Home sweet home

Here are a few highlights from our trip home. It was so nice to have a husband for a few weeks, and see a bunch of our awesome friends, relax, play in the snow, and of course eat. I lost count of how many cheeseballs I ate, but I'm paying for it now.

Sawyer's first (and last) Harley. Yes, it is motorized and yes, he did just turn one, but when grandpas are in charge I get no say.
These pics were from Sawyer's birthday party. It was pretty low key because the poor guy had bronchiolitis, thrush and an ear infection all within the first two weeks of December. I swear I feed my child even though it may not look like it.

We had a ginger bread house making contest with Nick and Megan before we left because they were stuck in Vegas for the holidays (Meg is prego with twins and was on lock down). I do think our house on the right took the title.

Sawyer was having no part of Santa.

Ang, mom and Sawyer.

Sawyer and all his cousins. It is officially a mad house these days.

We rode the Heber Creeper. We miss the mountains.

Sawyer helping grandpa shovel the driveway.

Back to our roots! We went snowboarding with dad and Ang. Nate and I met on this mountain 12 years ago. Whew, twelve years! I am getting old. Back then I used to do most of Nate's homework from SLCC so he could snowboard every day. Oh how things change! Did I mention I miss the the mountains?

One year old

From this...

To this...

From this...
To this... Amazing how time flies...

Halloween

A bunch of my fam came into town for Halloween and we had a blast. Sawyer got to hang out with his little cuz Adlee. We had a party for Halloween and made carmel apples while watching some world series baseball. Good times!

THE BEACH

Oh the irony....
So my parents came through town this last week and we went to Newport Beach for my cousin's wedding. On the chore list for my dad when he came to town was building Sawyer a sand box. He already built the cutest pirate ship sand box, and is going to install it this weekend. Come to find out...the kid hates sand. For your viewing pleasure...

But so long as he was being held he was a happy camper...

Our little man in action...

The good life!

We've been living the good life since Nate finished his first year of medical school (wahoo!!!...clap clap...cheer...scream). It is like the most exciting thing to just have a husband again...and one that smiles none the less. J/k...I am unbelievably proud of him. This is the most demanding endeavor, and Nate handles it beautifully. I can admit I'm a little bit needy, and he manages to keep me sane and happy, he always makes time for Sawyer(no matter how sleep deprived he is), and all while getting amazing grades. He deserves a big kudos!

Here is a little of what we have been doing lately....

Sawyer's first trip to the zoo.

We took a trip to Zion's and hiked the emerald pools.

We have two new babies...

Britt and Scott's baby Grady Michael Bell at an

UNBELIEVABLE...10 lbs 4 oz

...and Isaac and Kelsie's little Adlee Maylen Trujillo weighing in at 6 lbs 1 oz.

One of my good friends Angie got married...

...and Sawyer swimming naked with Grandpa Mortensen. It doesn't get much better than this!