way) There must be something about the bunny.

I love it when someone reads to me! (Or sings "Popcorn Popping", his absolute favorite song. Seriously, if he is ever crying, you sing that song and he is all smiles)

I found him doing this the other day. Teething, maybe? :)

But SO happy!!!

Derek's new and improved toy. Luke loves it! Way to go D!

Halloween!!

So this year for Halloween we decided to do a little tricking AND treating! We made cupcakes for some friends. Derek and I got to put our creative minds to work and came up with some beauties!

The Frankenstein is Derek's. It was awesome! :)

At the trunk-or-treat we found Nemo! He was so cute! I don't think we will give him back!

Second place winners! Woohoo!

Props (pun intended) to D for the amazing "butt", I mean boat!

It was a ton of fun! We saw a lot of our primary kids there which was great!

Yes, I married a 10 year old.

We camped out that night...

... in our living room!

In the end, we had a great Halloween. We ended up having WAY too much candy afterwards because we got NO trick or treaters!!! So if you find us dead or in a coma with candy wrappers all around, you know what happened. Happy Halloween!

Starting Solids!

The time has come. Yes, we are now on the brink of starting solids for our young fellow Luke. I think he is quite excited although he doesn't know it is coming. He is however very interested in anything that I am eating. He actually got mad at me today for not sharing in the joy of some saltine crackers! We'll be starting with some rice cereal first and then move on to the good stuff! So now that I am prepping myself for this event, are there any tips, tricks or advice that I should be aware of? And what about making your own baby food? Yay? Nay?

Not What I Intended...

So Derek and I are still learning how to balance our lives. We get the necessary things done day to day but are still working out the kinks. One thing that I have especially missed was going to the temple. You never really realize how much you depend on it until you don't really have the opportunity to go. Derek and I had not been to the temple since May! (we live like 10 min. away... :( ) This past Friday Derek's mom was here and kicked us out of the apartment so that we could go. Thank goodness for Grandmas!!

It was so wonderful to be able to go to the temple with Derek. My house is pretty peaceful but is nothing compared to the temple. To have my mind and heart fully at peace was so amazing. Many memories of when Derek and I were married came flooding through my mind. And then memories of my Grandpa Frost. It was hard not being there to say good-bye or even to his funeral. I had been so excited to bring Luke down to Flagstaff for them to meet but instead I know they met in heaven. In fact, I think he gave Luke's cute little behind a push so that he would come early (which he did.) I know that Heavenly Father sent Luke just after Grandpa's passing because He knew He had to send someone special if He was going to take someone special. And what a special blessing Luke is in my life.

I never meant for this to result as my post. But once you start writing I guess the truth comes out of what you need to say. :)

The many faces of Luke!

Luke doesn't miss a chance to pull the blanket over his head.

What a goof ball!

Pweeeeeease!

Wa ha ha ha ha!

HUH?!

Such a big boy!

Do you like my part?

Rubber ducky...!

The fam gets to meet Derek's Mission President & Wife.

Happy Anniversary!

Well, it’s actually our 13 month anniversary today. But in the midst of our shuffle, our 1st anniversary came around! If I did not blog about this or the man I married I would truly be ungrateful.

On our actual anniversary (Aug. 16) we had just barely moved into our new apartment. With boxes and bags all over the floor, our kitchen table in the middle of the living room, we ate Costa Vida (yum!) and watched LOST. (Yes, we’re addicts). Derek surprised me with a beautiful floral arrangement! I was so shocked because we had been moving all day and been together the entire time (he told a white lie to go get them). It was such a fun night to spend together!

There are many times when I stop and wonder if I really deserve Derek. He is my rock. He is my sure-thing. When those days come where it seems as if nothing can go right, he just holds me tight and everything is somehow better. I am so thankful to be able to spend forever with him. And I am looking forward to what this next year brings. I love you Derek. Happy Anniversary D!

3 MONTHS !

3 Months has flown by but we sure were able to pack alot of stuff into those three months. Here are just a few highlights.
*Three trips to Lake Powell
*Overnighter in Phoenix
*Lots of time spent @both Grandma's and Grandpa's
*Playing with new cousins Brooklyn and Elise
*Sleeping through the night for the past few weeks!!!
*Only needing to eat about 4 to 5 times a day
*A bout of constipation
*Washing the bouncy cover about five times in the last week(from SERIOUS messes.)
*Bowel movements during bath time (lovely...)
*Thank goodness for pee-pee tee-pees!
*Move from one apartment to another
*Showing some new tricks on his 3 month mark




Wiped out from moving all day

Hey! Let go of my noggin'.

Man I'm cute!

I'm so happy that's over.

Is something wrong? or are you just admiring the do?

Luke's 3 month trick!