Pure Joy

The other day I turned on Nick Jr. and The Backyardigans was on. I figured that Keith would want to watch some kind of cartoons so we sat down. He went crazy! He was dancing around and talking to the tv. So now we DVR it. HE LOVES LOVES LOVES IT!!!!

My first 3D movie!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday was the first time that Keith went to the actual movie theater. He has been to the drive in a couple of times. We went to see UP. It is the cutest movie since Wall-e. I definitely think that everyone should see it. Definitely a feel good movie.
Well, anyways we went and saw it in 3D. You can recycle the glasses after the show and Missy was like nagging me to do that. But I wanted to keep them, and thus came the pictures of Keith in his first 3D glasses.

Sleep, sleep, sleep!

Great great great news in our life! Keith has slept the past three nights the whole night through. People said to just let him cry through the night and then he would learn to sleep through the night. But the way he downed the bottle during the night I knew he needed to eat. But finally we are at the point he can make it all the way through the night with no eating. And thus lead to the first night I slept through the whole night in over a year. What a great night!

Working hard, or hardly working.

Keith decided to help me do the laundry. As you can see he was quite the hard worker, so much that he was just pooped and had to take a nap. Doing chores already, the future looks very promising! :)

Our little bundle of joy!

Keith is really growing up these days, it is somewhat sad because I know that he will never ever be that little again. But I have to come to love it because he smiles at us all the time. I never knew how much love I could have for someone so small. So this is the day that we did his hair, he looks kinda like a rockstar. But the pictures are soooo cute, but I guess you can be the judge of that yourself. Here he is smiling at me, I just melt when he does.


And here he is shocked that there is yet another camera in his face.


Finally, his content look, luckily this is the most seen face.

Keith's Baby Blessing

Today was Keith's Baby Blessing, we waited till he was 10 weeks because I was scared he would get sick. So wouldn't you guess he got sick two days before his blessing. It is just a little cold, and he is doing really well with it. Back to the blessing, it was so good. Both our families were there to show their support and to bring food to feed the masses. Benji did a very good job. Keith really is the inspiration and joy in our lives. Although Benji did not bless him to be good at sports he will be a great boy as he grows. It is really crazy how fast they grow, I know it sounds cliche, but it is so true!

This is the blessing outfit is what Benji wore when he was blessed.



I love our little family!



Here is Benji and his dad.

The list copied from my mom

1. Started your own blog.- finally!
2. Slept under the stars.- on the trampoline, and everyone sunk to the middle and we ended up super smashed.
3. Been to Africa.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Can do a cartwheel.
7. Been to Disneyworld.- of course, who hasn't?
8. Climbed a mountain.- yeah, Mt. Timp.
9. Held a snake.
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Been to China.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Have ever failed a class.- sadly, yes.
15. Lived in another state.
16. Had food poisoning.- I think so.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.- I love gardening!
19. Been to Paris.
20. Rode on a train.
21. Had a pillow fight.- hello, I have a little brother.
22. Hitchhiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not sick.- hahaha.
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held an alligator.
26. Toilet Papered someone’s house.
27. Ran a marathon.
28. Gone Skydiving.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.- I love the purple ones.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Met someone famous.- President Monson! And I vowed to never wash my hand, good thing I gave up on that.
34. Sold Girl Scout cookies.
35. Seen an Amish community.- yes, more normal than I thought it would be.
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Had an operation.- hooray for no gallbladders!
38. Had an operation.- c-sections make labor go really fast.
39. Ever sluffed school.
40. Sung karaoke.
41. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.- a must do in Yellowstone.
42. Had your picture in the newspaper.- the Hope of America Award, I felt so famous back in sixth grade.
43. Been transported in an ambulance.
44. Gone deep sea fishing.- yeah, and I was one of the few not living in the little sicky bathroom.
45. Donated blood.- yeah, but I almost died! (of fear)
46. Been to an Olympic venue.- in Park City, it was totally awesome!
47. Played in the mud.- not very many times though.
48. Gone to a drive-in theater.- I LOVE THAT PLACE!
49. Visited the White House.
50. Totally copied a post from someone’s else’s blog. - yes, this from my mom's.

The ones that apply to me are italized, bolded, and commented on.

Anticipation

I am so exicted for this weekend! We are going to the drive in, to see a movie. This is where me and Benji got engaged, well when he gave me the ring. I was so suprised! We watched the movie and then Kim asked me if I would go to the bathroom with her and to buy a water bottle. So I went not suspecting anything. I figured that he was going to propose soon, because I knew that the ring was coming, but I had no idea. So, after buying a water we headed back to the cars. I looked at my truck and wondered why it looked like there where little lights on it. I figured it must be just a reflection. When I got up close to the truck I noticed it was candles and Benji was standing at the back of the truck. Instantly it hit me, OH MY GOSH! I just stood there utterly dumbfounded. I was sure that I was going to know when he was going to propose, but I had no idea. Benji said, "Well, are you going to come here?" Then I realized, oh yeah I should walk back there. I had so many butterflies in my stomach, even though he had already asked me. So I walked back and he got down on one knee. It was amazing! I have such a wonderful husband! I love him so much! So, thus I can't wait for the drive in on Saturday!

Laying in the sun, finally!

Yesterday was the first time that it was warm enough to take Keith outside! So we went out and laid in the sun. Well, Keith had a umbrella over him, I did not want him to get a sunburn. His hair looks like it is starting to turn red, crazy! So here we are in the back yard just hanging out. It is soooooo nice to finally have a yard to ourselves! As you can see it was too hot outside for him to be wearing so many clothes!

Keith's Favorite Things

I was talking to my cousin Whitney the other day about blogs. She said that she is using hers like a journal/scrapbook, what a brilliant idea! So I thought that I would write about a few of Keith's favorite things.
1) The changing table- it has railings on the sides and so he sticks his feet and hands through them. You can't get him to let go of them!
2) The tub- he absolutely loves the water and really can't get enough of it. The second you put him in the water he is in heaven, no fussing at all.
3) Hearing daddy play the guitar- when Benji will play he will look around to see where the sound is coming from. Then he will just sit back and listen and not fidget or fuss.
4) His binky that actually stays in his mouth- thanks to Alisha we found a binky that he keeps in his mouthh 80% of the time.
I love this picture he is holding his favorite binky and daddy's hand!

5) Our little portable heater- he turns his head so that the air blows in his face. Plus, it puts him to sleep sooooo fast!
6) Car rides- give him 30 seconds and then he is out for the count.
7) Being held- he loves for you to just play with him. He loves moving around.
8) Dancing and singing with mommy- he really loves the song Sadie Hawkins Dance.
9) Having pictures taken of him- I don't know if this is necessarily his favorite, but my mom takes a picture everytime she sees him so it has to become a favorite pastime of his. Thanks mom!
Well, that is good for now I think.

Easter Continued

This was Keith's first Easter Egg Hunt! Here he was getting ready to search for the eggs. He is just holding his little Easter basket, boy does he look excited!


Here he is holding the first egg he found! He only had four eggs to find, but we didn't want to wear him out.


Here is his extra special egg, it has his favorite binky in it. So he already had the binky, but what a joy to find it!


Now the fruits of the labor of searching so hard for the eggs. Doesn't he look like the happiest baby on the whole planet!

Easter!

As a start this is my first time attempting to blog, so here we go! Up until now Keith has only been outside just rushing to the car. But today the sun was shining and so we took him outside. We bundled him up in a snowsuit thing, thanks to Aunt Kathleen. It is still a little big for him but it worked. So then we headed out to walk around the yard. He slept through the whole thing, but as soon as we came inside he woke up. Nevertheless it was very fun! We can't wait for the warm weather every day!

Getting ready to go outside



My first outside adventure



Smelling the daffodils

Our Baby Boy!

He is pretty much the cutest baby ever! We love him so much! This is Keith as soon as we got home from the hospital. He looks like he is in star wars.

This was right before we left the hospital, pre star wars.