park city night

we took a spur of the moment trip up to park city to get out of the inversion and tanaya invited emma to come with us.  we ate pizza, spent the night at a hotel, swam & soaked in the hot tub, and went shopping at the outlet malls.  it felt so good to breath fresh, clean, air and it was fun to get away for a night too.

   

   

tanaya

the older tanaya gets the less we seem to see of her. and when we do see her, this is usually what she look like. her head is down with her phone or ipod in her hand, texting or listening to music.

when i miss her too much i take the risk and venture into her room filled with land mines and booby traps and this is usually what i find.  a sleeping beauty. when i find her sleeping i take full advantage and cuddle up to get a really good hug.  this is the only way i can get a hug without her fighting me away. 

a rare moment.  she's awake AND home!

an even rarer moment. shes's awake, home, and giving me a REAL smile.

i LOVE this girl!

caiman gets chuckels

everybody loves a baby

everybody loves a baby. 

especially if it's a cute caiman baby. we all can't seem to get enough of him. here's are few precious moments that were caught with a picture

uncle bret getting caiman (i love how he's holding onto the dragonfly) - grandma bev playing with toys

 

tanaya and caiman watching t.v - tanaya lovin' on caiman (or is it caiman lovin' on tanaya?)

     

daddy and caiman playing (while he was taking a call from work)

 

daddy and caiman kissing and playing  - then, daddy and caiman sleeping (i l.o.v.e this!)

  

date night

john took me on a date! our first date since caiman was born - five months ago.  we went ice skating, drank hot chocolate, walked around down town slc, and ate amazing sushi.  the first sushi i was allowed to eat since i was pregnant. john was so thoughtful and planned an amazing night. it was just the two of us and we had so much fun holding hands, talking, and being silly. i love you sexy man

granny nanny visit & tanaya's play

  

  

   

spiderman

tanaya is infatuated with spiderman and bought caiman his shirt for chirstmas. i'm not sure who loves who more. they pretty much think each other rules the world.  

caiman

A Month In The Life Of Caiman

handsome blue eyes - playing with the kids while mom works out - reading his truck book

          

eating the dragonfly - being loved on by dad - rockin' his favorite spidey shirt

       

love this angry face (always eating his fingers) - cute kid - chilin' in his swing (not a fan of it)

              

precious sleeping boy - asleep and still holding my favorite toys - love this train jacket

 

asleep on moms lap - all bundled up & wearing my cool car hat - sucking on my toes (just like my sister did)

    

loves playing in his bouncer - pushing his body up (getting ready to crawl) - asleep on moms lap

      

caiman - 5 months old

this little man has the most amazing smile and laugh.  when he laughs, everyone laughs.  he is so much fun.  five months old and his personality is showing through more and more each day. this month caiman started scooting.  he is so proud of himself and grins ear to ear while he's moving across the floor. he also starting sucking on his toes - just like tanaya did at this age. we all just love him!

  

our word

one word can allow yourself to try new things, the way you interact with others, or allow yourself to try new things.  this year we all picked a word.  one single word we could incorporate into our lives to become more of who we want to be.  here's to a year full of adventure, patients, and passion!