More visitors!

Since we have been in California we have had visitors almost every month! It has been nice and has definitely kept us from getting homesick. So far we have been visited by...

Stephens mom 3 times
Stephens dad 3 times
Lara (Stephens sister) twice
My mom
My sister
My brother an sister in law
My dad
Stephens brother David and his wife Brandi
Stephens brother Justin and his wife traci
Stephens cousin Russell
Stephens friend ren
And most recently, Stephens sister Melissa and her husband Brett.

Brett and Melissa came to visit us over mlk weekend. It was fun! We went to pint Reyes golden gate park and gray whale cove! Stephen's cousin Johnny was also in town for a conference so we had dinner with him one night as well. Here are some pics from the trip.

Disclaimer: gray whale cove had some nudies who you may see in a pic.

Eight months!

My baby is growing so fast! It makes me sad... I can't believe he is already right months old! He is changing and discovering new things each day. Lately we have been trying out a ton if new foods. He especially loves finger foods that he can pick up and put in his mouth like puffs and yogurt melts. So far we haven't found a food he doesn't like!

Baby Stephen also got a new tooth this month! One on the top, but not one of the middle ones.

Baby Stephen has really started enjoying rides in the stroller. It has been so nice to be able to push him around when we go out places.

Baby Einstein is one of baby Stephens favorite things. He is not interested in other tv shows but as soon as baby Einstein comes on tv he becomes enthralled.

We are so obsessed with our baby! Here are some pics from the last month.

Christmas

Christmas is my favorite holiday! I love the music, food, family and of course, presents. I usually like to start getting into the Christmas spirit in November. But because we were so busy with our last trip I didn't have time to decorate, put on christmas music, or even wrap presents! We only spent 3 weeks on California before returning to Utah for the holidays, and with finals, we decided it was best to do a low-key Christmas. I put up a little tree and we bought ourselves presents which we opened before we came out to Utah.

Once in Utah it wasn't hard to get into the Christmas spirit. We have been staying at my in laws house which they decorate beautifully every year. In addition to the lights on the exterior, my mother in law has about 10 Christmas trees and dozens of nativities, stained glass stars, and other decorations that I love.

The last couple weeks we have been in Utah have been packed full if Christmas parties with friends and family. It has been fun and we have enjoyed spending the holidays with the people we love.

Seven months!

Baby Stephen turned 7 months December 7th! We have been so busy the past few weeks with finals and work that I haven't had time to blog. Baby Stephen has been such a joy in our lives. He is growing and changing so much it makes me sad! I love his cuddly baby self. This month he learned how to sit up pretty well. He also enjoys his stroller and car seat more. He also sat in a shopping cart for the first time!

Baby Stephen is a big boy! He weighs about 22 lbs and is about 29 inches tall.

Vacation time

Stephen's family has been planning a trip to Florida and the Bahamas the past few years and this November we finally went! It was a great trip! We flew down to Florida on a red eye (bad idea with a 6 mo old) and met up with Stephens family. Everyone in his family went with the exception of one baby so there were 14 adults and 17 kids!

The first few days we went to different theme parks; Disney's magical kingdom, universal studio's islands if adventure, and Disney's animal kingdom. It was so much fun! And baby Stephen did really well. He took 3 naps a day in his stroller.

After the theme parks we drove to cape canaveral and went on a Disney cruise! It was my first time on a cruise. It was a lot of fun except I got a little sea sick. I loved the food on the ship and all the stuff there was to do.

The ship took us to two different places. The first was Nassau, Bahamas and the second was an island owned by Disney called castaway cay. We loved the beautiful beach!

After the cruise we went to an alligator farm in Orlando then flew back to salt lake. We spent thanksgiving in Utah and then flew home to California. It was a great vacation!

Six months!

I'm way behind on blogging! Baby Stephen turned 6 months on November 8th! It is crazy how fast he has grown! This month he...

Got better at rolling. He can now roll from front to back and back to front quite easily.

He started taking naps in his crib!

Started eating solids regularly. He loves sweet potatoes the most.

Visited his first Foreign country (the Bahamas)

He really enjoys watching baby Einstein while sitting in his jumperoo.

He has two bottom teeth!

He likes to coo and laugh

We are so in love with him!