Hibernating

I go back to work in five days :(  Therefore, mama bear is going to be M.I.A. from the blog, spending every waking--and sleeping--moment with this adorable bear cub:

It doesn't get better than this! Week 10

This week's "It doesn't get better than this" post recaps our weekend in Seattle.  It was a lovely trip, with great family and fun times!

beautiful wedding, but typical seattle weather

beautiful wedding despite the rain

my baby and me

my mom and her big brother joe

katie and stephen playing in the rain

the soran clan

karaoke!  best reception EVER!

liam and my cousin sophie--she is five months older and weighs less than him!

overlooking the puget sound

liam loves his great grandmothers!

spending time with grandma pelton

seattle market (yes, in the rain)

we had a great time seattle!

Meeting Nana and Papa

First stop in Seattle: meeting Nana and Papa (my mothers parents, my fabulous grandparents).  Of course Liam was right at home in Nana and Papa's arms.  Nana cooed, and Papa shared the secrets of life--Top of the list: "Stay away from women.  They are dangerous."

Being back at the Soran compound with my babe brought back many a memory of my childhood:

- Helping Nana bake her yummy "Nana cookies" (which she made for this recent visit, but I couldn't eat due to Liam's silly intolerance issues)

i didn't have pics of baking cookies, so a pic of cornhusking will have to suffice

- Styling my Papa's hair, complete with mohawks, "dippity doo" gel, aquanet hairspray and girly bows

- Sugary breakfast cereal (that we weren't allowed to eat at home); and Nana making us drink all the left-over milk (which we didn't have to do at home)

- Mowing the lawn on the ride-on

- Watching the coffee-table train go round and round (which Liam did--see below)

- Learning how to drive stick in my Papa's pick-up

- Staying up way too late and giggling with my cousins in the room above the garage
- Spending time talking with my Nan

- Relay races and zip lining with afore mentioned cousins--did I mention that there are 35 of us!?!

- Playing in the fort and napping in the massive hammock

- Painting my "spot" on the cow
- Helping my Papa with projects

he built this playhouse for us

A summer wasn't complete until a visit to Nan and Pop's occurred.

I recently heard that a grandparent's job is to enrich the child's life.  And that is exactly what my grandparents did.  The "enriching" had nothing to do with money or fancy gifts, but had EVERYTHING to do with time, love and making me feel important.  They provided opportunities for fun, learning, laughter and comfort.  Without a doubt, my life was enriched by the environment they created.

If you are reading this Nana and Papa, THANK YOU!

Happy Traveller

We just returned from a weekend trip to Seattle for Tom and Marissa's wedding.  I'll be sure to post more pics of the weekend, but first I want to brag about my son.  He is the BEST traveling baby in the world.

On both flights, other passengers avoided our row like the plague.  Little did they know that they were giving up a seat next to a professional traveling infant.  He played, ate, slept and smiled--but no cries.  I am so proud of my baby!

early morning flight

sleepy baby

happy as can be

Cuteness

An American Patriot

"Government by the people, for the people....even the little people" - Abraham Lincoln (most of the quote)

William attended his first political rally this weekend.  He cheered for smaller government, less taxes and more milk.  And isn't this adorable?  We caught him reading The Constitution!  What a patriot he is already.

A Day In The Life

We had a couple over for dinner the other night and I was asked the question: "So... what do you do all day?"  Here is the answer:

wake up

tummy time

2 months!

I am a couple days late in posting this, but Happy 2 months to Liam :)

It doesn't get better than this! Week 9

I decided I am going to have a weekly "It doesn't get better than this" post because it keeps getting better and I keep taking pictures of the amazing little guy I call my son!

Week 9 in pictures/and one video:

Joel is sizing him up.

Which got us thinking...how tall is he?  So we started a measuring door.

But Liam HATED it!

So G-Daddy attempts to calm him down.

Labor Day in Nevada City (where Matt and I had our first date)

Treats! Sorbet is just about the ONLY dessert I can eat these days.

Liam loves his aunts.

Bad news...may I present Cynthia's car.

Good news...Liam likes that he saw Cynthia a couple times this week!

And the video of the week...Liam gives me a juicy present.